Sunday, January 7, 2024

Far Away From Here

I stood out on the street

I took in all the sights

The buildings were so tall

In the fading light

There was no real warmth

There was a decision not to stay

I’d rather be somewhere

Far away from here

I looked up to the clouds

I watched a jet in flight

There was a trail of smoke

As it flew out of sight

I’d follow that plane

Anywhere, anyway

I need to be somewhere

Far away from here

The road is long

And travel is far

It’s a place

To follow my heart

Turn it up

Turn it on

Turn it into something

That makes sense

Make it into something

I can be

Make it into something

I can see

Do you want to go there with me?

I moved on down the road

Following ancient trails

Searching for a path

Before the sun does pale

Looking for that moment

When life shifts into gear

I need to be somewhere

Far away from here

by Bill Ferguson

Have a Better Day

There are people

Who live in their dreams

And there are people

Who live in their schemes

And there are people

Who keep wondering

What will make a better day

There are people

Whose lives have been blessed

And there are people

Whose lives are so stressed

And there are people

Who can’t get themselves dressed

Searching for a better way

We can hope and dream now

We can create and conceive now

Something we can really believe in now

We can make our lives

Better in every way

There are people

With lots on their minds

And there are people

Whose minds are confined

And there are people

Whose lives are defined

By what others do say

We can hope and dream now

We can create and conceive now

Something we can really believe in now

We can make our lives

Better in every way

by Bill Ferguson

Sunday, December 10, 2023

Shakespeare In Love is a nice little romp in the what if category. It has enough charm to make it quite interesting. One night while I was watching it I was also reflecting on a discussion with a friend of mine when these words popped out at me. I stopped the movie and created the rest of the poem.

True Love Can Never Be Undone

In Shakespeare's verse there does remain

A romantic spirit of soft refrain

Where two hearts gather free and strong

Possessed of spirit, captured in song

To blend and join and meet as one

With fire so strong it blinds the sun

Yet soft tis as lambs summer wool

The cup runneth over, it is never full

One sound, one word, one simple glance

All can see the truth of romance

In evening skies where Venus does reign

On summer morns where sunflowers gain

Two hearts joined as one

True love can never be undone

by Bill Ferguson

Thursday, December 7, 2023

All The Answer

Allegory

Prophetory

Crisis upon crisis

Storytelling at its finest

Manufacturing advantage

Creating damage

In efforts to divine

From innocence to sublime

Tangled moments that induce a shiver

Failing to deliver

Subverting promises

Airing grievances

Deny, deny, deny

Until you are blue in the face

One only has to ask why

And you answer

Why not!

That’s all the answer

You’ve ever got

by Bill Ferguson

Life Just Keeps On Rolling

There was love

There was laughter

There was involvement

Dedicated

Committed

Building on promises

Lifting hearts

In ways never known

It was good

It was right

Fit together so well

Built to last

Built to share

Giving together

Very aware

Showing that we care

There are hopes and dreams

There are plans and schemes

But in the end it all comes to naught

Life just keeps on rolling

Urging us to turn and bend

Building on its presence

Reminding us we are all pretend

Life just keeps on rolling

We can think we will mend

Life just keeps on rolling

Right to the bitter end

Heart broken

So destroyed

Taken when all was right

You are gone

I am alone

Picking up pieces

To build my home

In the unknown

by Bill Ferguson

Monday, November 27, 2023

Letting Go

We have to learn to let go

It happens everyday

We let go of the small things

The unimportant things

Things we barely notice we let go of

Yet our life is about letting go

Moving on,

Moving forward

And away from many things everyday

The last time we talk to someone

Away from love and loved ones

Away from our thoughts and feelings

Away from what we believe

Away from negativity

And hurt

And turn it into something new and meaningful to us

We learn to change,

To grow,

To become more of who we are going to be

We change dreams

Let go of expectations,

And move away from the idea of immortality

We learn that we are really on our own

As we move slowly

Inexorably

Fatally

Towards our demise

Alone

by Bill Ferguson

Living

Patterns flow

We conceive

Seeing meaning in sequence

Understanding to believe

Transcending moments

To escape the now

Transporting

and explaining

To grow beyond ourselves

We read

Create illusions

See possibilities

Explore ideas

Develop plans

Engage the mind

Make the present

Easier to bear

Giving hope

As we sense our future

Providing a stronger

Here and now

Helping us see beauty in

The world

In which

We live

by Bill Ferguson

Saturday, November 18, 2023

There

There are you

Without a word

All heads turn

Towards you

You smile

And you wave

Aware

But not craving

The situations

Others are

Creating

by Bill Ferguson

Love Is

Powerful yet fragile

Wanting to be at one

Passionate and intimate

Simple,

Honest,

Serene ,

Affection, admiration. sympathy,

Influence,

Self-sacrifice

Organic

Rightness and

Resilience tested

Love is deep and calm

Lacking in fear or control

A warm true heart

A towering intellect

A guiding light

It is this

And more

So much more

by Bill Ferguson

Why Do We?

Who are you?
Who am I?
In this thing called life
Why are we side by side?
Why do we walk down well worn paths?
Why do we dive into the sea?
Why do we sit by campfires?
Why do we feel cold in our feet?
Why do we laugh and sing?
Why do we inquire?
Why do we rise above?
Why do we inspire?
Why do we take the time
To notice all our thoughts?
Does it make any difference
To achieve all we have sought?