Jacqualine Williams Rippy

Tullahoma, TN, USA

Jacqualine's earthy philosophical works may be an attribution from her proud Choctaw Indian Ancestry, Black and Irish Heritage. She is a Fiscal Technician who works in Support Services for Motlow State Community College's Job Training Division. She also enjoys photography and has participated in videos sponsored by the Tullahoma Literacy Council and MSCC. Jacqualine's poetry has been published in the MSCC monthly newsletter "Inklings" and local newspapers. Jacqualine says, "I strive to simplify life's complexities through poetry, short stories and songs." In her own words, "EMBRACE FROM WITHIN THAT WHICH IS REAL," signifies her quest, from whence she so inspires. Email her at: jrippy@mscc.cc.tn.us

Symbols

A heart symbolizes warmth
and the beauty it bears within,
A cross acknowledges hope
For broken hearts to mend,
A sweet satisfies one's cravings
And yearnings from a far,
My love encompasses all
No matter where you are.

Love's Promise

I promise to love you, as you - always
And for tomorrow, if it should ever come
Until the sun shines no more
And the moon has lost its glow
When Alpha and Omega sit side by side
Only to hear his majesty's calling
And we as one take that last walk
Toward eternity.

I WISH

I wish there was a place for me
Where all the flowers grow
And life was treasured as a valuable
A price far more than gold.

Where children played and sang of joy
Of what love meant to each
A mountain higher and steep to climb
But not far out of reach.

And in this place the days were as infinity
The nights crept by unnoticed
for happiness was an abundant reservoir
And peace was its caretaker and hostess.

So much for my dreams or desires
It's hard for me to visualize or insist
For what I'm speaking of in terms of life
Is not much more than, a wish.

With Open Arms

With Open Arms, I saw beyond tomorrow
Sought hope for your sorrows that came to pass
Sad things seldom last, as in those eyes
I caught a glimpse of your soul.

Mere words could never contain, nor control
The one who looks beyond what pleases the eyes
Seeking what's inside, the refuge
A soul that havens for hope.

For such, as the sun awakens the east
And sets the west to rest
I whisper to the winds to send, I love you
Command the tides within, that crave to hold you
With Open Arms.