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Behind The White Front Door
Poems by Lynn Barany
Every day I pass it by
This house of solid wood,
I would like to go inside,
If only that I could.
It has a large veranda
All across the front,
And lovely dormer windows
Where the occupants look out.
Each time that I walk by it
I feel the warmth inside,
It makes want to run away
From the outside world and hide.
The curtains on the windows
Are made from pure white lace,
I have to stop and stare awhile,
And wish this was my place.
There is no pain, or sorrow here
They're not rich, nor are they poor,
Only love, and solitude
Behind the white front door
I know it's hard to understand,
No problems ... not a trace,
This house is not on any street,
It sits on my fireplace.
You see it's just a doll house
Not real in any way,
But it gives me inner peace,
When I see it every day.
And sometimes when I'm feeling down,
and have lost my faith within,
I look behind the white front door,
Perhaps they'll let me in.
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Hi,
Thank you for coming to my poetry site. I hope you've enjoyed reading my poems and will come back again to this humble poets home -- Island Poetry. Every poem is original and is derived from my daily encounters, thoughts, experiences, relationships and contacts with family, loved ones, friends, nature, the world and people at large.
My poetry is simple, uncomplicated, straight-forward and honest coming from the heart, soul, a spiritual presence and obviously God -- Her/Himself. Thus, once the idea and first line of a poem "pops" into my head, the balance of my poems "arrive to me" more or less complete requiring only my immediate and total attention and focus in its writing down, with minimal additional work or effort thereafter.
While belonging to the International Society of Poets, I have also been fortunate to have had the support and publication of many of my poems by local community newspapers, faith groups, charitable organizations, and in various anthologies published by the National Library of Poetry and catalogued in the U.S. Library of Congress - Publication Data ISBN 1-56167-256-4
I now live on lower Vancouver Island, off the Canadian west coast. Although originally from the Canadian province of Ontario, I have over the years also lived in the province of Manitoba, as well as Germany.
Once again thank you for reading my work, hope you enjoyed and found it relevant also to your own experiences of the living, loving and challenges of everyday life. I truly would appreciate and love to hear from anyone with comments, critiques, suggestions or what-have-you. Email Me - lynnbarany@islandpoetry.com
Regards,
Lynn
Barany (Hanna)
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