Poems by Elianna
My real name is Ann Willott, (my pen name is Elianna) and I live in the UK. I am the eldest of three siblings, all girls, my father was a miner, and my best friend and confidante, he is the one who encouraged me always to follow my dreams and that nothing was impossible if I put my mind to it. My dearest Mum is now my inspiration.
I am married to Mike and have 3 wonderful grown children, 2 sons and a daughter; it is through her that I first came to start to write poetry, during a long period of depression. I got the ‘bug’ for it and continued to write. I had two of my poems published in a parish newsletter, which was wonderful to actually see it in print. It is nice to think others get pleasure from something I have written.
Ann Willott
This is the first poem that I ever wrote. It was written during a period of deep depression and expresses my feeling of hopelessness and the support of people around me.
Why when I am
feeling so crushed,
Will laughter hit me with a rush
Why when pain grips me with band of steel
Will sunshine burst through and start to heal
The anguish of my troubled soul
Warming my heart and making me whole.
Why when my soul
refuses to cry
Do teardrops fall gently from my eye
Washing away life’s hurt and pain
Leaving my heart free to feel again.
Why when I feel I
am about to fall
Into the abyss
Do I hear my name softly called
And arms reach to enfold me in love’s embrace
Holding me close and making me safe
By Elianna
© All rights reserved 19th April 2006.
When images invade
my mind
Where words entwine and softly flow
Then Muse takes them by the hand
And forms the verse of which I know
Wherever I may
wander free
By babbling brook, or fertile field
Soft caressed by gentle breeze
Wrapped around by sun’s warm beam
Or yet within the
ink black night
Adorned with jewels of myriad stars
Then does my soul reach out to thee
And we are one in poetry
Locked as two
lovers in fond embrace
May Muse and I forever be
That we may touch a thousand hearts
And there within sow love’s ripe seed.
By Elianna
©All rights reserved 3rd May 2007
In the depths of
winter
The air is tinged with frost and snow
Making rosy faces
On people rushing to and fro
Woolly scarves,
hats and mits
Swathe figures hurrying by
And breath makes steamy traces
In the clear frosty sky
Inside the house
its cosy,
With fires and heating warm
Mugs of rich hot chocolate
Swapping chaos for calm
Curled up on the
sofa
Beside the blazing fire
We can dream of sunnier times
With fresher bluer skies
Lazing in the
garden
Sunbathing on the beach
When we are wrapped up in our dreams
Nothing is out of reach.
By Elianna 22nd
April 2008
©
All rights reserved
Traffic speeds by
noisily along the busy roads
Lorries hurrying onwards to deliver heavy loads
Radios blare out music with a heavy thumping beat
As I turn my footsteps quietly along the lane to seek some peace.
For hidden from
the roadway is a place of beauty rare
Where harassed souls may rest awhile free from any care.
To walk beneath the restful trees, hear birdsong quite divine
And sit beside the rippling lake, with nature to combine.
To watch with awe
as squirrels scurry down the tree
To take the food from outstretched hand – then back again to flee,
To turn to find a line of geese following in a line
As if playing follow-my-leader, it always makes me smile
To see the nodding
flowers wishing all a bright ‘Good Day’,
Foxglove, Primrose, cowslip and bluebells along the way
An Oasis within the City, a place of rest and calm
Where all may freely enter and partake of Nature’s balm.
By Elianna
All rights reserved 18th June, 2007
Oft, within a busy
day my mind feels crammed and full
Of unimportant tasks to do and thoughts so dank and dull.
I take some time to sit awhile in my Rocking Chair,
And let my spirit wander free, to rest on things more fair.
I remember when I
was a little child and sat on Grandma’s knee
As she rocked me gently to and fro and sang her song to me.
I smile as the memory fills my head and my body starts to relax
And feel once more the peace and calm as slowly I drift back
Back to a time
when life was filled with sunshine, smiles and love
And little children could laugh and play, til the sun left the
sky above.
Then when night-time brought the stars and moon, we went up to our bed
Put our hands together and closed our eyes, until our prayers were said.
My Mother tucked
me snugly inside the blankets warm
Kissed my cheek and hugged me tight, snuggled in her arms.
She gently stroked me across my brow, til my sleepy eyes shut tight
Then quietly she left the room, leaving on a night-light.
My thoughts now
rest upon a man, who was so strong and tall,
To this little well-loved girl he was the best of all.
My hero then, and still is now, although I’m fully grown
I called him Dad and I was proud to have him for my own.
Then softly I hear
voices intrude upon my dreams
The sound of children’s laughter I hear again it seems.
My eyes they open slowly and into my empty lap
Another little well-loved child climbs up to have a nap.
Her sister sits
beside my knee waiting patiently there
For her turn to sit with me in the Rocking Chair.
To be gently rocked by her Nana and to hear her lovely song
And I hold them both upon my knee
In the Chair where Love belongs.
By Elianna
©
All rights reserved 26th November, 2006.
I look up into the
sky and see a million stars
Lighting up the pathway to Jupiter or Mars
Heaven’s little windows letting out some light,
To brighten up the shadows in the darkness of the night.
Then the colours
of the dawn streak across the sky
Bringing hues of red and gold to my wondering eyes
I marvel at such artistry which sees these fade away
And give way to tones of blue upon a sunny day.
Then the storm
clouds gather and darken once again
The brightness of the daytime and lashes down the rain
Upon the baking earth below, so it may be refreshed
Leaving puddles on the pavements and people scurrying from the wet
Yet just as
quickly as they came, the storm clouds roll away
The golden sun shines strongly brightening up the day
And there another wonder brings to my face a smile
A multi-coloured rainbow arches across the sky.
And so it is with
life my friend, sometimes we will feel pain
For like in nature, sunny climes must sometimes have some rain
But soon the pain will lessen and of this you may be sure
A peaceful rainbow will appear and you will smile once more.
By Elianna
© All rights reserved November 10th 2007.
I wonder if you
know how very much you mean to me
How just the touch of your hand on mine
Makes my heart leap
And my soul fly to where it has to be
I wonder if you
realize how I savour the sweet
Whisperings of love and endearment
When I’m held in the circle of your loving arms
And hold them deep in my heart
In that place only you can reach
I wonder if when
our lips meet in love’s sweet kiss
You feel the same souring passion
That engulfs my whole being and takes me
To that wonderful place called Paradise
I wonder if when
you look so tenderly into my eyes
You see the love within
Waiting to be released and then re-gathered
To be given again and again
I wonder if you
know, my love,
How many long and lonely hours
I spent waiting for the time when fate
Would send me home to a place where I’d be safe,
A place I’ve now found, here, with you
To walk together slowly, gently through life
Locked in love’s embrace
I wonder if you
know just how happy I am to have found you
And to claim you for my own
To cling to in the bad times and laugh with in the good
To share with you all that I feel
A strong unending love
I will Always Love You.
Take away your
lips,
My own yearn for their touch
Take away your
smile,
The sun hides in eclipse
Take away your
arms,
I stumble and fall
Take away your
scent
I am lost and forlorn
Take away your
Love,
My heart’s plunged in a void
Without you beside
me
My life is destroyed.
Your lips on mine
Turn a spark to a flame
Your smile mirrors
mine
When you whisper my name
Your arms wrapped
around me
I’m safe and secure
I breathe in your
scent
And want nothing more
Bathed in your
love,
My heart skips a beat
When you are
beside me
My life is complete…
You are My Everything.
By Elianna
All rights reserved: 2nd January, 2007.
When dark clouds
loom right overhead
And cast their shadows deep
Remember just behind them
The sun is trying to peep
Then when it rains
so heavy
And you are soaked right to the skin
Remember there’s a rainbow
And the sun will shine again
When life just
makes you weary
And you’re wearing just a frown
Remember there are bright days
To cheer when you feel down
When you need
someone to listen
And to lend a friendly ear
Remember I have broad shoulders
To share you’re every fear
So when you think
that no one
Is listening or cares
Remember that you have a friend
And that I’m always there.
Throw off all the
doom and gloom
Just sit and think awhile
Remember someone loves you
Then face the world and smile
By Elianna
© All rights reserved October 20th 2007.
I awake, slowly
stretching, a smile on my face
As I rise to start another day and my thoughts turn to you
Are you rising from a deep sleep, gently smiling,
Eyes bright, do you think of me too?
I drink the last
of my coffee, pick my bag up and go
Out of the door to start my daily tasks, but wonder
Have you already left to start your day? My thoughts softly flow
To the image of your face, my lips form a kiss, the bus comes, thoughts
torn asunder.
When you are in
your workplace, do your thoughts turn to me?
Does the image of my smile lift your heart as yours does mine?
Will you sit in the café at lunchtime, food uneaten, lost in a dream
As I will be too, caught up in thoughts of you, lost in time?
When at the end of
the day, you pack your things away and leave
The office to make the journey home, will your heart fly once again
To my warm loving embrace, eyes shining, will your thoughts once more be
Seeing the love held deep in my own, until sleep calls your name?
Then when held in
the throes of sleep’s wondrous theme
Will your thoughts wing their way to meet mine once more?
Ever for our Spirits to blissfully enfold our dream
‘Til the suns rays wake us, sighing, to a new days’ dawn.
By Elianna
All rights reserved, 7th September, 2006
My eyes are slowly
streaming
With tears down my face
My nose is red and stuffy
I think that bed’s the place
To go and nurse
my sorrow
For I’m feeling rather blue
I got the dreaded cold bug
And need sympathy from you
But all I hear is
‘Go Away’,
‘Don’t bring your cold germs here’
And when I ask for a hug and kiss
The answer is ‘No Fear!’
For when you’re
filled with cold
No one wants to know
You’d think that they’d be grateful
I could have had the Flu!
So I’ll take my
box of tissues
My magazines and my cold cure
And hide inside the bedroom
Please make sure you shut the door!
By Elianna
© All rights reserved October 20th 2007.
From early in the
morning
‘Til late at night you’ll see
I’m sitting at my PC
Staring at the screen
I need a bit of
shopping
Don’t go down to the store
I can order all my food online
Delivered to my door!
Now what’s the
latest fashion?
Don’t need any magazine
To tell me all the latest trends
It’s right here on my screen
If I need some
tickets
To see my favourite group
No need to stand and queue all night
I’ll go online and book
When choosing
where to holiday
In countries far away,
Who needs the Travel Agent?
Online is cheaper anyway.
No matter what my
daily needs
For work or rest or play
No need to move from my PC
To buy Online’s the way
‘Girl you’re PC
Crazy’
Is what my friends all moan
Until at last my Man gets here
Then the PC’s all alone!
By Elianna
©All rights reserved 23rd February 2007.
