Author Archives: hopeless romantic

282- What You Could-OF SHOULD-OF WOULD-OF at the TIME

What would you have done at the time?

Apologize for your behavior
Show mercy
Ask for her forgiveness
Forgive yourself
Show compassion
Action with meekness
Be truthful
Pay more attention
Never take her for granted
Show humility.
Be yourself
Leave in peace
Never have to regret doing nothing.
Words without action is the wrong reaction
You have nothing unless you have love
Love from your heart
Life without love is not very smart
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“Unless you have forgiven others you read your own
death warrant when you repeat the Lord’s Prayer”
C.H. Spurgeon (1834-1892)

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281-My Lost Youth

Where does youth go?
Must we depend on our memory?
Do we need to reminisce?
Must we depend on recollections?
Do old photos freeze us in time?
Does man’s mortality make it so?
No need to pretend
No! No! No!
For
I see my lost youth
In the eyes of my friends
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“You can’t go home again.
Your childhood is lost.
The friends of your youth are gone.
Your present is slipping away from you.
Nothing is ever the same.”

Heraclitus Of Ephesus

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146-IF You Could Read My mind

If you could read my mind
What would you be likely to find?
Words I would never use
Thoughts that I abuse
How and why I pretend
Why the longings never end
Why being so proud
Never lets me cry out loud
Spirits from my past that
Haunt me still
Why I’m held against my will
Why love has evaded still
By turning each page you’ll soon realize
That reading someone’s mind
May not be very wise

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062-Sowing with My TEARS

The tears that I sow
Are for the sorrows that I reap
The tears that flow remind me so
Of the memories I keep
The tears that stream across my cheek
Flow down like a river ever so deep

The taste of my tears that caress my parched lips
Each one satisfying a thirst
From the pride that has always been my curse
Leaving tracks so that others follow
Bitter- sweet A taste too difficult to swallow

I pray for oil to flow down my head
But all I’m left with are my tears instead
Tears that leave me deep in sadness
Tears that leave me close to madness
So, I’ll go on weeping sowing in tears
Waiting for the day when I’ll reap a harvest
Of joy and gladness

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010-Hopeless Romantic

They say you’re a hopeless romantic
Your dreams will never come true
To count on fate to supply a mate
Is only reserved for a few
But you continue to dream your dreams
For dreams never dreamt will never come true
For love will be yours if you forever believe
With tearing eyes and momentary sighs
You’ll forever wear your heart on your sleeve

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004-True Love

They say true love is just for dreamers
The search you search is in vain
After your journey is over
You are left with nothing but pain
But
Take the risk
Take the chance
Believe in love
Follow your quest for love and romance
And some day you’ll find your dream

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280-What Ever Happened to the Christmas I Knew?

THE CITY

Snowflakes falling
It’s Christmas in the city
Shoppers Scurrying about
Winds biting
Breezed red faces
Frostbite toes a runny nose
Chestnuts burning their lips
OH, so many trips to;
Haynes,Bambergers,Orbachs
Salvation Santas with bells and a hanging pot
Collecting change for charity
Window shopping:
Dolls trucks games elves placed on
Decorated snowcap shelves
A Lionel steam engine puffing away
Waiting for children to take home and play
Take the number 60 PS bus home with bundles of joy
Merry Christmas to every girl and boy

CHRISTMAS EVE

The aroma of pine permeates the air
Bright colored lights surround the tree
Silver and Gold Silver and Gold
Hidden behind dozens of silver streams
Smells from the kitchen
Stimulate the senses
Antepast, fish, salads, hors d’oeuvres, macaroni
So much more to mention
Relatives and friends gather about
Joining the feast
Drinking the wine
That taste mighty fine
At midnight some went to Mass
While others continued to crash
Children with joy and anticipation
Falling asleep
With dreams they keep
ALL WAS WELL

CHRISTMAS DAY

Parents asleep
We silently creep
Passed their door
On to the parlor floor
Head straight to the tree
On our knees
Check the stockings filled with:
Figs walnuts chestnuts
Under the tree were unwrapped gifts
(No one wrapped presents in my house)
We were never disappointed
(Mom and Dad never
Exchange gifts)
We played with our toys all day
Neighbers stopped in for drinks
Hungry relatives came for Christmas dinner
Alwas giving us money
Before dessert(expresso and pastries) you can hear the
Snoring coming from the parlor
Soon the day was coming to a close
With no kisses or hugs all went their separate ways
Until next year
Those were happy days
The days I remember in my memories and dreams
Nothing today is as it seems
All are gone but the past lives on
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“Therefore the lord Himself will give you a sign
Behold a virgin will be with child and bear a son
And she will call his name Immanual”

Isaiah 7-14











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279-It’s not About the Things you Collect

It’s not about the things you collect
But about the things you cannot forget
Kept in time
Your time
These are the things I mention
All part of my recollection

Mad magazine
Elvis 45’s
Lionel trains
Pez dispenser
Teddy bear
Snow globe
Black and white tv
Schwin bike
Mickie Mantle card
Air rifle
Baseball glove
Radio flyer sled

Add to the list what you wish
It’s not about the things you have
Or left behind
but the memories they bind

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176 – Give Me Just One Moment in Real Time

Give me just one moment in real time
To change my destiny
Give me just one moment in real time
To see my dreams in front of me

Give me just one moment in real time
To realize my fate
Give me just one moment in real time
To know it’s not too late

Give me just one moment in real time
To be whom I wish to be
Give me just one moment in real time
To see my future in front of me

Give me just one moment in real time
To fulfill my desires
Give me just one moment in real time
To have her here with me

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