Poetry of a Lifetime

Saturday, June 22, 2024

Waves Dance

Waves dance

Skimming the lake

In delicate balance

Swirling and lifting

Reflecting the possibilities

Rising to the occasion

Again and again

With their peers

In a dance

Of ultimate joy

Before rejoining

The masses

To be one

by Bill Ferguson

Invite Him

Red ran the river

A call to his dreams

Certain luck would befall

He was bursting at the seems

It only takes a moment

It only takes a day

He grasped shakily

His curtain call holding sway

Reach him

Invite him into your space

Touch him

Take him anywhere on your way

Hold him

Keep him warm keep him safe

Believe him

Let him be part of the human race

Can’t be another

Walk down memory lane

Can’t be another day

No easy way to explain

The river runs through out it

Running havoc with his soul

Pushing on forward

Until he has to let go

by Bill Ferguson

Friday, June 21, 2024

The Wind Whispers

The wind whispers in the leaves

Calling out her name

Before I turn

Before I see

I know I cannot explain

Why my mind wanders

Enraptured all the same

Captured in misty moments

Where things have

never changed

The wind whispers in the night

calling out her name

Gently urging

Gently pushing

Its salient refrain

Expecting new life

Where little does remain

by Bill Ferguson

Not There

Words capture pictures

Sexy summer yawns

What’s the need for victors

Egoism as it dawns

Mountain lions in the desert

Heroes fill our hearts

Sit back and relax

Let others do their part

There are roads

There are paths

There are simple statements

There are needs

There are desires

There are wonders what fate meant

No need to lead

No need to be aware

A line given for feed

It’s as if you’re not really there

by Bill Ferguson

Thursday, June 20, 2024

No One Is Lost

Two were doing the tango

The river flowed by imbued

Saltines covered in mango

Words are misconstrued

The songs carry their feeling

Dreams are held oh so tight

Dogs howling the light of the moon

In love is a secret delight

Her lips were drenched in liquor

He saw in their eyes he was doomed

Backroom deals without reason

Elevated in broken rooms

One rose was left in the end

A hill no one dared climb

Sacrifice in the face of tension

A world no one designed

Possessions in the eyes of the law

Exorcism comes with a cost

Heart beats a steady rhythm

In a sense no one is lost

Oh to dream forever

Oh to do what is right

In a world where one must

Close the window shut out the light

by Bill Ferguson

Time To Renew

I saw you standing there in the moonlight

Strong and warm and full of insights

I knew in my heart that I should try

You were something I could not deny

That was then and this is now

You were more than I should allow

Bruised and battered my heart carries on

Stronger with its own lifesong

I was shattered

I was torn

I was broken

And reborn

Created new

From the wreckage

That was two

Moving past love

Time to renew

We opened our hearts and showed we care

Lost the thought to be aware

The loss was bitter in the end

There was no way to pretend

by Bill Ferguson

At Home

There is you

There is me

There is love

iI's meant to be

There is time

There is warmth

There are wonders

It's meant to be

Come on now

Feel the passion

Feel the stars

Feel the rationale

For everything to start

Feel the highs

Feel the lows

Feel with your heart

As it makes a statement

Get past the start

Get past the first year

Get past where

The thoughts went

Get to where

Everyday is real

Get to where you feel

Where your love is meant

More than desire

Move than movement

More than despair

Of being alone

More than eyesight

More than heartbreak

More than your heart meant

Where you feel at home

by Bill Ferguson

Where Our Hearts Roam

Sometimes we laugh

Sometimes we smile

Sometimes we mend

Our hearts in our own style

Sometimes we love

Sometimes break

Sometimes we start

The steps we must take

There are times to sing

There are times to cry

There are days when

All we can do is get by

Sometimes we love

Sometimes we cry

Sometimes we shake

Our heads and wonder why

In the end we know

Our love will grow

We’re not alone

Wherever our hearts do roam

by Bill Ferguson

Is This Where You Start?

Is this where you start

Is it your choice to begin

You always tempted me

With your silly grin

If it starts

What have we gained

Laser eyes in focus

On us they will be trained

Reading into it

Examining each stage

Wanting to put us

On the same page

Will this make it better

Will it make us safer

Will it make us stronger

Will it make us chafe

by Bill Ferguson

Wednesday, June 19, 2024

Stormy

Filled with cautious charm

Filtering through their words

Windswept horizons

Regretting what occurred

Stormy lovers

Pulling at the chain

Desiring their own way

Running for cover

Time and again

Limited words to say

With all that does remain

Wave swept beaches

Washing away the wounds

Heart broken moments

Seeking ways to exclude

Once they laughed

Until they cried

Loving moments

Held in a daze

They’re older now

Supposed to know how

To show that they are brave

by Bill Ferguson