BLANCA ALICIA GARZA - POEMS

Blanca Alicia Garza is a Poet from Las Vegas, Nevada. She is a nature and animal lover, and enjoys spending time writing. Her poems are published in the Poetry Anthologies, "Moonlight Dreamers of Yellow Haze", and "Dandelions in a Vase of Roses" now available at Amazon.com. Blanca's work can be found in  The Poet Community, Whispers, The Winamop Journal, Indiana Voice Journal, Tuck Magazine, Raven's Cage Ezine, Scarlet Leaf Review as well as Birdsong Anthology 2016, Vol 1.

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De Nardos ​

I can not accept that 
you are forever gone.
I can still see your smile
when I close my eyes.
I still remember you with,
The singing of the cicadas
during a Mexican sunset.
The sweet smell of
freshly baked orange cake.
The sound of the rain 
upon an old tin roof.
The sweetest smile 
of an innocent child.
The scent of Nardos
your favorite flower.
Perhaps I told you a
thousand times that
I loved you
But I should have said it 
one more time, 
always one more time.
And not assume that 
you already knew it.
You are still living here,
inside my heart.
But in my soul 
you left an empty space 
that nobody could fill ever.
You have drifted away like, 
the Nardos scent in October.

(Initially published on Indiana Voice Journal)

​Soul Serenade

Bare my soul but not my skin;
touch my heart, but not my body.
Talk to me in the most sweet and
beautiful way, run your fingers
through my skin and write me a 
love poem. But never shall you 
feel the music and wonders of
my body until you finally learn
the song of my soul. I will touch
your body like a fine guitar,
leaving heart prints all over you.
My soft and delicate caress will
serenade your heart and I'll find
the path to your soul and make
you forever mine through eternity.

(Initially published on Whispers)

My Voice ​

My world teeters 
but I will not fall

I'm standing here
tall and proud 
No matter what 
life throws at me 

I'm making my own path 
with the stones 
that I stumble on

Will not follow the crowd 

My dreams could be
scattered by the wind 
like pieces of a dandelion 

But if I can touch a heart 
with my words, if I can 
make someone think 
twice before they act,
then my work wasn't in vain.

Although I cannot see
the rest of the way,
I keep going, always forward,
stepping strongly, raising dust.

Leaving my mark along the path 
Always with my head up
never looking down 
Getting up if I fall.

Sowing kindness and love 
for if someday I have 
to take a step back

I'll never give up 
Holding my dream tight, 
It won't matter if I 
make my hands bleed

My writing is my voice 
and it will remain 
when I'm gone.

(Initially published on Tuck Magazine)

Flaming Wings

She had fire 
on her wings, 
and deep wounds 
in her heart, 
reborn like a phoenix 
from the burning 
ashes of Hell, 
she had a shattered soul 
and it was coming out 
through her eyes, 
warm and salty tears 
like an endless rain. 
But still she is not defeated, 
she'll wipe her tears and 
spread her wings wider, 
the time to soar even 
higher has come.

(Initially published on Whispers)

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In Your Eyes
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In your eyes I saw the sunset;
I saw the full Moon rising high.
I see a love that will never end
through the twilight of our lives.
I see us waltz lovingly everyday
carefree, innocent and beloved.
Move with an enchanting grace
fear none of the evil displayed.
Drift away into sweetest dreams
enjoy your journey without harm.
Hold my hand and kiss my lips
at sunrise, dreams will be gone.
In your eyes I saw the answer to 
my prayers from the one above.
In your eyes I found the peace 
I was looking for, in your eyes
I found my forever home.

(Initially published on Indiana Voice Journal)
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