The Written Word: Poetry and Thoughts

By Dr. Lisa Ladin-Bramet

A compilation of Poetry and writings taken from a portion of Lisa's personal collection all of which inspire, enlighten and tap into our senses and emotions.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Trafford Publishing
• Release date: Feb 2, 2011
• ISBN: 9781426948893

Dr. Lisa Ladin-Bramet

Lisa was born May 23, 1958, raised in Los Angeles, California, lived in Toronto, Canada, then in Ashville, North Carolina, and returned to Los Angeles, where she died on November 6, 1997 at the age of 39. She graduated the University of Texas at Austin with a Bachelor of Arts degree (BA) in Communications and then went on to pursue a Master's degree and Graduate degree in Psychology (M.A., PsyD) at Pepperdine University in Malibu, California. She earned the title of Dr. Lisa Ladin-Bramet, May of 1997.

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Table of Contents

1. The Written Word

2. Valentine’s Day

3. Alliterative Analysis

4. The Search

5. March 18 1980

6. Sadness

7. Untitled 

8. Untitled 

9. Childs Play

10. Untitled 

11. Untitled 

12. Thoughts…

13. The Day after St. Valentine’s Day and the Gift

14. January 28

15. November 17 1979

16. November 27

17. Prayer

18. Jan. 23 1980: Memorial for the State of the Union Address

19. Sam

20. Strong Minded Workers

21. Silence

22. Childhood

23. The Cemetery

24. Time

25. Friendship

26. Together

27. The Desert

28. Five Ways to Balanced Intelligence

29. As the Wind Carries Me

30. Untitled 

31. Untitled 

32. Untitled 

33. The Path in the Darkness

34. Untitled 

35. January 19 1996

36. Untitled 

37. For Patsy

38. Untitled 

39. Untitled 

40. In Response

41. February 18 1984

42. February 13 1984

43. April 2 1984

44. Untitled 

45. May 9 1979

46. May 12 1979

47. May 12 1979

48. Untitled 

49. Rachel

50. Untitled 

51. First love

52. Cheryl’s Lament

53. May 12

54. Untitled 

55. Untitled 

56. Untitled 

57. Untitled thoughts Spring of 1978

58. December 22

59. Untitled 

60. Untitled 

61. Cherished Songs of our youth

62. Allen

63. December 24 1978

64. Lime light rhyme in time

65. Postscript

66. Untitled 

67. Untitled 

68. Wisdom Once Removed

69. LOOKING BACK…

70. Untitled 

71. September 14 1979

72. October 26 1979

73. Moods

74. Untitled 

75. The Spell

76. February 1

77. July 22

78. July 24

79. Clare

80. Untitled 

81. January 16

82. January 24

83. The Ineffable

84. Untitled 

85. December 19

86. Untitled 

87. Untitled 

88. February 6

89. Untitled 

90. Untitled 

91. Untitled 

92. Untitled 

93. Untitled 

94. Untitled 

95. Untitled 

96. Untitled 

97. January 7

98. Emotive past time

99. Full moon in a haze in Texas Nearing summer of 1978

100. The departure

101. June 25

102. Nightbyrd

103. Twin answers

104. Not as it is – as you pretend it to be – you’re trapped

105. Untitled 

106. Untitled 

107. Hippy hollow

108. Our Life In Death

109. Untitled 

110. M.M.O’Hair

111. January 3 1978

112. A Prayer of ‘Song"

113. January 21 1996

The Written Word

April 17 1980

Writing is an action

That lets my thoughts come through

Yet when my thoughts are written

Some answers come to view

Armed with pen and paper

I let myself go free

The flow of ink runs wild

Expressed emotionally

At times I write in pleasure

Sometimes I write in pain

No matter what my reason is

I write thoughts just the same

Most writers write for others

And publish work with pride

Though many writers write for fun

Most write to see inside

When writers are discovered

They know not what’s to come

For critics travel far and wide

To comment, shine and shun

I’ve often thought of writing

For all the world to see

However I find poetry

I’ve written just for me

Should someone ask me nicely?

To share my work in print

I’d have to think it over

And write my thoughts content

Valentine’s Day

January 14 1980

Revised February 20 1980

The day of hearts

And what of mine

Perhaps amidst a wonderland

With tenderness of hidden parts

Ere my dream could come to view

New perspectives dodge my touch

But pass me by so easily seen

Once again love comes anew

The eve has come of romance

Found Eros bound at play

Teasing all who faired his smile

Wedged with heart amidst his glance

All who once were struck?

Held sights of visions passed

Searching for the unfound dream

Against the weight of cupid’s luck

Where do I venture the missing souls?

Departing once again in life

Thinking thankless thoughts to be

Their self fulfilling goals

Perhaps ‘tis true of death

Wherein we see no light

The peace of which we search through love

Denies our very breath

The thought remains to be

Our memories’ eternal birth

An end must come to written words

For days of heart to grieve

Alliterative Analysis

February 22 1980

Poetic prose poses a prayer

For fairest friends fondly free

My magic mind moody men

Who heartlessly hear her hymns?

Vastly vague voice vacancy

Shallow shores shower speech

Barren borders break but bear

Gallant girl gently glance

Truth tells tales to taunt then tease

Lovers learn lustfully leave

Caring can’t command clear court

Desirous dates do dwell dead dreams

This poem delivers prayer

For friends and lovers free

My charm does touch these men of moods

Who know not what I mean

The emptiness of words

As spoken through the air

Are hardly heard as said

Tho women know thru stares

Truth is pain when left unknown

Lovers use their lust to grow

The caring that they share when close

Annihilate their time alone

The Search

March 6 1980