Poetry of a Lifetime

Friday, July 26, 2024

Your Heart Does Speak

First there was a sound

Then came a word

I learned that your heart does speak

Then I felt your touch

Then came the meaning

I learned that your heart does speak

Even now in the distance

Your heart is calling to me

There is no resistance

There is only consistence

Calling me to you

I looked into your eyes

They were full of life

I learned that your heart does speak

You wore some perfume

My senses detected

I learned that your heart does speak

Even now in the distance

Your heart is calling to me

There is no resistance

There is only consistence

Calling me to you

I heard a clear sound

Your love was speaking

I learned that your heart does speak

by Bill Ferguson

Mystique

I saw a window someone had gone through

I saw a straight line leading me to you

Your mailbox is full, addressed in your hand

You live a life that is in demand

I notice that your yard is cluttered and full

I am lured forward by its distant pull

Yellow birds sing a song that is unknown

The grass was green but now it is fully grown

An alphabet sits upon your door

Mystique makes me wonder what is in store

The tables turn changing my world gray

It is like this happens every day

by Bill Ferguson

Thursday, July 25, 2024

Nothing Else Matters

It is a life to lead

It is a place to play

It is where I live

It is where I stay

Nothing else matters

It is what I have thought

It is a place in time

It’s what I have been taught

It is well refined

Nothing else matters

It is where I live

Nothing else matters

I chase a path to love

It’s tangled and twisted

I learn it is not enough

It is what life is

Words are used in debate

Images to be mined

Looking for ways to relate

Drawing a straight line

by Bill Ferguson

It Fuels My Fire

A world of dreams

Has passed me by

I keep failing

Yet I try

I sense

A pattern

Only in dreams

It once was said

It is not what

I have read

I seek

To know now

I am living dreams

And it fuels my fire

I am living dreams

I hesitate

To understand

I return to living

Off the land

I gather

Information

I travel far

Into the night

I learn that love

Has taken flight

My heart

Is not broken

by Bill Ferguson

Meant To Be

In my life

I have been places

I followed my heart

Alone and free

In my life

I have seen faces

Seen all the traces

What life could be

I have lived

I have loved

I have traveled

I have been

I have dreamed

I have learned

I have pondered

I have seen

I am here

I am now

I am who

I want to be

I am loved

I am happy

I am here

I am now

I am meant to be

Love me like there is no tomorrow

Love me there will be no sorrow

Let our love be wild and free

Let there be the love that is meant to be

by Bill Ferguson

Wednesday, July 24, 2024

Once There Was You

Once there was a simple love

Once there was a heart so true

Once there was a moment in time

Once there was you

Once there were open dreams

Once there was a way and means

Once was so long ago it seems

Once there was you

Everyone should open their heart

Feel the love from the start

See the path to shared needs

Once there was you

Once there was a path to my heart

Once there was a place to start

Once there was a place in time

Once there was you

by Bill Ferguson

Can You Believe It

I heard a word

Heard a word

It’s true

I found a path

Found a path

To you

I never thought

Never thought

Ooo ooo

I wonder what

Wonder what

To do

What we did see

Did you feel it

What we did see

Can you believe it

It was a darkened night

Wind blowing through your hair

Living the life

Living the dream

You smiled your smile

Smiled your smile

Smile your smile

To me

No time to rest

Time to rest

Couldn’t see

Move way too fast

Way too fast

Way to fast

Had to be

It had to last

Had to last

Meet the need

by Bill Ferguson

Light Slips In

Light slowly slips in

Eyes need to adjust

Another broken dream

From dawn to dusk

Wanting only rest

From a weary night

Need to find a path

Lead me to delight

Need to see the reason

Let it slip away

There were no kind words

That could make you stay

My heart is broken

The path is not clear

My mind does suffer

No end I do fear

Winter has its tale

Snow blind has a fate

Wanting my new spring

It has been delayed

Knew you were restless

Always wanted more

My heart is open

But could not implore

by Bill Ferguson

Tuesday, July 23, 2024

For Me To See

The road is long

The road is wide

I need you

By my side

When I am tired

When I am beat

I need you

For me to see

This day’s for you

For all you do

Celebrate

Elaborate

When dreams come true

It becomes you

Concentrate

Activate

Ride like the wind

Let the fun begin

Take your time

It’s all fine

Be there with me

Let’s make it be

In the sun

Having fun

by Bill Ferguson