Cynthia Buhain-baello Poems

In silence of night

Lingers placid Solitude
...

I am left at the empty doorway
Shabby, muddy, unclean
My faded colors mutely say
Where, all this time, have you been?
...

Each moment never takes me away
For you always seem to be here with me
Though we're apart there is not a day
That Love has not bound us continually.
...

Strange that we should feel this way
And yet it goes on
Like flowing streams
In endless days
...

The dog is not a nice kitten
So you never should try to kiss him
Don't try to make the 'eye to eye'
Or you would be kissing your lips goodbye.
...

Of all animals, Man is the most cruel
Vietnam's greyhound racing proves this
That horrible abuse as a gambling fuel
And the use of canines for fun must cease!
...

This heart aches to be with you
How it wished that all the miles
Would just fade out into the blue
And it would be with you all the while
...

When I was young and in my prime
I was just an ugly duckling.
I'd stay at home and spend my time
With poetry and my sewing.
...

Echoes from the past may sometimes linger
When the night is darkest and most silent,
Fragments of bitter images, a reminder
Hidden sorrows refrain a lament.
...