It’s not really goodbye

by | Nov 30, 2012 | Poetry

The loss of a dear one is not easy For anyone to comprehend And it leaves a state of sadness And a broken heart to mend So don’t be afraid let the tears flow free For they will lighten your Soul Emotions are something you cannot hide And will help you to reach...

Burying the Old Soldier

by | Oct 13, 2011 | Poetry

I boxed Dad’s suits starched white shirts two pairs of black shoes stacks of white handkerchiefs Crammed plastic bags with pill bottles, Metamucil, Ensure, hospice fliers, Depends. Shed tears at ashtrays, carved pipes, a humidor: he hadn’t smoked in decades still, it...

Memories of Dad

by | Jan 28, 2011 | Poetry

I remember when I was really small I looked up at him, he was ten foot tall He played with me and made me smile These memories of a little child…….. He taught me how to play football He picked me up when I would fall He encouraged me in all I did These...

Prayers on the Mountains.

by | Sep 10, 2010 | Poetry

The sun sets on us that are left, As we stand upon the jagged cleft, The forlorn tears trickle down our cheeks, As their spirits rise past the towering peaks. We wish all those that have been before, That have fallen in the times of war, To be remembered in the...

All my love and more

by | Mar 31, 2010 | Poetry

Hi sweetheart, how are you? I thought I’d drop you a line Just to say I’m thinking of you I hope that you are fine I know I shouldn’t think about The job you’re trained to do But when I see it on the news It just makes me think of you Don’t worry about us back home...