The earth,
once clad in winter’s shroud,
now wears the Easter cloak of spring’s rebirth.
From the darkness
light reclaims its throne,
and the rivers run with wine.
Tag: Poems and Lyrics
Scratch pad: poems
Upon the stage of fate, in Deptford’s gloom,
Where cobblestones echoed with whispered dread,
Marlowe, with gasping breath, met his doom,
“Neptune’s ocean clears not this blood,” he said.
In that dimly lit, foreboding room,
The world had lost a voice, too early, too soon.
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A penguin once swam to a faraway land,
For sunshine and heat, his holiday planned,
But he baked in the sun,
Squawked, “This isn’t fun!”
And waddled back home, rather tanned.
Scratch pad: Limerick
A baron from old Aberdeen,
Declared, “Our weather’s so verily mean!”
One minute it’s sunny,
The next, it’s all runny,
It’s like nature’s own washing machine!
Depths
In depths where earth’s rich heart lies bare and vast,
Where rivers sing to mountains, old and wise,
There blooms a love as wide, as deep, as fast,
As stars that dance in unending skies.
With words as tender as the day’s first kiss,
A voice, in whispered tones, confides,
Revealing love’s most intricate abyss,
Where every shadow, every light, resides.
You I See
I was the song in a heart’s quiet plea,
A melody of what was meant to be.
I was, and yet, I am still here,
In every laugh, in every tear.
I was the whisper before the dawn,
The first hint of light on a day reborn.
I am the murmur in the morning breeze,
The quiet hum that dances through the trees.
I am the shadow stretching at the dawn,
The fleeting moment before the night is gone.
I am the silence in a crowded room,
The lingering scent of a hidden bloom.
I am the warmth of a heartfelt embrace,
The clear calm in our sacred space.
I am the courage in the face of fear,
The steadfast hope that draws you near.
I will be the warmth in the winter’s cold,
A comforting embrace retold.
I will be the laughter in the rain,
Turning each sorrow into our refrain.
I will be the relief in the storm’s rage,
A steady presence, an unwavering face.
I will be the peace in the tumultuous sea,
A beacon of hope for you and for me.
I will be the dream that never fades,
A myriad of colours in endless shades.
I will be the courage in your heart,
A promise that we shall never part.
I will be all that I can be,
For in my eyes, it’s you I see.
Unclothed of Thoughts
Unclothed of thoughts, murmuring in the breeze,
Under the audience of the leaves,
Where lips feel the warmth of other lips:
Mine yearn for you, deeper in your kiss.
By night we have our chance,
Embraced in a candlelit trance;
Though lifetimes keep our arms apart,
In dreamscape realms, we share a single heart.
As Shadows Fade
In the dawn, as light creeps in,
As shadows fade on skin to skin,
The groan still lingers, soft and sweet,
Upon one breathing, tender beat.
In the cool of day, when bodies part,
Still beats the rhythm of a single heart.
Though distanced, we are as one,
Bound by what the night had spun.
Dedication
In the unending echo of my thoughts, you reside,
An artist who paints on the expansive canvas of my mind.
Threads of reason unravel, thoughts dance in an uncontrolled sway,
And from this chaotic ballet, a melody of madness begins to play.
Scratch pad: poem
In solitude’s shadow, I walk alone,
A self-imposed exile from all I’ve known.
My truth, enclosed within sternest stone,
In fear of ever being shown.
Scratch pad: poem
In quest of life’s grand purpose, here I muse,
Upon this earthly stage, where all must play;
Each heart in search of truth, in time does choose
The path it walks, beneath night or day.
Robert Walker 