Old Poems--So many more, if only I could find them

Missing You

That cloudy autumn day when you said you wanted to go
I cracked and shattered, my heart began to slow.
What had I done, what did I miss
To make me so easy for you to dismiss?

The miles aren't many that keep us apart
Only a day away, but an eternity to my heart.
Light of my life, the joy of my days
I love you and miss you in so many ways.

Have you forgotten me, my beautiful little Bug?
These arms are still aching from our last sweet hug.
The tears still surprise me, I thought they would end
But the fountain of pain brings a new flood again.

The miles aren't many that keep us apart
You're a day away, but it's an eternity to my heart.
Light of my life, the joy of my days
I love you and miss you in so many ways.

When the sun shines brightly and warms your face
Remember my arms holding you in a loving embrace.
If you lie in bed and feel afraid of the night
Think of me whispering softly "It'll be all right."

The miles aren't many that keep us apart
You're a day away, but it's an eternity to my heart.
Light of my life, the joy of my days
I love you and miss you in so many ways.

Think of me as you watch the dawn break the sky
I'm watching it too, a tear in my eye.
And at the end of your day, please say a prayer
For the one who is waiting, this pain trying to bear.

The miles aren't many that keep us apart
You're a day away, but it's an eternity to my heart.
Light of my life, the joy of my days
I love you and miss you in so many ways.

(c) Vickie Jenkins 2012
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Masquerade

To My Savior

Safely tucked away behind my clever disguise
I watched my life as it passed me by.

Yearning at times to step from behind
Revealing the me hiding deep in my mind.

Yet, so afraid of what they might see
I fearfully chose to just stop to be.

Then along came a Knight who gently asked
If I might like to see without the mask.

So tender was He as He helped take apart
The facade I had built to shield my sad heart.

This life is so bright without the disguise
That protected my view, yet blinded my eyes.

If only I had known I would thrive in the light,
I'd have done so before. Thank you, dear Knight.

(c) Vickie Jenkins 2012

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If Only

If only you could know

the feeling I have that grows

each and every time we love

                             it never seems enough.

If only I could sing

          the song to me you bring

of seaside shells and soulful flowers

                             of making love ‘til the morning hour.

If only you could see

          the love you’ve given me

how my heart cannot contain

                             all the joy erasing pain.

If only I could share

          more moments now so rare

                   with my love, my life, my friend

                             I want this feeling to never end.

If only we could slip away

          to a secret place to lay

in each others arms always

                             forever loving to the end of days.

(c) Vickie Jenkins  2012

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Life That Should Have Been

I lived a life of tears...
Bitterness ruling all those years.
Fear and indecision became the norm
like a fresh sailor braving a first storm.

"He's out there," I thought at the start.
"I just haven't chanced upon the keeper of my heart."
But hasty choices made while impatience reigned
Darkened my heart with regret's cruel stain.

Fear became resignation and loneliness abounded.
"Happiness is not to be had" my mind often sounded.
Then came You, friend for a time, emotions tightly held.
And I wondered of a place where love actually dwelled.

The twinkle in those dark, soul-filled eyes
Led me to wonder if I could capture that prize.
The love of a lifetime, found by so few.
Dare I to dream I have it with You?

(c) Vickie Jenkins  2012

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