Captured ~ A Poem By Walt Page, The Tennessee Poet

Her eyes That see Inside my soul Her touch That soothes My pain| Her smile That warms My heart The way She moves The way She loves me Makes me surrender And I am Captured ~The Tennessee Poet~ ©Walt Page 2019 All Rights Reserved

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The Gates Of Dawn ~ A Poem By Walt Page, The Tennessee Poet

I'm standing at the Gates of Dawn Waiting for the sunrise Watching the earth slowly come alive As the darkness lets the light slowly enter New poetry is safe in my notebook Candle, wine and glass in my backpack Time to rest, then re-read the poems Check for timing and rhythm I write at night,...

Where I Want To Be ~ A Poem By Walt Page, The Tennessee Poet

As I sit here writing this Daylight slowly changing to twilight I feel myself smiling and I say to myself “This is where I want to be” My life has been a challenge Over these last few months Surgeries and days of pain Have worn me to the core My poetry has helped me Get...

A Nothing To Do Town ~ A Poem By Walt Page, The Tennessee Poet

I took a ride down The old town road Remembering the songs Of my yesterdays When you live In a nothing to do town Music, Church or drugs is all you have I chose music It's a one red-light town With an IGA, a Dollar General And The Cumberland Mountain General Store Four banks, a...

Islands In Time ~ A Poem By Walt Page, The Tennessee Poet

We are alive Moving through life Not knowing Where We will end Or Why, How or When Each step along the way Becomes an island in time We spend some time Then we move on To the next island Each island in time Holds a major event A wedding Birth of a baby A new...

Pieces Of Me 3 ~ A Poem By Walt Page, The Tennessee Poet

Years ago I had a website It was called “Oceanspirit's World” It was my beginning In the world of poetry I would see a picture Or hear a song And write a few lines of poetry About the music of photo The website is long gone But I saved all the photos All the music...

Two Old Trees ~ A Poem By Walt Page, The Tennessee Poet

When I look at these two old trees I am reminded of my Mom and Dad I can see their strength And their wisdom I can see their love for each other And their love for my brother and I Their branches are safe havens for small birds Just as their arms were my haven...

I Will Remain ~ A Poem By Walt Page, The Tennessee Poet

At the end of the day When the coyotes play I will remain All is lost and can't be found Wheels keep spinning round and round But I remain I've been around way too long Playing my music, singing my songs I still remain Rain's gonna fall Wind's gonna blow I don't care what you...

They Tried To Take My Pride ~ A Poem By Walt Page, The Tennessee Poet

5 years ago They tried to take my pride They failed Small town Tennessee politics At its ugliest They didn't have to do it They way that they did But they did I was arrested I should have hired an attorney But I didn't I was assigned a public defender I had not lived here...