In Memory of Momo - Dec 22, 2009

 

Do not stand at my grave and weep
I am not there I do not sleep
I am a thousand winds that blow
I am the diamond glint on snow
Do not stand at my grave and cry
I am not there - I did not die.
I am the sunlight on ripened grain
I am the gentle autumn rain
When you awake in the morning's hush
I am the swift uplifting rush
Of quiet birds in circled flight
I am the soft stars that shine at night
Do not stand at my grave and cry
I am not there - I did not die.

Growing Old Alone

They cry for help, no one came
to their side, so they cry in vain.
Asking for nothing except a smile
to help them through another mile.

 
They wish loneliness just to end,
reaching out to make a friend.
They're turned away, cast aside.
Pain they feel and broken pride.

 
There's nothing a man can say
when another just goes away.
Growing older, you're left alone
wondering where all have gone.

 
Many will be on their final mile
trying to beckon a needing smile.
So open your soul, give a prize
to the hearts of those grown wise.

 
Someday we'll be in their place
hopefully living without disgrace.
It's sad enough just growing old.
So offer a smile, a pot of gold!

Richard 02-08-2004

There comes a point in your life when you realize:
Who matters,
Who never did,
Who won't anymore...
And who always will..
So, don't worry about people from your past,
there's a reason why they didn't make it to your future..

Dreams

When I was young I would dream
visions of hope, for me it seemed...
Beautiful things I was sure would be,
romantic tales and sailing the seas.

Life was a wonderful thing to live.
Puppies with a lot of love to give.
Rivers were places to fish all day.
Soldiers were heroes... seemed that way.

Cowboys and Indians, creatures on Mars.
Visions of spaceships exploring the stars.
Life was hope with dreams to explore.
Falling in love... was forever more.

Somehow dreams would fade away
and tomorrows have become today.
Things have changed, life it seems
is beyond the realm of dreams.

Perhaps with hope, there may be
brighter tomorrows for all to see.
Hope has faded in the past it seems.
Then heroes emerge... fulfilling dreams.

Gone Forever

 

As we are older things change.
Parts of our lives fade away,
New things become so strange.
We begin to count every day.

Each day in time becomes a way
We live by, we begin to feel
Our cherished moments go astray.
Our fears become more real.

As we look back to the past,
We had little time to endeavor
With those who meant the most
To us.. now they're gone forever.

The Sea

As I stand on this lonely beach,
The dunes around seem to teach
Me that which I have yearned
To know, lessons learned...
The sense that life itself seems to be
A gift given from the beautiful sea!

The awesome power of the sea
Reaches her hands out to me,
And fills my soul with anxious fear.
As the waves seemingly draw me near
To the depths of sailors lore,
As I stand on this distant shore.

I walk slowly along the sand,
Taking in the beauty of the grand
Spectacle that's all around.
I listen quietly, I hear the sound
Of a gull crying far against the sky...
The lonely distant haunting cry.

The many facets of blue wave
Reflect the things which I crave
To know about the endless sea.
Her beauty and power I can see
Reach far out to distant sky...
To the sound of the gull's lonely cry.

Golden Dreams

When I was young I would sit and watch the golden Sun set over ocean into eternity.
I would think of forever, the vastness of sky... does the sea and heaven both defy
my mind and become an endless sky?
From distant time and across endless sea
many a soul has sought to be free.
Reaching out beyond horizon only to find
that the treasures sought were in kind
The golden sunset defying the mind.

Today I Saw An Angel

Today I Saw An Angel
In the face of my best friend.
The comfort she gives me when I'm low
Brings me up and makes me smile
Wherever we may go.
Her devotion seems to have no end
No matter what I do or say.
All this reminds me once again
That I did see an Angel today.

She's always there
Whenever I need to talk,
This little Angel friend of mine.
She knows when my heart is sad.
When I go for an evening walk
She leads me along the way
Through paths of troubled times.
Thus I know my little friend
Indeed I saw an Angel today!

To Say Farewell

 

To say farewell is what may be
The hardest thing, at least for me.
Nothing lasts forever I know,
Yet that's the way it seems to go.
Our lives only began to touch
When sensitivity became too much.
We made the effort to make amends,
Thinking that we could be friends.
Sometimes pride gets in the way
Of making things last another day.
So let's just let it go, we will forget
Whatever was said without regret.
Good luck was wished, that should be
Enough for you, and best for me.
It's not easy to say goodbye...
Yet even worse, not knowing why!

Rays of Hope

Sunshine rays gleaming of hope,
Rays of comfort helping me cope.
There's something ever so bright
Whenever your lovely warming light
Shines on me and covers my face
Bringing my soul a comforting grace.

Whenever I need a gentle touch,
Your rays of comfort seems of such.
I have a friend indeed I know
In rays of  gentle touching glow.
From above in mysterious grace
Shine rays of mystic shining lace.

Angel Friend

 

I sit alone in the quiet morning light
listening for a sound, a faint murmur of flight.
I know I've heard a whisper in the past
from my friend whom shall appear at last..
you see, my friend is an angel, thus I know
she'll come again. Perhaps in the glow
of the faint morning mist she'll appear.
Maybe just a sigh of angel wings I'll hear.
I felt her presence the first time I know,
setting here in the early glow.
A very quiet whisper, a movement of air...
I know my angel friend was there.

 

Peaceful Dreams

What dreams can she be weaving?
Such peaceful bliss it seems...
All cares behind is she leaving,
As she dwells within her dreams?

I can only begin to imagine that
Which goes in the wonderful mind
Of the little furry peaceful cat...
Who leaves all her cares behind.

And when she purrs, I feel peace.
Deep within my soul I know...
That if I, as she, could only release
My cares to the place that cats must go!

February 14, 2000

When  I took this picture  I was inspired with these thoughts… in memory of P’nut, my little Angel.

Life

 

Life may come and go
in the just the wink of an eye.
One can waste all their days,
not living, as time goes slowly by.
One's life may go by in vain,
without notice of the setting sun.
So touch the sky, smell a rose,
kiss the wind... laugh just for fun.
Life's way too short just to let
it come and then slowly go away.
So take notice of the flower, the rain,
and taste the sweetness of the day!

Not Alone

Sometimes I get depressed and lonely,
feeling sorry for myself.

That's when I go outdoors.
I close my eyes and slowly open them.
Looking upward, I see the sky, trees,
and feel the warmth of the Sun

I realize I'm not alone!
God is always with me, bringing
me comfort in so many ways.
How often I forget this.

Many ways small, almost unnoticed.
Ways in the form of nature,
the trees, the sky, flowers.
Also my loving little friends,
P'nut, Baby, Smokie and Buster.

They are God's reminder...that I am not alone!

I wrote this several years ago. Today these little Angels are gone but I have new ones in their place. A friend reminded me that when God closes one door.. He opens another.

Angel In My Garden

 

I have an Angel in my garden

who often prays for me. 

My little dog has ears that remind me very
much of Angel's wings... she brings me peace and
affection all the time.

I believe very much in Angels.
If they didn't take care of me constantly

I'd fare a lot worse than I do.

I see them taking many forms...

sometimes in friends.

Sometimes in clouds, birds or quietness.
Sometimes in sunsets or rain...

whatever brings comfort to my soul.

Often I pray for the Angel in my garden
who also prays for me.

Time

Time is like a river that flows
constantly in motion wherever it goes.
A glimpse of someone is but a blink
of an eye, when you begin to think
you knew them, they're gone forever.
Time is but a moment to endeavor
holding on to before it passes you by.
After it's gone, then  you wonder why!