Becoming Friends

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Tell me the story of becoming friends
My mind's well versed in remembering ends
But beginnings are better stories to tell
Yet my memory fails to recall half so well
How the meeting between a you and a me
Led to becoming a fun-seeking "we"

Maybe there's details you only recall
Enchant me by telling every moment of all
The things that connected my soul to yours
The reasons you walked through my open door
I'll sit at your feet with my chin in my hands
And listen intently as you meet my demands
To share the hilarious things that ensued
Which inextricably linked a me to a you

-gws

Moody Skies

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How I love a blue-gray sky
Hanging heavy above a blue-green sea
Or a sky of vibrant summer blue
Filled with the white puffs of lazy clouds
How about the velvet blue of a midnight sky
Glittering with silver stars
The enchanted pastel painted skies of dawn
Dressed in pinks and sherbet oranges
Or better yet the jeweled-toned shows of sunsets at the closing day
Painted with deep reds and purples and burning oranges
The sky's moods are all so beautiful

-gws

A Heart for Art

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Lightning bugs
Fairy wings
Eyelash wishes
Magical things
Puffy clouds up in the sky
Shifting dreams just passing by
Daydreams spinning round young heads
Sweet dream wishes for their beds
Storyteller's well worn seat
Children sitting at their feet
Wonderment in every eye
Silent tears for sad goodbyes
Weave for them a strange new world
And embed it in the heart of a girl
Or a boy who's heart still dreams
Of mythic heroes or vicious fiends
In the core of every child
Lives possibility fresh and wild
A precious gift within each heart
Inspirations from which grows art

-gws

Write

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Write to free the burdened mind
Write to mourn what's left behind
Write to fill the world with love
Write a prayer for a god above
Write to get you through the night
Write to save a stranger's life
Write to make the world make sense
Write without care for consequence
Write regardless of the words
Write so that your voice is heard
Write to free a soul locked tight
Write with rhyme for pure delight
Write of love or foe or friend
Just write and write then write again

-gws

Poetry Roulette: 80s Radio

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Hello
I hear the secrets that you keep when you're talking in your sleep
Don't stand so close to me
Take these broken wings
I want to live the glamours life
All night long
That's my prerogative

Sweet dreams are made of this
It's a kind of magic
A total eclipse of the heart
Sweet child o' mine
Two of hearts
Livin' on a prayer

Don't stop believin'
That's the power of love
I wanna dance with somebody
Call me
I'm addicted to love
Never gonna give you up

What's love got to do with it
Love is a battlefield
I need a hero
Like a prayer
If it isn't love
It's a cruel, cruel summer

Highway to the danger zone
Do you really want to hurt me
I'm crazy for you
I've been waiting for this moment for all my life, oh Lord
Time after time
I want to know what love is
Take my breath away

-gws