Lost Sunshine Poems

When melodies are gone
And the cock refuses to crow
When the storms come
And the ship cannot sail
When the streams are dry
And there’s no water to drink...

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Sunshine Boy, Sunshine Boy,
Drowning in the rain,
Waiting for the sun to kiss,
Your vaunted gravy train.

Racing for the Hall of Fame,
You found the finish line,
Winning in...

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In the nighttime hours
As the world deftly creeps by
I summon my powers
Spread my wings and fly
Past cotton clouds,
Snow-capped mountains, white
I am lost and I am...

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lost in gold glamour
hammock trees whisper green breeze
lotus color sprees

a warm noon warning
of soon tangerine caress
dragonfly's address

swinging sage summer
June beauties in lemon squeeze
saffron memories...

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I was a world famous fashion designer, and quite enraptured with the new,
Like first caress of pink, peach dawn light, smiling at the full moon's...

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The solace of home has dissipated like the charmed fog of Brigadoon
Tensing up to swim with sharks, from my deep sadness…
Please may I curl up...

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Empty linens of black and white,
Dull horizon in shades of gray;
Faded face, shunned the morning light,
wished that it had more time to stay. 

Memories of...

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She is the taste
Of sunshine after rain.
An embodiment of hope
Through the dreariest days. 

Warm healing energy
And a calm golden soul.
Gentle and soft
Highlighting the bright
Of her...

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The thicket trees look up allured to the rising scarlet sun, 
draping them with the patina of pristine sparkle soaring high.
For the thrilled trees the...

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"Dead leaves lay still until the wind takes them

         here and there:  even the last flower...

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Strong desire to get outside;
Ocean, amusement parks, or waterslides;
Let me freeze time with a sunset,
stay bathing in that salt breeze a while;
Travel to a new...

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"A dagger of pain, a tear of grief,"
by Constance La France"

Pain, like a dark secret, will descend
it cares not how we fit into life
a recurring...

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Nearly like smoke, the morning mist
Erases the night with all it’s laughter, shy
As the ridges hiding in the vapors
Foggy mountain morning embraces the leaves
Coated in...

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Juicy, ripe cherries, still on the jade green trees,
In vibrant, orange sunshine, glinting at summer.
Blackberries winking, saffron noon hour of ease,
When rose strewn seconds, seem...

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Everyday comes with a new sunrise 
But what about the days 
When the clouds take over the sky
Hiding the sun which made us high
With Hopes...

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