MontyCaldwell

Something To Buy

I was walking the aisles of my grocery store;
in search of something to buy;
I had, long ago, lost a woman, I adore;
and shopping, now made me cry.

With her; shopping had become like a game;
trying to find whatever she wanted;
shopping, without her,

The Component

I’m a living component of creation;
a mere droplet of falling rain;
completely obsorbed by evaporation;
predestined to rain again.

I am but a leaf from the tree of life;
a caterpillar in the coccoon;
a husband in search of his wife;
a baby, resting in the

A Piece Of My Heart

All of us have our own secrets, within[
thoughts we’re unwilling to share;
most don’t even know where to begin;
to find someone to care.

It seems impossible, someone loves me;
I feel so lost and ashamed;
I’ve not even become what

The Life We Cannot Rewrite

If only my life, were a picture show;
one, which I could easily edit;
knowing then; what I now know;
I’d take the script and shred it.

Life isn’t protected by a four leaf clover;
consequences are etched in stone;
none of us

An Ocean Called Love

Love begins hot with passion’s fire;
nothing can cool love down;
wisdom is infused with love’s desire;
without love; life would drown.

Often, even love becomes routine;
sacrificing much of its mystery;
too many. regard love as a dream;
condemning their love to history.

In Touch With Humanity

What is this thought; this feeling of touch;
what kind of road does it pave;
sometimes, it’s too little; sometimes, too much;
we feel it; from cradle to grave.

Could it be the splash of a friend or lover;
upon the shores of our thought;

Rising From The Ashes

My life is a flow; first up, then down;
success always had its allure;
now, I’m living the life of a clown;
for nothing in life is for sure.

Life is the flow of a river, forbidden;
a treacherous journey to belief;
truth is the