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About Gineke van Keulen

Creative writer with a main focus on poetry, but also interested in other forms of writing! I write to inspire people, and to bring a little bit of joy into their lives! For inspiration I don't just use my own life and thoughts, I also enjoy storytelling. On the side, I enjoy art and photography, which is also a great inspiration source for my writings! I hope you will enjoy my work as much as I enjoy writing it!

Breathe!

Relax,
extend your lungs,
and breathe.
Remember,
today is where you are,
so, stop your thoughts,
from walking,
into previous years,
or worrying,
about what is ahead.
You live today,
breathe in this knowledge,
because this is where God is,
this is where He meets,
with everything you are.
This is where He embraces you,
where He guides,
and carries you.
Strength,
is what you get today.
Peace, is what finds you,
like a gift,
in the early morning.
You are loved,
covered by the cross,
and you will make it,
even in your pain,
and deep sorrow,
because I am here,
with you,
every single day,
in the present moment!
Breathe!

If you want to use my work, please ask me first, or give me credit! These poems are a piece of my heart, and it takes time and effort to write them! Thank you!

Holding Snowflakes

The first snowflakes fall,
and my soul rises up,
to become one with the sky.
My arms spread wide,
like the wings of angels.
My joy overflows,
as I put my trust in you.
I rise and I fall,
as I am dancing on the wind,
and my heart surrenders,
to the beating of your love.
I wish, I understood,
how the wind blows,
in and out of this world.
I wish, I could hold on,
to each snowflake,
and hold it in my hands.
But only in complete surrender,
can my wings find the strength,
to take off and fly away.
Away to a place,
beyond this ice cold universe,
where your arms are waiting,
to welcome me home,
in paradise.

All poems on this website/blog belong to me, Gineke van Keulen, ask before using, or mention my name when sharing. Thank you!

Let There Be Peace

Words escape me, 

in a world so dark –  

so filled with hate.  

 

Differences exist, 

and this small world, 

should be big enough, 

for all of it.  

 

Let all the differences exist, 

between you and me, 

and me and you.  

 

Let life breathe, 

a breath full of air, 

and allow the heart, 

to beat one full beat, 

every time.  

 

Unhappiness, 

lives in all of us, 

even in me.  

but only, 

in the acceptance, 

of each life, 

can we find, 

our peace.  

 

A peace, 

this world, 

so desperately, 

needs.  

 

Let there be peace!

All the poems posted on this website are my own! Please give me credit when you share it! Thank you!

Mother Love

Wings spread,

open and wide,

wrap around me,

in an embrace.

Right there,

in your arms,

made of love,

pure and gentle,

safety finds me –

gives me a home.

Here I cry,

tears of joy,

of intens hope,

and undying grief.

A mother’s love,

difficult to catch,

in one simple phrase,

is only understood,

deep in the heart,

of all I can ever feel,

and every emotion,

I ever hope to touch,

in this lifetime!

The poetry on this blog/website belongs to me, Gineke van Keulen. Please ask before using, or give me the credit for it! Thank you!

Unexpected

If I would expect it,

it would not be unexpected,

it would not be a gift,

and it would not require faith.

Unseen,

is what only the heart can see,

when it feels,

beyond the borders of reality.

Nervous is the unexpected,

trembling in her hands,

but in the arms of love,

it finds peace,

in this new,

and unexpected reality.

*All the poetry on this website/blog belongs to Gineke van Keulen. Please ask before using it! Thank you!

Set Free

The always present force of Love,

that cradles a baby in her sleep,

lives in the depths of me.

Ever present, it is an energy,

with lungs that breaths light,

and a heart that beats,

on the purity of His own soul.

In the gentlest touch I find Him,

asking Him to never leave me alone,

and I try to hold on tight,

to the soft robe that holds me.

I cry bitter tears of feelings,

I generally never feel,

where grieve and joy have immersed,

into one big emotion,

that overwhelms every inch of me.

I am trying to overcome the fear,

trying to prevent me from coming closer,

but it swallows me up like a whale.

Inside the whale, I live for three years,

until finally, I am let go,

and love grabs me in one single flow.

All I had to learn was to let go!

The released control can no longer,

find me where I have always been –

I have moved on.

Moved on from the fear and grieve,

that pestered me for so long.

All there is left is deep peace,

that welcomes the silence like sleep,

cradles me in the evening.

Love has taught me to grow,

to let go of the control inside me,

and to release the butterfly,

that has been imprisoned in my soul,

all this time.

I have moved on,

from everything I used to be,

and everything that I have done,

or has been done to me.

I have moved on,

and the splinters of my cocoon,

are the only evidence of who I used to be.

Today, at the hand of Love,

I have finally become,

who I was always supposed to be –

today, I am free!

Yellow Orchids

Yellow orchids,
smile in the sunshine –
my heart is spring,
my soul is alive.
Green leaves embrace me,
wrap around me like angel wings,
and for a moment,
I am fed by the light.
Photosynthesis,
changes me from the inside out,
beautifies me,
and makes me stronger.
Wisdom comes with years,
but here in this light,
of yellow orchids,
I find intense joy,
growing deep inside me.

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