POEMS FROM THE HEART

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Tuesday, September 23, 2008

A LETTER FROM YOUR FRIEND

A LETTER FROM YOUR FRIEND DEAR FRIEND I THOUGHT I WOULD WRITE TO YOU TO SEE HOW YOU ARE DOING I CAN'T HELP BUT WORRY ABOUT YOU AS YOU ARE COMING AND GOING I SEEN YOU YESTERDAY DOWN TOWN TALKING TO ALL YOUR FRIENDS I HAD SOME THINGS TO TELL YOU SO THAT YOU COULD TELL THEM BUT I GUESS YOU WERE TOO BUSY I GUESS I'LL WAIT TILL DAY'S END SURELY THEN YOU WILL FIND THE TIME TO CALL ON YOUR TRUSTED FRIEND I WAITED SO PATIENTLY AS YOU CRAWLED INTO BED HOPING THAT I WOULD CROSS YOUR MIND BUT IT WASN'T... Sign in to see full entry.

Monday, September 22, 2008

THERE IS NO SWEET LOVE FOR ME TONIGHT

THIS IS ONE OF THE OLD POEMS WRITTEN MANY, MANY YEARS AGO, BACK THEN I LIKE SO MANY OTHERS LOOKED IN ALL THE WRONG PLACES FOR PEACE AND LOVE. LOOKING FOR SOMETHING THAT DIDN'T EXIST THAT I THOUGHT I HAD ALREADY HAD. THERE IS NO SWEET LOVE FOR ME TONIGHT YOU LEFT ME ON MY OWN, NOW, I WONDER THE STREETS ALONE. I HAVE BEEN SEARCHING HIGH AND LOW, OH, HOW I MISS YOU SO. I HAVE BEEN LOOKING FOR A LOVE LIKE YOURS. I'VE BEEN THROUGH A REVOLVING DOOR. I'VE BEEN SEARCHING THROUGH THE NIGHT, CHASING EVERY... Sign in to see full entry.

TOMORROW AND YESTERDAY

TOMORROW AND YESTERDAY TWO ENEMIES WE DON'T NEED ARE TOMORROW AND YESTERDAY THEY ARE NO LONGER OR YET MINE ALL I HAVE IS TODAY THEY BELONG TO THE GOOD LORD ABOVE HE HAS CLAIMED THEM AS HIS I COULDN'T HANDLE THEM ANYWAY I AM GLAD THAT IS THE WAY IT IS YESTERDAY WAS MINE NOW IT IS HIS ALL MY MISTAKES HAVE GONE AWAY IT WAS FINE WHILE IT WAS HERE BUT NOW ALL I HAVE IS TODAY TOMORROW IS HIS, IT SOON WILL BE MINE BUT IT WILL COME IN IT'S OWN GOOD TIME NO USE TO WORRY ABOUT IT NOW TOMORROW IT WILL BE... Sign in to see full entry.

SOLDIERS

SOLDIERS Wounded soldiers, remembering long battles, battles lost, never won. Unable to help each other, Bleeding blood that won't mix. Wearing armor, full of holes, Yet believing, indestructible. No call for help, no forward march, possum by day, lightning rod by night. No mail from home, no medals on their chest, heroes in no one's eyes. Different plans, different time, results the same. Joining forces with different plans, different time, Victory could be theirs. Kent Phalen Sign in to see full entry.

Sunday, September 21, 2008

THE ENEMY IS BUT A THORN THE ENEMY COMES AT ME EVERYDAY IT SEEMS HE NEVER GIVES UP YOU'D THINK HE WOULD HAVE LEARNED BY NOW THAT ENOUGH IS ENOUGH BUT HE CAN'T STAND THE THOUGHT THAT JESUS IS MY GUIDE YES I AM WITH THE ROSE OF SHARON THE ENEMY IS BUT A THORN IN MY SIDE SO LET THE WINDS BLOW I KNOW WHERE TO GO LET THE WAVES ROAR I'M NOT AFRAID ANY MORE LET THE ENEMY FIGHT LET HIM WAGE HIS OLD WAR I'M WITH THE ROSE OF SHARON THE ENEMY IS BUT A THORN YES JESUS IS THE ROSE OF SHARON HE DELIGHTS IN... Sign in to see full entry.

Saturday, September 20, 2008

FORTY YEARS

AN OLD MAN WITH TEARS IN HIS EYES TOLD ME THIS STORY ONE TIME AND I JUST HAD TO WRITE IT DOWN, I AM NOT REALLY SURE WHY OR WHY I SHARE IT HERE, IT IS SO SAD, THE OLD MAN TOUCHED ME AND I WILL NEVER FORGET. IT DOES NOT FIT MY WRITING NOW, BUT WHO KNOWS MAYBE THE OLD MAN WILL SEE THIS AND KNOW THAT SOMEONE CARED. FORGIVE ME IF THIS MAKES ANYONE SAD, BECAUSE I KNOW NOW THAT GOD CAN EVEN MEND A BROKEN HEART LIKE THE OLD MAN. FORTY YEARS FORTY YEARS AGO YOU WENT AWAY I NEVER DID UNDERSTAND I ALWAYS... Sign in to see full entry.

NOW I KNOW

NOW I KNOW I ALWAYS WONDERED WHAT LOVE WAS I ALWAYS WONDERED WHAT IS IT THAT IT DOES I ALWAYS WONDERED IF IT WAS SOMETHING REAL AND TRUE OR JUST SOMETHING MAKE BELIEVE WRITTEN ABOUT JUST TO HAVE SOMETHING TO DO I WONDERED, WAS IT JUST A WAY TO GET WHAT YOU WANT A KEY TO OPEN A DOOR WAS IT BLIND? NEVER KNOWING WHAT WAS IN STORE WHAT WOULD IT BE LIKE TO FEEL LIKE SOMEONE LOVED ME JUST FOR BEING ME HOW WOULD IT FEEL TO BELIEVE HOW WOULD IT FEEL TO LOVE SOMEONE WITH ALL MY HEART AND SOUL TO NOT BE... Sign in to see full entry.

FOUR SEASONS WITH YOU

FOUR SEASONS WITH YOU WHEN I DREAM, I DREAM OF YOU I DREAM OF PICKING YOU FLOWERS IN THE SPRING I DREAM OF LONG WALKS WITH YOU AND OF THE HAPPINESS YOU BRING I DREAM OF STAR-LIT SKIES ON A WARM SUMMER NIGHT AND MOONLIGHT SHINING IN YOUR EYES OH, WHAT A BEAUTIFUL SIGHT I DREAM OF AUTUMN DAYS OF LYING WITH YOU BENEATH AN OLD OAK TREE OF WALKS THROUGH THE MULTI-COLORED WOODS JUST NATURE, YOU AND ME I DREAM OF WHEN THE SNOWFLAKES FALL AND SITTING BY THE FIRE WITH YOU AND THE PLEASURE OF KNOWING I... Sign in to see full entry.

Friday, September 19, 2008

YESTERDAY I COULD SEE TOMORROW

AN OLDIE. YESTERDAY I COULD SEE TOMORROW YESTERDAY I COULD SEE TOMORROW THERE WAS NO SORROW NO PAIN HAD I YESTERDAY IT WAS SO VERY CLEAR YOU WERE SO NEAR NO TEARS TO CRY YESTERDAY WHERE DID YOU GO, I MUST KNOW AND WHAT ABOUT TOMORROW THE PLANS WE MADE YESTERDAY WHAT HAPPENED, TO ME ME AND YOU THE LOVE WE KNEW THAT TIME WILL NOT TRADE YESTERDAY YOU WERE MINE, ALL OF THE TIME AND THERE WAS NO TIME NO END TO OUR LOVE YESTERDAY YOU LOVED ONLY ME, YOU SEE IT WAS MEANT TO BE A SPECIAL LOVE YESTERDAY I... Sign in to see full entry.

Thursday, September 18, 2008

MAKE A NEW START

ANOTHER ONE OF THE OLDIES MAKE A NEW START I KNOW I HAVE TO MAKE A NEW START I KNOW I HAVE TO LET GO I KNOW I HAVE TO DO MY PART THE PAIN IN MY HEART TELLS ME SO ALL ROSES ARE NOT YELLOW AND WHITE ALL BEAUTY CAN'T COME FROM ONE PLACE ALL LOVE AND PEACEFUL NIGHTS CAN'T BE GONE WITHOUT A TRACE ALL ANSWERS AND PEACE AND LOVE CAN'T BE FOUND IN ONE FACE ALL THAT HAPPINESS IS MADE OF CAN'T BE ALL IN ONE PLACE THERE MUST BE OTHERS THAT HAVE WHAT I NEED THERE MUST BE A HAND THAT WILL FIT IN MINE I MUST... Sign in to see full entry.

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