Someday Soon Our lives are filledwith “Someday Soons” Someday soonI'll start eating healthierI'll go through old clothesI'll fix that leaky faucetSomedays come andsomedays goBut soon I'll publishA book of my poetryI'll submit my poemsto journals and magazinesI'll do more walkingAnd exercise more All of these somedaysWill come Someday Soon~The Tennessee Poet~©Walt Page 2020 All Rights... Continue Reading →
The End Is Coming The end is comingIt can't come soon enoughIt's gone on too longIt needs to come to an endNobody wants it to continueIt's time to come to an endThe signs are all thereYou can feel itThe end is comingThe question isThe end of what? ~The Tennessee Poet~©Walt Page 2020 All Rights Reserved
Like A Poet Needs A Poem You are the best thing in my lifeYour soft love soothes my heartI feel you everywhereIn everything I doI look for you in everythingWhen my mind wandersIt always finds its way back to youThe way you speak to meCalms meYour beautiful soft soulIs what makes you YouI need you... Continue Reading →
The Beauty Of Poetry The beauty of poetryis in the flow of the words,the rhythm of each line,the heartfelt emotion of the poet,the way it makes the reader feeland the ability to be interpretedin different ways by different readers.Poetry can be words of loveor verses of venom.The poet decides the rhythm and flow,what his words... Continue Reading →
I Love Writing Poetry I love writing poetryPoetry can be writtenAnytime, anywhereWords are everywhereWaiting to be put togetherChanged and alteredTo write new meanings andNew imageryWaking upIn the middle of the nightAnd making notes of imagesPossible lines and titlesHandwriting the poemReviewing itFor spelling and grammarReading it out loudLetting it brew for a timeFinal check and any... Continue Reading →
I Give To You All the love in my heartI give to youAll the time that I have leftI give to youThe words of love in my poetryAll belong to youMy memories of the way we metI give them all to youThe love I have for animalsI've always shared with youYou have my loveMy heartMy... Continue Reading →
Tenderly When you speak of loveSpeak tenderlyWhen you caress herCaress her tenderlyTender wordsTender touchesTender kissesDo everything tenderlyAnd she will knowHow much you love her ~The Tennessee Poet~©Walt Page 2020 All Rights Reserved
Contemplation Is it contemplation?Or constipation?A situation?Or a fascination?Is it elation?Or inflation?Fantasy?Or Reality?Damned if I know.Damned if I care. ~The Tennessee Poet~©Walt Page 2020 All Rights Reserved
The Voice Of The Sea When I lived near the oceanI loved sitting on the shoreListening to the voice of the seaAs it talked to meI loved talking to the seaEnjoying the rhythmOf the answer in the wavesThe sea has a voiceLike no otherIt can calm meExcite meAnd lull me to sleepTake the time to... Continue Reading →
