When the twilight appears
And the day’s put to rest
Your thoughts are your own
To ponder alone
No one talks about it
As if it’s taboo
That mortality that
Lives inside you
You awaken to that deep darkness
The darkness that follows
The darkness that swallows
You wake up in a cold sweat
You cogitate on the sound of your last beat
The sigh of your final breath
But it will keep
You put it to sleep
For it can wait
Life’s expiration date
What do we do when it’s no longer there?
The love the two of us shared
What do we do with the memories we made?
The ones that linger on, the ones that never fade
What do we do with the dreams left behind?
The ones that were yours
The ones that were mine
What do we do with the time on our hands
When we no longer share each others plans
What do we do when time lies?
When destiny rules
When fate distrusts
In our hearts they can never take away
Those things from us
Loving one is beautiful
Loving two is grand
Never dreamt never planed
But to whom do you offer your hand?
No one lives with an indecisive heart
A procrastinating heart will tear you apart
Torn between, you soon discover that
You became a disenchanted lover
You realize to discern is something you have to learn
It therefore becomes no surprise when you surmise
Holding on to two is hard to do
Letting go of one can’t be done
No matter who you choose
You will always lose
Do you really find love in your dreams?
Do you really find love at first sight?
Do you really find love when you wish on a star?
Do you really find love if your heart tells you so?
Do you really find love in your very first kiss?
A memory you just can’t dismiss
Do you really find love in the morning dew?
April showers, fragrance of spring.
Garden flowers, a walk in the park,sunshine after a summer rain,
Warmth of a winter’s fire,or the touch of winter snow?
Are these the times that tell you so
Many follow their dreams looking for love
Others follow their hearts
while others do not know where to start
But here’s a question I believe to be true
Do you really fine love or those love find you?
Tears of silence
Flood the room
Surrounded stares
Sighing declares
You have one thought
As you lie and wait
Voices you here
Are not so clear
Dreams disappear
No longer needed
Life is still
No longer pleaded
Prayers in the room
Rise above
Joy and sorrow
Mixed with love
You stretch out your hand
You hear but can’t see
You feel the touch
That means so much
Your memories are locked
No more to be made
Shadows of family
Begin to fade
You cling to your faith
As you always do
Looking for peace and rest
Waiting for you
The angel came
Quenched the flame
Escorted you to heaven
In your Savior’s name
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“The righteous perish and no one ponders it in his heart;
Devout men are taken away and no one understands
that the righteous are taken away to be spared from evil.
Those who walk uprightly enter into peace;
They find rest as they lie in death.”
Isaiah 57(1-2)
“Giving up doesn’t mean your weak;
It means that you are strong enough to let go” unknown author
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Not easy saying good-bye
Began with hope
Fell victim to fate
Time meant to borrow
Has left only sorrow
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“Sadness flies away on the wings of time” Jean de la Fontaine
Leaving
Empty silence
Empty tastes
Open prays
A barrage of tears
You owned the night
You ruled the day
Out of my hands
You slipped away
Back in ’09
Wanted to find
Lost in ’63
A part of me
Quickly learned
Love’s revere
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“Let no one who loves be unhappy even love unreturned
Has its rainbow” James M. Barrie
These poems were yours
It’s always been
It started with you
It ends with you
A heavy sigh
Brings a sad good-bye
To lay my pen aside
With humility and pride
I’ve done my best
I’ve past the test
It’s time I put it to rest
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“True love doesn’t have a happy ending
because true love never ends.
Letting go is one way of saying
I love you.”
Unknown author
As life begins to unfold
Who’s in control?
Reach the fork in the road
Good or bad
Right or wrong
You follow along
One step in
Lets it begin
The entrance is sealed
No turning back
You follow the road
Its twists and turns
Stops and detours
One-way
By-way
My-way
A voice
A choice
A decision
A division
The steps you follow
Right or wrong
Leads you to a place
Where you belong
The roads are different
But outcome the same
Never knowing what you’re face’n
Is predestination
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“The Road Not Taken”
“I will be telling this with a sigh.
Somewhere ages and ages hence.
Two roads diverged in a wood,
And I took the one less traveled by,
And that has made all the difference”
Robert Frost
”Stand at the crossroads and look;
ask for the ancient paths,
ask where the the good way is,
and walk in it,
and you will find rest for
your souls,”
Jeremiah (6:16)
My quiet refuge has now been awakened
The places I loved have now been taken
It used to be when it was vacant
My tranquility was never forsaken
A place to meditate
Sober reality
A place to contemplate
On one’s reality
Watching the wildlife scampering by
Those in the undergrowth others on the fly
Sitting for hours
To join the beauty of the flowers
Tree climbing trees
Back drop for poses
Rocky cliffs
A waterfall
Cameras flashing to capture it all
However!
Sharing it with others
Makes us all nature’s brothers
Nature makes us all a kin
It awakens the blessings that lie within
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“Let the fields and their crops
Burst out with joy
Let the trees of the forest
Sing for joy’
Psalm 96:12(NLT)
Nothing lasts
Just memories of the past
Still hold on
Though all is gone
Nothing again
As time was then
Summers at the beach
No longer in reach
Holding hands
Footprints in the sand
Drive-in movies
Seldom see
Soda and popcorn
Tooting the horn
Music in the park
Till it turned dark
Never A hassle
Burgers at the castle
Dancing at the prom
You on my arm
Too beautiful to see
You belonged to me
But nothing last
Just memories of the past
Those moments of you and me
Times of our mortality
Nothing again
As time was then
Pause for the moments
The day is gone
Life journeys on
Ascend the hill
Looking back
Feet no longer touch the ground
Growing old together
Fond dreams and memories
Time spent apart
Sweet memories of the heart
Renew those moments
Caress the past
Life’s moments
Life doesn’t last
The day is gone
Sweetness to sorrow
Never to meet
Never to borrow
Fallen asleep soft
Moments to keep
Where do they lie?
No time to cry
No time to weep
No time to say goodbye
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Mezzo Cammin
“Though halfway up the hill I see the past lying beneath me with sounds and sights,
a city in the twilight dim and vast,
with smoking roofs ,soft bells and gleaming lights
and hear above me on the autumnal blast
the cataract of Death far thundering from the heights,”
Longfellow