Nov
28
2013
Posted in Poetry 2 Comments
It was a class assignment,
A writing sample please,
Many prompts were given,
To help me write with ease.
What did you do all summer?
What do you want to be?
What person do you want to meet?
What places will you see?
Nov
21
2013
Posted in Poetry 3 Comments
Have you forgotten those lazy days,
When faces are seen in the clouds?
Have you forgotten what it means to play,
Or recite movie scenes out loud?
Have you forgotten your favorite toy,
Or the feel of your blanket so soft?
Have you forgotten the smell of sweet hay,
As you make up a bed in the loft?
Oct
14
2013
Posted in Poetry 6 Comments
Every little child asks,
The famous question, Why?
We come to You, O Father,
With our groaning and our sighs.
There is so much unanswered,
So much to understand,
No clarity in Your higher ways,
Not sure of all You planned.
Sep
17
2013
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A shooting at the Navy Yard,
No one knows the reason,
Violence in the halls of school,
No matter what the season.
Drive by shootings, overdose,
Slavery you don’t mention,
Runaways and homelessness,
Around you, so much tension.
Aug
19
2013
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Grow old with me; the best is yet to be,
For some that may be true,
For others, age is a state of mind,
That makes them very blue.
The years behind were the better years,
The years ahead loom unknown,
The good old days are longed for,
The seeds have all been sown.
Jul
24
2013
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There is no elevator to success,
You have to take the stairs,
So profound when written down,
Just hope that someone cares.
So many feel entitled,
No need to work or try,
Just give me all that I deserve,
A big piece of the pie.
Jul
6
2013
Posted in Family Life, Poetry 6 Comments
The little girl was shaking from her head down to her toes.
She had to get a running start; she didn’t have far to go.
Waiting for the loving arms she hadn’t felt in quite a while.
Waiting for her Daddy, with his kind eyes and his smile.
Her Daddy in his uniform; he’d been wearing all along.
Her Daddy stood so straight and tall; her Daddy was so strong.
She talked to him with Mommy, through the computer screen.
But now he would be next to her; now he would be seen.
Jun
15
2013
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I was looking very stylish,
In my hat so tried and true,
Until to my surprise, I learned,
You don’t like the color blue.
Well, I have a red one,
Perhaps a bit of green,
Floppy brim, Fedora,
And all types in between.
Jun
7
2013
Posted in Faith, Poetry 4 Comments
My hands are so uncomfortably tied,
Not knowing where to turn,
Too many issues pressing in,
Each one more a concern.
Marriage is trampled underfoot,
Life is thrown away,
Government growing so massive,
Morals in a state of decay.
May
17
2013
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Her little voice rang sweet and clear,
Across the aisle wide.
Her song, a real life story,
Her mother by her side.
The words did not have rhythm.
The words did not have rhyme,
The words recounted everything,
About how she spent her time.