Winter
Winter
Its raining out tonight
And the wind is blowing hard
With Winter now in sight
Losing sunshine will be hard
The trees are bucking crazily
As the tempest blows right through
The sky is dark, it’s hard to see
There’s nothing more to do
It’s the stormy Winter Season
Showing off its awesome might
Telling us that there’s good reason
We should shelter for the night
The dancing leaves are crazy
Doing cartwheels in the air
And the failing light is hazy
As logic drifts elsewhere
I love the seasons of the year
And the treasures that they bring
The dark storm clouds as they appear
In time to welcome Winter in
And I’m grateful for those sunny days
With their warm and gentle breeze
And the evening skies in bright arrays
With their soft and graceful ease
I am grateful for spring flowers
And those early growing days
For the autumn’s many colours
And the Winter’s stormy ways
It’s the spirit of the season
On this cold and rainy day
That reminds me of the reason
That my soul comes out to play
The Road Ahead
Your soul awoke and the road looked rough
You weren’t sure where to roam
You knew your journey would be tough
A hard-fought struggle to make it home
It was hard to know which way to go
Which path was short or long
But along the way you came to know
Which choices would be right or wrong
Many came with troubled minds
With broken hearts to mend
And many journeyed on to find
The hopes on which they could depend
Like drowning souls who couldn’t see
All washed up on the shore
Good souls who wanted to be free
Believing that there must be more
They walked along the rocky land
They journeyed to the end
And on that road they made their stand
And felt their souls begin to mend
They journeyed on, and on along
That long and winding road
They found the faith to keep them strong
To help them bear their heavy load
Those stony walls in proud array
Brought memories back to me
For I once travelled that same way
And found the truth that set me free
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My Crumbling Wall
Feelings roll down like a rushing stream
Long trapped behind a crumbling wall
That held them there as in a dream
To hide where none could see at all
He didn’t know where they came from
He didn’t know he could speak out
He didn’t know that they were wrong
He didn’t know how loud to shout
Those hurtful words so long ago
Heard inside a mother’s womb
Unwelcome child we hate you so
Those words heard loud inside that tomb
Years roll by and decades pass
Those feelings buried deep
Inside a room with walls held fast
A secret from the world to keep
Abandoned, feeling dead inside
A child devoid of love
His sad eyes one day opened wide
To see his true soul shine above
That day he felt so not alone
His soul was breaking free
He knew the wall was coming down
Authentic man for all to see
He felt the ancient crumbling stone
Crash down to free his soul
To let the man inside come home
To heal his heart and make him whole
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This is a poem from Paul Guerin’s new book, Poetry from My Heart. What did you think? Leave a comment below!
Conflicting Paths
There are too many paths ahead
But can I choose only one
My feelings are confused by loyalty
I no longer know what is real
Something changed when I met you
But are those feelings real
If you are real what a gift that could be
I could keep you in my heart forever
I could love you forever
But I am too confused
Could we be together as loving souls
Are you really my soul mate
Why does reality block the way
Why can’t I find the right path
Which way shall I go
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This is a poem from Paul Guerin’s new book, Poetry from My Heart, which is now available on Amazon, Indigo and Barnes and Noble.
