The Bridge

When I was a young man

I lived on an island

With nothing but trouble 

Crashing the shore

Upon your arrival 

My very survival

I held on to hope

As I faced every storm

Soon an explosion

Parted the ocean

Opened a view 

Between our two souls

Now nothing can beat us 

No ocean between us

We built a bridge 

Without any tolls.

Where we both admire

The water below 

No Regrets

I mouth the words "no regrets"

But my heart still holds them close

If I can't let them go.

Why would anyone else?

Passion got the best of me

I am a person of action

I need  someone 

Who will understand 

And wouldn't be slighted

Who can convince my heart

That I'm alright

So I can see a future again

With no regrets. 

Knowing

There is a joy

There is a peace 

With every breath 

That comes through knowing

No need to fear

No need to cry

With every thought 

That comes through knowing

 

A future hope

A future bliss

With every dream

That comes through knowing

Profound

We ran through the fields together

Cockleburs scratching our legs

A lifetime of dreaming to write

Hoping to fill every page

Every wrinkle's a memory

Every grey hair's a crown

Love never ages at all

Two hearts will always be bound

We laughed at our parents ways

But secretly wished for the same

Now we've made our own paths

Time's never spent only gained

Every night's a dream

Every sunrise profound

Love never ages at all

Two hearts will always be bound 

Opinions

Listening to the talking heads

Can can get quite confusing 

Lets make it fun and free

At least make it amusing

I'll be a giggalo with you a bimbo

You the cougar and me the loser

Let the old tongues wag

Yes we could be so bad

It's hard to be defensive

It causes so much stress

We can hold our heads up 

While all of them obsess. 

I'm not saying we have to 

Or even think we should

But while we have the spotlight

We can make it good

I'll be a giggalo with you a bimbo

You the cougar and me the loser

Let the old tongues wag

Yes we could be so bad

 

Of Sun and Soul

As the sun closes the night

bands of light form grey shapes

The shapes give us comfort

We're not alone 

As the light intensifies 

Colors appear from the brightness

Revealing all the beauty

We've been missing

Yet all of life depends on this

The leaves soak in the energy

Life begins for all the earth

Beauty and life. 

When we speak to someone 

A grey form appears in our soul

Dispelling the darkness 

We're no longer alone 

As more is revealed 

we see clarity and color

Beauty to admire and love 

All we had missed

Our life depends on this light

The revealing of a soul 

As we share this energy

Two souls are revived 

To my readers;

I have been moving poems around a bit lately. The purpose is for publishing. It takes work to transfer and edit and I will keep you posted on the progress. It has been fun learning the process and I hope to have a digital copy completed to my satisfaction so hard copies are easier. Presently I have one completed but want to improve on it. The hardest part is organizing them so it remains interesting. There may be a few that don't make it and some that should be first. I have enlisted friends to help and any input on this site will be appreciated. It is all for enjoyment of expression and not for buisiness purposes. It will also help as prep for the bigger things I would like to get out. 

I usually have around 5 poems going at once. Usually a a line or two hold them up and I try to soften them too. They start our blatant and unorganized so I sit on some for a while. There are other conditions too. I hope to keep it going if no one gets tired. But sometimes the ending, a line or possible negative  responses hold them up. Exposing feelings always has that risk I suppose. Pictures on the pages might help, lots of ideas but also busy days ahead. Thanks for reading..:-)

Asking

When I feel a warm breeze you're closer

Like the pleasant warmth of the sun 

See stars in the sky

And full moon's eyes

Everything points to one truth

My hearts always asking for you

When I hear someone laugh, you're there 

And you're there when someone cries

In the darkness of night

When the sun's shining bright

There's no escaping the truth

My heart's always asking for you

When I succeed I wonder

What your thoughts might be

The crickets will sound 

When I lay my head down

There's no denying the truth 

My heart's always asking for you

Have You Ever

Ever been swimming but can't find the shore

Ever been chilly but can't find the door

Ever been hungry but can't find food

That's how I feel every day without you

Have you been looking but always feel lost

Ready for buying but can't find the cost

Smiling and happy but painful within

If it is so, you know where I've been

Changed With A Smile

There once was a girl who sure was a keeper

Her mom was a doll and her dad was a preacher

Her chin was so high no one could reach her 

She had it all, so she had thought

But there was one lesson she'd hadn't  been taught 

There was a young man who lived on the ghetto 

He and his gang hung out in the shadows

She passed them all in her favorite stilettos 

He lost his breath when she gave him a smile

He'll clean up his act but it could take a while. 

Then it all happened a couple years later

 She wanted too much and no one would take her.

They smiled at each other when he was her waiter.  

She took him up and he helped her down

They seemed the most unlikely couple in town

And after this happened they took on the planet

In all of their circles they sure caused a panic

Life tried to stop them but love wouldn't have it 

They did it in fun and they did it with style

Funny how much can be changed with a smile. 

Assurance

To love and to be to be loved

Is our only pressing need

And we need to be reminded

We reassure each other with words

We reassure ourselves with thoughts

And God reassures us with mornings