LOVE

The Death Of Tomorrow

My life has been lived in search of tomorrow;
yesterday was unable to satisfy;
today is filled with heartaches and sorrow;
tomorrow becomes the day that I die.

Love and affection rated high on my mind;
and suddenly, I find I’m alone;
passionate love has

The Apple Polishers

Many people, today, love to curry favor;
expecting something in return;
a benefit, a job, or something they savor;
when will apple polishers learn.

It started by bringing an apple to school;
especially in its growing season;
tho it seemed innocent; not violating a rule;
to gain

Forgotten

Memories are pages in the book of life;
pages become yellowed and rotten;
but not memories of a husband or wife;
precious memories; never forgotten.

How can memories be words on a page;
and words become flesh and dwell;
how could my love, ever leave life’s stage;
leaving

Beggars

We live in a world of growing entitlement;
many seeking alms from above;
all the while; there’s a growth of enlightenment;
while the lonely search for love.

Many are those who seek to become rich;
how can we be; what we can’t define;
others fraudulantly employ bait

The Thorn Of Frustrations

Life twists dreams to unexpected complications;
to a point where we can take no more;
elevating all of us to the anguish of frustrations;
so that we just want to even the score.

Frustration is a natural response to opposition;
when pride fails to get his

The Windows of Life

When I was young; it was a different time;
I’d look in a department store window;
seeing both the practical and the sublime;
for it was Christmas time, in the snow.

The potential gifts, I saw; led me to dream;
becoming dreams of my tomorrow;

A One Sided Conversation

Several years ago; I sensed a revelation;
I felt that God wanted me to write;
my gift, of poetry, was to be a conversation;
so I labored intensely, into the night.

Sometimes, my thoughts were a constant flow;
sharing God’s wisdom from above;
I quickly