Once my true love brought to me
3 packs of flower seeds
and with them was a book upon
a flower and it's needs
I thanked him for his gesture but
reminded him I've tried
to keep alive some flowers and
they whithered and they died

through out the winter months i read
his book on flower needs
and took upon myself to plant
3 packs of flower seeds
and before the soil hand warmed the earth
enough for life outside
i put the plants in window sills
and kept each one alive
I placed them in the soil when
the ground felt nice and warm
and sure enough before my eyes
their tiny buds took form
every one was different from
the other and too soon
a cold day came as if to claim
my flowers still in bloom.

now of all the gardens later grown
none had as may weeds
as the garden planted with
3 packs of flower seeds
and i have yet to see a bud
so grand before my eyes
as the buds whos blossoms held
my true loves sweet supprise
there's a moral to my story friend
as only time will show
the biggest needs of tiny seeds
is faith in them to grow..

River Rat

While waiting for a bus
there came a man
dressed in dirty cloths
and a 3 day beard
pardon me he said
may i bother you for fare to town?
while as we rode along i inquired
where he might be from
and he replied
"the Lord sent me
just to take this ride."
the people on the bus began to laugh
and whispered that the man must be insane
some looked as if to mock him
and as i watched them
the thought went through my mind
that Jesus came
dressed much like he
I turned to see
the stranger disappear
and as my mind cleared
I realized it was
a poets dream.

River Rat

I always wonder if they know
they say it when they say you know
for it seems that every place i go
i hear the words you know (ya know ?)
their faces never seem to show
any sign that they may know
and if they ask me i say no.
like i don't know i know (ya know?)
I'm sure that one would want to know
that they say you know (ya know?)
if it were me i'm sure i'd know
but i don't say you know (ya know?)

By the river rat

Once i awoke within a dream
to find that peace had come.
all the world had freedom
there was not one evil done.
every war had ended
and hunger was no more..
life had so much meening, when
it never did before.
yet i was the only one
left upon this earth
for death had come to everyone
who would not give peace birth,
I screemed at God to tell me why
oh why He did not hold
peace within the hearts of men
treasured more than gold.
it was then i heard a silent voice
come from it seemed the sky
'if everything were perfect
one would not need to try,
there shall be the hungry ones
as well as those quite full
there shall be the giving souls
as well as those quite cruel,
there shall be the fortunate
as well as those in need
but peace won't come till everyone
plants a peacefull seed'
it was then i asked the silent voice
to tell me one by one
where had been the peaceful seeds
to plant by everyone?
the voice became much louder
then it whimpered then it cried,
'search your hearts and souls each day
for they are there inside
if everyone quite fortunate
helped out just one in need
the full would feed the hungry but
that's just one peaceful seed.
i awoke from that dream to find
some follow some shall lead
but one thing that we all can do
is plant that peaceful seed.

River Rat....

I love taking pictures of the Ohio back roads...and i write poetry,i especially like writing poetry.