(Early Poems continued…)
20. ON THE ROAD
I’m out on the road
Day after day
Thinking of you
So far away
Riding on this morning
The miles fade away
Yesterday’s behind me
But I’ll be back someday
I travel to so many places
Some so far away
But now I wish I’m there with you
To brighten up my day
If I have not yet returned
And tomorrow’s come and gone
Then let me be with you there
If only in my song
Never in my vast travels
Have I come across
A woman that could give to me
What I have from you lost
It’s ten days into November
Time for me to go
Always remember babe
That I love you so
21. OUR JOURNEY
We’ve split up in our journey
The passage we make through time
But the winds of the past continue
Blowing through my mind
Your pilgrimage is over
Your rest is now assured
But mine continues onward
My voice must now be heard
The voyage is so lonely
The nights have grown so cold
I wish that you were with me
I need you here to hold
Each passing day reminds me
Of the days of old
No value can be placed on them
I treasure them like gold
The winds of the past continue
Blowing through my mind
The sorrow that I feel
Will not go away with time
The years have passed before me
Lines deepen in my face
The memories surround me
Golden hair and fine white lace
Now my time has also come
My rest is guaranteed
The days are few before me
From these chains I will be freed
The winds of the past continue
Blowing through my mind
The journey is now over
I’ve kept my date with time
22. THIS VERY PLEASANT STAY
If you know where I have been to
You needn’t ask me why
I’m leaving here tomorrow
Today I say goodbye
The clouds have gathered in the distance
And the storm has finally come
The rain has started falling here
And the journey must be done
I must leave here tomorrow morning
At the break of day
I’ll always remember your sweet smile
And this very pleasant stay
Off into the future
I have got to ride
There is no place in tomorrow
Where I can safely hide
Destiny holds my fate
Dragging me along
Others in some other day
Will sing praise of my song
I ride out into the morning
On this fearful day
Clouds of evil are upon me now
Breaking me away
My fate is sealed behind me
As I ride on in great haste
I know that I can’t afford to lose
This very costly race
If I win I will be back
To claim you for my own
Up into the mountains we will go
And build ourselves a home
23. SONGS IN SILENCE
Songs
In silence
Echo through the halls
For
Deaf ears
And tears
To blend
And fall
To view
Unseen images
That fade
In the mist
To grasp
And reach out
For something
That exists
Surrounded
By thoughts
That hang
In the air
And dreams
Gone uncounted
That fade
Without care
24. MY VALENTINE
A
Valentine
By
Any other
Name
Could never
Say
Or give
The feelings
To
Us
That come with
That one name
So
To say
The
Phrase
Means
More than
Words
On
Paper
Black and white
To say
The phrase
Means
Love for one
Will you be
My Valentine
