My Poems
Going Home
The drive down is longIt seems to get longer each yearIt was late when I pulled into the drivewayI let out an audible sighI always regret leaving homeI always regret coming home. I sat quietly on the back patio listening to the children playWhen I last saw them, they were in strollersThere are new children tooI hear the voices of their parents warning them to be carefulWhen I lived here, their parents...
Missing Soul
I was born a million years ago and my heart has sought but one soul In the mornings I feel her hair flow softly across my skin as she kisses me and wakes me to start the day When I leave our home I see the look in her eyes, a look that beckons me throughout the day When I come home, her warm smile tells me I was missed and that my absence was like a piece of her was missing Our skin touches in our...
Who Is She?
She’s every ray of sunshine that has ever warmed the earth She’s every drop of rain that’s ever given life She’s every flower that’s ever brought a smile to someone's face She’s every star that's ever danced across the midnight sky.
May Your Love
On Monday 12/18/2023, I received a letter from my sister-in-law Jamie. She'd been sorting through "the box" of family photos that our mom had given to my brother Mike (which he never opened before he passed). Midway down that box, Jamie found a letter addressed to me from Kim. Jamie's letter to me simply said, "Here's a letter to you from Kim. I'm sorry." I opened the enclosed envelope from Kim and,...
Disconnected
I’m a good dad, I gave you my all. I was there for you every day, Through every joy and fall. If we’re no longer connected, I can tell you whyI saw too many days alone And ran out of tears to cry Every time I cried in painYou never heard a wordThe other voices in your earAre the only ones you heard. Knowing I didn't matterNearly pushed me to my graveNo matter how hard I triedMy pain made me...
Tomorrow
If we could see the futureWhat would we find?Do we have a loving heartA sharp mind? What would be importantWhat would make our day?Someone to love us totallyOr someone to light our way? How do we find tomorrowWhen looking at our today?Do we take all offersOr find another way? Is perfection our goalOr faults more real?Is what we fear todayCome tomorrow, how we'll feel?
The Five Kinds Of Kisses
There's the kind between family members. Those are loving, reassuring, welcoming and confirming. There's are those between friends which are accepting, nurturing and full of continuity. These contain pieces of remembrance, comfort in the present and hope for the future. There's the soft kiss between partners which connects two hearts. It's a bond between souls. What's exchanged is more than biological,...