Saturday, June 29, 2024

March 2020

The wind blows across the open fields
Elevating sound to just above silence.
There are no trucks as I walk
Down the middle of the road.
No noise from the highway.
No discernible sounds.
It is a strange feeling
Yet it is stark in the peacefulness.
A deer crosses the road in full daylight.
There is some rustling in the leaves
A chipmunk appears and then darts off.
Turkeys appear, taking their time
Searching for fresh meals.
There is no sound of busyness
No people sounds
No sound at all
Except the wind,
Gently blowing across the field
In March of 2020
Copyright 2024
by Bill Ferguson
All Rights Reserved

Is Your Love?

The words do flow

From lips that are known

Lingering on the charts

Of our souls

Travel the road

And feel alone

Wishing for a heart

To call your own

And in time

You will find

Things do mess

With your mind

What you want

What you need

Are within you

To succeed

This is what life is

Warm and cold

And full of bliss

Hearts are broken

Hearts are torn

Hearts do mend

Hearts are forlorn

This is what life is

Gingerbread house

Portly dormouse

Life that lives and dies

Try it on for size

by Bill Ferguson

Friday, June 28, 2024

Wild Winds Blowing

They say to seek out what you need

They say you won’t hurt until you bleed

Wild winds blowing

Clear my head today

They say there is calm before the storm

They say society is the sacred norm

They say absence makes the heart grow fonder

They say the grass is greener over yonder

Wild winds blowing

Clear my head today

They say to look before you leap

They say you have to find before you keep

They say your heart knows what to do

They say you will find a love that is true

Wild winds blowing

Clear my head today

Strong In Love

His thoughts were always with her

His thoughts found a way to console

He reached out and held her

In ways that were good for her soul

He sung songs through the night

He sung songs restive and secure

Her heart was enamoured

With his gifts sure but true

There were times when she wondered

Who will ease his pain

With her illness she could not

Return there once again

Strong in love, strong in faith

She would remain

Strong in love, strong in faith

For him once again

Her body brought her a torment

Her mind remained strong and sure

His love and strength was enough

But love isn’t always a cure

His songs rose to the occasion

Easing the pain in her mind

Filling a quiet need

That could not be undermined

There were times when she wondered

Who will ease his pain

With her illness she could not

Return there once again

Strong in love, strong in faith

She would remain

Strong in love, strong in faith

For him once again

Thursday, June 27, 2024

There Was A Story

There was a story

Lost somewhere in his words

It flittered and flowed

In usual cadences

Rising to tempt the mind

With subtle thoughts

Disjointed

Yet liberating

There was a story

Lost somewhere in his words

by Bill Ferguson

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