Sally Ramona Vera

Wasco, CA, USA

Sally has been writing poetry since her early teens. She has had numerous publications locally and by The National Library of Poetry. Sally also studied creative writing under the professionalism of The Newspaper Institute of New York. She is currently at work on completing her manuscript, a collection of short stories entitled, "Passages," based on her true life experiences. Sally states, "To me, poetry is the threshold and the language of the inner-beauty of our true spiritual being."

Denial

To speak the truth
For what its worth,
Deny the lies within you
And take in jest
What others guess,...
Then face the mirror within you.

Winds of Time

I love you now. I'll love you tomorrow.
Believe. Trust. Listen,...
To... the sound of a heartbeat,
That beats against the winds of Time,..
Against whose currents I shall soar,
To capture this moment, this duration...
For the Sun never promises eternal Spring,
And Time belongs to no one,
Only to the elements,..
In which seasons fade, memories dance,
Silhouette figures in photographs,
Distant promises and faces.
Yet I shall take the wings of the morning
And glide towards the sunsets of Time...
to become one with the elements...
Where every yesterday blends into Now,..
And tomorrow's but an untold secret,..
Where the creases of fate turn back...
The pages of youth...
Where our youth is a forever Spring.
Yes. I love you now.
I'll love you tomorrow.
Believe. Trust. Listen,..

Yellow Pages

A crystal light
Shines through my window;
Moonbeams shimmering in the night
My eyes behold the fallen snow.

A pale shade of blue
Dancing shadows; images
Crispy airss' morning dew
Second chapter; yellow pages.

Crackling of the fire place,..
Flames forming faces,
Winter-white out side
Second chapter; yellow pages.

Seasons, daries, memories,..
Childhood dreams, twilight time,
Searching for lost fantasies;
Second-chapter, cherry wine.

Sally welcomes letters. Write her in care of:
The International Poetry Hall of Fame
1 Poetry Plaza
Owings Mills, MD 21117