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…
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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.
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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…
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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.…
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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…
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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…
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