Heaven

If heaven were a beach,
It’d have the bluest skies
Clearest water, smoothest sand.

If heaven were a prairie,
It’d have the sweetest grass,
Most golden wheat, softest land.

If heaven were a parade,
It’d have the most beautiful horses,
Funniest clowns, the biggest floats.

If heaven were a river,
It’d have the coolest waters,
Longest waterfalls, laziest boats

If heaven were a mall,
It’d have the newest styles,
Cheapest sales, the right size shoe.

But if heaven were my love
It’d be all about you!

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To try to find the perfect words
would be a waste of time.
These precious words of mine.
I could never find.

Even if I tried to speak
those words would slip away.
Aspirations for another day.
That I may never say.

Your unperfect, perfectness
drives away my sanity.
The things that I could be.
If you were here with me.

Can Never Take

Love is a game
That you someday may win
Hate is just another word
Used by people who sin
Sadness overcomes us
One way or another
Joy has become a name
For somebodies mother
Happiness comes and goes
With the promises we make
But HOPE is the beacons light
That no one can ever take

Precious Lessons

She cried out for help
Lonely and scared
After she fell down
Doing what she dared

When we came to rescue
Tears washed her face
Filling up the lines of age
Wishing to be in another place

She said there was no pain
She was afraid there'd be no one
Just like in her sleepless dreams
That still are never done

Slowly she got up again
And continued on to bed
Knowing that she'll think tonight
Wishing she were dead

I know someday she'll be gone
Maybe sooner than the later
Life was so unfair to her
But she knows some things still matter

She knows that life is precious
And loves her grand kids so
She knows that life is miserable
Oh, the things she knows!

She tells me I'm still young
Don't let anything get in my way
Time, money, or even men
These things she doesn't say

I learned them from her eyes
The things that need to be learned
And in all the things that she does
She shows that life is to be earned.

**For my gramma, who left us way too soon**

Greet Each Day With Gladness

The day may not be perfect
The sky may not be blue
But god will walk beside you
And help you see it through

Don't worry about tomorrow
Just do your best today
For sunshine follows sorry
As blue skies follow gray

Greet each day with gladness
As if it were a friend
There may be a blessing waiting
Somewhere around the bend.

Senior Year

All I need to know in life, I learned my senior year.
Every day that I went through, minimized both doubt and fear
I learned to blow things up in first period, Chemistry
In my U.S. Government class, I found congress to be a conspiracy
In English, I exercised all 8 parts of speech
I kind of liked that teacher, the weird one, Mr. Veatch
Fourth period taught me how to get my beauty rest
And my Math teacher said I was there just to be a pest
Ceramics taught me patience, we were always running around
Then my high school days were over, and all the things I found
Last I remember it’s my graduation the speaker got hit with a loafer
Learn what you can
You’ll need it
Before you know it, it’s over.

Theory (By Dorothy Parker)

Every so often I come across a chunk of words that just nails it. This poem, I believe, is something that we ALL feel at some point; some more than others... Enjoy!


Into love and out again
Thus I went and thus I go
Spare your voice and hold your pen
Well and bitterly I know

All the songs were every sung
And all the words were ever said
Could it be when I was young
Someone dropped me on my head?


~Dorothy Parker ~1970~

For Nikki

For every torment you have given
And all the anger that has risen
All the black eyes and missing hair
For the times that just weren't fair
The broken hearts and short winded calls
The slandering words and long hard falls
But of all the times we've fought in the dirt
In remembrance of all the hurt
Two good memories for every one of those
Is what this heart reflects and shows
A shoulder to cry on and all the caught tears
The way we've taken each others fears
Our unstoppable laughter of pots on your head
How hard it would be to go on if the other were dead
Sharing hobbies and the depths of our heart
Reading each others minds though miles apart
From your favorite food to your wishing star
But I'm just beginning to know who you are
We still have much of our lives to live
And many more memories to give
Now your 18 I have now words to say
You already know I'm here for you every day
The only thing left is; as the days go past
Your friendship and love is what I'm counting on to last

I Heard It

I heard it~
Covered well by surprise
Discovered by passion
Faint and unmistakable
So far away but still too close
Soft yet harsh
Blanketed with fear
Unleashed by pain
But I heard it.
Fallen leaves under foot
A branch in the midst of a storm
Smoke of a watered fire
A dream made of glass hit the hard cold floor
And I heard your heart break.

I've Waited For This

As we talk you just hold me tight
Laughing and kissing all through the night
Holding this moment with all of my might
Everything about you feels so right

It took so long but it goes so fast
Pulling out everything but forgetting the past
Here I am looking for love that'll last
Going in places only Angels are cast

When I close my eyes all you're all I see
Stealing my heart and the breath outta me
Can I show you everything I can be
I realized just now, you've set me free

Never have I felt anything close to this
Such fire and grace in a simple kiss
With all that you've given, there's not a moment I'd miss
Someone heard and granted my wish

I could settle for anyone but I've waited for you
And I'll do anything for you to feel this way too
Like going insane with anything that you do
Everything now in a more beautiful view

I always knew you were out there somewhere
For me to love and hold and take care
This feeling tries deep for us to share
I've waited for this,
and I can't believe you're finally here
2001