Terrell Poems

Somebody Clipped My Wings

...I don’t know where resilience comes from
But it seems to be in short supply -  
There was a time when “true grit” meant something 
But for too many that idea died.

Complaining and playing the b...

On Walking

...I recently went walking 
On grounds around a lake,
Pristine as the morning dew, 
Pure beauty mine to take. 

The silence there was deafening 
The purity profound,
And the meaning of life itsel...

More than Enough to Last

...I found a poem the other day
By someone I knew well,
A lady of grace and beauty beyond
Anything my mind could tell.

We were all but friends out on the fringe
Between true love and something le...

A Haiku in the Woods

...I don’t know how I lived so long 
without poetry by my side
to uphold enfold and console me 
as time went passing by

how did I miss the gentle kiss 
of rhythms all around 
the sound of rivers...

The Downs Syndrome Child

...Someone near and dear to me 
Has a child with Downs Syndrome,
Who, more often than not
Is beyond difficult to control.

The little boy is six years old 
But acts as if he’s two,
He can’t speak...

A Love Sonnet

...Too many days I’ve watched you from afar
And carried you like feathers all around
More lovely than the light from distant stars
And soft as flower petals scattered ‘round. 

And saw you as someo...

A Few More Miles Ahead of Time

...I often wonder if it’s worth the effort 
with a keyboard or paper and pen
to pour out my thoughts, heart, mind and soul
from the ocean and rivers within   

The marrow in my bones 
hidden deep ...

It Was Raining When I Woke Up

...It was raining when I woke up early this morning and it’s expected to rain all day.  The temperature outside is in the low fifties; cold and gloomy and perfectly in line with how I’m feeling.  Sadnes...

Something about Poetry that Grips Me

...There’s something about poetry that grips me
Like gravity does the moon, 
While I keep trying to let it go
It treats me like a loon.  

As if I can’t control myself 
And these urges in my veins...

To All the Poets Near and Far

...To all the poets near and far
Alive and well or beyond the stars,
I bid you peace, I bid you rest,
I bid you all the very best.

Life and death may er’ contain
All the fruits of love and rain, ...

The Caterpillar

...I watched a caterpillar climb a tree
Wondering why in the world not me, 
Taking it as a fortuitous sign
While seeing that poor critter climb.  

Holding my breath with squinted eyes
Thinking to...

The Heartbeat of the Cosmos

...
                                        The heartbeat of the cosmos
                                         like the ticking of the clock,
                                          the pounding ...

The Great Yearning

...Unquenching thirst in scorching sands
With doleful steps as if once banned,
From mother home, lost paradise 
While wandering wayward days and nights.

As scorpions sting and vipers’ hiss
With b...

If I Could Write the Perfect Poem

...If I could write the perfect poem
I’d write it high above,
The stars would be my letters 
And the first word would be love. 

Love because it brought me here
And has never let me down,
Despite...

If Dreams Mean Anything

...Who are you and who am I
and could it be we’re kindred spirits 
deep inside?  
And I wonder if this life’s a dream, the matrix 
of an endless scheme
begotten long ago, 
when time was not 
and ...

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