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Valentines Day
More Poetry
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| A Look into The Heart and Mind of |
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| Eric Chapman |
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| The Good Life I want to live everyday as if it were my last To live in the now and give no due to the past To live a life with Tracy my mate To provide a good home and future for her little son Nate Dance with Tracy outside on a warm summer day Grow old and gray, watch grandchildren play Swing on the front porch and watch the sun go down Look at her beauty in that new night gown Work the field and animals too Hear that old rooster crow or the cows when they moo No fears of the future, no worries, no care Eat, drink, and be merry, How could I dare? No struggle, anger, frustration, or strife Joy, hope, love, and peace for my life Sweet Little Sister Memories of you I'll always treasure Your kind sweet heart was of good measure My angel, my love, came from above You stepped into my life to share you're sweet love Your gifts, your beauty...what were they for? You left so suddenly, closing the door Are you still here? I can't see Still waiting, my sweet, for clarity What was learned? What was shared? Happening so fast, don't think I cared You left us here, why did you go? So off with your spirit, only He will know Better off you are, you know it's true In beyond the stars, in a sky so blue Memories of you I still treasure Finding sadness in some, but mostly pleasure (for my sweet little sister Charlie) Twelve Little Feet In earlier days, days in the sun Children in clover, just having fun. Running and playing, that was the thing Taking a chance barefoot, avoid the sting! With cornstalks as swords, tricycles as tanks Armies would march along the creekbanks We came to a place where a young soldier had died We remembered his courage, yes some even cried The enemy had fled, as did the day The sun smiled on us as it went on it's way. With a loud voice she yelled, "kids let's eat" With a double time sprint went twelve little feet. Back to the fort went six brave troops In hopes the commander would serve icecream scoops A Gift From Above When the shadow of night has blinded your vision And the knife of sorrow makes it's incision Beware my child, but don't be afraid For hope's on the way to dull the blade Your courage and strength may be running low This gift from above will allow you to glow Tomorrow comes awake to the sun Yesterday's gone it's action is done Each day is a beginning as you surely must see Remember my friend that hope is the key A Cure Your secrets your whispers Are all truly yours Echoing silence through all the closed doors Enter a voice from where I know not Through chambers and halls; Oh! How it fought Against thickness and tightness ,gloom and despair One little glimmer, how will it fair? It settles itself in a canyon below This particle of light with no chance to grow But this one seed of hope won't give up so fast It burns in your heart crying to last You open one door. How hard it must be? To show yourself in, once blind, now you see! A Good Night's Sleep As you lay your head down to rest I send you my love All my best Sweet dreams for you I hope you see When the daylight comes you think of me A gentle smile across my lips A vision of you my heart skips A gazing stare and heavy sigh My love for you sends me on high Til tomorrow comes your day is bright The image of you I'll keep in my sight. Transition I didn't stop here to cause any pain But this madness of the past left me insane I fell from my stance and stumbled along Getting there's hard it won't long My mind is in a time not far from now With a love we'll all share, you may ask me how At this time it's not for me to know But it's up ahead and we'll let it flow. You and Everybody Else Now every heart has a song It may be short, it may be long For in your heart you are free To be the one you long to be Knowing this you can be true Allowing others to see the real you When you're a slave, you can't be free You'll lie to yourself when you say "I'm me" So tear down the walls, break from your cage Fighting your frustration and feeling the rage Love yourself, don't be wrong Cause every heart has a song. My plea to God Dear Lord,Oh God. We know she's the one for me. Dear Lord,Oh God. Please help me so I can see. This woman you gave me is a dear sweet gift. In a time of need and a time of trouble my heart she gave a lift. I've had misgivings in the times she and I have spent. I pray to you to tug at her heart and allow me to repent. Show her the good and kindness in me. Show her how unselfish I can be. Show her what a sweet man I am. I only want to treat her like a tiny lamb. I'll love her til my death and even beyond. From sunrise to sunset,dusk til dawn. Song of Birth My mothers womb in a sea of gold Out in the world stormy and cold Wind in my eye burning and dry Listen,listen to it sing Like chimes on the porch wavering back and forth with each howl. I Know Me Don't want to drink Don't want to get drunk I'm on a never ending slide I can't get off You can lead a horse to water Or the pig to the trough Just let it be, and I'll be fine For right now, I'm drowing in wine I'll get out just give me time I'm a fighter and a winner When I'm losing my mind I'll take the hard way, At least in this life It's the only way I know through trouble and strife. Idle Conversation My words are falling on a deaf ear. It seems lately they're not loud enough to hear. My heart hasn't changed, nor has my mind. The glow that was here is a little hard to find. Let's keep it going, don't let die. Everyday can be special, and will be if we try. Empty Picture Frame If I had a dollar for everytime I said that I love you. And if I had a dollar for everytime you said that we're through. I would be a rich man, livin' in this rich land, but loneliness would be my middle name. I would watch pretty girls go by, but deep inside I would cry, looking at this empty picture frame. All poems copyright 1998 and may not be reproduced without the permission of Eric Chapman. |
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