William Nathan’s
Book of Poetry
“Rejection”
“Rejection only brought anger
And hurt, to my recovery
There uncaring hearts
Gave me a rivalry
To my angry heart
My revengeful feelings
Sprung up, and bloomed
I wanted to be heard
And not heard from
The professionals from
Pexton Hall.
My awareness will
Rejoice at another
Persons sorrow and pain
Please god give me
The to see another person’s
Pain and frustrations he
Or she is inflicted with
There sufferings.”
“Journey”
“During my alcoholic
Adventure through
Out the years I, could
Not see, God’s creation
There wasn’t, any meaning
To my life, and not feel
Good about myself
So how could I, love
Nature, the bottle
Came first before
Anything in life I,
Lost out on, the
Good aspects in life
And now I am
Regaining my happiness
About nature.”
“Alcoholism”
“When I was drinking
My foundation was
Unhappy one.
I felt hopeless, powerless
Wounded, lonely, fearful,
Hurt and isolated from
The real world.
Now I, needed to change
These negative feelings
To positive feelings
By being honest and trustworthy
To God and the people at
Alcoholics Anonymous
My new foundation will
Be strong and joy, peace, harmony
Valued, respect, calm, hopeful
And serenity will flow within
Me all the days of my life.”
“I knew alcohol
Had to go it was
Devastation to
My life, spent
Too much money
In the bars, dipped
Into my savings and was broke
Before payday
Alcohol effected
My work, I was remorseful
Asked God for help
To make my nine hours
Of work that day.
My hands and body
Shacked, scared I,
Might die, anytime
I felt as low as a snake
In the grass, my beauty
Of myself never revealed
Itself.”
“Owl”
“Eagle Owl perching
On towering tree
Branches on the
Midnight hour
Scanning swampy
Terrain with his
Powerful eyes
Twilight glowing
On his territory his
Sentry like silence
Fools rodents roaming
It is way, the mighty
Warrior descends furiously
Swooping his prey and
Ascending to his domain.”
“Darkness”
“One fall evening
I went on a moon
Lighted journey
Twilight leading
Our way leaving
Evil spirits,
Laying to rest, and not to
Dawn upon courting
Honey moon.”
“Destiny”
“Forty-three years
I sailed a lot of oceans
Know my destiny or
Destination were not
Ever met, Uncertainties
Causing my worry on a,
Weary sailor very confused
In what direction we should
Sail finally came to compromise
That we were sailing
Without a compass in my life.”
“Serenity”
“Sitting on a picnic
Table on a warm
Sun shining afternoon
In the month of July
Serenity hovering
Over my head giving
Me a peace of mind
And I overcame my eternal
Eternal pain
Which has stricken
My lively hood.”
“Past”
“Rome wasn’t built
In one day, and our
Scars were not developed
In one day.
Took years of punishment
To develop our scars
We journeyed into life
Being scared and the
Only matter was
We missed out on love
In our lives.”
“Drinking”
“We thought we could
Handle our own lives
When we drank alcohol
We had hard time to
Admit we had a weakness
That defeated us.
Who wants to admit absolute
Defeat our false pride kept
Our souls into bottle of booze.”
“Love”
“I get a lot of hugs
And love from my
Family in Alcoholics
Anonymous
It seems when the alcohol and drugs
Detoxify from your
Body you get emotionally
Hungry for love, affection,
Attention and compassion.
The chemicals we used
Buried our positive feelings
Into complete darkness.
And there was light
God gave is in the fellowship
Of Alcoholics Anonymous
There you will see that
People will care giving you
That light in every meeting
And everyday trials.
To may face in your journey in life.”
“Alcoholism”
“My life’s journey
In no more
Corrupt from my
Fears and anxieties
That invaded my heart
Through the fellowship
Of alcoholics anonymous
Where I seen the light
At the end of the tunnel
Brought compassion
To my weary heart
It sang a wonderful
Person with a changed heart.”
“Suffering”
“I see through
My eyes and
Feel from my heart
At another person’s
Pain and frustrations
And his indifferences
That they are
Suffering with.”
“Life with Alcohol”
“I had many alibis
And excuses, down
Deep in my heart I knew
That was not honest
Approach whatever the situation was
Back then
Just like me I, touch
Hot stone I, am going
To get burned
So taking that first
Drink will lead into
Hundred drinks
It’s like playing Russian
Rolette with my life. I avoided my short comings
Did want to look at them
It was too painful.
I didn’t like me well enough
To challenge to get better that’s how far I, was
Into my alcoholism.”
“Humble”
“To be humble
Of heart you
Are considerate
Kind, tolerant
And loving person
That will help another
Alcoholic in time of need.
Alcoholics anonymous
Gives you power and
Control to lead a,
Humble life one
Day of a time.”
“Remorse”
“Alcohol took my
Fears away the
Next day dawned
The fears and pain
Were even worse
Then before.
The pain felt like
I was getting hit
Over my head
With a club
Relieving my
Childhood over again.”
“Hurt”
“I always thought people
Were out to hurt me
In any way they could
My guard was up around
People, my hyper vigilance
Made me feel that way.
Drank to overcome my
Hyper vigilance when I
Sobered up my hyper vigilance
Descended on me.
Alcohol made my abusive
Behaviors to worsen
My pride saying going with
Out alcohol the rest of my
Life that was too much of
Giant step, so I went to
The fellowship of alcoholics
Anonymous there I started
To live one day at a time.”
“Sickness”
“I will never
Forget my hangovers
The terrible shakes
And remorse
I suffered in my alcoholism.
By being aware
Of my condition
I won’t relapse
Myself into this
Sickness ever again.
My compassionate heart
Sings joy to other
Alcoholics that needs
Helping hand for
There recovery in
Alcoholics anonymous.”
“Recovery”
“During my drinking days
I lead a sinful way
Of living, my
Drunkenness hurt
People that wants
To show me compassionate
Heart
I went to alcoholics
Anonymous they
Gave me a wonderful
Welcome the members
All walked the roads
I travel led they were
Understanding and compassionate that
Made my heart to sing
Compassion in my everyday
Living one day at a time.”
“Defeat”
“Rome wasn’t built
In one day and our
Scars were not develop
On one day
It took years of punishment
To develop our scars
We thought we could
Handle our own lives
When we drank alcohol
Our lives were damaged
We had a hard time
To admit we had a weakness
That defeated us.
Who wants to admit?
Absolute defeat, our false
Pride kept our souls
Into a bottle of booze.”
“Faith”
“I journeyed into
Life’s perils seeing
Myself as worthless myself-esteem was
No more fears stopped
Me from viewing on
The better side of me
Until one day I
Reached out of my
High powers help
And he led me
Into righteousness.”
“Belongings”
“I want to be
Loved by someone
Or love has to be
Shown before I can
Truly love myself
Or anyone else.
I want to be wanted
And belong to a family
My thoughts are like
Wild horses
Want to belong to something.”
“Lake”
“Like a stone
Tossed around
No meaning shown
Thrown into the
Depths of the sea
Where abouts unknown
Feelings bogging
Me down hoping
Life saver will
Reach out and save
Myself from the
Remaining guilt.”
“Size”
“My burly size they feared
Leaving them not to see
The better side of me
Viewing was centered on
Bigness rather than personality.”
“Farmer”
“The sweat of my
Brow I lay my plow
Onto this earth
Making myself proud
To accomplish hundred
Fold portraying workmanship
Among us farmer’s dwellers.”
“Mistakes”
“We make mistakes
Along our journey
In our life time
So one day may come
Around to face
Another mistake
Taking disappointment
In a kind way accepting
Ourselves that God
Never made us perfect.”
“Superiors Coastline”
“Standing on a hill
On a windy dawn of evening
Seeing spectacular view
Viewing giant dumplings
Peaking over the horizon
Prevailing northerly gales
Rolling whitish, greenish
Swells smashing and clashing
Viscously along the superiors
Sea wall echoing a revealing
Legend that was once there.”
“Lost”
“I was a trouble some
Boy that was lost in
The crowd, could not
Offer no body anything
I was lost in fear
No recognition from
The people then I, stayed
Loner and isolated in
My own little world.”
“Superior”
“Looking at God’s
Wonderful creation
Performing romantic
Display of nature
Ore ships sailing into
The vast lake fog horns
Bellowing as they
Sail the might Superior
Seagulls, swirling and
Twirling in oceanic
Air currents giving people
Grand view from the shorelines
The wind howling
Across the lake hitting
Against your face causing
Your eyes to tear that
Enlightens your spirit
That God created a,
Beautiful lake like this one.”
“Wakeup Call”
“Alcohol covered
Up my romance when
The alcohol wears off
My romance will shine
Like the stars do.”
“Drinking”
“There’s no way
I can keep in control
Of my drinking
Without getting close
To my higher power
And getting his
Knowledge that
Will travel with me
Into the perils of life.”
“Illness”
“Alcoholism is
Progressive malady
It could go worse
And never better.
I have a choice
In whatever way
I may go life
Of misery, or a life
Of good fortune.”
“Raw Deal”
“Sometimes self-pity
Gets me stuck
Into the quick sand.
The poor me attitude
What a raw deal I,
Got in life
This negative attitude
Only keeps me sinking
Further into the
Quick sand.
I will sink further
Down until I go
On a drunk to
Escape the self-pity.
I still got to let
Go of this negative
Feeling and go on
With my life.”
“Friendship”
“I used to journey
Into bars for
Companionship
The bartender
Was a good advocate
And listener
You could cry on
His shoulder he
Was a paid counselor.”
“Dreaming”
“I found out that
Dreaming was an
Escape from pain
That hung over me.
My dreams were good
To me it kept me from
Getting depressed.
One time I, dreamed
That I was on top
Of the Milky Way.
When the clouds
Cover up God’s creation
When the clouds disappear
His creation comes out beautiful
Nothing has changed it’s a
Beautiful creation.”
“Communication”
“There wasn’t much
Communication in
My family.
Alcohol destroyed
The family from
All its roots.
Very little compassion
Was done in my family
No were to run
Then I, journeyed down
The road into complete
Darkness it was a life
Or death journey
Into alcoholism.
Latter in my high power
He gave me a new road
Hoping that was the
Fellowship of Alcoholics
Anonymous were I, found
True happiness and true serenity.”
“Lonely”
“I found out with
My loneliness that
I help somebody else
It takes my loneliness
Away from me.
Don’t dwell on the
Past it’s over with
Nothing you can
Do to change the past
But you can do
Something about
The feelings that
Comes from your
Past experiences.”
“Journey”
“On my journey
In life you are
Going to have
Good days and bad days
And I will face
Draw backs to get
That green pasture
You are aiming for is
To have good self-esteem
About myself.”
“Tragedy”
“My open wounds
Will hurt for
Few days, and heal.
Emotional abuse
The most painful
Emotions to heal
It takes years and
Probably lifetime
Of healing.
I am like a flower
Has to be nurtured
Watered cultivated
So its cared for to
Blossom my true beauty
My flower wasn’t getting
Any love or compassion
Or empathy to heal my
Emotional wounding.”
“Rejection”
“Rejection only
Brought about anger
And hurt to my recovery
There uncaring hearts
Brought a rivalry
To my heart, my revengeful
Feelings spring up and bloomed
All I wanted was to be heard
And not unheard from the
Professionals from Pexton Hall.”
“Fear”
“Fear was dark shadow
Hovering over me
And defeated me from
Not having any happiness
In my life.
Fear took all of the good
From me gave me less
Courage to tackle any
Challenges that came up
In my everyday living
On my journey I encountered
Power greater than me and
That was god he gave me
The joy that was missing
In my life.”
“Lake”
“Roaming around
Sandy lake shore
On a calm windless day
Sunlight sparkling on the
Sky blue water, muskrats
Swimming graciously
To their castles some
Perching on their castles
Getting sun tan
On a beautiful autumn day.”
“Radio”
“Radio broadcaster
Announces the news
It’s all recorded
And played into life
Where ever you roam
If a roll play presents
Turn a different channel
The message will
Come on, leaving the old
Recording to pass.”
“Fall”
“In the fall of
1970 I went
Duck hunting you would
See such beauty, trees
Brightly, colored leaves
Mirroring onto the water
Showing off a fall portray
Ducks roaring in every
Ten minutes of steady
Shooting, high flyers
Parading over you
So graceful, heading
For their winter land
Where ever it maybe.”
“Birth Place”
“I came from small
Town castles founding
On frontier soil glorifies
Heritage into our sovereign
Town wagons flurry over
The brook bridge to
Destines abroad.”
“Scotland”
“Alone bag piper
Towering on a hill
Overlooking Scotland’s
Sea coast
Scotlander bellows
Scottish melodies
Echoing over greenish country sides
Romancing your heart
In a Scottish ballad.”
“Despair”
“Traveled many miles
On a rocky road
Despair came about
Piercing my body
And soul only hoping
My lonely destiny
Will be more
Trusting adventure.”
“Missing”
“Love was
Not shown me to
Wilter away
Causing the
Eternal pain
Of loneliness
Throughout my life
Hoping somebody
My self-esteem will spring
Happier years to come.”
“Misunderstanding”
“Sometimes people
Criticized and misunderstood
My intentions and they
Moralized and condemned me
People are good for judging
Especially when you are
New in the community.”
“Time”
“There comes a time
For me to retire
And enjoy, life’s most
Beautiful treasures
And love, will venture
My way.”
“Birds”
“On a May afternoon
Warbles singing me
Songs echoing over
The vast frontier
Having a merry good time
This spring time season.”
“Darkness”
“One fall evening
I strolled on a moon
Lighted journey
Twilight leading
Our way leaving
Evil spirits lying
To rest and not to
Dawn upon us
Courting a honeymoon.”
“Country”
“Change of scenic ride
Into Irish country sides
Where rolling green valleys
Prosper with fields
That rolls on portraying
Workman ship by farm
Dwellers taking so
Much pride in their work.”
“Rain”
“I have been
Caught into
Shower of rain
No dawning light
For seen, hoping
The rains will stop
And peace opens
Your window for
Happier days.”
“Goodbye”
“Farewell for now
Wishing you well
Hope we meet
Again some how
With smiling faces
Hoping our friendship
Will never depart
From us.”
“Days of Misery”
“I was sick and tired
Of being sick and tired
I turned my life over to
The care of God
His power and direction
Lead me to the fellowship
Of Alcoholics Anonymous.
It took an inventory
Every day in doing so
It kept me to have good
Attitude and to be grateful
Thanking the good lord
For my sobriety and all his
Blessing and for another
Dawn to serve him.
In doing so it sprung a new
Person in Alcoholics Anonymous
Then I, gained a balance
Of play and fun and
Times to be serious.”
“Sobriety”
“Earning your sobriety
You are going to run
Into people you don’t
Care for.
You still have to treat
Them with kindness, love
Thy neighbor as thyself
And respect will come
Your way even in Alcoholics
Anonymous we pick and choose
To be our friends and still
Be humble to those you really
Don’t care for.
I believe in time your
Hostility will make
Friends you don’t care about.”
“Farewell”
“Glad I met you
Goodbye for now
Hope we will run
Into each other again
That our ware bouts
Have some meaning
As before, hoping smiles
Bring us closer together.”
“Pain”
“For many years
Of hard knocks
My talent never
Came about
It was hidden
From the Alcohol
That poured down
My throat now the
Poison has gone
Leaving pain to
Flurry on making
Me a success in
One lifetime.”
“Past”
“Old farm house
Where I grew up
Gave memories
Of a legend that
Was once there
Passed on stories
To my friends had
Few laughs and drink
Giving them a grand view
How it was like back then.”
“Beauty”
“I have been released
From the clutches of
Pain that held me very
Tight. Freedom bell rang
Within my heart seeing
Life’s beautiful treasures
Sparkle before my eyes
Now my flower is blooming
In wondrous beauty
Now I, can enjoy fun with my
Friends being free
What a wonderful feeling
To cherish in your heart.”
“Water Fowl”
“One autumn day
Walking around
Wooded pond
Ascending woodies
Descending swirling
Sweeping over the
Murky slue showing
The wildest performance
Of nature’s presentation
I ever saw.”
“Slayer”
“When the abuser
Hit me with
The willows I screamed
In dismay from the pain
The willows cut
My skin, I would
Hide in the woods
In some brush
From the abuser.”
“Abuser”
“One time, while
I was in bed the
Slayers footsteps
Coming up, the stairs
Gave me the chills,
He came into my room put his hands
Around my throat chocking
Me I am struggling, grasping
For air I, was paralyzed
With fear. It was molestation
Of my mind all that abuse
I endured as a child of
Eight years old.”
“Flower”
“My flower in life
Was not watered
Or cared for to
Blossom compassion
And trust were
Not shown
My eternal pain only
Brought the dark side
Of me, I was good
Person a lot of bad
To me, I got stuck
Into the mental
Health system
Found out through
The psychological
Testing I wasn’t
Mentally ill what
Is the prejudicial view
On me, why don’t
They let me go
On with my life for
New beginning
With the fellowship
Of alcoholics anonymous.”
“Cross”
“I carried heavy cross
To Calvary hill, the
Abuser never had
Any compassion nor did
He apply any compassion
To me.
My cross in life got
Even heavier and
I fell down the second time
The abuser never game me
His warmth, love, affection
To me.
My cross got so heavy
I fell down the third
Time and I was whipped
And kicked I underwent
A lot of punishment and
Punishment is all I ever
New as a child.
I was in constant fear
Of being punished without
Cause, the abuser, hanged me
On the cross and crippled me
Emotionally for a life time.”
“Lake”
“Scenic water
Reflects spontaneous
Scenery captured
In natures realm.
Birch trees soaring
Highly spirited
Performing supreme
Superiority along
Rippling waters
Birch aromas
Fills the air with
Fragrances gailing
Around the, vast frontier.”
“Stranger”
“I just got into town
Everybody was surprised
What will he do?
This time, only me
Good performance
Would show them that
I was not the person
As before leaving them
To see a changed person
This time around.”
“Hospital”
“Sometimes the world
Looks unfair
Looking through a hospital
Window it often makes
You think why I was
So careless in my actions
Having the butterflies
Saying next time it will
Be different so when
Your discharged day comes
Don’t ring around the rosy
And fall down hurting
Yourself again.”
“Pain”
“It was hard to cry
How much I, hurt
Inside being strong
Willed I, broke down
In tears, tearing
Crying moment cleansing
My sad needed a heart
From all the repressed pain.”
“Beauty”
“My open wounds
Will hurt for
Few days, and heal.
Emotional abuse
The most painful
Emotions to heal
It takes years and
Probably a lifetime
Of healing
I am like a flower
Has to matured
Watered, cultivated
So it’s, cared for to
Blossom my true beauty,
My flower wasn’t
Getting any love
Or compassion or
Empathy to heal my
Emotional wounding.”
“Change of Scenery”
“There comes a time
For me to retire
And enjoy life’s most
Beautiful treasures
Know old scenes are past
And love will venture my way.”
“Travel”
“In my days of
Wonder lusting around
The countryside’s
Without a compassionate
Heart I would not
Give my heart to nobody
It was blackened from my
Self-hatred that almost
Destroyed me, I ran into a
Person with a compassionate
Heart and he gave me the love
I needed so desperately in my life.”
“Past”
“I was a neurotic
Type of person
I would dwell
On the negative
Aspects in my life.
Now the pain is
No more from my
Darkest past now
I can live one day
At a time and
Center my thinking
On my positive aspects
I can do, from myself.”
“Slayer”
“Twenty some years
Gone from my pride
Is not no more
Anger festers I
To the whipping post
No escaping from the
Slayer that’s slayed me
So brutally I feel
Sorry for him that he
Never had any love
In his life.”
“Struggle”
“When the sap
Is drained from
You will
Feel zapped.
Each day that dawns,
The struggles in life
Are more stressful until
Solutions is made
Making your living
More comfortable.”
“People”
“Strangers looking
At me cautiously
What kind of person
I am my actions
Will show them that
I am a nice person
To have around.”
“Hunting”
“It was in the fall
Of 1970 I, went
Duck hunting
You would see
Such magnificent
Beauty tree’s gleaming
Fall colors mirroring
On the water
Reflecting a portray
Of nature glowing
And appealing
To your eyes
Ducks roaring there
Wing beats every
Ten minutes of steady
Shooting and kissing
High flyers catching
Your attention parading
Over you, it was a graceful
Time seeing, flocks of
Water fowl heading for
Land where ever that
Maybe.”
“Sheep”
“Royal mountaineers
Wonder lusting vast
Mountains tops
Glistering whitish coat
Of farm or battling rams
Fight viscously starting
On comers strolling along
The rugged rocky mountains.”
“Farm”
“Lived on a farm
Did not have time
In my teenage years
To go out dating
I wasn’t affectionate
Person grew up with
The club and those
Were the strokes.”
“Canadian Geese”
“Canada geese
Swimming with there
Spirited goslings
Bobbing up and down
Romantic yellowish
Coloration tagging
After their mother
As they swim to shore
Waggling and ruffling
There plumages
Into the warm sun.”
“Sparrows”
“Spotted sparrows
Nesting there young
Darlings, nurturing them
For another dawn
This coming spring
Time season.”
“Hard Work”
“I lived on a farm
Took a lot of hard work
And sweat, and pride
To accomplish abundance
Of harvest in everyday life.
You take pride in your work
To accomplish your self-esteem
And self-worth
There is so much to be
Grateful for thanking my
Higher power for all the
Good works and blessing
He has done for me and
Others only through the
Grace of my higher power
We will accomplish our
Everyday harvests.”
“Strolling”
“On clear night
The stars and moon
Lighted up the universe
So I wonder lusted on
An old farm road seeing
God’s creation sparkled
Before my eyes I followed
The lighted road to
Recovery from all of my fears
And tribulations
The lighted road kept me
From devastation and
Gave me hope and courage
Confidence to tackle
Any escapade of evil
That wants to give me
Darken road.
Following the lighted road
Protected me from falling
Into darkness, despair,
And loneliness, in my life.”
“Water Fowl”
“One autumn day
Walking around
Wooded pond
Ascending woodies
Descending swirling
Sweeping over the
Murk slue showing
The wildest performance
Of nature’s presentation
I ever seen,”
“Deer”
“White tailed deer
Bold and mighty warriors
Roaming vast glens
Showing harmony in there
Travel hoofs molded
Scenic prints on rain soaked
Deer trails leaving
Legend that was
Once traveled.”
“Past”
“Old farm house
Where I grew up
Gave memories
Of a legend that
Was once there
Passed on stories
To my friends had
Few laughs and drink
Giving them a grand view
How it was back then.”
“Beauty”
“I have been released
From the clutches of
Pain that held me very
Tight. Freedom bell rang
Within my heart seeing
Life’s beautiful treasures
Sparkle before my eyes
Now my flower is blooming
In wondrous beauty
Now I, can enjoy fun with my
Friends being free
What a wonderful feeling
To cherish in your heart.”
“Farewell”
“Glad I met you
Goodbye for now
Hope we will run
Into our ware abouts
Have same meaning
As before, hoping smiles
Being us closer together.”
“Pain”
“For many years
Of hard knocks
My talent never
Came about
I was hidden
From the alcohol
That poured down
My throat now the
Poison had gone
Leaving pain to
Flurry on making
Me a success in
One life time.”
“Sobriety”
“Farming your sobriety
You are going to run
Into people you don’t
Care for
You still have to treat
Them with kindness, love
Thy neighbor as thyself
And respect will come
Your way even in alcoholics
Anonymous we pick and choose
To be our friends and still
Be humble to those you really
Don’t care for
To believe in time your
Has ability will make
Friends you don’t care about.”
“Days of Misery”
“I was sick and tired
Of being sick and tired
I turned my life over to
The care of God
His power and direction
Lead me to the fellowship
Of alcoholics anonymous
It took an inventory
Every day in doing so
It kept me to have good
Attitude and try to be grateful
Thanking the good lord
For my sobriety and all his
Blessings and for another
Dawn to serve him.
In doing so it sprung a new
Person in alcoholics anonymous
Then I, gained a balance
Of play and fun and
Times to be serious.”
“Rain”
“I have been
Caught into
Shower of rain
No dawning light
For seen, hoping
To the rains will stop
And peace opens
Your window for
Happier days.”
“Goodbye”
“Farewell for now
Wishing you well
Hope we meet
Again some how
With smiling faces
Hoping our friendship
Will never depart
From us.”
“Darkness”
“One fall evening
I strolled on a moon
Lighted journey
Twilight leading
Our way leaving
Evil spirits lying
To re-stand and not
Dawn upon us
Courting on a honeymoon.”
“Change of Scenery”
“Went on a scenic ride
Into Irish country sides
Where rolling green valleys
Proper with fields
That rolls on portraying
Work man ship by farm
Dwellers to taking so
Much pride in their work.”
“Time”
“There comes a time
For me to retire
And enjoy, life’s most
Beautiful treasures
And love, will venture
My way.”
“Cardinals”
“Falling in love
Perching on tree branch
Courting each other
Square dancing colorful
Stage show, romancing
God’s creation of true
Lovers showing fame
Into the vast wilderness.”
“Birds”
“On a May afternoon
War blessing me
Songs echoing over
The vast frontier
Having a merry good time
This spring time season.”
“Universe”
“Strolling through
The vast darkness seeing God’s beautiful
Creation twinkling
So bright and wonderful
Honking and inspiration
Of a planet so much
Inspired to man.”
“Tree’s”
“Lonesome weltered
Trees went through
Many storms fought
Hello a battle lost
Their beauty along
The years hoping
One day romance
Will bring a better
Younger look to a
Wrinkling old loners.”
“Darkness”
“The sword kept
Me in the dark shadows
Of life, it scared people
Away from me
That wanted to help me.
Throwing to shield
And sword away
Then people came
Into my life
And gave me the
Hugs hope and love
That I needed
So desperately in my life.”
“Surrender”
“I surrendered myself
To a system that
Has more power
Than me, so go
Along in whatever
They command
Maybe liberty will score.”
“Anxiety”
“Anxiety tied me
To the whipping post
No escaping from the slayer that slayed me
So terribly
Anxiety felt like
Whip torturing me
And no escape from
The anxiety and pain.
The slayer is no more
Putting pain on me
Change my way of thinking
On situations that
Flares up, and make
Honest sincere effort
And talk to somebody
You trust, after that
Throw the negative feelings
On the waste basket
And leave them there
And go with your life.”
“God’s Gift”
“God gave me garden that I am grateful for
His blessing came
Down like rain
Washing away
The decay and
Replenishing my
He are and soul
The rains sprung
My true happiness
I never had before
To journey my life
Abound antley in
God’s way to show
Happy heart to someone
With a sad heart
That the rain can
Replenish his heart
To the rest of the world.”
“Darkness”
“I feel down into
The pit of darkness
With my eternal pleasures
I went to God he had
The power greater than
Myself to rest tore me
To sanity
God pulled me out of the
Pit of darkness
Then, I could see the light
Glow at the end of the tunnel.”
“Fear”
“Fear would make
Me stare and feel
Insecure around people
Fear kept me in my own
Little world and stopped
Me from growing
Emotionally and spiritually.”
“Rocky Mountains”
“Me and my friend
We’re driving along
The Rocky Mountains
Came upon, some elk
Those mighty warriors
Stalking the glens
With their antlers
Glistening into the
Sunlight. We stopped
Walked around
The mountain ranges
You could hear the serenity
It was a very peaceful time
And peace of mind.
Song birds singing melodies
The wind howling through
The pines as we journey
Up the mountain ranges
We ran into this stream
The water was clear and cold
I was thirsty took a drink
From the stream. In the fall time geese flying
With glee, their wings whistling
And parading over us heading
For their promise land
Where ever it maybe.”
“Challenge”
“Rowing my boat
Through life’s perils
Hitting against
Tolling swells
Smashing on
The starboard bow
Took every bit
Of power until
Could not oar
No more, leaving
The destiny unfinished.”
“Loneliness”
“I would wonder lust
Into the forest
And listen to
Song birds singing
Welcome songs
Enchanting harmony
Along the wilderness front
Sending me serenity and
Peace of mind and my
Loneliness faded away.”
“Seen the Light”
“Since my fears
Are gone I, have
Peace of mind and joy.
Went on a walk on a,
Warm sun shining day
In an autumn seeing
God’s creation gleaming
Wonderful fall colors
Gave me serenity
Flowing within my heart
As I walk into the
Community sharing
My happiness with
The town’s people.”
“Broken Home”
“Glass has broken
The meaning has gone
Hoping someday my
Family will unite back
With me and have
Understanding among us
Leaving sadness
Behind us, so happiness
Taking over, leaves love
To flow and grow
In our lives.”
“Farewell”
“Beautiful song birds
That echoed melodies
Sending joy to me this
Summer season now
Comes a time of season
When they flock together
Before the chill of
The winter comes
Pushing them off there
Nesting grounds
They call one another
For farewell hoping we
Will see each other again.”
“Eagle”
“Soaring into air currents
Gliding swiftly over
Snowy mountain peaks
Showing honor and romance
Along mountain ranges
Suddenly the eagle spots rodent
Eagle screaming war cries
Jet streaming from the heavens
Swooping his prey with his
Sharp claws hurling
Back to his domain.”
“Promises”
“There was a lot
Of broken promises
In my childhood years
That left me hanging
In disappointment and
Frustration, my hopes
Were up, and then another
Promise broke I fell
Down with a broken heart.”
“Comrade”
“The cruel side of me
Has shown, know my heart
Is growing strong into
Loving person, healing
From those tragedies
I had in one life time.
Some scars, will remain
Reminding an old solider
During his last battle.”
“Castles”
“I lived in a small
Town, castles founding
On frontier soil
Glorifies heritage
Into our sovereign
Town, wagons flurry
Over the, brook bridge
To their destines abroad.