Alone, just as before. Echoes at your open door. Quiet reigns both high and low Wrap you in soft layers so No one there to share your cares Burdens drop and gather there Quiet steps echo loud Yesterday were strong and proud Head held high you led the band Now just want to hold a…… Continue reading Alone again
Tag: Poetry
Fall
I walk down the path on a bright frosty morn, not a soul is in site through the trees and the bright berries greet me like old friends at the hearth in the warm, candlelight glow In the orchard are apples all rosy and bright, Ripe for the picking by children raised right And the…… Continue reading Fall
Flowering
Long time the seed is nurtured there, Beneath the soil with hope and care. Watered well and planted right, It waits the day to seek the light The seasons change, the seasons turn, Ages change a love that yearns, To hold again a loved one near, Remembering the warmer years At last the sun is…… Continue reading Flowering
Too Fast
The years speed by so fast Can’t make the moments last From baby’s cry to mournful wail A short but quite a tender tale How to say goodbye It’s hard even to try Those dear to us pass on Not even with a song Memories are there Of laughter, love and care The rows they…… Continue reading Too Fast
Future grace
(the last of today’s posts. I’m still mostly catching up with past poetry for those posts) Though the roots are buried deep In the watered muddy clay There are feelings that you keep Forever and a dayTwines the morning glory fine With the thorny cane laid bare Where the summer’s fruit lay waiting For the…… Continue reading Future grace
Starting out
Here I am, in my late fifties, starting over. I can’t say the world has been unkind to me; I live a decent life with a very nice job in tech, a supportive community and friends. Yet it is a life that is, for the moment, turned upside down. Leaving a long term marriage, finishing…… Continue reading Starting out
My Gifted Life 