Missing You

You’ve been away so very long

so lonely in this place

I know we didn’t plan on this

I miss your lovely face

Each night before I go to sleep

my thoughts run straight to you

I try to find you in my dreams

just like I promised to

Sometimes I feel you close to me

especially when it rains

I close my eyes and think of you

Our love, it still remains

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The Children Of Oklahoma

Darkened clouds begin to form

and winds,  an eerie howl

Children laughing in their rooms

while evil’s on the prowl

Racing for the inner rooms

Come quickly teachers cry

No one could have ever known

so many soon would die

The children cry for mother

The children plead for Dad

Their lives now changed forever

It’s really very sad

Oh cry for Oklahoma

wail for loved ones lost!

Tears and heartache known to all

it's time to count the loss

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The Fool

Chasing dreams on rabbit trails

he searches endlessly

Trying to define himself

can't see what others see

Tiny nuggets of fools gold

the harvest of his youth

Wisdom shields her face from him

he cannot see the truth

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Mom

Sacrificing endlessly

my mother always there…

Never thinking of herself

so focused on my care

Always there to tuck me in

sometimes we counted sheep….

Many times she sang to me

before I fell asleep

Days for her were long and hard

she never would complain…

Often falling in her bed

then soon she’d start again

My, how much I miss her so

so far away from home

I sent her roses yesterday

then called her on the phone

I love you Mom...Happy Mother's Day

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Madness

Ships adorned with great white sails

approach the shallow cove                

Strangers from a far off land

their hunt,  a treasure trove

Morning light they come ashore

their prey soon overcome

Families bound in heavy chains

their horrors just begun

Broken hearts and untold pain

their weeping never ends

Whips that tear the flesh apart

while many prayers ascend

What madness can account for this

and who shall recompense?

How can people be so cruel

with vial ambivalence?

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Truth

Looking out my windowpane

my thoughts run straight to you

Raindrops falling all night long

a cold wind blowing too

How the memories come and go

they race inside my mind

Wishing you were here with me

that fate had been more kind

Many things I’d want to say

if you were standing here

Words I couldn't say out loud

but now the truth, so clear

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