Marcia Schwartz

Los Angeles, California

Marcia has been writing poetry for the general reading audience. She writes of friendship, love and inspiration. Most of her poetry is free verse, prose and rhyme. She has been published in many journals and anthologies. She is a member of The International Society of Poets, The International Society of Authors & Artists 1996/1997, and The American Poetry Association 1997-1998. Her booklet "CAPTURE THE MAGIC - THE POETRY OF MARCIA SCHWARTZ" features 28 poems for the price of $9.95 each. There are presently volumes I, II, and III and a Valentines Day booklet for your enjoyment. Marcia can be contacted in care of The International Poetry Hall of Fame, 1 Poetry Plaza, Owings Mills, MD 21117.

ALONE IN THE NIGHT

Memories sometimes bring rainbows of passion,
As the windowsills of the world struggle for light.
I found sweetness in the voices of the angels,
Calling me to encounter a joyful adventure,

I traveled to foreign lands consumed with illusions,
And stood at crossroads finding my way.
Sometimes lost dreams made me feel alone,
Too many thoughts brought waterfalls of tears.

Many colors unique in different hues emerged,
Mischievous wonders came with the days end.
I found the promised paradise in the skies,
Away from the world where goodness provides harmony.

Riding a rainbow high above the clouds.
I passed through the mortality of life.
The miracle of the sunshine was so peaceful,
As the hour of eternity embraced me in loving.

THE IMAGINATION

Through the darkness is the peace of silence,
As drops of dew appear with the first light.
The earth is molded out of sponging clay.
A million stars shine in the vast night.

Untouched by the thoughts of innocence,
A beautiful dream encounters paradise.
While timeless paths forge the unknown winds,
The passage of images transform indifference.

Arms are uplifted on a new open road,
Looking behind the sunset is a new dawn.
Lightning in the mountains brings words of wisdom,
Generations are born on the borderline of the earth.

Stepping into the shadows of the green forest.
Man finds the hidden light suddenly clearer.
Just beyond the darkness are unseen eyes,
Finding passages gliding deep within.

Along the boundaries are flashing fragments,
Composed of echoes throbbing in labyrinths.
The trial is the entrance to go in alone,
On the edge of the horizon is a lost dust road.

ENDEAVORS

The joy and passions of life burn messages
of traditional passions of arduous images,
As the Artist explores the mechanics of internal life
the precision of strength forms into conception;
Endless reflections reveal profound meaning
such as no ordinary eye could communicate,
Insightful mastery seeks the last rose on rebound
trapped in the enchantment of reformation.

Gestures rooted in solitude leap into the sunshine
as poetic motion creates the almost forgotten question,
Is the moment of esthetic reality finally here
or is more effort still on for the chase?
The emotional intensity to find a way out
succumbs to both night and morning,
For the endurance of grace fills fond memory
as a secret place in the heart finds youth.