In the Garden
Garden art did abound,
as my love would purchase,
Garden Art for the yard.
This is written about a
garden gnome.
Garden art did abound,
as my love would purchase,
Garden Art for the yard.
This is written about a
garden gnome.
Here I am, all covered with dew.
Sitting in the garden, waiting for you.
I am tucked between flowers and vine,
The gnome that you said was thine.
So here I'll sit for just a while,
Hoping again, that I'll see your smile.
The mind can be a terrible place,
as thoughts, with worries, enters,
to interfere with the logic of your mind.
Never fear. Think and believe, you will see.
Words, that I thought, were long dead,
Are now swirling around, in my head.
My mind is like and empty bin.
Words go out and come back in.
Words, mostly of love and sometimes grim,
Are fat and meaty or very thin.
What meaning, does that provide to me,
Is thus: What will be, will be.
It's the little things,
I miss most in this new life.
When my love, my rock
is no longer here. My wife.
Your breath's, warm softness, touches my cheek,
As I lie along side of you.
My search for you, is what I seek.
Reaching, for the warmth of your body
but I awake and you are gone.
What happens,
when you're told,
"You're very sick, now,
but hey! You're old."
Just one moment,
is what I say.
If you can't be positive,
please go away.
I feel better than
I have for years,
so please don't,
bring up old fears.
You've lived a long life,
isn't that enough?
Well, ok, so what?
I will be tough,
I will fight,
this dreaded disease.
When I win,
I'll be at ease.
A time of life, I am now aware,
for I know about when I will leave,
this world. Stage 4 Liver/Prostate Cancer,
a statement about your life's end.
At this point in time friends, always
important are more now than ever.
Let us talk, of love and friends,
The ones, that do not require amends.
The friends, that worry about your wife,
The ones, who know about your life.
My friends are, of the caring kind,
And the best help, for my mind.
Thank you friends, for thoughts so dear,
I am lucky to have you near.
At this stage of life,
another step toward,
the final outcome,
of a life lived, with joy.
I will no longer allow, myself to succumb,
To that path, when I was young,
Fearing not, if I lived or died,
For it mattered not, if I tried
To have drinks, dance or race cars,
Beneath the dark sky, with sparkling stars.
My memories, of these events, grow dim;
My youth, is no longer a whim
Or fancy affair of daring, so odd,
As I have now, finally found God.
Praise the Lord, for these wonderful things,
As I truly do live amongst kings,
With friends, of long standing, near,
No longer, is it death I fear.
No matter why,
I need a reason.
All I need is to talk,
about you. Tis the season.
Long were the shadows,
beneath the tall trees.
Wind rustling branches,
creating falling leaves.
Dry is the air,
in this July heat wave.
Why do the Gods,
like to misbehave?
It's strange to contemplate,
the end of a life,
after you have been informed,
"it's a matter of months."
I'm not thinking,
about the days going by,
or that my time will be over.
I'm trying to contact friends,
I care about to tell them goodbye
and convey my love for
their friendship. That's a good thing.
There is good in most situations. This
is a good thing...
Love to all, in this great adventure.
Good luck to all of you,
during your present and future life.
A kindred moment,
as friends depart,
with long goodbyes,
doing their part
to assure we will,
meet again,
be it in sunshine
or a day of rain.
Hope to see you,
this time next year,
if God is willing
and you buy the beer.
Oh, what a time,
when Gods began to play,
with Rainbows, Thunder,
and a lightning display.
Grey are the clouds,
dark Cumulus Nimbus,
we as mere mortals,
will huddle in masses.
Forgotten
and forlorn,
since the day,
I was born.
Coming into this world,
back in my day,
was being born and
delivered on the dining
room table, by a midwife.
Humble beginnings,
no money for play,
but warmth and comfort,
was there every day.
The depression was
hard on all around,
yet they toiled at work,
if it could be found.
Not much money,
you could hear them say,
when a good wage, could
be a dollar a day.
Pay yourself first
was the rave,
a hard thing to do,
trying to save.