Long Pearce Poems

.So this one was really just a bit of fun I wanted to try and incorporate some really old slang type language within the piece, I've included a glossary below for the old words but...

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“Past Old Strangers”



I met a man with piercing eyes,
Whose cool façade was mere disguise,
Whose soul reflected sadness there,
The like of which I can’t compare.

Whose massive frame seemed somehow small
For one whose stature stood so tall,
Whose...

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“The Homestead”



In my dreams
I still see the house – 
The old country place
Nestled among the Mesquite trees
That whispered a welcoming chant.

The grandmother stands bent over
A cabinet rolling out dough for oversized biscuits
While bacon sizzles on...

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“I’m Still Here”




When you see me now,
I’m the same person inside
That I was when I gave birth to you
Oh,  so many years ago.

I don’t hear what you say sometime.
I don’t understand your meanings sometime.
I...

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Game 5 starts with a bang, a base hit then home run by Pearce right away
Red Sox are 2 to 0!  Go Sox – Yay!
Then the Dodgers come back with a home run on...

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“A Date With Destiny”

You will always
    Have a piece of me…

Late at night
   When you sleep safely in the shadow
          Of...

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Alexander Pearce, you won’t know the name 
And you’ll gag when you find out his claim to fame
He was sent to Australia for steeling some shoes
According to Ireland’s 1819 crime news
Ended up in Port Author...

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Soldier Boy”



He left a boy -
That young man 
Whose face held the last vestiges of freckles
From summers spent tramping about
The countryside on sunny afternoons.

He left a boy -
That proud young soldier
Who brushed away the mother’s...

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Flirting With Madness

 Who is Kevin Pearce?
 Did he go deep undercover?
 What is he, some sort of rogue?
 Is he abusing sedatives again?
 Is he the hunter or the hunted?
 Is his heart breaking...

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“I’ll Take America”




We have our faults and failings;
Our mistakes are quite a few.
Our demigods have disappointed us 
And left society askew.

We’ve cleaned up some injustices
And created as many more
To found a sustainable independence
who many might...

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The Lovelight of Christmas



There was a time
   When Christmas was special to me.

A time when trees
    Were decorated with handmade strings
       Of popcorn and...

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What can I say about them –
Those treasures that have passed through my hands
Imparting their wisdom, their sorrow, their joy to me
Through the words that were so painstakingly put to paper
And then perhaps begrudgingly shared...

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“9/11”


I have seen the Sword of Anguish
As it seared its blinding wrath across the faces of millions.

I have tasted the salt of their tears
Released in painful droplets of anger and fear.

I have watched the father,...

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“Shared Solitude”



A forest, dimly lit and green,
Where sense of smell was clearly keen,
Where trees loomed tall and closely set,
Where trailing vines and twilight met.

A place of foggy, morning rain,
A place of undisturbed terrain,
A place of...

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Baby steps
Reaching hands
Exploring anything new
Learning what is pleasant, what is pain
Nurturing a new baby doll
Being smothered in puppy kisses
Clinging to the chains of a soaring swing
Frolicking at a family picnic
A mother’s hands tucking me in...

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“Going Home”

(for all the rescue pets just waiting…)



Just when I thought how wonderful it would be in my life - 
To not be responsible for someone else, 
I met you.

You weren’t that attractive, 
A little...

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“I Never Danced The Tango”


I have more than a few
Regrets in life…

I wish I’d loved my children…
Much more,
Much longer,
Much stronger.

I would wish to be
Much wiser,
Much gentler,
Much more compassionate.

I have worked on my failings
With some success,...

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My life,
   My blood,
       My spirit –
           All flow within you.

Not just today,
    Or...

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For Mother's Day -




Sometimes, we forget -
A Mother is human.

Sometimes, we forget -
That she has fears of failure
As a wife,
As a parent,
As a human.

Sometimes, we forget -
She is not infallible,
That she does not have superhuman...

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“Shell Shock”

(for my father J. D. Bowles
U.S. Navy Seabees- World War II)



I can remember, at an early age,
    Hearing him cry out in the night.
       Defending...

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“What took you so long?” He asked.
   “To question my universe?”
       “To think that you might presume
          ...

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“The Cost of Freedom”



A line has been drawn in the sand…..
Between the haves and the have nots.

What one has toiled 
To enjoy the fruit of his labors -
Another now covets to own…
Without the sweat,
Without the...

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When I am gone, 
    Hold up your hands.

Close your eyes,
     And remember me,
          Remember us,
   ...

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We float along with the current
Taking some note of the surroundings
That lie just beyond the bank.

Sometimes, we navigate to that bank
And explore what lies just beyond.

Sometimes, what we find
Enriches our lives.  

Sometimes, what we...

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A WAlk In The Park

Can I tell you about a couple total strangers, I
Met them on a walk, only introduction wasn't made, however
We shared humid chill, comb gentle Autumn leaves cascading world
Wind, designing the earth....

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