Bags tied to cart
Again she stops
Garbage her friend
Lonely and homeless
Agatha walks unknown
Days seeking warmth, life
Yields to harsh elements




With a great deal of help of my friends. This is more hard hitting and I thank them for their help

Cup Of Tea

snugly warm, tea in hand
watch snow melt
kaleidoscope of colors

Happy Holiday

I want to wish my friends and readers a Happy Holiday and a blessed New year Weather it be the miracle of the lights or the Saviors birth.. We are all one in God's eye.
See you in the new year.


love,Melanie-Cassi

Regret........

a word my heart knows
year after year it shadows me
digs ever deep my grave

Fleeting....Haiku My Heart

fleeting are our days
count count the hours as they pass
petals drop fore lorn

Bag Lady

Bags tied to an old cart
Again and again she stops
Garbage her only friend
Lonely and homeless
Agatha walks on unknown
Day after day seeking cover from the cold
Yielding in the end to the ice and snow

Junction......

winding streams meet
ice clogged junction

Winter dreams

cold winds roars....
grandfather dreams

soft snow falls
last rose trembles

City Streets

winters walk along city streets
count the iced over cracks

North Winds

north winds blow at night
wistful children's dreams come true
by Christmas morns light

Wistful Thoughts

wistful thoughts fill me
as winter snows pile deeper
first snow blocks barn door

Repetition

eyes, the eyes mirror
what waits, what lies
deep deep within our souls

yet change is set
change is set in stone
like a story told
it must unfold
must unfold

Spider Webs Secret

Hidden deep in the undergrowth of a worn forest path
lies the remains of a spiders web.
Jewel like it glistens, ice dreams in the last light of day.

Woven with such complexity it can withstand winters furry.
The tiny spider spun a sugar palace, warp and weft, it toiled through
spring and fall.

The tight interwoven patterns hold the secret of continuance .
A spiders life cycle stretched between branches.
The web is the keeper of the keys to next springs coming.

did I remember to forget your kiss
drinking while softly singing your song
did I run out in the rain, too late
where now nothing but silent shadows remain
will you fade from my heart full of pain

Hours Creep

the hours they creep
patterns repeat,
snow... snow...snow

The Curtain Of Your Being

My hands open the curtains of your being
I have loved you long these many years
Our hearts entwined, growing together

I have memorized the touch of your fragrant silken skin
Each curve a tender path that I must travel
As I reach for your soft mellow body

you tremble ever so slightly as if a cool wind covered your heart
Oh, open your door my love, fill my desire
As I hold you close, I feel your softness melt into me

each year snowy white Egrets take flight.....migration

soft white gleam, first snow

bare brittle winter ice
creeps leaching deep snow prints

Your name My Love

I wrote your name in the sky but the wind blew it away
I wrote your name in the sand but the tides pulled you out
I wrote your name deep in my heart but sadly my love
the soft dew of mornings tears had washed it away

Lighthouse In The Sky

foggy lighthouse cuts through
misty gray skies
at moons set
shine yellow dark stars

Migration.....

each year snowy Egrets take flight.....migration

My Heart Aches.....

"my heart aches and a drowsy
numbness pains my senses"
oh why did not my foolish eyes see

not see his love deep in those bright blue eyes
his smile lighting the world around me
why did I draw away at his touch

the touch that warmed me so
all things change as do the seasons
with autumn he was gone, living
me only cold north winds and ice tears

Creative......

I am at a lost as to what to say.
My heart and mind goes to the creation of mankind.
What a wonderful vision to behold.
As AA members say, each day,
each meeting, who created us in His image.

six feet, six feet
down and under
separates's the beloved from the lover

Shame

shame, shame follows me
all of my days
for like her
I am what she was
try as I might
I loose each time
death my only answer

Accident Of Nature ?

An accident of nature you might say
An obscenity in this world
Yet love knows no boundaries
Love knows no fear
Loyal friends remain
While others cannot forgive
When two hearts are one love is clear

Sweet Dreams My Love

Can a man bare his soul
even if it meets not rhyme nor reason
Can he love, though it cost him all
Can one man love with a love dared not spoken
And in the end find true peace.

come wrap her in autumns dark skin
lay atop her cold breast
the last of summers gifts
to cover her nakedness

Mulberry Tree

sweet mulberry tree, hurry hurry
time to sleep and dream
coming winter's snow is deep
dream of warm meadows and green fields.

Seduction

Sinuous silky movement
Easily ripens all
Desire does rein
Under palm leaves
Captive who dare
Tiger of lust
Invades all mankind
Over coming them
None are spared

Magnolina

Magnolia white green
Amber glisten leaves
Green and ivy
None can resist
Open full blossoms
Lovely it bares
Inviting love shines
Across all dreams

Oh...Fair Love

"Some love lasts a lifetime.
true love lasts forever"
In truth love is faithless,
love is fleeting, unkind.
Growing restless with the seasons change.
braking hearts as the stars move in time.
No, there is no binding love under this Milky Way
where careless love weaves hurtful patterns.
Warp and twist this thread of life,
yet still we long for it's burning touch.

Reincarnation

to return again and again
would lie heavy on my heart
for I would hold hands with you
my love for all eternity

Splendor Of Fall

splendor of fall
through warped window panes
rich red maple trees,

A Shift In Time.......

Each Thursday she came to the graveyard. The massive gates stood ajar.
last nights rain had brought down all the leaves.
putting aside her buttercups that he loved so much
she busied herself with cleaning broken twigs and leaves.
from time to time she would stop and softly touch the
letters she loved so much and whisper his name once or twice.
soft tears would well in her eyes when she thought of all the
time that had passed and how solid was the ground that separated them.

Funny how easily the hurt and longing was still so fresh.
suddenly the gloomy day broke and she was surround in a rainbow
of lovely colors. She had to squint to see what she was doing
so bright and alive were the colors. Her buttercups forgotten,
all she could see was a dim figure haloed in swirling beauty.
then a pale thin hand reached out for hers. A soft voice, his voice
called out her name. Emily oh Emily my love, come my love come we have but a flicker of time.
As she stood before him and saw the shift in time. He whispered do not be afraid. She slipped into his waiting arms, buttercups forgotten.
Come lie down beside me that we might share eternity as one.
Side by side they lay together. His soft words filled her mind.
Do not be afraid my dear for this was meant to be. The shift closed and they were gone.

Elusive Dreams

waking from deep sleep
my eyes heavy with star dust
I wish not to wake
for in dreams my love is true
elusive though he may be

dream on my angel
fill this empty heart with music
cool me with your kiss
as we walk the sands of time
I would not leave you this night

so dream on my sweet
dream on my one true lover
leave me not to wake
let us walk this bright moonlight
till gleaming stars set at dawn

Why Continue.....

why continue?
why this insanity?
a life of sorts
with death a rite of passage

Red Roses By Her Cheek

Red Roses By Her Cheek


pale white hands sweetly folded
red roses by her cheek
love has gone with summers end


rain against the window panes
weeps, weeps for such perfection
oh, please let her not lie in the dark

News

Dear friends and readers. When I changed my web page I lost my blog list. It will take some time to reinstate all of the blogs I love.

love, Melanie

Demons Of Darkness

a fear lies within me
so deep and dark that none can see
it comes to me in dreams
from which I cannot escape
conquer it I must

in the hours before first light
where it roams, lurking just out of reach
these demons of darkness would my soul have
as ever so softly they call to me

News

Here we go again. It would seem I screwed things up once again. I am now Cassiopeia Rises. This will be the new name for my site. Something strange was going on at my other site. I have now changed it's URL.

http://cassiopeiarises.blogspot.com

love, Melanie

News!

Hi everyone. Due to some problems with my URL, I have changed my web name.
I hope that you will all see this.

love-Melanie Bishop
http://cassiopeiarises.blogspot.com

Misty Morning Glory

misty morning glory blossoms
pale purple...blues...pinks
a lifetime in one day
sleep they must in evenings cool
at dawn all fades away

Heaven's Jewels

lady moon shines bright
cloudless sky's where stars compete
jewels for heaven's hand
each gem a lovers delight
red morning sets all ablaze

sin of hubris
sin of lust
cloaked in black sugar

truth can be found
at the end of the wall
pray God we meet before

Pumpkins

pumpkins
orange light's dance
shadowy shapes
trick or treat?

Havens Lights

last night I saw heavens lights
low in the southern sky
the milkyway revealed

then a fallen star
shot across an endless fault
trailing colors__ glorious illumination

rainbow of colors
streamed from its tail
pass red Mars__across Saturns moons

a golden color wheel__ stardust
ablaze crisscrossed silent in darkness
filling my longing eyes

The Roseline

line of rosewood
shadowed path
within a church

pilgrims from the west
for those who seek
sangraall a dark quest

hidden in a keep
knights of many calls
guard it well

not a scroll
not a cup
nor a cross

sangraall
holy blood
where does it dwell

the Magdalene
holds the key
passed down the ages

for those who seek
they will find
start at the rose line

Fog......

autumn damp mist rises
crunching red black leaves
dense fog hurries summers death

Just Walk Beside Me.....

the nights are long and lonely
darkness draws ever near
dawn can not come too soon

I am afraid__afraid

as I cower in shadows dreams
spirits of the long dead
haunt my every thought

death is near__

it walks in front of me
it walks behind me
I know not where to hide

oh sweet love__

dear friend and lover
just walk beside me
and always be my friend

My Feed.......

I think everything is OK with my site. At least I hope it is.

Distract

That was very interesting. The one word was distract.
This is what I wrote in sixty seconds.

distract me please
from sorrow's loss
from endless grief
from hurtful pain
that I might see
all the smiles he gave

Sangrral

golden chalice,sangrral
the blood of sion,the holy grail
knights Templar's sought of old

Sangrral

knights Templar's sought of old
the blood of sion,the holy grail
golden chalice,sangrral

Old Souls...Were We

You have left me
hiding your heart away
soft gray eyes
now speak words unknown

Lips, once kissed sweet
smiles vacant__indifferent
grown cold with time
become shadows of once was

Our bodies did burn
wild with promise__desire
ruddy hot entwined
scorched blacken shapes

old souls were we

Whispered unheard pleas
ground__you lovingly walked
opens once more...to receive
love in an empty shell

Oh, lying garnet lips
unfaithful labia
another takes your mind
another fancy fills your eyes

You, have left my body
you have left my soul
covered, I am voided
my heart...richest prize

Broken__dead

Let the gentle loam
cover this flesh and blood
grape hyacinth...a haze of purple
feed now__upon these eyes

Must now__this breath, forever stilled

News*****

Everything is all messed up. Can't validate my feed. Had to go back to using Beloved Haiku dreams

http://belovedhaikudreams.blogspot.com

Broken......Ground

desert painted red-orange
melted rocks in hot sun
burnt earths broken ground
writes in the sand it's thirst

Poems from other site...............

Wednesday, September 16, 2009
3WW

a universe of chaos reins
the spark is lit__
matter engages life
bright light disarms darkness
from within__earth if formed
Posted by Beloved Haiku Dreams at 10:39 AM 0 comments
Labels: 3WW, free verse.by Melanie Bishop
Tuesday, September 15, 2009
Blue Flowered Mug......


Hours had passed
it seemed like weeks
"the letter sat before him,
unopened, propped against a coffee mug"
her mug...
a blue flowered one she always used.

He felt rather then knew, the house was empty
with vacant eyes focused on the pale lavender envelope
reading two words...
over and over
dear one
dear one.

Still__as the loud silence around him
he sat on an old sofa dazed and numb
dear one__dear one
what more was there to say
not unspoken words or hidden feelings
with the coming dusk, dread lay heavy
on his thin bent shoulders.

Why, came his soft whisper to the darkening room
later as the sounds of night made music...
he remained locked in narrow chambers and
mirrored hallways of the past__their past.
he wondered aloud, if he never moved the mug
never opened the letter...
never read her words
would time move backwards
would he hear her laughter
singing through the house once more?

Never opened
never read
no pain
no sorrow
Posted by Beloved Haiku Dreams at 8:33 AM 3 comments
Labels: by Melanie Bishop, Carry on tuesday, prose verse
Monday, September 14, 2009
Chello Opus 49


eyes closed
his nimble fingers
caress each worn string

hands weave flutter__
up and down the scales
back and forth,the bow flies

as a low mellow sound resonates
magical silver notes__
float rise above cement shadows

streets of broken dreams

pure soft bitter sweet patterns
whispered murmurs fill the heaviness__
of life,wasted,trapped on cold pavement

such sadness__
such sadness
channeled in the hollow night
Posted by Beloved Haiku Dreams at 9:30 AM 0 comments
Labels: free verse.by Melanie Bishop
Sunday, September 13, 2009
Two Poems

Sunday, September 13, 2009
Two Poems from The Phoenix Rises

Something is wrong with my new longer poetry site. I must delete it and start again.

Saturday, September 12, 2009
How Many Bells......

how many times must the toll
how long will it take to forget
how many spirits roam this scared ground
trapped within this blackened earth
how many must die across the sea

too many,too many__so long gone
Posted by Phoenix Rising at 9/12/2009 0 comments Links to this post
Labels: by Melanie Bishop, free verse
Friday, September 11, 2009

The Phoenix

majestic bird of myth
broad jeweled wings
soar high enigma of time

born in ashes
gift to man
shadows evenings red orange sun

flashing, sparkling
violet green against a twilight sky
fly free, free__just a little while

as the earth pivots, your binds released
free free__just a little while
till time and heaven decree

spin rainbow sparks
a spiral downward dance
skimming tree tops and seas of gold

only to burn in wheels of color
hot flames within the melted sun
burnt black your only mark

just a little while__
then once more rising
from black remains to fly again

free of earths nature__unbound
sweet angel wings magical sojourner
rise high__fill the cool moon mist

echoing cries of pure joy
from ashes comes forth the bird of Eden
free forever more

Sorry.......

Hi everyone, I am sorry but to was too much for me to have two web blogs.
I have combined them (Beloved Haiku Dreams) and (The Phoenix and The Rose) into one Web Blog called:

The Phoenix And The Rose

http://thephoenixandtherose.blogspot.com

Hope you can forgive me all of the confusion. From now own I will post all Poetry on this web blog.

empty shells on waves
once more reclaimed by falls tides
gives way to new birth

Two Poems....

Something is wrong with my new longer poetry site. I must delete it and start again.

Saturday, September 12, 2009
How Many Bells......



how many times must the toll
how long will it take to forget
how many spirits roam this scared ground
trapped within this blackened earth
how many must die across the sea

too many,too many__so long gone

at 9/12/2009 0 comments Links to this post
Labels: by Melanie Bishop, free verse
Friday, September 11, 2009

The Phoenix

majestic bird of myth
broad jeweled wings
soar high enigma of time

born in ashes
gift to man
shadows evenings red orange sun

flashing, sparkling
violet green against a twilight sky
fly free, free__just a little while

as the earth pivots, your binds released
free free__just a little while
till time and heaven decree

spin rainbow sparks
a spiral downward dance
skimming tree tops and seas of gold

only to burn in wheels of color
hot flames within the melted sun
burnt black your only mark

just a little while__
then once more rising
from black remains to fly again

free of earths nature__unbound
sweet angel wings magical sojourner
rise high__fill the cool moon mist

echoing cries of pure joy
from ashes comes forth the bird of Eden
free forever more

The Soul Of Man

buried deep black earth
time swallows body blood mind
melting into the soul
together now__the soul is one
time to go home at last

My Love For You........

love fuels my heart
body trembles at your touch
grasping soul bleeds souls alike

Ice Water........

last dip
ocean blue-black
ice water

The Void

ringing three times
in dead of night
the bells
the bells
the bells__peal

moving between dark heavy hours
sunless under a new moon
silver black silver
no where to turn

caught in a labyrinth of time
all hang on the fringe
three times three times three
stars burn and die
they move,slow weary blind__

beginning-end
light-dark
dense-knot
wound-tight
faster faster
east-west-north-south

a clot,pure dark matter
ravenous,swallows whole
flesh blood bone mind
until__

time,endless time
silently falls
spinning
spinning
spinning
now, now__all is void

Shades Of Blue

deep oceans run cold
bottom black bed rock
blue hued shadows flow silent
lazy fish swim fast current
scales flash shimmers violet-blue

Sweep...Sweep...Sweep

keep sweeping the streets
streets I once walked and knew well
sweep sweep the shades away

shades haunt alley ways
seeking poor souls unaware
loves lost in pain death

keep sweeping the streets
I once knew till ghosts are gone
sweep sweep what remains

The Lion Is......Dead

the lion is dead
long did he roam__loyal brave
keeping watch over his pride

the pride remains
wandering lost,fearful uncertain
their guardian,father gone

he lies,wrapped in dreams
deep in the earth that formed him
at last,resting__asleep
his journey over his task done

but oh__oh
dream on for dreams are sweet
and "the dream shall never die"

Unhallowed Ground

they came one upon another
lost sheep out of the meadow
stumbling,falling row after row
slow tired bodies,men,women__a child cries out
alone in the twilight
moans pierce the the heavy smoke filled air
burning hot over dim shadows
they went to meet death
each on his own terms__silently
later,whispers came
as the moon rose to trespass
on unhallowed ground

Laundry Day.....

stark white sheets
limp in summers heat
laundry day

Narrow Path

I seek him whom my spirit loves
As a bride seeks her groom
In the valleys and hills of my soul

I walk a narrow path

I see my beloved, his eyes so clear
In the valleys and hills of my soul
I walk the narrow path

Summers End

crickets sing old songs
fill cool late summer breezes
marigolds bright blooms

NaisaiKu Challenge!

Zipporah the swallow
Old as time forgotten
Still her fruit was sweet to taste
THE SWALLOW
Still her fruit was sweet to taste
Old as time forgotten
Zipporah the swallow


I am the rose of Sharon
The lily of the valleys
Keeper of the gate guardian of the seal
ROSE OF SHARON
Keeper of the gate guardian of the seal
The lily of the valleys
I am the rose of Sharon

More Then Love

On the beach, a dim figure walked the tide
Alone unaware of the shadows that followed
She paused at the soft sounds behind her__
Memories where all she had left of her dreams
Memories that swiftly cloaked her in a fog


Lifting her eyes the skies, all was as before
Before the love that was to be always and forever__
The love we loved with a love that was more then love
Sorrow brought her to her knees as tears became one with the tide
Her heart once so filled with this love was no more


Lost to time the years had fled__still pain remained hers alone
Wrapped deep within her mind were the color of his eyes__
The sharp form of his face haunted her soul each step she took
Sitting on the damp sand,his laughter surrounded her
One more time she spoke his name softly, then rode tide out to sea

Can I Allow.......

can I allow myself to forgive
to have the luxury of peace,joy
to let my mask slip revealing all

my very soul and essence__

for a little while should I
allow them to know and see me
can I put away my dreams of darkness

allowed at last to be free__
free of this worlds madness
to lay down my burden,my pain

free of fear,regrets,sorry__
let my spirit soar among the angels
yet my affinity with death is so strong

I am tired and my heart is hollow

3WW

with decay came a time of fear
riots and madness abound__
once graceful landscape ruined

burnt raw in the relentless sun
murky lost we walk in dim redness
marked by the number of my eyes

august heat simmers
sleepy sun sets
yellow orange skies

The Copse At Sunset

as if stranded on a lost island
the copse stood in the wheat field
a dark brooding patch among golden grains
old as memory, the stand waiting
watching for the seasons to pass
one into another still and silent

some bent with the tricks of time
others tall,thick__multi-colors of green-black
leafy shelters for birds by day
with the suns demise
their sturdy tangled branches now__
a spider web for lost souls trapped within

A path In Darkness

remembering nothing
we are thrust, alone into life
we walk__as if in water
this path unknown to us
holding hands in the mists of time

we wander...trapped from within
each in their own darkness
each soul hollowed__aching

sound and shadows grow ever nearer
while we__stumble seeking the light
grasping on to tiny bits of dreams
fear fills our faint hearts

reality,now a nightmare
time and place have no meaning
we come....
at sorrows end__the light is waiting
and all...is revealed

Order Of The Stars

the moon and stars__
gifts we follow closely
shine till the sound of trumpets
and the horsemen ride free

we,two hearts as one
answer the call of the sea,our sister
tossed blindly__wave after wave
ebb and flow
ebb and flow

the pattern must be complete
the time preordained must close
in the end__we,the chaff are now
left over offerings,dull and empty
worthless husks on the thrashing floor

Love Has No Pride.....

love has no pride
love has no pain
in the darkness that is my soul
we walk a misty path

set me free
set me free
the sky ablaze sings
colors changing hue
they could not love you as I do
they did not know how

Silver Thorn....

sweet ebony rose
grows far from all
it's silver thorn
sharp and unforgiving

Night LightsThe Way.....

laying on cool damp grass
in this darkest of nights
my eyes look to the heavens
where the milky way holds sway

all at once both eerie and beautiful
the heavens are wondrous
stars fight for brightness
while, in truth the Milky Way is our jewel

TOTALLY OPTIONAL PROMPTS

black mice upon a chess board
scurrying to take their places
dressed for battle, they wait
in shinning silver armor

whites first move, a pawn...
outside the old rusty shed
a storm rages on as the lights
flicker with each lighting strike

still the little black mice in
their shining armor moved not
the lights flickered and went dark
the chess game had come to end end

NaisaiKu Challenge!

pain is a solid wall
surrounding my soul
I grow tired, so tired of
Pain
I grow so tired, so tired
surrounding my soul
pain is a solid wall

Yaadeim....Memories

I have been thinking of late...
Of all the endings in my life
All the loves lost and gone

Life only goes one way
While the beginning is fresh
Scented with the breath of Lilly's and Roses

All this so quickly fades,and is gone
Leaving behind a pale shadow of what once was
In the end___ your heart beats every so slowly