A stranger and an exile
in a land I once called home.
The world is waning stranger
as I peer into the gloam.
My bleary eyes breathe teary cries,
as all the days wax dim.
My tender nerves have no reserves
my hope has withered grim. Continue reading Hope Has Withered Grim
Regard me kindly, if you will,
I’m somewhat worse for wear, but still
I’m getting by the best I can,
And trusting in my Maker’s plan. Continue reading Regard me Kindly
O what a world we live in today,
Sometimes I feel like I’m melting away.
Good versus evil, the lines have been drawn,
What good can I do when I’m only a pawn. Continue reading O, What a World
As darkness falls across the land,
Lord give me grace and faith to stand,
And persevere against all odds
and never worship other gods,
Nor taste their wares nor fear their sting;
Lord may I not fear anything – … Continue reading As Darkness Falls
I read a dead letter the other day,
From forty years past and a world away.
Was written by someone that used to be,
To another old someone that used to be me. Continue reading Dead Letter Doldrums
Forty years this fall I fell
in love with you for once and all
your beauty, it took my breath away.
I came to your lunch table every day, Continue reading Still Falling
Gray sky grips with an iron hand,
Cold rain saturates the weary land,
Despair has soaked me to the skin,
Perseverance, razor thin… Continue reading Yet I Hope
The storm moved in at half past eight
I crawled inside my battered tent
The shelter that it gave was scant
As rain poured through a lengthy rent… Continue reading Storm Echoes
Who is this beautiful bird that I see,
Peering back out of the feeder at me?
How is it you are so handsome and fine,
That I could just stare at you all of the time? Continue reading So Handsome and Fine
Dark forces in play in the world today,
conspiracy theories abound.
Whatever they say, don’t walk in the way
of the fearful who cower around… Continue reading Conspiracies
I lie in the grass of my life’s back yard,
Gazing into an old peanut shell,
Wondering why it all seems so hard,
As dead leaves whisper their silent knell… Continue reading Together
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