A Variety of Poems
by Michael C. Shivar
I hear her sigh While she's sitting there alone Just need a day And let time right the wrong And I confess that I'm alright She says that she is alright Yet she is hidden out of sight Everyone knows that something isn't right And when I say " Hello" she just looks away Won't take a moment to give the time of day She says she's fine, and that's okay It's okay with me. -------------------- Dreary, rainy, cold Weary, fainting soul Stumbling over your headstone Falling on my knees, mourning here alone Running through this graveyard With tears streaming down my face Reading your names is hard for me Walking over your resting place The gate is open wide How's the view from inside? Raising yourself you bury me deep You don't mind sowing but are you ready to reap? Is not the mountain a lonely place? Will status be your guide? Diving into my brother's wading pool With the shallow by your side To remind the court jester, a fool Simon, Simon, What do you say About being the high-court jester's prey? My name's not Simon, I'll have you know And I've never been one to blindly follow ------ See how the rain comes down Sunshine has gone away Left me crying in the clouds Brought an end to a beautiful day It's something I haven't figured out Those tears rolling from my eyes How could I let you go once more Without telling you goodbye? -------- Welcome to my kingdom Toppled towers and castle ruins My throne room is the sky My chambers are the wood I wear a crown of sweat I rule among the rock and stone I am king over that which is alone I am the lord of the vines that corrupt the walls I am ruler of the empty streets And the crumbling cottage of the deceased ------ Farewell, farewell Just a memory past Should I try to make the moment last? Two days and I'll be removed from your mind Me and everything of my line Four months will begin with "Remember when..." Creating a rift uneasy to mend Senior year, you say you'll write But I guess this year has left time tight You didn't think I'd be gone so soon I didn't think it take so long to hear from you... ------- I just wanted to tell you That I really love you And I hope that you don't mind Although I'm stunned by your beauty That's not all that I'm seeing Cause I'm looking farther down the line Well, I was unknown Feeling helpless, alone Until I saw your beautiful eyes My heart shot like a rocket There was no way to stop it No matter how hard I tried ----------- I know I've seen you before Sitting on Grandma's mantel With your snow white skin and ebony eyes Dressed up as a Southern Belle And you are such a lovely doll Resting on your stand With a flower in your hair And an umbrella in your hand Cheeks tinted rosy red And eyes that really see It's hard to believe that ceramic image Is standing right before me ------------ Seeing a picture of your beautiful face I had to smile But remembering the moment of the time and place Some heartache lingers all the while What it was, I didn't know just what it was And why it's gone, I don't know why Just that it's gone I could ask the sun and the moon and stars And they wouldn't know, only that it's gone Saw a card that would help you through Promised to be there in whatever you do Yet signed it "from John Doe" See the tears flow from my eyes With the rain falling from the skies And on you And me And I'm blue Cause I miss you I missed my chance Lost romance At some dance Yeah, it's hard to take a stand As I stood on that hill of old The weather was brisk, but you were cold
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