May poem

May

I remember Merry Mays

though now those days seem dim

The pain of time has touched my all

a chance of none has slimmed

I’m not marching anymore

I sit and wait it seems

Only my mind goes on and on

while I still have my dreams

I know we’re not to question why

but I still want to know

why do some go lightly through

and other lives drag slow?

Is it because the way we’ve lived

are we to pay on earth?

Are we not as good as others who

enjoy exemplary health

I think I’ve lived quite honestly

I’ve loved and might once more

but through it all I’ve never lied

don’t change behind closed doors

Through many years and living long

I’ve watched friends come and go

I’ve learned much and tried to touch

the hearts and minds of those

who’ve sang the song of time with me

and marched through many Mays

who’ve been there when I needed them

and been the sunlights rays

And while the light is not so bright

because of many score

I know the cause for which I pause

is Peace forevermore

©vrd5/26/2012

April poem

April

April, like life

is a mood full of swings

up and then down

sunny, then not

A minute can change what it means

The world awakens

from a long winters nap

it yawns and stretches and grins.

And just when the season

changed for good reason

I stood and walked again

A new blade of grass

a meadowlark

The sights and sounds of spring

No need to wonder

if there is a God?

There is a God!

And heaven is always green

©vrd4/26/2012

July Haiku

 

Oh little sad tree
stretch your branches to the sun
you too can grow tall

lost in the shadows
but only for a short time
you'll soon reach the sun

©vrd 7/2012

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