Category Archives: Poetry

Last night I dreamed a dream You were there You told me to hold on And you’d save me I reached for your outstretched hand But could not reach Feeling the blackness surround me I tried again Then a light so bright surrounded me You were there You told me to open my eyes IContinue reading “My Dream (Written Jan 1996)”

They sit apart, but together Each a world apart Yet only meters separate them They talk, yet neither hears How can they gain the love they need The feeling they know is there Was there a long time ago Is it time to move on Or open a once closed door A door that leadsContinue reading “The Couple: Programs (Written Nov 1996)”

To drift slowly towards the cloudsFluffy, white, soft, puffs that fill the skyThey fill up the space around meUntil I feel nothing but their silver liningSo soft and silky The breeze carries me away to a far off placeWhere I know no one, and no one knows meI try to speak to themBut the breezeContinue reading “Heaven (Written Oct 1995)”

Light the world with smiles and joy Be sweet and kind to all who doubtNever to be meek and coy But to be strong, bold and never coldSo always be the light of life

The sound of rushing water Comes from somewhere to my left I sit in a chair upon the patio Which direction I face I know not The sun warms my face So I know I face the sun But I do not know if it rises or sets Darkness is everywhere around The smells ofContinue reading “Blind (Written March 1995)”

As the sun moves up above the horizon It brightens the northern earth Slowly warming the soil beneath the once icy snow Soon I hear the dripping of water If falls and flows like tiny rivers To big puddle lakes Once frozen soil turns to mud as it thaws Grass grows from brown to greenContinue reading “The Coming of Spring (Written Feb 1995)”

Drifting off into my dreams I see your face in the shadows You never seem to step into the light So that all you are can be seen Alone is how you’ll always be Alone but yet always free My dreams become a troubled mess Where everything falls apart No one seems to be ableContinue reading “Always Free (Written 1995)”

I wish I had more to say Then maybe you would not go away To say all I wanted to Would that have been the best for you What could I have done better To show you that you really matter

They see her from the grass below And wave a welcome hello But she does not see their tries She only sites in the window and cries The world slowly becomes light But to the child it’s still night Such a beautiful day Just slowly slips away People go by, she does not see EverydayContinue reading “Alone (Written Feb 1995)”