The Artful Dodger's blog: "My Poems"

Drifting

And as I reflected :
I saw myself drifting through life;
Alone.
Floating through time and space
Reaching out
For a hand
a touch
a smile.
Finding only a void
a nothingness
Internalizing the grip that lonliness has placed on my heart,
my mind,
my soul.
Kissing my cheek with a tear;
Wanting
Needing
Waiting for what??
For that which I cannot have, to fill the emptiness inside
Engulfed in pain and dispair
Crying for the soft sunlight to dissipate the darkness and horror
which is my heart.
Again my mind drifts and my thoughts come back
to YOU
The smile on your face..
The warmth of your touch..
The love shining through your
eyes.
No longer am I alone
And for the first time
I Smile.

R.F.Hamlett Sr 10/10/07

April Snow

Nature has a funny way of turning all our heads

As spring comes near and thoughts are filled with planting flower beds.

And so this April evening, as raindrops hit the wall

I fell into a slumber; a deep sleep I recall.

And then within my dream there danced such wondrous signs of spring

The flowers bloom, a bouncing ball, an insects gentle sting.

But then I woke to shoveling and the scraping of the plow.

I stopped, I screeched, I ran to look. What's nature doing now?

The squirrels throwing snowballs down as whiteness starts to melt,

Across the great horizon lay a beauteous snow white belt.

The warmth and coolness in the air confusing all the birds

I stood there shivering in the snow my mind devoid of words.

While driving down a wooded road, the beauty that I see

Surely makes me realize it all makes sense to me.

Nature took this one last chance to whitewash all the earth

And remind us of the innocence God gave us all at birth.

And so, in life, when April comes, don't fear the falling snow

For though it may cold memories bring of hard times long ago

Remember spring is on it's way to spread it beauty 'round

For snows of April never last as flowers break the ground.

R.F.Hamlett Sr. 4/4/07

And so.....
There you are
Standing....
Trembling....
Rain falling from your eyes
Rays of sun, shining through strands of strawberry hair.
Beautiful, yet pathetic
Resolute, yet shaken
Isolated...
Deserted....
Alone !!
Thinking about Tornados
Roaring through that which had once been your heart.
Leaving ruins of your spirit
Seeking stregnth
Wanting peace
Needing love.
Sweet love, brought down by the bitterness of reality.
Waiting for the promise....
the protection of life's rainbow
Rescuing you from the storm of life's dark clouds.

And so....
Here I am
Standing....
Trembling....
Stronger from the years having dispelled the devastation
Brought to my heart by strong winds so long ago.
Yet still isolated...
Still Alone !!
My hand stretched outward toward you, my strawberry princess
Love growing....
Passion raging...
Desire mounting
With each glance...
Each thought of touching your face....
Wiping away the raindrops from your eyes.
Replacing them the warm breeze
of a gentle smile.
Mixing the sugar sweetness of love
With the cold bitterness of reality
Making Cinnamon Rainbows
Adding a touch of spice to your life...
To Our Love.

R.F.Hamlett Sr
08/20/08

Drifting

And as I reflected :
I saw myself drifting through life;
Alone.
Floating through time and space
Reaching out
For a hand
a touch
a smile.
Finding only a void
a nothingness
Internalizing the grip that lonliness has placed on my heart,
my mind,
my soul.
Kissing my cheek with a tear;
Wanting
Needing
Waiting for what??
For that which I cannot have, to fill the emptiness inside
Engulfed in pain and dispair
Crying for the soft sunlight to dissipate the darkness and horror
which is my heart.
Again my mind drifts and my thoughts come back
to YOU
The smile on your face..
The warmth of your touch..
The love shining through your
eyes.
No longer am I alone
And for the first time
I Smile.

R.F.Hamlett Sr 10/10/07