How wonderfully sweet to be a dweller
dwelling on the road of goodbye.
Bittersweet tears fall as I think
of all the places I'll never see,
all the faces I'll never know,
all the joys I'll never share,
as I head for the unknown.
I have lived life as best I could,
met challenges head on,
drawing strength from an unseen source.
You cannot come with me on this journey
you can only stand and watch,
sometimes the more difficult task.
I know what I must do
and I will give myself a voice
drawn from the inward depths of my being.
For Ken
June 1, 2003
copyright Fran Watson
Fran is a Consultant, Workshop Developer/Presenter, and Toastmaster. More information can be found at my website www.franwatson.ca where you can also sign up for my free ezine.
disinfecting cleaning services Buffalo Grove .."Song of the Great Zimbabwe"Across the African, winter's skyIn the... Read More
(The city by the bay of Northern California, near which... Read More
Real Power.One Tsunami, and all our armies, Seem belittled by... Read More
Little girl from HuancayoDo you really, really know? Just how... Read More
Tale of the Brick Maker, Of San Jer?nimo, Peru... Read More
Emlyn Williams Theatre, Mold, North Wales: 20th February 2003Clwyd Theatr... Read More
During interviews and general conversations with the public,one of the... Read More
English VersionThe Merchant of Copan [480 AD]Advance: The ballgame at... Read More
Daybreak at Pikes Creek [Summer of 2005]Daybreak by Lake Superior... Read More
Part One Midget HistoryI am thirty-six inches tall, that is... Read More
Have you ever read the lyrics of a Simon and... Read More
I am not the one I was before yesterday.I cannot... Read More
#25The King and Delka [Split Mawkishness-on Moiromma /Part V]Sickly SentimentalityI... Read More
The Epic Poem:A Death in Cajamarca, Peru [Atahualpa, in Cajamarca]Advance:... Read More
Supernatural PoetryHere are five poems,-what I call-death and supernatural poems.... Read More
"Beautiful Dreamer" was written by Stephen Foster just before his... Read More
Here are three more poems by the author, Dennis Siluk,... Read More
Have you ever sat there staring at the paper, ready... Read More
Amy King's first full-length collection, Antidotes for an Alibi, insists... Read More
English Version12) Black Poncho(of Saint Cosme Hill, by Lima, Peru)Lost... Read More
Blind DesignsBorn today, gone tomorrow Like a butterfly with no... Read More
The following two poems, one in English, the other in... Read More
The Torrents of HellHell's furnace- Likened to a chimney Vomits... Read More
Asha of DarfurCry, cry-oh little Darfur woman For your sister... Read More
Iquitos & the Amazon Part OneIt was December 2, l959,... Read More
spotless home service Arlington Heights ..The Torrents of HellHell's furnace- Likened to a chimney Vomits... Read More
A poetic comment that just welled up inside my head... Read More
The following two poems, one in English, the other in... Read More
Here is some witty poetry (not sure if that is... Read More
the disease of extremism is infectious-; whoever cannot think of... Read More
Charlotte Bronte (1816 ?1855) Novelist and Poet.Charlotte was the daughter... Read More
All Hail.Is your hospital full of aliens, despite new cleaning... Read More
Rhymes of an Ordnance Man [Vietnam War: 1971]An eleven part... Read More
FIND the MAGICFind the Magic As you release old bondage... Read More
Wars, air of AmbiguityDedicated to 1st. Lt. Laura Walker (From... Read More
All is still; all quiet; The world seems to... Read More
1.Night in Jamaica [Peruvianism: 1810]It was a rainy night... Read More
YOU MIGHT THINK I AM STRONGI THINK YOU GOT IT... Read More
Cesar Vallejo: Black RosesBow down your head ol' poet- To... Read More
Storm Rising along the Lima Coast [Summer of 2002]?wind was... Read More
Footprints to Mantaro Valley (Peru; in English and Spanish)In what... Read More
So Many Einstein'sThe morning mist, insists there is a God.... Read More
#25The King and Delka [Split Mawkishness-on Moiromma /Part V]Sickly SentimentalityI... Read More
Way of Life: Rhymes of the IncaPizarro (Spanish conquistador ((1525))The... Read More
[Episode Five]Arizona Blue-GunfighterThe Wolves Nest-in the North[Episode Five]Northern Minnesota Area?Winter... Read More
There I sat, ninety-five degree weatherOutside; the bookstore caf?, was... Read More
Five Poems from Home1) Remembering: Dorothy Parker [Dedicated to the... Read More
Memoirs of a Wasteland's RimIt still was light when she... Read More
To many people contemporary poetry is a turn-off. The reason... Read More
Ocean Heal MeOcean heal my wounds Let your waves curl... Read More
Poetry |