by Don Holmes | Sep 28, 2012 | Poetry
Every day I see your pain It’s in your face Your measured pace Every day I see your hurt All his lies Are in your eyes Every day I see your life Just slipping by Your bitter cry Every day I see so much How you long For someone strong Every day I see you try To...
by Don Holmes | Sep 20, 2012 | Poetry
So there they are, not loving, caring Afraid to show the hurt they’re bearing A life of love lies shattered, lost, They feel the hurt and count the cost How soon the hope of future died How quickly one deceived and lied The other left to try and cope With love...
by Don Holmes | Sep 18, 2012 | Poetry
Those autumn leaves of gold and red Are set to drive me off my head I sweep them up each afternoon And work into the evening gloom But as I go to fetch my bin The wind just blows them off again Next day I work with bin close by As more leaves fall from out the sky I...
by Don Holmes | Sep 9, 2012 | Poetry
Mother, Father, new born son Happy family now begun Baby boy soon starts to walk Learning fast, begins to talk Mother, Father, new found joy A sister for their little boy Mother, Father, sister, brother Now no room for any other Loving family, growing fast Happiness...
by Don Holmes | Aug 17, 2012 | Poetry
I’m waiting for inspiration Pen and paper both new Searching for words or a sentence To write a poem or two There is no flash or a drum roll Or trumpet-loud fanfare I search my mind’s dark corners For ideas lurking there I read the poems of others To find...
