tom
87 widowed since 2000. Write poems to save my sanity
5 children
16 grandchildren
23 great grandchildren and 3 coming
Volunteer at 3 Local Elementary schools as teachers helper
By tom on November 9, 2009
I’m in love with fall I love the changes That comes in the fall With raucous cheering While watching football. The beauty of trees Leaves so eye appealing So eager to please, Decked out in Jacobs’s coat Fluttering in the breeze. Crisp apples snapping With every bite, And cut out pumpkins glowing bright The aromic [...]
Posted in Poems & Stories | Tagged breeze, change, eyes, love, Pies, Pride, Tree, Trees
By tom on September 8, 2009
A Matter of Luck Luck is a special word Usually meaning good fortune and fame; However, many who are blessed with it Are met with misfortune and defame. Few who win large lotteries? Know not how to handle wealth, Because it is something they never had That attracts many strangers bent on stealth. The old adage, ”a [...]
Posted in Poems & Stories | Tagged Anger, Fame, Fool, Money, Tea, Wealth
By tom on August 2, 2009
Sail On “Fair winds and calm seas” A sailor’s lament A bon voyage to shipmates Who went To a place of peace And heavenly content. All earthly chores Fulfilled and complete Now able to rest In peaceful sleep. Thomas Fenning Saturday, August 01, 2009 Rating 3.50 out of 5
Posted in Poems & Stories | Tagged Chores, Earth, Heaven, Lace, peace, Peaceful Sleep, Sea, sleep
By tom on July 31, 2009
Misfits Many in life Fall out of grace Simply because They speak out of place. They say the wrong thing At the wrong time It seems that they do it All of the time. They are always For this Or against it When others disagree They rage in a fit. Never satisfied with anything Being [...]
Posted in Poems & Stories | Tagged Lace, Life
By tom on July 31, 2009
Autumn has arrived. Trees decked out in Joseph’s coat Reds, yellows, orange, rust, green And every hue in between. Leaves dancing and fluttering in the wind Drop to earth In a dizzy spin. This wonderful display Is short lived. Winters winds will soon move in, Earth takes on a Different glow With the arrival of [...]
Posted in Poems & Stories | Tagged Autumn, Blow, Bun, cold, dancing, dream, Earth, Fire, For you, Frozen Toes, Glows, Hot Toddy, Hue, Hurry Home, joy, night, Prayer, Prayers, Reds, scream, Shoes, sleep, Snooze, snow, Stairs, Toast, Toes, Tree, Trees, war, White Snow, Yellows
By tom on July 30, 2009
Fantasize Let your thoughts go wild Bring back your memories, Your thoughts as a child. Ride the range on a bucking bronc’ Drive a race car at Daytona Park. Climb snow covered mount Kilimanjaro. Fly high aloft in a gas filled balloon Going higher and higher almost touching the moon. Sail the [...]
Posted in Poems & Stories | Tagged child, cycle, Earth, Loon, memories, Moon, Pleasure, pleasures, Sea, snow, Truth
By tom on July 30, 2009
Fortunate Have you ever considered? How fortunate you are To gaze at the sky And see a star, And say to yourself I wonder how many there are? To walk through a garden And smell the rose. Skip through dewy grass In your bare feet and toes Before the sun arose? Take long walks [...]
Posted in Free Poems | Tagged Ash, Boat, cold, eagle, empty, eyes, Feet, Fish, Grass, High In The Sky, Moon, night, Prey, Rose, Sea, Sky, snow, Soar, Sun, Swoop, Toes, war, world
By tom on July 27, 2009
BANG To watch a sunrise And then see it set In this harried life It’s as good as it gets God must know The pleasure it bestows To all His children He created here below. There are many Who say There’s no God To whom we do pray And without Him Our surroundings Would be [...]
Posted in Poems about Life, Religious Poems, Short Poems | Tagged Bang, big bang, child, Children, confusion, god, Life, Pleasure, S Child, Sun, Surroundings, Tree, world
By tom on July 25, 2009
We are told Earth is eons old. But The world As we know it is Just about through. Fossil fuels Are doing it in Earths atmosphere Is growing thin. Smog and green house gasses are the reason why However, cures are rather shy. Temperatures on the rise Antarcticas glaciers On the demise. Polar bears Disappearing [...]
Posted in Short Poems | Tagged Ears, Earth, house, Reason, Sun, Temper, We are told, world
By tom on July 18, 2009
Soaring High I wish I were an Eagle Soaring high in God’s blue sky. Effortlessly flapping its wings Taking it ever high. Surveying the earth beneath Sharp eyes taking all in Searching a likely prey A tasty meal for him. Swooping swift as a bullet Feathers fluttering in the wind A hare, a fish, a [...]
Posted in Poems & Stories | Tagged Blue Sky, Chicks, eagle, Earth, eyes, Feathers, Fish, Flap, Freedom, god, Life, Mouths, Nourishment, Prey, Sea, Sharp, Sky, Soar, soaring, survive, Swift, Swoop, Talons, Tasty Meal, Wings
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