Poet's Corner

 You gave me a vision of what life is to be.
You showed me the world, or what I was to see.
 You promised me love, said you’d always be there,
To lend me a hand, to show me you care.
We walked through the days, never rushing our steps.
We cherished out time, for it was time well spent.
Then suddenly one day you weren’t there by my side?
You were gone forever, but not a tear did I cry.
 I rushed through the days by myself all alone.
I cherished our memories, although my anger has grown.
Then one day I thought of you and sighed a bitter sigh.
A long awaited sadness pierced my heart and then I cried.
 I cried for all the empty dreams that people have these days,
I cried because I had a dream and I let it slip away.
 I cried because a love like ours was always meant to last.
To endure throughout eternity, the present, the future, the past.
And although I wouldn’t have changed it, in my heart I know it’s true
A lesson learned the hard way was the price of loving you!
 

written by S. Penrod© Oct. 1985

Faint, but a whisper from a dream I once had.
My knight in shining armor come to slay the dragon & all that was bad.
You charged the walls & brought darkness to light,
You held my hand & soothed my fright.
With your love, you rebuilt my world without walls.
Catching me as I stumbled, preventing many falls.
Now standing with me, not in front or behind.
My life into yours, entangled and entwined.
Standing together with what the world won't see,
True love for you & you loving me.
We shall stand the test of time, Expressed freely in verse & rhyme.
Yet blind to those who look and seek
This message to them seeming so bleak.
Unconceivable to them, maybe so
But hope remains that their heart will grow
That they may find what they truly seek,
Maybe not today, or even next week.
But someday to find the gift given me
And pass it along for this world to see.
Hope is not lost, simply waiting for you to ask..

written by S. Penrod©

They say that in death you find an inner peace.
I have seen death and found only a bitter release.
Bitter in the tears that I cry,
Bitter in the sadness of saying goodbye.
Bitter in the anger I feel,
Bitter in the knowledge that death is real.
They say that someday we must all die.
They forgot to say how others will cry.
They will cry for all the things that were left unsaid,
They will cry for waiting to until you were dead.
They will cry for all the wasted years,
They will cry just to release the heart from tears.
They say in death only the body passes away,
That the soul lives on, or so they say.
If this is true, and I believe it so,
Then why does it hurt others when you go?
Why does remembering you hurt and cause tears?
Why does the sadness last for years and years?
They say in our memories we can hold you near.
With the memories, I will hold you very dear.

written by S. Penrod©

No words can describe the things about you I love,
The only absolute is that you were a gift from above.
Sent to save me from my own demise,
You captured my heart with the love I saw in your eyes.
Like nothing I have ever seen or known before,
Your love awakened my heart and opened a locked door.
Huge walls crumbled the instant you looked my way,
I thank God for you every single day...
The freedom to love and be loved, a true gift you see.
A gift designed and given only unto me.
Finally, I've found all that I have been waiting for.
For once, I could not truly ask for more.

written by S. Penrod©

I wish I could make the pain go away,
to lighten the burden on this day.
But what would you learn in my doing so?
Nothing good as lessons go.
Lessons actually learned bring understanding & cause you to grow.
That is why they seem so painful & slow.
They give you a strength when taught right,
a ray of hope, a beacon of light.
They can guide you along your set path in this time
and bring you to share it with others in your poetic rhyme.
When you seem weary, I will carry you that day.
The lesson is in the journey and the prayer along the way.
So take solace that you are not in this alone, as just one,
but walking instead with Me and my Son.

written by S. Penrod©

Can he really see me or does he see only the wall?
Does he even realize how easy I could fall?
His smile touches me in a way I can't explain.
Can he see that or does he see only the bitterness and pain?
I must resist the urge to experience his tender touch,
For I know if I do, I would feel too much!
I can't let this happen, he doesn't even know.
The problem he's solving, and the feelings that grow.
I try to hide that smile on my face,
I try to avoid the urge to feel his warm embrace.
How long can I hold back what I know to be true,
How long can I not tell him, "I'm falling in love with you"...

written by S. Penrod©

Like the wind you drifted into my life,
Changing my direction forever...
Picking up the pieces, some tattered, some torn,
Some were lost and you found them.
You found in me a person I never knew was there,
One who could truly love without fear.
Someone who could finally live life instead of fear it!
Enjoy it instead of hide from the world beneath my own self pity.
You have changed so many things for me in so many ways.
The days are worth waking up to no matter the task at hand.
It's all because of you and your love for me
It makes me whole inside and gives me hope.
When I thought all hope was lost,
You found it and brought it back to me.
No words can ever say what you are to me
my life, my love, every part of me.

written by S. Penrod©

As the day slowly approaches I remember & cry, the day the Lord took him, the day my brother died.
I still look upon his pictures with sad & bitter tears. I look at all the wasted time in past, forgotten years.
The days I should've spent with him, unknowing at the time, that he would be taken away from me so early in his prime.
His later years were painful & often very sad, but still he had a smile & was grateful for what time he had.
I miss you now & more each day you aren't here, but I know in my heart you will be waiting for me...someday...somewhere.

written by S. Penrod©

As I sit here reflecting through the bitter tears,
I wonder what happened to us, what happened through the years?
When did it happen? When did it slip away?
When did you look at me and decide not to stay...
I strain to hear you whisper, but realize it is just a breeze.
The silence brings loneliness and a hunger I cannot please.
I long for the warmth of a touch or the kindness of a smile.
I long for a real love that will last for a while.
No more silly games where my heart will always lose,
No more paths where I must always choose....
Reflecting once more and wiping the tears away,
I awake from my slumber to face yet another day.
Today I will open my heart and hold my head high,
Today I will smile instead of cry....

written by S. Penrod©

Remember Grampa when I used to crawl up & sit on your knee?
Remember the endless drawings & how you watched so patiently..
I remember the trips to see the lights in Beulah Park
And the Terminal Tower's first lighting in the dark.
The motor home adventure to Niagara Falls,
All the many presents from "Santa Clause."
The root beer floats, the trip to the Carousel, or walking in the Mall.
There are so many grand memories & not enough paper to list them all.
But most of all, I remember how I love you & you me,
It is a special love, unconditional, & lasting for all eternity.
I have cherished every moment & pray for many more,
I pray that God's hand won't close that final door...
But when he comes & asks you to take a little walk,
Go...walk painlessly beside him, listen and talk.

written by S. Penrod©

written by S. Penrod©

Life is a road with many winding turns,
leading us in directions our heart yearns.
My heart was empty, my spirit broken,
I was looking for a sign, a symbol, a token?
I was tired & fell to the ground,
when an Angel lifted me & turned me around.
This Angel showed me my life at that time,
I was ashamed to say that life was mine.
But this Angel tilted my weary head,
"God has been watching you," this Angel said.
He has seen your struggles time after time,
He has sent you messages in poetic rhyme.
He has tried to guide & show you a way,
He sent me to help you on this given day.
The emptiness you feel is yours alone,
read what you have written; see what you've been shown.
So I give to you this poetic verse about despair,
You're never alone, He's always there.

written by S. Penrod©

As tough as nails, as cold as ice, that's what some would say.
A nail can bend and even ice can melt away.
The weight of the world is crushing down around me,
I ask you now to please hear my plea.
Heal my family, and put them in your grace.
Give them hope, a light in this dark & dreadful place.
May the sins from the past be washed away,
May this evil playground be closed today.
As you gave your only son,
Let me now be that "only" one.
Spare them the temptations & shine light upon their way,
Grace them with your presence & give evil no room to play.
Let me carry the burden, let it end with me
I ask this of you as a mother to a Father, hear my plea.
Amen

written by S. Penrod©