Walking Without You

When you passed, thoughts of you only occupied my mind.

I held my pillow at night tightly, and during the day,

I busied myself tirelessly to keep from falling apart.

People say you feel like your heart is going to break.

Mine broke into such small pieces that I wondered 

if it would ever be put together again.

I would look up at the sky at night sadly.  

The stars used to make my wishes come true, 

and the moon used to make me feel hopeful.  

But then, they brought only memories of us.

The sun, I hoped, would warm me, 

also turned away, leaving me cold inside.

I thought I would shrivel and die with you.

You could not run to me as I held out my arms. 

Only in my dreams could I find you.

In my sleep, you wiped away my tears.

The presence of your spirit still wraps around me

when I miss you most.  

Years later, I now think of you without such sadness

and bask in beautiful memories of us together instead…

Even though I am walking without you.

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Love is Perfect

You need never give up your life

nor give up all wins or costs for me

For no monetary value can be placed on love

And in the end, riches will mean nothing… 

Only love will remain and never die

because my destiny you are 

What God puts together can not be shaken

For it is through him that all good things come

In this life, things are given and taken away

And even a heathen can change his life

For love is perfect, and our prayers were answered

on the day we met, and will certainly remain far beyond death.

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Kristy Ann Raines was born Kristy Ann Rasmussen in Oakland California, in the United States of America.  

She is an accomplished international poet and writer.  Kristy has two self-published books on Amazon titled, “The Passion within Me”, and  an anthology of epistolary poems, written with a prominent poet from India, Dr. Prasana Kumar Dalai, titled, “I Cross My Heart from East to West”.

She has one children’s short story book coming out soon, titled “Tishya the Dragon”, and a few other children’s stories to follow. 

Kristy is also working on finishing two very special fantasy books that have been in the works for quite a few years, titled “Rings, Things and Butterfly Wings” and “Princess and the Lion”. 

She is also writing her autobiography titled “My Very Anomalous Life”.  

It is her life story that few know about, and the many transformations she went through.  She reveals every interesting and sometimes tragic aspect of her life. She shares her failures, victories, tears, joys, losses, heartbreaks, and how she changed, by the grace of God. 

A loving family and how two wonderful children stood by her through her transformation to who she is today.

Kristy has received numerous awards for her distinctive writing style and her work as an advocate and humanitarian around the world.

Kristy also enjoys painting, making pottery, writing song lyrics, and being with her family.  

She is married, has an older brother and sister, two wonderful children, and is a proud grandmother of three beautiful granddaughters. with one great-grandchild on the way!