First Steps

First Steps

by | Oct 17, 2017 | Poems By JR

I wrote this in May of 2014   I had been disappointed in not writing any poetry for a while.  And then one Sunday afternoon in 2014 came this unexpected surprise.  This is filled with personal imagery, so don’t worry if you don’t get it.  Be well....
God’s Not Here

God’s Not Here

by | Apr 11, 2017 | Poems By JR

Not here, said the baby boy as he first stood without a Father! I AM HERE, said the warm voice that protected his step from falter. Not here, said the little boy without a Dad his strength to impart! I AM HERE, said the protective shadow that guarded his tender heart....
As Long As You Are By My Side

As Long As You Are By My Side

by | Mar 29, 2017 | Poems By JR

This is a poem / love letter I wrote for Buffy back in 2003 for her birthday. Buffy, I don’t have the resources to do what I would want to do for you, so I needed to be a little more creative. It seemed like a long time since you received a love poem from me, so my...
The Snowflake

The Snowflake

by | Feb 27, 2017 | Poems By JR

It’s the waiting I can’t abide Anxious feelings no longer hide It chips away each day inside So pointless to resist the tide I long for a goal to achieve Days past in myself I’d believe Feelings of success I bereave As I watch my self worth unweave...
Alone, With So Many Others

Alone, With So Many Others

by | Aug 30, 2016 | Poems By JR

There I was, alone and without hope. Was this all there was and ever will be? Did life end for me and I never got the memo? Will tomorrow’s tomorrow be more of the same? Why and what now? I would say I was at the end of my rope, But I can’t even find the rope. There I...
The Stained Glass Man

The Stained Glass Man

by | Apr 20, 2016 | Poems By JR

I spent a day of pointless purpose In search of truth on aimless courses Off a ways, melancholy bells rang So I wandered to where those sirens sang Until I stopped at a place of worship The final goal of successful courtship The doors where opened invitingly wide So I...