The PoetVangelist

Surreal. Even looking at the words I just typed is surreal. Fred's funeral What?! Just yesterday, we were climbing trees Scaling walls, dodging bees. It was yesterday You taught us a new game And we laughed and we played Then we argued, we fought We forgave and forgot Yesterday It was just yesterday I remember you, lanky boy Full of teasing, full of joy In my childhood, a fixture Of memories and wishes, a mixture My friend, my brother Worldly-wise, an anchor Fun didn't begin till you arrived So much light you brought into our lives I can't remember a time Before you were in my life And now I regret so much Letting time take us out of touch. If I could go back just once more To moments past, times of yore I'd linger longer, find a way To make it so you'd be here today. But alas, life has lived itself out You've finished your act and taken your bow I should be grateful, at the least To have been privileged a seat To have watched you grow And even more so To have h...

Lord I love my baby Such joy he brings to me His smile gives me reason His kiss embraces me from within Yet sometimes this little one Pushes buttons till I'm on the brink And his sheer energy is a force beyond Anything I could muster or think. Lord, I love my husband This one my soul responds to For he is kind and good and patient His love, deep, steady, true Yet sometimes I feel frustration Anger, resentment even Because he's at times oblivious When my soul much needs soothing Lord, I love my family They are truly a shield, a rock A shelter where I've blossomed and hid First nurtured me 'fore any other did. Yet sometimes they do much harm When surely they mean to help But deeds can wound and words do scar Though they be intentioned well. Lord, I love my intellect, This gift that sets me apart; This calling I excel in, Achievements that bring recognition. Yet at times it feels a burden - This pressure to do it all; A millstone to guarantee sinking Higher pedestal for a ...