When I Was Young (Poem #35)

When I was young, I used to think
That this world had some kind of link
To a different world beyond
All of the seas and lakes and pond

When I was young, I wanted to know
How the rivers tend to flow
And where it ended at the end
Once it goes through all the bends


When I was young, I didn’t believe
Everything that I had seen
With my eyes due to the awe
And why everything would always fall


When I was young, I really liked
To climb and jump and swim and hike
Through the forest and pretend
That all the happiness never ends


When I was young, I never knew
The difference between old and new
I always thought life never dies
That no one ever has to cry

When I was young, I believed
That I had to have strength within me
In order to survive this horrid world
Whether you’re a boy or girl


When I was young, I had known
Not everything is how it’s shown
That there are good things, there are bad
And regretful things are in the past


When I was young, what I wanted the most
Was to sail the ocean from coast to coast
And meet new people and see new places
To live my life without the traces


Of tears or pain or sadness or fear
But I know now that I’m just a mere
Mortal in this small, cruel life
I knew that I didn’t really like


When I think back to my young age
Those were the only special days
When I would smile and be happy
While I dreamed up my fantasy


But I know now that that’s the past
I treasure the moments as they last
But those days are through and done
Those special days when I was young

Dawn (Poem #33)

I wait each night for you



Your beauty and warmth


My day is perfect


With just a glimpse of you


When the clouds cover you up


I wish to God that the wind may blow


So that you may shine and spread


Your warm rays for me


And everyone who wishes for you


Each early morning I see you


I smile with the excitement you give me


So that I may continue my day


I watch you rise above the horizon


Of the mountains or seas


The lakes, or the trees


I watch you rise


You shine upon me


And then you leave for the rest of the day


I continue my day with the strength


In which you offered to me


Thank you, Dawn

Song From My Heart (Poem #31)

I come home



Full of stress and doubt


I walk into my room


And there she sits


My piano


It’s pulling me towards her


I sit down upon her bench


And place my hand upon her keys


Suddenly the room fills up with her lovely voice


She sings to the notes that I play


It’s soothing


It’s comforting


It’s relaxing


It relieves me from my pain


I think about everything


All of the good and bad


All of the drama and troubles


As the song ends


I try to make it last


Before I have to return to reality


The sound gives me a feeling


That maybe this cruel world


Isn’t so cruel


That maybe somewhere in this lifetime


There is the true meaning of happiness


Everything is quiet again


While I recall the


One thing that eases my pain


And brings back my smile


That one special song


The song from my heart