A Special Grandfather-Remembered
I yearn to return
To a place and man, I so well, remember
This special place, with greener fields
On a vivacious summer morn'
Excites all my senses
My granfathers tractor
His growling, Bergermeister brow
A special 4th of July, sunny, eighty degree day
I always recall this moment as a child
A special place, when I was young and wild
My grandfather, never, uttered a sensible sound
He never spoke the English language
He was short, stocky and toughness was his trademark
Where GOD lives
He was always around
Rang the church bells at GODS' house
Yanking a twenty foot rope
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The Proposal (Act Two)
The proposal,
just gentle words
on paper with pen,
softly spoken
swept away with the wind
A moment in time
my heart, rhyming,
expressing it's desire
for you to be mine
Has that time passed
gone as if a fading dream
was the reality of a family
much more than it seamed
Questions that echo
replied by the answer of tears
never knowing, love,
will soon drown me, I fear
So I pass my time
on the edge of a memory
back to a not so distant we,
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Cupid Sent Starry Night
Our children are friends
I know this is true, but
how much more am I to you?
Are you just another fading beauty
I'll hardly get to see?
It's happened before you know
Oh and don't forget
We're both married
Your gorgeous lock of hair
with a fresh rose scent
for a brief moment, adultery
need I repent?
One look at you
my soul did leap
recited some verse
you said I was deep
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The Countdown Begins
We are melting
As glaciers dissapear to nothingness
The vast waters stretch wider
Polor bears' begin an exodus mode
While they search on and on for a new abode
The sun moves inward
Or it seems to be
Human hearts sweltering
Snow falls in August
Society ponders
How can this be?
Animals, thirsty, run to the sea
What will happen to you and me?
Signs of desperate times
Homes lost to the banks
Soldiers dieing
In their ranks
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Fading Beauty
She struts elegantly, among the crowd
the band opens, with a boisterous tune
I catch her eye, with an engaging seseur
As I slither and slide through, the packed aisles
I catch her eye again, as she smiles
I enter my ebulllition, to her steadfast frame
Hoping not to again, be burned by this infatuation game
We meet, as I approach her with vigor
she gazes at my scar above my eye
yet moves closer and closer to me
a slow tune is on
she whispers in my ear
dance
my alcoholic brain, nods with glee
simply don't believe she's jammin' with me
suddenly my drinks go through me
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A Night at the Play
The lesson
A play
The actors
She and I
Act one, the scene, a night filled with sorrow
Outside the wind howls through the trees
Her line, I've had enough
In reply, his heart dies
Act two, it's more of the same
She's wanting time
Needing space
He's heartbroken and trapped
Is he going insane
As the play goes on
The actors are predictable, yet complex
They each stand their ground
Reluctant to give
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A Christmas Prayer
God, please turn back, the hands of time
I beg of you
I've neglected my family
And turned my back on you too.
Please turn back the clock
To a distant sunrise
The one, which hold my childrens first steps
Where instead of a hangover
Joy can be seen in the tears of my eyes
I'll give you all that I have
For the chance to be there
To read my verse
Kiss away their fears
And show that I care
To be a husband, a lover
And be the best friend
To my childrens mother
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Coach Joe
Thirty years gone by
My senior year
Past many sunsets
Playing baseball
Coached
By an icon named Joe
His two hundreth win
Was hard to get
When it finally came
This game, Ill never forget
We started the year at eight and 0
His win total, at one ninety-nine
Lost eight straight
Then, we lost our minds
The celebration cake, got stale
Doing nothing right
Though we tried, with all our might
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Spring Therapy - Revisited
What a vivacious spring morn'
Even in tune with, a sweet meadowlark
Although the fine feathered friend, is not in my sight
For this early riser, blinded by the suns' beaming rays of light
I languidly stroll upon, my fresh stained deck
Suddenly I'm slip slidin' away, bounce on my butt
Spill my fresh brewed to perfection java, with smoothing sensations
A carmel swirl latte, loaded to the peak with froth
As a snowcapped mountain of joy
I hear my pools' filter, humming, ever so softly
The heater on all night, I gaze at a wonderous display of steam
Appearing on the top deep end
I spot a coin, a quarter, I believe
as I reach for the garden hose
Chlorine rushes to the forefront of my nose
Geese returning from the south
Deposit droppings as I turn on the aqua
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