Semele A. Cid George 

St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands 

Semele has been writing poetry since junior high school and has continued to do so throughout her college years. She is a graduate of Point Park College in Pennsylvania. Her poems entitled "Through the Storm" and "Three Rocks" have appeared in Point Park College's literary magazine, "The Cavalcade," and The Daily News in the Virgin Islands, respectively. Other poems have been published in The National Library of Poetry's Anthology, "A Muse to Follow" and "The Best Poems of 1997." She has written other poems including "Behind His Eyes," "Nothing Less" and "Memories Frozen in Time." Semele received an Editor's Choice Award for Outstanding Achievement in Poetry 1996 for her contest entry, "Through the Storm." Semele is thankful to her family and friends for their encouragement and support. She also extends her gratitude to Mr. and Mrs. E. Richards for introducing her to The National Library of Poetry contests. Semele is especially thankful to The National Library of Poetry for selecting her poetry to be published in their anthologies.

Will You

Will you remember me
When I'm gone?
Will you remember our first kiss,
Or when we danced to our wedding song?

Will you sit across the table
For dinner, and stare at my chair?
Prepare my favorite dish,
As if I were still there?

Will you dream of me
As you close your eyes?
Will you reach out for me
As you sleep at night?

Will you give your heart away
To any man just to replace me?
Or will you fall in love again,
Marry, and have lots of babies?

Will you accept that I am gone?
As you face each day without me?
Or will you cry endlessly into your pillow
As you hold my picture tightly?

Listen to me, my love, in your heart,
Our memories will hold,
In time, let yourself move on,
As you slowly let me go.

Admiration

of all the times I've seen you,
never have I been in such admiration,
as I am now.

of all the moments we've spent together,
never did I think that I
would fall in love with you.

Who knew that this
would happen
as time went by?

But now, looking back, I realize
my life only got better
when you became part of it.

Through the Storm

A flash of red mars the earth's ceiling, 
The threat of evil looms o'er the land, 
Gray skies are slowly coming, 
As He covers His "virgins" with His hand. 

Dark clouds creep into the night, 
Hovering o'er the land's great beauty, 
A streak of lightning pierces the sky, 
Stirring fear and uncertainty. 

Claps of thunder applaud with satisfaction, 
Surging seas rise from their grave, 
Branches bow to a standing ovation, 
As winds churn fearlessly with rage! 

Fate and havoc rest upon the "virgins", 
Crippling them with such fright, 
Their dignity "stripped" limb from limb, 
As a "fist" hammers on with might. 

A glow of white adorns the earth's ceiling, 
Glimmers of hope shine throughout the land. 
A golden star, majestically rising, 
As he helps his "virgins" rise and stand.