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Simple Answers
April 10,
1967
I saw a man
Staring
Through a
window
Into a place
Of great beauty.
His face bore
A
tear;
His mind bore
A simple question;
He wondered
Why those
inside
Were inside,
And why he was
outside
Barefooted,
Cold
And black. |
Rendezvous
October 25,
1969
Walking down a lonely street,
It was near to
midnight
As I passed a streetlight
And saw a shadow hurry
by.
I stopped and spoke,
Asking its name.
It
whispered back to me,
"Friend, I am your friend."
Seeing a bench,
And with nothing better to
do,
I sat down as if to rest,
And the shadow moved to sit beside
me.
In silence we sat there
Until an hour passed or
so;
Then I got up to go,
And my friend the shadow too.
As I stepped from the curb
To cross the narrow
street,
A whisper said, "We'll meet again."
I turned and said, "Yes,
you're right;
goodbye, my friend."
As I walked away,
The darkness crept around
me,
And I was alone again,
And time was passing on. |
Rachael, Rachael
December 31,
1969
A lonely time,
And thoughts
of a
friend of mine.
Happiness is,
And you will have it.
It waits
for you
Nearby,
Like a sunrise
On a frosty winter
morning,
With accompanying songs of loving
And warm
thoughts.
Strong arms
Will encircle you
To hold you
close and safe
And protect you
For love
Forever.
When loneliness haunts,
Like some unfriendly
spirit,
Think of other times
Not far past
Nor far away,
And
think of those
who love you
Each day.
A future calls for you,
So smile and run to
it,
Peace and love,
My friend,
May it never
end. |
