Kristy Raines’ two poems


Where Silence Ends


We stand close together with silence between us

Conversation goes from sweet notes to serious looks

No more do you give into the sadness within you

because tonight you are in the heat of my arms

As I look at you, I can't help but sigh loudly

because I know tonight belongs to just us

I can hear nothing but the whispers of our breaths

Silence is the music that captures this moment

A tear starts to form in the corner of my eye

as a serious smile comes closer to meet my lips

Come, and take a dip in this silent river

where silence ends and sweet music begins…

I Cross My Heart


Reach for the stars and there you'll find me

The light of the moon will be your path

Reach for my hand and I will not let you fall

That is a promise I will never break

What is behind us is gone 

It is ahead where we'll find a peaceful place

Time is unpredictable, here only until it ends

Don't wait to tell me the things you never could

Once that moment is gone, it never returns

So don't keep them from me even if you leave

for in our sorrow will still be our moments of love

Beautiful memories will never be forgotten 

and my desires will never end for you


Standing far away, holding my heart in your hands

is where our story ends for now 

But I will be back to search for you as I always do…


Kristy Raines was born in Oakland California in The United States of America. She is and Internationally known Poet, Writer, Author and Human Rights Advocate. She has five books getting ready to publish soon. One, an epistolary anthology written with a prominent Poet, from India, which will launch in 2024 called, “I Cross my Heart from East to West”, two fantasy books of her own called, “Rings, Things and Butterfly Wings” and “Princess and The Lion”, an anthology of her her poems called ,”The Passion Within Me” and her Autobiography called ” My Very Anomalous Life”. Kristy has received many literary awards for her unique style of writing. She also has been recognized for her involvement in human rights, and is a part time, free lance journalist. She is also an advocate and spreads awareness for the Rohingya Genocide.

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