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I hear the chirruping of birds.
It emerges from vast hidden spaces
from wherever the birds may be.
Their twittering sounds are scattered,
interspersed with cricket sounds
and the intermittent whimpers of a lonely pup
that seems to be a distance not too far away.
The birds refuse to show themselves.
They are like the happy people of my neighborhood
busy with their lives. . . .
The birds and my neighbors elude me.
The crickets keep to their camouflage in the grass.
The little dog's sad cries have now disappeared.
On this ordinary warm June afternoon
I begin to wonder where Robin Redbreast went.
It seems like it was yesterday - a brighter day -
I saw her in my very own front yard.
If she's singing now, I wouldn't know.
I do not know the song of a sparrow from a lark's.
I'd rather “feel” joy, not just hear it.
And I'd rather see with my own eyes
those crickets at their play (I'm just that way).
I'd like to have that little dog with me.
I'd pat his head and stroke his coat and say,
"Robin Redbreast hides from us today.
She may have gone away, but I am here, sweet dog.
I understand. I understand."
For the the 'ALL YOURS (Apr 20)' Poetry Contest of Brian Strand
Your words
Embrace me
Like the lingering mists
Which hang along the creek bottoms
Where thoughts
Run strong and true
I wait for them
Like I wait for the golden hour
When the sun
Illuminates everything
And makes even the most mundane
Beautiful
I long for them
Like a forgotten memory
That feels like it was yesterday
And though forgotten
Lives within me
Waiting to be revealed
I treasure them
Like a prized possession
A once in a lifetime Gift
Which cannot be replaced
Whose impact
Cannot be erased
(May 19, 2010 Wausau, Wisconsin)
(c) Copyright 2010 by Christine A Kysely, All Rights Reserved
Our gardeners planted seeds in a box
And got a garden.
They watered that garden
And got an orchard.
They cultivated that orchard,
And got a forest.
A forest of beautiful men and women,
Of all walks of life.
Some tall, some short,
Some light, some dark,
Some fruitful and generous,
Others austere.
But through all the toil,
The gardeners,the cultivators
Continued to prune,
To refine even the smallest of trees.
Like a mother and child
Even when things got tough
Like overtime with no pay,
They got their reward.
They got their fruitage
From the very garden they watered,
The very orchard they cultivated.
We have been given a foundation
To build upon
And we took to it.
Sank our roots deep
And stretched our leaves high.
Foundations that will not crumble
When exposed to the elements.
Nor will they give out
In times of need.
We remember it like it was yesterday
We were fresh seeds in gilded soil
Ready to take on the world
With smiling masks on our faces.
But within an unseen struggle commenced.
A battle to separate the wheat from the weeds
The men from the mice.
The runners from the crawlers.
To prove that we have what it takes
To hold our own and emerge
From the darkness of virgin minds
And blissful ignorance.
So here we are - the wheat,
The men and women,
Ready to walk out that door
And become your tomorrow.
Separately, we cannot cause a ripple,
But together, we can move the world.
Form:
My brothers were building a deck with a supervision of someone
And when they finished, I thought it was the most beautiful deck
I've ever seen
The wood looked so nice
And the woodwork and the shape
I just loved it
Until they tore it down
And built another one later
since they now know the know-how
I never did like the 2nd deck
It just doesn't look the same
doesn't feel the same
For a long time I would never know why they did that
I could never understand it
Their reason? It looked old
In my mind it still looked the same
as I haven't been home for a long time
And I am still wanting to bring the old one back
So that is what it is in our mind
If you love someone or something
It never goes old in your mind
You still love it no matter what as time goes on
That's why it matters to treasure things you love
as it occupies a piece of your memory
You usually don't remember a lot of things
- only things that stand out in your mind
Take good care of that treasure trove
You don't want to lose it
Ahh what do I do if I lose it?
I would go nuts lol
That deck is still in my heart
Would my brothers tear it down if they had known it?
Yeah lol
But I may stop them
Kudos
Do you remember the day we first met?
I can still remember it like it was yesterday
Or how we sat up that first night talking and laughing
Then I think of all the sweet text that I’ve saved
I even catch myself going back thru them
Just to see every ‘I love you’ and ‘I miss you’
Letting old conversations replay in my head
How I ever let you go I’ll never know
What I would give just to call you mine again
Every week you leave me more and more confused
Last night you laid in my bed and there you stayed
All night long you held me in your arms
And I didn’t know what to say
For the moment everything felt so perfect
It’s the way you hold me in your arms, the way you kiss me, even the way you smile at me
It all gives me hope that maybe just maybe a part of you is still in love with me
And yet as usual we will go our separate ways
So many unanswered questions
So many things left unsaid
And I’ll spend another week
Wondering what it all meant to you
Or if it meant anything at all
But I’ll let you walk away
Without so much as an ‘I love you’
Or to tell you I wont stop thinking of you
And I’ll miss you every moment that you’re gone
Hoping that even if you don’t love
Even if you don’t miss me
Maybe just maybe I’ll cross your mind
And I hope that when I do
You know that wherever you go is where my heart will be
And when you look at the stars that light up the night sky
Know that I am looking at those same stars
Wishing I was there by your side
Baby I still love you
That never changed
I just don’t say it as much as I used to
Actually I don’t say it at all anymore
But I do still love you!!
Childhood
When I was but child
I remember games we played
Hide and seek and Kick the Can
Oh, to think of the memories we made
We walked on stilts we fashioned
Out of old lumber pieces we found
And telephones with copper and old cans
Our imaginations completely free, unbound
We climbed trees without any fear
To reach the top was pure delight
For we could see the whole world
In those days we only stopped for night
When the sun came up the next day
We could be found playing ball
We played tether ball and Keep Away
Very seldom did anyone get hurt or fall
But all good things come to an end
As childhood things get put on a shelf
And grownup realities take its place
But I had such fond memories for myself
I close my eyes and go back in time
To those wondrous days of summer play
I would love to go there again just once
I remember… just like it was yesterday.
Connie Moore
3/16/14
The day I truly became an adult – oh I remember it like it was yesterday
The moment I gave birth to you my son – my life changed forever
Nothing can prepare you for the responsibly of having a child
Children are helpless, vulnerable and totally dependent on us
Decisions I made then shaped you into the person you are today
Yes, I made mistakes – I am the first to admit it
But parenthood is a steep learning curve for us all
I tried my best to nurture and guide you - as my parents had with me
Hoping that you wouldn't make the same mistakes I have done
Let you make errors and do things for yourself – it’s the way we grow
Now you have spread your wings and have flown the nest
When times get tough I wish I could revert
Step back in time to the halcyon days of my childhood
But the transition has occurred - I am no longer a child
04~22~15
Contest:- F J Thomas
The true meaning of being an adult
I remember that special service like it was yesterday,
The table at the alter set up with candles like it was my wedding day,
I had my vows in my pocket ready to give,
Not even knowing what was in store with Him,
I had wrote down every promise, and all He meant to me,
I was ready to surrender everything,
As I lit the candle in my heart I knew,
I married you and sat back down in the pew,
As I placed my vows in my Bible, I opened up to a verse,
That spoke of marriage to the land, and a new name on earth,
It was so private and beautiful I cried,
He changed my name that day just between Him and I,
And no one at that time ever knew, my heart was hidden in you...
And now it's an honor for me to say,
That Hephzibah is my God given name,
I remember fish sticks for Friday night dinners
And having phones mounted on the wall
And when calling my parents to come pick me up
Hearing the operator ask, “Do you accept this call”
I remember cartoons on Saturday mornings
And TV shows in black and white
I remember staying outside all day to play
Until blanketed by the dark of night
I remember wearing high-tops – the Converse All-Star kind
And having to put on a tie for school
I remember that bottle spinning round and round
And when it stopped – what we would do
I remember my brother’s red Mustang
The first car I would learn to drive
I remember the angry end of my father’s belt
Having been caught in another lie
I remember ice-skating on St. Leonard’s pond
And on summer nights sneaking into the pool
I remember gagging on that cigar puff
Trying to pretend I was really cool
I remember playing baseball with right field out of play
Because we didn’t have enough for two full teams
I remember at camp doing a panty raid
And laughing at the girl's frantic screams
I remember tear drops forming in my eyes
The day my brother went away to college
I remember agonizing over asking her out
But not being equipped with the ask-out knowledge
I remember wearing the cap and gown
As “Pomp and Circumstances” they played
And, even though this happened a lifetime ago
I remember like it was yesterday
When we are forced to stand our ground
Because someone is out of bounds
When you find yourself wanting to rebound
feeling like you have to stand your ground
Realizing your personal space
Has turned into a battleground
Taking the conversation southbound
Just hoping the situation doesn't compound
Before I know it's full-on aggression
One of life's hardest lessons
When you get bitten by the Devils venom
Looking to God in heaven
Hoping my engine will stop revin
Uncontrollable waves of word lashing
Surpassing my ability to stop us from crashing
When your character is attacked by an assassin
Making it impossible to ignore this full-on bashing
Feeling your temperature rise
As the blood fills your eyes
Believing that you're way to wise
Looking for a compromise
Knowing that taking it any further will jeopardize
Our friendship if we both don't empathize
Our hostile situation
That has my heart full on racing
With all this back and forth pacing
Making sure you're facing this threat
Trying not to do anything you will regret
Looking them directly in their eyes
Barking out how this leads to our friendship demise
Apparently, we are unable to stop the decay
When I feel it all slipping away
So sad I was unable to convey
How out of hand this runaway day
Found its own pathway
That left me feeling betrayed
So all that is left is to pray
For God to make it all go away
To help us fix it like it was yesterday