Poetry of a Lifetime

Thursday, June 27, 2024

Just For You

There are moments everyday

When words do slip away

My heart fills with emotions

My heart is filled with devotions

I feel a stronger love

Just for you

Unexpected moments

Captured for all time

My heart fills with emotions

My heart is filled with devotions

I feel a stronger love

Just for you

Everywhere I walk

Everywhere I roam

A distant memory

Keeps calling me home

Keeps me from being alone

I see you standing there

Always looking to share

What’s in your heart

It is true

It is what you do

by Bill Ferguson

Wednesday, June 26, 2024

Just Wondering

Listening to the storm

Wondering

Intriguing voices

Lifting

Fulfilling

Relaxing

Filled with wonder

Lightning pulses

And thunder claps

Poetic moments

Crescendo subtly

Inspiring

Creating intense communication

Bursting with energy

Leading our minds to places

Where we can dwell

Softly

Gently

Sharing

In quiet closure

Just wondering

by Bill Ferguson

Dream Of Another Day

There are things that are tried and true

There are thoughts of me and you

There is friendship in my life

There is truth to make things right

Dream of another day

Have the best thoughts for today

There is warmth and caring here

There is sharing that does endear

Warm words build up to strong refrains

Seeing so clearly when I call out your name

Dream of another day

Have the best thoughts for today

by Bill Ferguson

Tuesday, June 25, 2024

Two Hearts

The path that you started

The twinkle in your eye

The quiet expression shared

The moment you asked me why

I looked up

And I knew

That a future was destined

For me and you

Two hearts beating

Sharing all the same

Moving together

Experiencing together

Built on a single moment

Thoughts that at once aligned

Sharing what we were feeling

Almost as if by design

I looked up

And I knew

That a future was destined

For me and you

Two hearts beating

Sharing all the same

Moving together

Experiencing together

There was no need for encouragement

No single purpose to what we felt

Our lives were moving mountains

Thoughts that needed to be delved

You didn’t ask much

It was what you got

A kindred spirit

Lost in thought

Where minds were developed

And words were explored

Building new mountains

by Bill Ferguson

Here I Am

Here I am

Waiting quietly

Here I am

Patient as patient can be

Silent in gratitude

No one needs attitude

But I am wondering

Why you are so late

Here I am

Worried about you

Here I am

Starting to feel blue

Wondering what’s kept you

There isn’t much to do

Keep searching all their eyes

Hoping for a great surprise

Here I am

Maybe I should call

Here I am

My heart is a flutter

My words do sputter

Thinking that you forgot

by Bill Ferguson

Monday, June 24, 2024

This Is Where I Will Be

Where the water flows

This is where I’be

Listening with examining ears and hearing eyes

Time immortal

Searching for answers lost and never found

This is where I’ll be

Where the wind blows

This is where I’ll be

Feeling a carousel of burning passions

Driven by desire

Seeking truths once known but forgotten

This is where I’ll be

Where the beginning is

This is where I will be

Pushing with prodding fingers

Exploring with an open mind

Images that have yet to be discovered

This is where I’ll be

Where the end is

This is where I will be

Devouring with rapt attention

Limitless words

Lingering with carefree souls

Exiting to new beginnings

This is where I’ll be

by Bill Ferguson

Wordsmith

I am a wordsmith

I seek out meanings

I look for definitions

I listen for ideas

I hear sounds

I feel images

I explore and discuss and imagine

And record them because of their interest.

I am profound

And yet insecure

I read people

And I endure

I seek answers

And pose questions

People think I am strange

And I might well be

I look at life

To discover more about me

Searching for answers

That might never be

Plumbing the depths

Of a philosophical mind

Uncertain, yet deeply certain

In ways not defined

I am a wordsmith

I am so much more

I am defined

I adore

I chase down answers

I write to understand

A much larger world

And all of its demands

by Bill Ferguson

Sunday, June 23, 2024

All Things Old (Show Up New Again)

Rain must fall

Sky must clear

Winds invite change

It’s always near

All things old

Show up new again

Build a fire

light the way

Watch the waves wash

Your thoughts away

All things old show up new again

There’s a train leaving at gate # 12

There’s a feeling that you just cannot shelve

For all the fussing and fighting that you do

Things from your past remain within you

All things old show up new again

I looked up

Our eyes met

Well preserved

You’re heaven sent

All things old show up new again

All things old

Show up new

Again

by Bill Ferguson

I Wait

I wait

For your embrace

I wait

To fill an empty space

I wait

For a notice to begin

I wait

For hearts to lean in

A subtle look

Right on cue

My hands tremble

As your vision

Becomes my life

Feel the heat

Feel the passion

Flowing from me to you

I wait

In full moonlight

I wait

Ease into the night

I wait

Passion fills the air

I wait

Gentle words that care

I wait

Dancing is your news

I wait

Talking past the blues

I wait

Til your song is sung

I wait

Words trip off your tongue

by Bill Ferguson