Hearts made using psp X

I've been creating images with paint shop pro for awhile, but just recently upgraded to paint shop pro X. So I thought I would share a few of the latest creations

Its amazing how you can speak right to my heart
Without saying a word you can light up the dark
Try as I may I could never explain
What I hear when you don�t say a thing

The smile on your face lets me know that you need me
Theres a truth in your eyes sayin' you'll never leave me
The touch of your hand says you'll catch me if ever I fall
You say it best when you say nothing at all

All day long I can hear people talking out loud
But when you hold me near, you drown out the crowd
Old mr. webster could never define
Whats being said between your heart and mine

The smile on your face lets me know that you need me
Theres a truth in your eyes sayin' you'll never leave me
The touch of your hand says you'll catch me if ever I fall
You say it best when you say nothing at all

The smile on your face lets me know that you need me
Theres a truth in your eyes sayin' you'll never leave me
The touch of your hand says you'll catch me if ever I fall
You say it best when you say nothing at all

Allison Kraus

I created this slide show when my husband left fire fighting. I thought it more then fitting to post here. Since its an intimate look into our family life. Hope you enjoy

Your Love Made Me

I wandered around sightless until you bade me to see
You awakened my heart and bade me be me
I couldn't hear until I was hearing your voice
You gave me a reason and you gave me a choice

I couldn't feel until your first touch
You gave me love and I loved you too much
I couldn't speak until you taught me to write
You took me from darkness and introduced me to light

I couldn't love until you showed me true bliss
You looked at me with passion and gave me my first kiss
I couldn't be me until you breathed life into my soul
You took the shell that is my body and bade me be whole

Now that you have done this I am yours to command
You reached down gently and kissed my hand
Your love is all knowing and your words are truly wise
You took my heart the moment I looked into your eyes

Take this woman now and make her yours
Rain your love all over this humble body until it pours
Take me now and make me finally free
Look at what your love has made-it made m

Forgotten Footsteps

Forgotten footsteps trace trails in my mind
My body, my life, my love all but left behind
I soar with the birds
I write with unspoken words

I cry tears never ending
This old heart needs some mending
I have lived lives of justice, truth, and love
I have known a Poet, a Prophet, and a Thug

I am only twenty-four but I feel a million years old
I have nothing but my humble heart and two arms to hold
You ask me a question with no answer
I am a Poet, a lover and a dancer

I try to explain my inner self to you
But in innocence you ask me what I do
I am your love, your soul, and your wife
I am your friend, your lover, and your life

I am the ball and chain attached to you forever
I will never let go no never
You will take a divine truth when you leave
As I stand in front of you with my heart on my sleeve

The truth will stay forever in your heart
It will haunt you even when we are forced apart
Even as they lower me into my grave
You will know with my love you were saved

I am alone

I'm feeling heartbroken tonight
I sit all alone
Everything just does not feel right
I gaze out my window

I wonder what brought this on
I guess it is just a feeling I have
Or maybe I have been alone too long
I know it is my fault

That I feel this way
That I was just too proud
To ask you to stay
To protect me

I am alone

Eternal Love

As I sit in a crowd of no one
I gaze up and I see you my love, my sun
I bask in the love that shines down on me
In the shadow of your love I can finally see

You figured out my inner mystery
Took my heartache and made it history
You complete me and fill my soul
Your unending love was my only goal

I am falling faster and harder
As I feel your unending ardor
I was striving for perfection in every way
You are my sun, my moon, my night, my day

I didn't realize I was lost until I was found
You gave me a voice and in turn I gave you sound
But our love will die like the dying embers of the fire
Your love lifts me and your words they inspire

I will fear not for I am never apart from you & am filled with you always
You are the sun that lights my eternal days
You are my heart, my soul, my love eternally
I will hold you, my love, close to my heart for all eternity

Waiting

I see you waiting
Lost and lonely
Eyes watching the door
For the one who's heart beats only
For You

Perhaps this vision will arrive soon
Perhaps you will wait forever more
As you sit patiently
Eyes watching the door
For The one

Who's heart can touch yours
As if It belonged there all along
A soft whisper
A place to belong
As your eyes watch the door
Willing it to open

For the one
Who can whisper to your soul
That can hold you, trust you, love you
The half of the perfect whole
Eyes watching the door
Sweet whispers play along your ear

As you wait...........

Oceans Part

Touching crystal clear waters
Water that feels like a heart breaking
Whispers that cause oceans to part
Blue skies and waters forsaken

Tasting the sun
Feeling the wind on your cheek
As a soft caress of a lover lost
Remembrance of passion at its peak

The stars painting pictures
Of forgotten memories
That has been lost for an eternity
Getting lost in a reverie

That flutters to and fro
In its own rhythmic dance
A spell cast by nature’s grace
Tasting, feeling romance

Getting lost picking spring flowers
A day full of day dreams
Soft clouds floating past
A place where nothing is as it seems

A dream of nights together
Holding each other by the fire
Love in each movement
Truly satisfying desire

Gentle rain wetting the earth
Tasting the moisture in the air
Smiles gracing mouths and bringing them to life
Dancing in the rain without a care

Free from everything
All earthly plights
Left behind in this special place
No more lonely nights

Worlds apart we touch
We touch souls
Hearts and minds converge
And become whole

The chill in the air brings me back
But the smile says on my face
As I remember the dream
Of our very special place

Where I can taste your soul
Touch your heart
And know that
Something as soft as a whisper can make oceans part

The Dispossession

Ice, wind, fire and snow
You blink once and its time to grow
Cold forcing you ever north
Brothers and sisters go forth

Enemies plot demise
Unearthly faces despise
Spirits preach of the one
In earthly shadows brighter then the sun

The time to learn is here
Blood, sweat and fear
Move ever closer to your fate
Love, lust and hate

Taking the soul ever farther
Mother, daughter and father
Fighting under the moon
Soul ever stirring in the gloom

Move further into the dark
The land nothing but stark
Move from the enemy unseen
Moving further then you have ever been

Shedding unheard tears
Learning to overcome your fears
Move now, faster then ever before
Unleash your soul and let it soar

Touch the one
Get burned by the sun
Lift your arms and take flight
Look into the sky so bright

The soul seer will teach you the way
In one way or another you will pay
Little children follow the path
Or face the creators wrath

Take but remember to give
Remember the way you lived
Forever thankful for the gift
Your voice lifts

In a song that you have never sung before
Your lives will be changed forever more
Sing, chant and dance
Live and love romance

Follow the spirit of the dead
On their flesh you fed
Talking in circles of light
No more will to fight

Move ever further from your home
Closing your eyes and letting your mind roam
Displaced, living in disgrace
Never forgetting your place

The spiral of life is ending
No warrior left defending
What little you have left
All of your people bereft

The spirits plot demise
As your soul flies
Dance with the one
Praise every day with the rising of the sun

Learning a new way of living
Your soul never forgiving
Giving up and leaving it behind
Moving ever north hoping to find

What you were sent to seek
But the land looks bleak
Decisions made a million miles away
Will decide your fate this day

The Midnight Circle

Ethereal angels floating in the air
In a circle dancing without a care
The smell of the cedar burning
The souls of forgotten people yearning
Singing Songs in native tongue
To each one the past undone

The site an ancient burial ground
Leaving the intruder spellbound
Ghostly apparitions dancing as if pure light
In the sky the stars so bright
Each button blanket boldly shows their clan
Each dancer moving to and fro since time began

Dancing, chanting, moving to and fro
Living lives a million years ago
Dancing for the One
The sight a omen
Of bad times to come
The rhythmic beat of the drum

In time with a heartbeat
The circle complete
Dancing between mournful cries
The stronger force plotting demise
Encroaching on land
That had belonged to this clan since time began

The intruder sensing the importance of this display
Would not their trust betray?
Intruder moving out of the light
Becoming one with the night
Lives to tell this tale
And will help the weaker force prevail

Thou shall not steal from weaker people without paying the cost
All of these souls shall not be lost
For they shall rise again
Tens of thousands tribesman
Young warriors born of noble decent
All standing behind the movement

Millions of men and women standing for the cause
Giving the stronger force reason to pause
And look at a culture they tried to kill
All of the blood they fought to spill
Will flood the earth, the creator’s gift
And give the people’s voices reason to lift

As a united force banded as one
Each greeting the sun
In silence they rejoice
Thankful for the choice
To live in silence
No longer resorting to violence

But seeking a peaceful existence
With the Creators guidance
Things will not longer be the same as before
Giving the heart reason to soar
Having a choice to dance and to sing in native tongue
So it shall be and the two forces become one.

My lover My best friend

I can see a future and a past with you
All of this for you to pursue
From the early times holding hands in the snow
To when we watch our children grow

I dream of looking into your eyes
Watching every sunrise
Encircled in your embrace
To the day you teach our child to tie a shoelace

From nights spent alone by the fire
To every poem or story inspired
From moments when we feel unsure
To watching our kids mature

From every morning awaking together
To the first time we say, “I’ll love you forever”
From the first signs of gray hair
To sitting in our rocking chairs

Watching children lead lives of there own
Yes I can see every milestone
From nightmares to sweet dreams
Sunlight and moonbeams

All of this for us to explore
I will love you forever more
From beginning to end
I can see you my love, my best friend

Nothing Compares to you

Sitting by the ocean
Watching the sunset
The sky begins to darken
Two robins sing a mournful duet
I gaze into your eyes so blue
And realize
Nothing compares to you

Spending a night together
With you time flies
Time does not matter
We watch the moonrise
Our love rekindled anew
And I realize
Nothing compares to you

A year has passed now
And I still feel the same
We have made it somehow
It feels as if my heart is aflame
Through the year our love grew
And in my heart
I knew nothing compares to you

The time matters not
When in your arms
We have grown together a lot
I am defenseless against your charms
After all we have been through
I know
Nothing compares to you

A year has turned too many
And in your arms I stay
I still love you fiercely
There are few words that can convey
The things you do
And I know without a doubt
Nothing compares to you

Still together we hold hands
In our rocking chairs
I knew our love could withstand
Though we have shed many tears
My heart stays true
And I know forever more
Nothing compares to you

You have been my love, my life
My friend, my lover and partner
I have been your love, your muse, and your wife
We have shared much laughter
Even with all of these years my love is still true
I know in the depths of my soul
Nothing compares to you

I am nothing without you
But everything with you
Nothing compares to you

Four Seasons one Love

Winter is in the air
Ice crystals forming without a care
I gaze out another season gone
It won't be too long
Before I can gaze into your eyes
As I watch the leaves die
Painted brightly for all to see
You always said you really wanted me
Fading with each day
Trying to soak up every last ray
Struggling against the last death
Struggling until your last breath
Making angels in the snow
In a blink of an eye it is time to grow
Budding leaves and flowers in bloom
I still sit here in winters gloom
The summer sun
Casting rays upon the one
To bring me light
To set my seasons right
As we spend our days as ONE
Days turn cooler once more
Now its time for rain to pour
You leave again and I sit in Autumns grace
sitting in the shade clad in leather and lace
I watch you leave and winter is here again
The time of death and the time of pain
I blink again and there you are
Painted in the stars
A year has passed
And I have seen you at last
I know you are with me always
Over my shoulder, my nights, my days
Your heart is in each breath
Sitting here in winters death
Seasons have cast me afloat
And I remember something that you wrote
'You have touched my heart'
'Until the end of time we shall never be apart'
'Watch the seasons as time goes by'
And remember we all have to die'
'Sometime'
Tonight is the first night I will spend with you
As I gaze at the sky so blue
I will remember we are never apart
Your words still live in my heart
I will take time to smell the flowers
Take time to dance in Aprils Showers
Make angels in the snow
Rejoice even if you had to go
Making angels in the snow

First nations women

I was reading facebook and came across a post where this native girl said a white guy said "Oh your pretty for an indian woman" I am amazed that people still feel like they can say things like that and not be taken the wrong way.

But instead of writing a rant, I wanted to write a little bit about my First Nations sisters.

Native women to me are beautiful couragous creatures. Some of us are tall and thin, some are short and curvacious. Some of us are rubenesque. We have every varience of cocoa amongst us. Right from the lightest honey color to the deepest brown. Eye colors vary, but one things remain the same, we look at you unflinching and stand tall under your scrutiny. Some of us are raven haired, some of us nearly the lightest brown. Some of us choose to change our hair color.

We love unconditionally, we share joy which shows through our eyes. We laugh whole heartedly, often joking with people we love. Our arms are soft and perfect for holding and uplifting our babies. Our legs are strong so we can withstand the storm. Our voices sometimes soft, like when we whisper good night to our children, and sometimes strong when we have to confront injustice.

We are brave when confronted with the impossible. We are strong because we know we have to do twice as good as someone from another race. We have to face critisim from every angel. We are judged based on things people see on tv, or read in a book. We work hard in any profession we take on, be it staying and home and raising our children to working in the healthcare field. We work when we feel like we can't do it anymore. We want more for our kids, and will do anything to have that happen.

We are loyal to the people we love. We respect our elders because we know that with age comes wisdom. We respect our parents, and try to teach our children that whatever they dream can be possible with some determination. We uplift our men, and honestly WE RIDE OR DIE!

Native women are REAL....flesh and blood. We are exciting, we are serene. We are vital to the native community. We face so many things and so many people who want to keep us down each day. But when we are down we stand up and brush ourselves off. We are full of pride in who we are. We come from a rich cultural history. Our feet dance to the drum, and our arms reach to the creator to show our praise.

And for all of this, we are loved by our men, and rightfully so.We deserve every moment with men who are truly worthy of such a wonderful creature such as us...so next time you feel belittled or worthless, look around you....put your head up and know that you are a beautiful Native woman!!!

Myrna :)

To love a native man
You must understand a few things
He's strong, he's proud, he works hard
And is prepared for all that life brings

To love a native man
You must be strong and full of pride
Stand by him through it all
Stick by his side

To love a native man
You must accept his family
Know they mean the world to him
And embrace his spirituality

To love a native man
Be prepared to be his world
Be able to prove your worth
Be his woman, be his girl

To love a native man
Know you'll be loved like never before
Because you know if he loves you, its true
Who could ask for anything more