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BITS AND PIECES
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| Poetry from the Heartland |
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| MY COFFEE I like to drink my morning coffee From my big ceramic mug It's like a welcome greeting As warming as a hug To smell the sweet aroma Of the beans as they perk Starts my day off on the right foot Before I have to go to work I like to hear the bacon sizzling In that big black frying pan Or see the plate of muffins Oozing with butter and fresh jam Of course,I'd rather doze a bit I don't like getting up But it always makes it easier When I know there's Folgers in my cup HAMBURGER HELPER A fixer upper we finally bought An older van,from a used car lot Furniture from a rummage sale Day old bread,but it's not stale Who says we don't have much? We don't need diamonds and such... HAMBURGER HELPER goes good with love! We cut our hair,right here at home Go to the corner to use the phone A walk in the park is our night out But of this,I have no doubt We have trust in God above And HAMBURGER HELPER goes good with love! Take your diamonds and fancy cars Expensive wines and fat cigars Long vacations and big old yachts I'll take just what I've got... An older house and a teeny yard A man who loves me and works hard To buy me HAMBURGER HELPER to go with our love! WHO KNOWS? Who knows how long I'll be here when deaths darkness lingers at my door Who knows how much longer I'll breathe life be it two,three years or four Who knows what comes tomorrow or what the next week brings while I'm here on earth let me see good in everything..... THE CORNER BAR There's a place on the corner and it's called 'The Bar' It's warm and cozy and it's not very far they have long necked bottles and long legged girls guys tell bawdy jokes that can make your hair curl talking about football,baseball huntin' and fishin' love gone wrong that can start you wishin' you can stop after work to cash your check meet up with your buddies or play pool, by heck the bartender always greets you by name makes you feel welcome and glad you came sometimes there's music with a real live band get there early or you'll have to stand in my little book it gets 5 gold stars that place on the corner they call 'The Bar' JUST HOLD ME Hold me in your arms tonight I need someone To hold me tight Hold me and caress my cheek No need to talk No need to speak Hold me oh so gently And whisper in my ear That you'll be here tomorrow That you'll be here next year Just tell me that you love me And that you really care Let me know when I awake I'll always find you there PRAYER FOR A HOT SUMMER DAY It's too hot to work And too hot to play It's been hot and muggy Day after day Heat and humidity Continue to soar Smacks you in the face If you go out the door Lawns are all scorched Pavement has buckled and caved Please make it rain Make the heat go away Nice flower gardens Have withered and burned We sit fanning ourselves And for cooler weather we yearn One thing I've learned With this very hot spell When I leave this earth I don't wat to go to hell... The following poem in memory of Sept. 11 [won grand prize award from MATURE magazine] ASHES RAINING ASHES... ASHES...DEBRIS... EVERYWHERE BURNS MY EYES CAN'T SEE RUN.... RUN.... GET AWAY FRENZY.... FALLING.... GET UP.... GET UP...GO ON... RAINING GOODNESS KINDNESS...TOLERANCE EVERYWHERE LIFTING MY SPIRITS I SEE.... STAY.... STAY.... STAY AND CONTINUE REBUILD... RESTART... STAY UP AMERICA... STAY UP...GO ON... THE DREAM She was like a vision Standing there Wildflowers entwined Among her hair A shy smile played across her lips I could feel my heart Doing giant flips A come hither look Was in her eyes As the fog around her Seemed to rise I reached for her For a quick embrace There was nothing there Like she was erased I wished she would have Lingered awhile That lovely vision Still makes me smile I hope she comes again Just to tease The next time I am catching Z's WITH GODS HELP With Gods help,we will Make it through this day With his help,we will Continue to work and play We'll take each day An hour at a time Live life to the fullest And we should be just fine We'll go about our business And tend to all our chores Be thankful for the good life We experienced before With Gods help,we'll laugh And we'll also pray With his help we'll make it Through another day... FARM LIFE Oh to breathe the smell of my childhood days Of clover fields and fresh mown hay To see the glimmer of the setting sun On the planted fields,that were just done To hear the crow of the rooster in the early morn Or piglets grunting for their corn The tractor humming in the field Children at play,with giggles and squeals The berry pies set out to cool The fresh baked bread to make you drool Riding the hay wagon was so much fun A treat no doubt,when work was done Eggs had to be gathered each day Before school or before play Cows to be milked,cleaned and fed At days end,we were ready for bed But nothing quite can capture the charm Of a childhood spent on a country farm. SNOW Some older folks don't like the snow when they slip and slide or when they have to shovel 'cuz it's piled in drifts outside But I see snow as a brand new toy with many ways to use it I can take my new red sled and down the hill I cruise it I can ski or snowshoe across the snowy land or make a snowman in my yard with pipe and scarf so grand I can lay and make snow angels with all the friends I know or make a snow fort to protect me when snowballs we do throw Glide across frozen lakes with my Dad on a snowmobile or catch a snowflake on my tongue what a pleasure I then feel When weary Winter drags along and sunny days are few a gentle coating of new snow makes everything look new It clings to all the trees and makes them picture pretty the sparkly white changes everything in the country and in the city If I live to be one hundred there's one thing I do know my favorite words of all time,were SCHOOL CLOSED BECAUSE OF SNOW TAKE MY HAND AND HOLD IT Take my hand and hold it Although we're getting old Take my hand and hold it Protect it from the cold Take my hand and hold it As you join me in prayer Take my hand and hold it Let me know you'll always be there Take my hand and hold it 'tho it's getting wrinkled and slow Take my hand and hold it Never,ever,let it go Take my hand and hold it As together we cross the street Take my hand and hold it As lifes challenges we meet Take my hand and hold it Even though it may seem square Take my hand and hold it Just to show me that you care.... [the above poem won a contest from BARNES & NOBLE] YEP...IT'S LOVE It's like OATMEAL... sometimes gooey and soft Like a HELIUM BALLOON flying high aloft like a ROLLER COASTER with it's ups and downs like a CIRCUS CLOWN sometimes just fooling around like a CAN OF POP with bubbles and sizzle like a RAINFALL sometimes there's a drizzle like FIREWORKS on the fourth of July like a SAD MOVIE sometimes you cry like a MERRY GO ROUND it makes you feel dizzy yep,it's LOVE that gets you in a tizzy REMEMBER WHEN... REMEMBER WHEN WE WENT BAREFOOT AS SUMMER RAINS FILLED THE DITCHES NO ONE HAD AN INGROUND POOL 'CUZ WE HAD NO RICHES WE FOLLOWED THE ICEMAN AROUND HIS ROUTE FOR A PIECE OF ICE WE CONSIDERED A TREAT OF COURSE THERE WERE NO CULVERS OR DQ'S TO HELP US BEAT THE HEAT NO TRAMPOLINES OR GYM SETS IN THE BACKYARD TO SEE BUT A STURDY ROPE WITH A BOARD SEAT HANGING FROM THE TREE WE SPENT SUMMERS PLAYING HOPSCOTCH JUMP ROPE AND ANTE-ANTE OVER OUR PETS WERE NAMED LASSIE,SHEP AND EVEN ROVER WE SAVED STRING,ALUMINUM FOIL AND PODS FROM THE WOODS BOUGHT WAR BONDS AND VICTORY STAMPS TO HELP OUR TROOPS,IF WE COULD NO T.V.,COMPUTOR GAMES OR DVD'S TO PLAY WE HAD CARDS OR BOARD GAMES AND ACTUALLY CONVERSED EACH DAY REMEMBER WHEN WE WALKED TO SCHOOL NO BUSSES TO OUR DOOR NO DESIGNER CLOTHES FOR US IT WAS HAND ME DOWNS WE WORE NO HEADLINERS EVER CAME TO TOWN TO THRILL US WITH THEIR ACTS NO T.V. TO WATCH THEM ON THAT,MY FRIEND IS FACT OUR CARS HAD NO LOUD SPEAKERS BLASTING HIP HOP IN THE AIR IN THE EVENINGS YOU SAT ON THE PORCH YOU COULD HEAR CRICKETS EVERYWHERE WE CAN'T EVER GO BACK IN TIME TO A MORE SIMPLE PLACE WE'VE BEEN BUT WE HAVE WARM MEMORIES AND WE CAN ALWAYS..REMEMBER WHEN GRANT ME THIS.. GRANT ME THE WISDOM TO FOLLOW THE RIGHT ROAD THE VISION TO KNOW THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN A PRINCE AND A TOAD THE COURAGE TO STAND UP FOR ALL THAT IS RIGHT A LOVE THAT WILL LAST FOR MORE THAN JUST ONE NIGHT ----------------------------- I HOPE YOU ENJOYED MY SITE TELL YOUR FRIENDS TO STOP BY AND VISIT TOO...Sign my Guestbook also check out my Packer poetry |
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