Soulmate
This book is about the wonder of love, of marriage, of parenthood, and of life. The ups and downs of living, the power of love to help a person triumph over adversity, the joy of being a father and much more are lovingly described through the poetry inside.
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Soulmate
This book is about the wonder of love, of marriage, of parenthood, and of life. The ups and downs of living, the power of love to help a person triumph over adversity, the joy of being a father and much more are lovingly described through the poetry inside.
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This book is about the wonder of love, of marriage, of parenthood, and of life. The ups and downs of living, the power of love to help a person triumph over adversity, the joy of being a father and much more are lovingly described through the poetry inside.
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ISBN-13: | 9781477278635 |
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Publisher: | AuthorHouse |
Publication date: | 10/26/2012 |
Sold by: | Barnes & Noble |
Format: | eBook |
Pages: | 114 |
File size: | 206 KB |
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Soulmate
By Richard Reith
AuthorHouse
Copyright © 2012 Richard ReithAll right reserved.
ISBN: 978-1-4772-7865-9
Chapter One
Dance Me To TheEnd Of Time
By Rich Reith
I still remember
the expression in your eyes,
the tear,
the joy
the day I took you in my arms
and swore to dance you to the end of time.
Soft and warm in my strong arms,
Love never wavering,
Resolve never ceasing,
We have danced our lives away,
together.
The melodies of our life—
Sometimes soulful and blue,
sometimes vibrant and uplifting,
sometimes serene
and always enduring.
Through it all we discovered
the paramount lesson of love:
It isn't the music that matters ...
What matters is
who you dance with
to the end of time ...
Love Is
By Rich Reith
The gleam in your eyes,
The beat of your heart,
The lows and the highs,
Make fireworks start.
A kiss on my lips,
The scent of your hair,
A heartbeat that skips
at the love in your stare.
Your hand's soothing touch,
Your body near mine,
That warms me so much
and sends quivers inside
Your wry, crooked smile
In a moment of bliss,
Two eyes that beguile—
Yes, love is all this
The sound of your voice,
The warmth of your skin,
Two hearts that rejoice
As love burns within.
Your cheek on my chest,
As soft as a dove,
Devotion professed—
All this
Is love
Women
By Rich Reith
And it came to pass that a Holy Man roamed the earth.
He came to a small town
And the men came to him and said,
"Man of God, tell us of Woman's place in God's world."
He sat down,
Lifted up his eyes to heaven,
Then down to the eyes of the men before him.
"A woman is a special creation of God,
The tree of humanity,
Providing tranquility, unconditional love,
and life-giving sustenance
To all who rest in her shadow
And find safety in her boughs.
"Her tap root is her spirituality.
Her root goes deep into the nourishing waters of God's strength
Sustaining her through the droughts that life puts her through.
And through this special connection to God
She brings His peace to all around her.
"The roots that spread beneath the earth around her
Are her family.
They provide the stability and assurance of the future
That keep her straight and unyielding through all winds,
And the capriciousness of life.
"Her leaves and flowers and fruit are her femininity,
Her face to the world,
Bringing beauty and gentleness to an often harsh world,
Softening the rough edges of those around her.
You men joke about how she works at her feminine image,
Of make-up and painted nails and heels and flowered clothes.
It is these rituals that keep her alive in her womanhood,
Remind her of her beauty and femininity,
And keep her strong in her place in the world.
"Yet, just as the tree you plant today
Ten years from now will be different,
So shall the woman you join your life with
grow and transform before your eyes.
As she grows, she will focus now on her spirituality ...
Now on her children ...
Now on her husband ...
Now on those outside her family ...
Now on her growth ...
For as sure as God designed her to be His angel on earth,
She shall adapt and grow to best nurture those she loves,
Those who depend on her,
Those who love her,
And herself.
But just as a woman is ever changing,
So must you be steadfast and abiding.
A husband is the rain and the sun
And the nutrients of life.
He is the unfailing protector of his wife,
His children,
His world.
He is their constant shield against the wind,
The ardent supporter of her growth and change.
He is her protection from the enemies of her growth:
Fear,
distrust
and loneliness,
Even as he stays constant.
For just as God and family and world
Need the adapting nature of a woman,
So do they need the enduring essence of the man.
And I Love Her
by Rich Reith
She is my breath of spring,
my shade in the summer heat.
And I love her.
She is the scent of jasmine in the air,
the comfort of a soft rain,
the wonder of the star-filled firmament,
and I love her.
She is the sun in my sky,
the breeze on my cheeks,
the sound of birds in the air.
And I love her.
She caresses my senses
with the touch of love,
the wonder of peace,
the joy
of pure contentment.
To the world,
she is simply a person.
To this person,
she is simply his world.
And I love her ...
Standing Strong
Against Cancer
By Rich Reith
Standing strong is not so easy
when your life is on the line
And a head that rests uneasy
cannot count on God's design.
Standing strong against the demon
Standing fast against a foe
When terror's all that's setting in,
Foreboding is all I know.
Standing strong for loved ones
battling with their fears,
Playing clown from sun to sun
til real life interferes.
Walking down that lonesome path
walking in a trance
Wond'ring why I deserved God's wrath,
this fickle circumstance.
Though doubts and darkness smother me
I endure with head held high
I demand
to stand
with the ones who live
and not the ones who die.
Soulmate
By Richard Reith
He saw her over the gulf of eternity
Sitting under the great oak.
Her body swathed in white chiffon
and lace,
Her knees up
Her body cradled over the box ...
the box of gold ...
her gift.
She sat there crying,
Her grief touching every fibre of her soul.
For inside the box was her gift,
of love, her soul, her desire, her need.
The priceless seeds of her womanhood.
With love
those seeds would grow,
venture out of the box into the sunlight,
and through their growth
fill her life with color
the sweet bouquet of flowers,
the wonder of birds and butterflies
attracted by it's beauty.
But her box was grey,
Covered with years of neglect,
the seeds resting on bone-dry soil.
Her heart in hibernation.
Her tears tracing lines down her cheek.
He watched her.
He understood.
She fell asleep.
She woke to see him there
The box cradled lovingly in his lap
Toolbox by his side.
He was a million miles away
across the great gulf
yet seemed to be right next to her.
And she watched,
as his loving hands treasured it
wiped away the years
brought back the dazzling shine of the gold,
made all the years of neglect disappear.
Time stood still as she watched.
The gold was battered,
dented and scraped,
marks of the pain in her life.
Each mark disappeared under his loving attention,
each dent pulled out
each scrape buffed clean.
Time, he seemed to have endless time,
as he focused his love on each flaw,
one by one,
tears in his eyes as he understood the pain each one signified,
then erasing it with his loving hands.
The gentle light from his eyes,
and the water from his tears,
nourished her seeds,
bringing life and beauty where there once was desolation.
And then he was there,
next to her.
She lost herself in his eyes
as he tenderly placed the treasure
in her hands.
"Take it forever!" she started to cry,
but a tender brush of his lips against hers stifled the cry in her throat.
"My love," he said,
"God has placed us on opposite sides of a great gulf.
Only He can make that gulf disappear, and He will,
in His own time.
Until then, we have His work to do,
each on our own side.
When that work is done, He will look on us with favor,
for it is He who sent me to you."
He took her hands in his
touched his lips to hers, and said, "But this covenant I make: when
you need me, summon me.
I will come to your side.
And every night I shall return, to wipe away every scratch,
fix every flaw,
that life has put on the gift of your womanhood.
I will lie with you and ease your pain.
And when the gulf is gone, when eternity is ours,
I will place your gift in a place of honor,
So the world will see, and understand
That I treasure you
your womanhood
your love
your precious spirit.
They will all know that you have finally received
the love you deserve."
And he was gone.
She wept.
Then a soft voice was heard from all around her
and inside her ...
"My, child. When you thought it was a man you needed
I let you choose a man.
But he took your gift, and put it on a shelf
To wither
To die.
When you thought it was a lover you needed
You chose a lover
Who simply used your gift as a stepping stool
to reach over the walls in his life which he despised.
No, it is not a man you need,
for a man cannot comprehend your heart.
And it is not a lover you need. A lover is like a firefly,
illuminating your life for a moment,
then leaving you to deal with the darkness
Until it flashes again.
So I have taken it into my own hands
and shown you what you truly need.
He is not just a man, though a man he is.
He is not just a lover, though a lover he is.
He is the man I have given you forever ...
He ... is your soulmate"
Every So Often
by Rich Reith
Every so often
there will be times
you will not comprehend
why I do some things I do.
But always comprehend ...
I love you.
Every so often
there will be times
that you don't understand
your own anger at me.
But always understand ...
I love you.
Every so often
there will be times
when you don't agree with my choices in life.
Sometimes I second guess them too.
But always agree ...
that I love you.
God made us male and female.
He placed us
in different families,
unique cultures.
He cultivated our hearts
in different ways
and sent us off on different paths
only to converge them into one with our vows.
And above all,
above all other reality,
God gave us love.
Every so often
there will be moments
when you want to walk away.
And every so often
there will be times
when you feel ready to give up.
Love gets you through those times
Love gets me through those times
Unconditional love is our foundation
And our house will eternally weather
"Every so often ..."
Her Veterans Day
By Rich Reith
She sits in the dark kitchen,
Cup of coffee cradled in her hands.
Veterans Day.
Visit to his grave.
Tears filling her heart.
He died one day.
And the bullet that stopped his heart,
ripped through hers
a world away.
Her forever love
Died one day
On the sands of some godforsaken desert.
He died one day
Protecting the world
From new Hitler, just as evil.
They will celebrate her forever love today,
As every year.
He died one day.
And she dies every day, anew.
She lives now as a gardener,
Nurturing, watering, raising
The two flowers of their love.
Two daughters,
Who will never remember their father.
Raised by the woman
Who will never forget.
Veterans day.
But who will lay the wreath
At the graveside of her heart?
A Girl's Best Friend
By Rich Reith
A dad sits back in wonder
at the friendship he watched grow,
Two ships navigating lifes rocky seas
yet with bonds he couldn't know.
At six her mother understood
daughters giggles, squeals and smiles,
her carefree life, her naivete
unspoiled by human trials.
At thirteen her mother understood
changing self, awkwardness, and doubts,
first love, first kiss, first everything,
and stayed her rock throughout.
At twenty one, she celebrated
her independence and wonder.
And held her up through every fear
Through good decision, and blunder.
At twenty-six she understood
The anxiety and joy of new life
In ways that only a mother could—
Loving mother, best friend, loving wife.
Because she'll sit in the kitchen
with ice cream, one spoon and another,
And talk of love and life til break of dawn—
A girl's true best friend ... is her mother.
And dad just smiles at the bonds that be,
The understanding, compassion and love
And thanks the Lord for such as she
His blessing from above ...
(Continues...)
Excerpted from Soulmate by Richard Reith Copyright © 2012 by Richard Reith. Excerpted by permission of AuthorHouse. All rights reserved. No part of this excerpt may be reproduced or reprinted without permission in writing from the publisher.
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Table of Contents
Contents
Dance Me To The End Of Time....................1Love Is....................2
Women....................3
And I Love Her....................6
Standing Strong Against Cancer....................7
Soulmate....................8
Every So Often....................12
Her Veterans Day....................14
A Girl's Best Friend....................16
A Tapestry....................18
Her Father's Hands....................20
A Simple Peck....................23
Aftermath....................24
My Daughter....................25
Family Outing....................26
The Invisible Man....................28
To My New Granddaughter....................30
Angels With One Wing....................31
Whenever I Dream....................32
Firsts....................34
Eyes Gently Closed....................35
She Finally Tried....................36
I'm Not Sure I Love You, But....................37
I Am Tumor....................39
Love in a Dream....................40
If I Could Have Lived One More Day....................42
Morning Prayers....................44
Moths....................46
My Blessed Pen....................47
New Birth....................48
On the Marriage of My Daughter....................49
On the Marriage of My Son....................50
Once....................51
Paradise....................52
Slow Dance....................53
I Whisper to the Forest....................54
Somewhere....................55
Spiritual Love....................56
Strangers....................58
The Cost of War....................59
The Lovers....................60
The New Marriage....................62
The Poet....................63
The Puppet....................64
The Reminder....................65
The Wonder of Love....................68
This Selfsame Man....................69
Today....................70
Together....................71
Trust....................72
If Two Souls Were Ever One....................73
Her Unexpected Love....................74
Until Him....................76
We Came to Nam....................80
Whenever I Dream....................82
A Winter Night in Carrington, ND....................84
You are Love....................85
"You Have Cancer" (When Death Knocks at your Door)....................86
Losing a Generation of Heroes....................88
A Doctor, And a Woman....................90
Coming Together....................91
Ethereal Love....................92
Free and Wild....................93
Language of My Love....................94
The World of the Poet....................95
Daddy....................96
Walk With Me....................97
If I Could See....................99
A Place....................101
Better Off....................103
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