Poetry of a Lifetime

Saturday, September 21, 2024

This Is Where We Begin

Checkmated

Consecrated

Where do we begin

Disavowed

Not allowed

The door is open to sin

Let your inhibitions run wild

Release your inner child

This Is where we begin

Dominated

Complicated

Where do we begin

Aggravated

Deprecated

The door is open to sin

Let your inhibitions run wild

Release your inner child

This Is where we begin

Fascinated

Formulated

Now we have begun

Motivated

Syncopated

We’ve let your lives begin

Let your inhibitions run wild

Release your inner child

This Is where we begin

by Bill Ferguson

Friday, September 20, 2024

Turbulent Waters

Turbulent waters rush away

Land disappears under its tow

Sacrifices made, dreams are lost

Challenging what you know

Turbulent waters

Yearning to relate

Turbulent waters

Churning with our fate

Our lives are in constant reclaim

Beautiful moments lost in time

Passionate about our future

A world not yet defined

Turbulent waters

Yearning to relate

Turbulent waters

Churning with our fate

Distant lands one day reappear

Animals walk upon the shore

Two hearts soon to be joined as one

Will live for evermore

Turbulent waters

Yearning to relate

Turbulent waters

Churning with our fate

by Bill Ferguson

Thursday, September 19, 2024

Painted Picture

A reflection of the day

It’s just a painted picture

Since you went away

Distant memories

That lit up romantic days

Triggering emotions

That have not faded away

In your heart you were so sure

That you would be with me to this day

But the end came about so quickly

Now all that’s left is me

It’s what has to be

Painted Picture

The smiles are combined

It’s just a painted picture

Staying fresh in my mind

SInce you went away

by Bill Ferguson

Wednesday, September 18, 2024

Lucky

Green grass layered with water

Elm trees are no more

You were covered in barley

Barns have huge doors

On a moonlit night

Your laughter covered new ground

You were quite lucky

That I was around

by Bill Ferguson

Tuesday, September 17, 2024

Jezebel

Say goodbye to green grass

Say goodbye to the toad

Though warm and inviting

She could never shoulder the load

Invite me

To your well planned parties

Invite me

To a well spent night

Give me

Time to put you at ease

Give me

A night of sweet delight

Once your thoughts have shifted

We’ll talk as never before

Once the burdened has lifted

We shall see what’s in store

Invite me

To your well planned parties

Invite me

To a well spent night

Give you

Time to see you at ease

Give you

Time to see the light

by Bill Ferguson

Monday, September 16, 2024

Open The Door, Come On In

In colors bold

Your eyes are bright

Your laughter fills

Hot August nights

Your voice is swaying

Playing with my mind

All your thoughts

Soft and gentle

Touching me

So elemental

I’ve begun a buy in

A tie in with your heart

Open the door

Come on in

This is where

We begin

Through the night

You laugh and smile

My mind moves

To compile

All the dreams

You have been in

All your thoughts

Soft and gentle

Touching me

So elemental

I’ve begun a buy in

A tie in with your heart

Open the door

Come on in

This is where

We begin

by Bill Ferguson

Sunday, September 15, 2024

Bartender On The Beach

Bartender on the beach

Or so it seems

An endless supply of problems

Are presented

Over and over

With many sides

Interjecting

Platitudes

Of support

Riffing off the thoughts

First expressed

Always agreeing

What a true friend

You are

Always testing the waters

To stay on the right side

Oh it is so blessed to have

A bartender on the beach

by Bill Ferguson

Saturday, September 14, 2024

A Day At The Beach

Parking is a nightmare

Hordes of people flow

Idly

Looking down

Or absent in discussion

Not wanting attention

Hats askew

Towels over their shoulders

Searching

For the just right spot

Stuck between a water buffalo

And newspaper clipper

The water laps the shore

The wind gently rattling

The gulls soar and plop

On umbrellas and shelters

The air smells of suntan lotion

Loaded with spf’s

A clash of genres

Cover the airwaves

Frisbees find open spaces

Bouncing off the suntanning bodies

Children building sandcastles

Brave beauties

Dip their toes

Before languidly

Strolling down the beach

Feigning deep discussion

Until the sun begins to set

The waters calm

The gulls swim

The hordes thin

There is a trickle

Of brave hearts

Searching for a midnight swim

by Bill Ferguson

Friday, September 13, 2024

Such Are

The view of the water

The clouds rushing by

The wind pushing and shoving

The challenge of the try

The thoughts contemplated

The ideas that are formed

Burbling with possibilities

Discussions that were stormed

Such are the days

Of miracle and wonder

Such are the days

Vivid in their hue

Such are the days

Of fascination

Such are the times

I spend with you

All the challenges

Exciting and new

The intrigue that is developing

Ambiance it imbues

The strength of the wind

The love that awaits

The beauty that surrounds me

Is enmeshed in good taste

I like gliding on water

The swish of the paddle

The gentle wind calling

I like burbling water

by Bill Ferguson