Sandra Pamplin

Apopka, Florida, USA

Sandra has been writing poetry since the age of 9. Born in Brooklyn, N.Y. she was raised in Southern California and moved to Florida in 1982. Where she lives with her english husband, Gary and their two sons. Aside from writing poetry, Sandra likes to draw, do gardening and take care of animals. She works part-time as a bookkeeper for a small manufacturing firm. Sandra says, "Writing poetry helps me put my thoughts and feelings into perspective."

Within My Mind

You may wonder what I hide
Behind the doors within my mind
Fantasies you cannot see
for I deny their kind
Self absorbing moments
that I can't leave behind
Secrets sore and delicate,
and personally designed
Of things in which I wish
that you should never find
I implore that you ignore
those doors within my mind.

Autumn Leaves

Oh what an exciting day
The sunbeams warm the breeze.
It blows the autumn leaves away.
Leaving barren trees.
Green to yellow, red and brown.
The leaves await their fate
They flutter, falling to the ground.
So winter won't be late.