A Young Girl

 A Young Girl

By Joeysguy

 

I found a picture, its quite old

Of a young girl who looks about four years old

 

She doesn’t look that small

She looks about three foot tall

 

The picture is black and white

It was summer and the sun was shinning bright

 

Behind her are bushes and trees

Her dress was short above her knees

 

The collar on her dress looks like its lace

The sun brightens up her little face

 

In her hair it looks like a bow

This little girl I didn’t know

 

And later in her life

That little girl grew up and became my wife

 

She was my wife

Up until she lost her life

 

Our time together in my mind will forever last

The picture is in my box of memories past

 

The First Kiss

 The First Kiss

By Joeysguy

 

My life started on the day of my birth

I don’t know when I will leave this earth

 

Like everyone else I’m only passing through

Life is short so make it work for you

 

I met this girl when I was here

I asked her if she lives near

 

She said yes on this street

Not far from where we did meet

 

After a couple of hours of talking I asked for a kiss

She leaned over to give me a kiss

 

What I said to myself was wow

So what do I do now

 

At that time the wind started blowing

I asked her if I could walk her to her building

 

Outside her building was a light

Leaving her I said good night

 

When I hear an old song, I reminisce

Through life to that first kiss  

My Gloden Years

 My Golden Years

By Joeysguy

 

About the golden years, what I was told

Is the time of life when you get old

 

What some would say about the golden years

You get old, retire and enjoy the sunset years

 

I retired and I’m up in years

This is not my golden years

 

I should have payed attention to what I had

Thinking back it wasn’t that bad

 

I let my golden years go past

Years with family do not last

 

Thinking back about my life

I miss those years with my wife

 

With my wife watching our kids grow

Those were my golden years that now I know

Daydream

 Daydream

By Joeysguy

 

One of things I do is sit outside

A couple of cats would be at my side

 

The pool is clear with blue water

In the house is my daughter

 

Here comes cat out from the shrubs

He’s jumping and running and chasing bugs

 

The sun is moving behind a tree

I can now look up it’s not blinding me

 

A few clouds are drifting by

I can see lines from a plane up in the sky

 

I sit and daydream about the past

Thinking of my wife, why can’t good things last

 

What is my life

Since I don’t have my wife

 

It’s been so long since I felt her touch

Hold her, kiss her, I miss her so much

 

When I married my wife

It was supposed to be for life

Barbara's Cat House

 Barbara’s Cat House

By Joeysguy

 

It started back when a cat came to our door

She was so thin, and here comes a few more

 

Adults and kittens all starving and thin

We have no idea where they’ve been

 

We fed them and they decided to stay

Days went by and more cats came our way

 

They totaled up to twenty kittens and cats

They get a little wild and have a few spats

 

Some of The cats will come in, but most stay outside

The kittens are inside

 

The kittens stay in till their grown

Then they will go outside on their own

 

Five of the cats no longer wanted to stay

We don’t know why they left one day

 

My daughter named them all

Some come when we call

 

One kitten likes water

She jumps in the sink or the shower

 

That same kitten, when I turn on the treadmill

She comes running to walk on the treadmill 

And Still I Wait

 And still I Wait

By Joeysguy

 

I had to wait until I was grown

So I could live on my own

 

And when I met this girl

She sent my head in a twirl

 

I had to wait

Before she said yes to a date

 

I had to wait for the right time   

To ask her to be mine for a lifetime

 

I don’t remember if I got down on one knee

When I asked her if she would marry me

 

I don’t remember where we were

Yes was her answer

 

I had to wait till that day

For the words I Do that we would say

 

Each time her stomach would grow

I had to wait for my kids to show

 

My wife passed without a goodbye

Lovers don’t say goodbye

 

And still I have to wait to be with my wife

When I enter my next life

 

 A Tree of Tears    

By Joeysguy

 

When I would look out the window at this tree

So long ago it was planted by my wife and me 

 

For years the apples would fall to the ground

The deer would eat them when they would come around

 

With the weather changing each day

Some of the leaves get blown away

 

Lots of leaves would fall to the ground

The winds would blow them all around

 

Strong winds would cause the branches to shake

The weak ones falling after they break

 

When the leaves are all gone the branches are bare

So when it rains the drops hang like a tear

 

When it snows the branches are so white

A sunny day makes them shine bright

 

Freezing rain makes the tree sparkle

Strong winds can make the branches crackle

 

On a still and calm day

The tree stands still and doesn’t sway

 

The tree showing signs for a short life

It’s another thought of my wife  

 

I moved away from what was once our house

Packing so much in my head the memories of my spouse 

A Perfect Night

A Perfect Night

by Joeysguy

Outside is a cold and dark night

The clouds drifting and releasing some moonlight

Walking into a dark room I look down at the bed

My wife laying still but turns her head

A crack in the drapes let's in some moonlight

Onto her milky white skin and it shines in the night

Her naked body gives off a radiant shine

I think I'm lucky, she's mine

She extends out her hand

The room darkens and I see a shine from her wedding band

I get into the bed next to her

She lays there and doesn't stir

Each time the clouds move she would glow

Like a perfect night filled with snow

I whisper into her ear

With a few words that she likes to hear

I take her close to me

Only when the clouds move can I see

I can feel my heart beat

Even stronger when our lips meet

Our lips part, she lets out a sigh

I then kiss each closed eye

She lies there with such beauty

I'm fondling her soft body

From her eyes to her heart

I'm kissing a different body part

Moving down to the final prize

In through the drapes comes the sunrise

I give her a final kiss

Leaving her motionless and full of bliss

Mirror Mirror On The Wall

Mirror Mirror On The Wall

By Joeysguy

Mirror mirror on the wall

Who is the loneliest person of all

This mirror that hangs on my wall

For a long time and never did fall

I use to lift my kids when they were small

To look in the mirror on the wall

After a few years the kids grew tall

They no longer needed my help to look in the mirror on the wall

Looking in the mirror for many years

With smiles and even some tears

In that mirror I would see my life

Standing with me, my kids and my wife

Now in front of that mirror what do I see

Standing there, only me

I think of hanging pictures on the opposite wall

So the mirror would show me the image of us all

What the mirror has shown

That I will go through life on my own

My pain never goes away

Sometimes it's stronger each day

Imagination

Imagination

by Joeysguy

It was many years ago

I happened to be at a casino

After awhile I sat in a card game

The casino dealer never said his name

The dealer said these cards were of my future life

He dealt me a jack, and a queen that represented a wife

He dealt three more cards from the pack

They were two more queens and a second jack

I've dealt you a good hand, the dealer said

That's what you'll have after your wed

The five cards totaled to a full house

The three kids will be born to you and your spouse

Place them all in your heart

You'll have love from the start

It all came true long after that game

I found out that Heaven was that casinos name

Believing in Santa

Believing in Santa

By Joeysguy

At home it was just my mother and me

When I was a child we had a Christmas tree

That tree was about two feet tall

It was on top of the fridge against the wall

Mom would say, you have to be a good boy

And Santa would leave you a new toy

Christmas Eve he would come but then disappear

And he wouldn’t come again till the following year

I found out why there was only one toy for me

Because my mom didn’t have much money

As a child there were things I never knew

I found out about Santa not being true

Having a family with kids and a wife

Again Santa was back in my life

Telling my kids go to bed and turn down the light

If you want Santa to come tonight

Even our dogs got a toy and a treat

It would be a ball and something to eat

My wife and I were able to give the kids more

Some from Santa, most from a store

It’s been years since Santa came by

The kids grew up and my dogs did die

I haven’t had a Christmas tree in my house

Since the year that I lost my spouse

When I’m older and in my second childhood

Santa will come if I’m good

I’m asking only for my wife

To be with me for the little time left of my life

I'ts Just A Band-Aid

It’s Just A Band-Aid 

By Joeysguy

When I was small my mother had some tricks

She would say the band-aid was a quick fix

Using a band-aid to cover a scrape or cut

Keeping out the dirt and any smut

Some places I have trouble putting a band-aid on 

It’s only me, my wife is gone                                    

Recently a wasp had stung me

Confused, I looked to my wife to help me

I then remembered she is not here

Not sure of what to do gave me a little scare

I can put a band-aid on anywhere in front of me

I can’t put it on my back a place I can’t see

My wife wanted a band-aid on my mouth

Even my daughters say I have a bigmouth

I wish my mom taught me her tricks

I would swallow a band-aid, my heart needs a fix

My Empty Eyes

My Empty Eyes

By Joeysguy

Years back living in a full house

With kids, dogs and a spouse

One daughter even had white rats

My other daughter with her cats

You had to be careful so as not to fall

All over would be toys, maybe a ball

At times I would help to put the kids to bed at night

Giving them a kiss before turning down the light

I would stand the kids against the wall

Placing marks to show them getting tall 

The kids were getting older and will move out one day

That day came and they did move away

It became hard for my wife to walk or stand

It would help when I would take her hand

One day my wife had passed on

My last two pets are also gone

I never thought I would lose my spouse

Now it’s emptiness that fills my house

Each time I enter a room

They are filled with gloom

Empty is a space in the bed we did share

Empty at the kitchen table is her chair

We were bound together by the words, I do

With wedding bands and saying I love you

My eyes are empty and I can’t see

I can’t see my wife in front of me

All I'm Worth

All I’m Worth 

By Joeysguy

Way back when on the day of my birth

I was born to parents of no worth

Over the years my worth had grown

It wasn’t anything that I did own

It was my greatest of value and  it’s worth

That was my wife and her giving birth

Being pregnant made my wife glow

With each pregnancy my worth did grow

My wife gave birth to two daughters and a son

After those three she was done

I’ll never lose any of my worth

In the future my grandchildren giving birth

Sounds of Water

Sounds of Water

By Joeysguy

My wife liked the sounds of running water

Running off the rocks into still water

So I built her a pond in the backyard

Digging up the dirt to discard

With the rocks piled all around

A waterfall on top of the mound

I guess from the waterfalls sound

A frog would always come around

My wife would clean the pond from slime

Leaves and dirt all the time 

Silence is so Loud

Silence is so loud

By Joeysguy

As a child a grownup would say

Silence is golden

And I should go off and play

Now as an adult in my life

Silence is so loud

Since I lost my wife

Purpose In Life

Purpose In Life 

By Joeysguy

I felt I had no purpose in life

Until meeting the girl who would be my wife

With a daughter being our first one

Another pregnancy and we had a son

Once again and another girl came along

Made my purpose very strong

That gave me a purpose everyday

To do what was needed in every way

Never thinking that after my kids were grown

I would lose my wife and be alone

My Vow

My Vow

By Joeysguy

I take this woman to be my wife

I will love her for all my life

In sickness and health

Being poor or having wealth

If she should die

      Before I

I hope I’m not far behind

Until then she’s in my mind

Me and My Pail

By Joeysguy

From birth my mom wiped away my tears

She did it into my childhood years

Growing up I stopped the crying

Until the day of my wife’s dying
 

I have this pail that no one can see

It’s invisible except to me

The pail is for the tears from my eyes

I won’t need the pail after my demise 

From My Wife

From My Wife

By Joeysguy

Many times I have said

It’s my wife who puts the poems in my head

So I believe these words are from my wife

She is telling me something of our next life

Our golden years had never started

Since years ago when she departed

Up here we will have our golden years

Together again without any tears

When the flame moves on the cande you light

It’s her waving to me at night

Those strange sounds that I hear

It’s my wife that she’s near

When I’m playing an old song

I try to listen if she’s singing along

She see’s the tears coming from my eyes

Wishing I would stop and dry my eyes