Poems
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Submit your OwnBorn Again
Your the angel in my darkness The void that fills my hole Your The every beat that pumps my heart The meaning to my soul Your eyes see good that lies beneath The tainted skin above Your the Noah to my ark The relaser of my dove You woke me up to taste my dreams...
GROWING OLD
How did i get this old she thought, staring in the mirror on the wall. I used to be quite pretty in my day, so long ago and far away.That lined old face had seen so much of life you see, good, bad and sometimes sad, it all came flooding back to me.The years had seemed...
Happiness
The sun shone brightly in the sky. Snow all gone, and winter done. The smell of perfume in the air, beautiful flowers everywhere. How great to be alive on this glorious day, she thought as she walked along her way
THEY DIED FOR US TO LIVE
Now in silent rows they lay, no more to see the break of day, in foreign fields so far away. No more for them, the battle done, guns now silent, and all as one. Husbands, Fathers, Sons, a generation lost for ever, but forgotten never. Sleep tight you warriors brave,...
The Little House
I looked around the little house, now all quiet and bare, I had spent my childhood there, Mum, Dad, siblings three, so many memories coming back to me. I looked at the garden, now so bare, beautiful flowers had once grown there. I took one look around the house that...
I THINK IT’S JUST ONE OF THOSE DAYS!
Today when I woke I was sore My back can not take any more My shoulders and arms will not raise Oh its gunna one of those days!... This morning I get in my car Key turns but the engine wont start Now on the phone to AA Oh I think its just one of those days!... Finally...
War Casualty?
Is it the battlefield or is it in the kitchen At the sink staring out of the window Is it the spare room the no man’s land Is it she crying silently into the pillow With the noise of battle coming from Her husband’s rantings in the living room Is it the banging of the...
The Note
Duty called today – So I’m sorry I won’t make it to dinner tonight. Kiss the kids goodnight for me and tell them I am sad that I can’t be there to tuck them in. I won’t be there for the parent’s night either. I hope it goes well. Send my apologies to the Browns but if...
Intelligence & Authority
I have no right to say no, Make sure you are right to say go. So, apply your intelligence, So you can use your authority, To do what is right. Don’t lie about intelligence, So you can abuse your authority, To use your might.
Four Ten Thousandths of One Percent
I don’t want you to remember me every day of the year I don’t intend that your life is impacted I don’t hope you spend more time thinking of me then your loved ones I don’t crave a reminder on every street Please enjoy your freedom Discover new passions Laugh at...