Category: Poems

Sometimes I need an older song,
A song that understands
Who I am and where I’ve been,
A song that grew with me
And felt with me
That never left me
All these years.

Sometimes I need an older song,
A song that can make me feel
Where I came from
And where I belong,
A song that’s as warm
As an old coat or shoe
A song that fits and
Sticks like glue.

New songs come
And new songs go
But not all songs
Can touch you
The way that some
Songs do.

They remind you
Of that life,
Of that breath
Of that particular time
When life was simpler
When hearts were purer
And when you danced
And lived
And loved.

There are no guarantees in life,
there is no assurance,
that the good things you have will remain,
that you will be protected from all pain.

There are no guarantees in life,
there is no promise,
that the dreams you dream will come true,
that you will have the life you pursue.

So take each day as it comes,
and seize each moment that is yours,
dance in the rain if you could,
bask in the sun if you would.

Don’t hold back the love you must give,
and learn to forget and forgive;
cry if you must yet don’t forget to laugh,
lift up your eyes and see the stars up above.

There are no guarantees in life,
so let go of your fears,
this is the day to live,
with all that you hold dear!

Love is not only the fire
that consumes you,
the insatiable desire
to be with your beloved,
that cannot wait
and cannot stand ever still.

Love is also the simple warmth
shared between two hearts,
clasped hands that understand
without saying a word,
being still and staying close
without intruding
upon each other’s thoughts.

Love is not only the thunder
that rolls and screams,
that shouts to the world
how happy and proud it is,
that cannot contain
the bliss it feels.

Love is also the coolness of rain,
the tenderness
that washes away your pain
and gently remains through the years,
the love that lingers like the breeze,
and takes away your tears.

Love is strong, but it is also tender
Love speaks, but love listens more,
Yes, it is love also that which seems small
yet grows ever more and more,
Love is the brightly shining sun,
but love is also the shelter of the moon.

If you woke up this morning not feeling fine,
If you ever woke up thinking
you may not have the strength
to do all the things you need to do,
If you ever woke up with aches and pains all over you,
and you just can’t spend the day just like you wanted to,
know that it’s alright.
It’s alright to spend a few more minutes in bed,
and it’s alright to miss the routines
you’ve rehearsed all over in your head.
You can cancel your plans if you want to,
you know you need to,
for there are times to work
but there are times to rest,
and there are days so gray
you can’t be at your best.
Still if you can hang on,
and if you can breathe,
if you can endure each moment
that you live,
you’d have survived the day,
you’d have paved the way,
to wait for tomorrow
when you can leave all your sorrows,
and you can begin again,
for a brand new day.

The smell of freshly cut grass,
has entered my window somehow.
It brought me back in time
when I had no worries,
when the only thing I thought about
was the next day’s adventures.

In a moment, I found myself there,
there where I was free
where I could be me
and it reminded me
of the things I could still be.

Such a little thing,
such a small waft of air
yet it saved me from despair
when it freed me
and made me see
all the many wonders
life still has in store for me.