Fresh off the keyboard.. inspired by a phrase offered as a challenge. One of those few pieces of my own I can honestly say I am proud of and loved writing. I do hope you enjoy!
What You Are Words, you have been my rock,
My mountain, my cooling stream,
My arms of comfort, my irony,
And my truth.
You've laughed with me in the best of times.
You have consoled me in the worst of times.
You have promised me a future
Even as you have held onto my past.
My ordinary days live in your reality.
You have become my family,
My friends, and sometimes just
Those acquaintances who tiptoe
In and out of my life when I need
You most...
How grateful I am to all of you!
I am also truly sorry I did not
Recognize your generous gift sooner...
The sharing of yourselves,
Your secrets and your thoughts.
You are artists and composers,
Consummate performers in black and white...
But I know you wish not to be the center
Of these accolades... you only wish to be
What you are in the best and in the worst
Of times....
A comfort, a mountain, a cooling stream...
You simply wish to be my friends.
And ... you are.
I read this and so easily empathized. I have always loved to write but sadly I only came "öut of the closet" as a poet about five years ago. Till then I was too afraid what people and family would say. Still like you words have always been there when I needed them.
fee
These words speak to me, Myrna,
for they are true and strong and elegant;
other words i'm not so keen on when
they lie to me... but that's another story.
Questions, unquestioned discoveries, and answers in parable and rhyme…. This collection records a journey starting with a 1960s retrospective and the first man on the moon, moving to a new millennium welcomed in with a terrorist spin, family crises,
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fee
for they are true and strong and elegant;
other words i'm not so keen on when
they lie to me... but that's another story.
Your gift is exceptional.
John