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Conservative Poet Tom Zart's = 87 Poems of Love Family & Faith
by Tom Zart Family & Faith LIKE A LILY AMONG THE THORNS Like a lily among the thorns, So are you among the rest. Your love is my joy of life Which by God's grace is the best. When I sleep my heart is awake It is the vice of love within. By day or night I seek your love My life mate, my partner, my friend. You ravish my heart with just one look When I'm less than you desire. Your eyes speak without words As displeasure kindles your fire. Your beautiful and extraordinary Like a fragrant flower from the wild. I dream of the day you softly whisper "My love, I carry your child." The vines put forth their tender grapes The fig tree her sweet fruit of life. My love for you is everlasting As you nourish my need for a wife. God gave man a woman to adore And a woman a man to respect. God gave us children we love till death To provide for, cherish and protect. Until it's dawn and the shadows flee I will hold you close and ponder Our life together past and present And may our future be blessed by wonder. RELATIONSHIPS Relationships are the greatest predictors of happiness Healthy ones tend to support our joy and appreciation. The best way to keep mentally healthy, happy and strong Can be summed up by love, trust and admiration. One of the most rewarding things, each of us can do Is the acknowledgment of others and their fears. To promote their happiness and sense of worth By our love, concern, laughter and tears. Staying eager to display are willingness To recognize our support from others. Where would we be without the people we love Friends, mom, dad, grandparents, sisters and brothers. We treasure our relationships and pray to maintain them As they give us our passion and purpose in life. Cherishing our family, our faith, our country Our honor, our husband or wife. A SCORNFUL WOMAN & A SELFISH MAN A scornful woman can rip you apart Destroy your libido and harden your heart. They shout their list of your every flaw Declaring you're lucky you get it at all. A selfish man can become even worse When they lie, cheat, beat, steal and curse. Always demanding to stay king of the castle As they force their partner to suffer their hassle. A happy woman thrives on love, faith, family and friends, A worthy man provides, protects and defends. Say "No" to Satan and cast him out Say "Yes" to Jesus and become his scout. MY HOPE TO FIND LOVE So here I am, like many times before All alone with my face to the moon. Down on knees praying God For someone who will love me and soon! The smallest deed done is better than intention When you wish to receive wisdom from above. No matter what happens, I refuse to give up My hope to discover the magic of love. The better the reason for my existence The better the life I will live. Searching for someone who will share their love By their joy when it's their turn to give. My hope to find love has somewhat diminished Though my need for romance still remains. Sometimes I feel like Sampson himself Broken hearted and shackled to chains. THE GREATEST LESSON ONE CAN LEARN The greatest lesson one can learn Is how when loved, to love in return. Joined together through night and day Equally yoked in work and play. Remaining true both body and soul Never loosing our common goal. Sharing each other the best we can Before we are but bits of sand. Mutual love is beyond compare Serving one another in the life we share. Without compassion humans lose Simply by the path they choose. Love is a miracle from God to man How some deny it I can't understand. WINGS of HEAVEN It's a wonderful situation To be in love with you. All my thoughts have changed Because of everything you do. I lack the desire for others No yearning for their love or favor. All I wish is a life with you Till it's time to greet our Savior. I was afraid I would never find love Leaving no stone unturned. I had to suffer through stupidity To grow from all I learned. Life is too short to remain a fool Who doesn't see blessings handed down. From now to judgment I will love you Till the wings of heaven whisper their sound. SO DEAR TO MY HEART So dear to my heart are my loved ones at home As I toss and I turn in my bunk all alone. Everyday I see death, hate and corruption Combat is God's proof of man's malfunction For family, comrades and myself I pray To my love with this poem I wish to convey. I knew I loved you though never how much Till by war, I'm forced beyond your touch. Where violence thrives, there's the stench of death With the taste of fear on every breath. Who shall prevail, who shall die? As the sadistic kill beneath God's sky. Baghdad has become man's highway to hell Where the hearts of darkness are alive and well I count each day till it's time to come home And be with my love and never alone. Love You Your Marine MARRIAGE SEX AND ROMANCE Some other time, I'm not in the mood Why cant we just cuddle and watch TV? When couples drift into the celibate zone It's not long till someone will flee. Sexual fulfillment helps preserve love, Parenthood, marriage and self-esteem. Those who maintain it avoid saying no To be blessed by its pleasure and gleam. While dating we tend to be more romantic Putting forth the best of our charms. Sharing dinners, long walks and lustful weekends As we spend more time in each others arms. How many times have you said "not tonight" Exposing your happy home to harm? Today's crushing deadlines leave little time for love Leaving partners with sorrow, sadness and alarm. So share one another with red wine and time Dial your own number and leave the phone off the hook. Enjoy some romance, sex and laughter Improving your mood and the way you look. MOTHERS There's no greater power on earth Than the love we get from our mothers. They feel our fears within themselves Far more than sisters or brothers. As seasons pass; in time we learn We can't always rely on others. No mater what our mistakes may be We know we can run to our mothers. Mothers have great big aprons To hide from the world our flaws. They kiss and scold when we do wrong Teaching compliance of laws. From birth to death mothers lead Our angels of kindness from above. They give us more than anyone else Preaching the importance of love. Moms are certainly God's gift to earth So if you still have one, let it be known. You can't imagine your life without her While the seed of your future is sown. DON'T FORSAKE ME ? Don't forsake our love my darling On this night before our wedding day. I know your ex is crying to get back But that's just the price he'll have to pay. Good guys provide for their families Tell the truth, pay bills and remain true. Bad guys procrastinate, chase women and party Then blame their shortcomings, on "you". I will love you only and tend to your needs Never to lie, steal or cheat. Giving all I have to share and prosper And when wrong I will accept defeat. Your happiness is my inspiration For when I please you, you please me. I wish to father our children and give them love And be the best husband a man can be. MY FAVORITE POET My favorite poet is God above Who gives Earth its rhythm and rhyme. Not pied pipers of misguided souls Who promote distrust, hatred and crime. Poetry is nature serenading in song The peaceful roar of the oceans waves. The wind through the trees and over the hills And the flowers in the fields by the graves. The sound of rain as it waters the thirsty The songs of children at play in the park. The far off rumble of trains or thunder As they pass through the night in the dark. The joy of our babies first words and steps The passion of life with its heroes and clowns. The on going struggle to survive our sins As we proliferate in hamlets and towns. My favorite poet is our Father of love Who was first to know us before birth. His poetry prolongs every thing we love As His deliverance gives life its worth. I WHO HAVE NO ONE I who have no one, no one at all Envy others as in love they fall. Sleepless nights, with inward burning Feeling hopeless, tossing and turning. Lord please forgive the fool I've been Hiding from goodness in the shadows of sin. I humbly pray to heaven in space For one more chance to regain my grace. I've lived my years indulging myself Leaving decency and principle on the shelf. Now that your light shines on my face I pray for forgiveness in shame and disgrace. All I ask is your life mate for me And I pledge to become all I can be. A soul without love is empty and void No wonder so many become destroyed. Outside my window there's the thunder of rain And the haunting sound of a far away train. I feel your presence as I silently cry For someone to love before I die. JESUS IS A FISHERMAN Jesus is a fisherman Who saves the souls of man. Dead or alive He leads the faithful To the streams of promise land. He sees us when we're happy He hears us when we're glad. He whispers words of hope to us When we face something sad. As wicked thoughts control the mind Evil deeds control the heart. Jesus is who we turn to When from sins we must depart. Jesus is a fisherman Who baits His hook with love. Casting His line in your direction From the banks of heaven above. LOVE CONSUMES ALL Love consumes all physical functions Hearing, taste, touch, thought and smell. It can heal, destroy, weaken or bond Those caught in its presence and spell. May I be remembered by tears of love When my hands lay across my chest. Displayed for view to say goodbye To my family, friends and the rest. Until it's time for my final farewell I will serve whom I love even more. These words of passion inhabit my heart Conveying my need for all, I adore. PASSION AND LOVE Samson so loved Delilah He ended up grinding grain. Anthony so loved Cleopatra He lost all and was slain. David so loved Bathsheba He drifted from God's command. The way I feel makes it easy To imagine and understand. You're the inspiration of my day And the delight of my night. The joy we share as we conceive Makes everything feel just right. Thank heaven for passion and love Blessings from God to man. Without them we're mere creatures Subsisting like ants in the sand. TO BE BLESSED BY LOVE Darkness submits to the brightness of day For all rich, famous or peasant. God gives us love as a tool of endurance For what is glorious, painful or unpleasant. He gives us friends that mean so much Though His greatest gift is fathers and mothers. From them we learn the guidance we need Or from grandparents, sisters and brothers. How rewarding it is to share our concerns Of the burdens that trouble man's soul. With words of love, passion and faith With happiness and purpose our goal. To be blessed by love elevates life Projecting a radiance of grace to our face. Like the heavenly bodies that illuminate the night As we voyage through the vastness of space. THE JOY I FEEL The joy I feel within my heart Has overcome my void. No more foolish, selfish acts Risking love to be destroyed. You're the rainbow of my day And the tiger of my night. Your style of loving me Leaves no reason to fuss or fight. Happiness shuns the selfish Who fail God's test of time. Contentment comes as a gift To hearts of the thoughtful and kind. I obtain my daily need As I awake to find you near. The love we share celebrates life As we laugh or cry with tear. Through out each day, there are moments, I find I need you even more. You're the radiance of my life Who I worship, serve and adore. I LOVE BEING LOVED BY YOU My life overflows with happiness As my favorite dreams come true. My days and nights are magical Because of everything you do. You stand by me as troubles occur And listen to my worries and fears. You share my burdens and my joys With faith, compassion and tears. God's gift to man is someone to love Which can be both splendid and rare. Throughout life there's nothing better Then those who will love us and care. There's the past, present, future, and beyond Which will test our measure by what we say and do Too many overlook the thrill of now But not I, "for I love being loved by you." WE'LL ALL REUNITE IN TIME Fame, wealth, prestige, and wild women For too long were my passions of life. One day I found sweet liberation When God gave my heart to my wife. 33 years we loved one another Sharing all we possessed and more. Last year she passed in the middle of night Never to shadow our door. I'm sure in rapture, she awaits For me to arrive in heaven divine. I'll miss our children and grandkids too But we'll all reunite in time. THE LAST GOODBYE I'm on my way to greet my Master And shake His hand when I die. I'm on my way to john sweet Jesus In His mansion beyond on high. I'm on my way to escape man's woes Where the faithful rise to tell their story. Following the path of love and compliance. Guided by God's magnificence and glory. As I journey to and from all I love It hurts to say my absolute goodbye. I'm on my way to divine fulfillment But for those left behind, "I cry." The Last Goodbye MOMS Millions of dewdrops greet the dawn As hungry of bees buzz the clover Dazzling butterflies flutter about As moms give love the world over. Lessons learned at our mother's knee Last a lifetime till we grow older. Popping up when troubles accrue Like a whispering angel on our shoulder. Gods gives us friends that mean so much Children, fathers, sisters and brothers Though far, far above all the rest, No one loves us more than our mothers. In and out of friendships, jobs and partners Our mothers always remain our evening star. Those who where born to a selfish mom Make the rest us realize how lucky we are. How great life is to have a good mom Who reads what we feel but can't say. Nothing means as much, as her tender touch And for all who are without one, "we pray." SHOULD TOMORROW START WITHOUT ME ? Should tomorrow start without me Remember I love you Looking down from up above Seeing everything you do. If I become a casualty I pray you will love again Whom ever makes you happy I'll consider my friend. Should tomorrow start without me Remind our boys, God loves all who care And when life seems too harsh and cruel With "Him" they must share their prayer. I have proven I'm not a coward Who breaks and runs to survive Always fearing death will kiss me As the streets of Baghdad I drive. Should tomorrow start without me Be proud I choose to serve Our faith and our patriotism Earn the freedom we deserve. I miss home more than ever It breaks my heart to stay away I can't help but want to hold you And whisper what I say. PASSION Passion is any strong feeling or thought Of love, hate, fear, anger and grief. The emotional joy of sexual desire Sometimes the suffering of saint or thief. The cruelty of man nailing Christ to the cross His treatment subsequent to the last supper. Continuing conflict with endless war Make it seem we're prone to suffer. All must carry their own cross in life While they struggle to survive the day. Passion reveals how much we desire As we race toward our outcome and pray. WHO? Who wrote the tune the songbird sings? Who made the diamonds we wear on rings? Who caused the snow and rain to fall? Who made spring, winter, summer and fall? Who gave man a woman to love? Who made the clouds and sky above? Who lights the stars and moon in the night? Who makes heaven and beyond so bright? Who gives us babies we follow till death? Who made us able to speak with our breath? Who gives us heroes willing to die? Who made the tears we shed as we cry. Who shows us hope and guides our way? The same one who loves us night and day. SATISFACTION Too many people never know satisfaction For their goals for happiness are placed too high. Most of us complain about what we can't have When we're not bedfast or in the grave, we lie. No one finds satisfaction from serving themselves Contentment takes place, by our unselfish concern. The more we repent and regret our wrongs The more we are able to retain what we learn. So tally your blessings and be thankful for life And remember there are those who wish, they were you. Satisfaction and love are what mere mortal's pray for Though the lucky among us, who feel both, are few. LOVE & HATE Unselfish concerns are the footstones of love Though far too many still waste time on hate. Real happiness happens to the lucky in life Who've bonded to others with love as their fate. Malice, disfavor and ill will complicate life To where our days resemble frustration's hell. The warm rush of love can turn things around Enabling the sleepless to again rest well. Tender love and affection generate fondness Where hatreds repugnance eats body and soul. Friendship, attachment, good will and charity Are the mother's milk of life, when love's our goal. So recognize hate for what it truly is And reject it when it whispers in your ear. For the power of love is the only way To avoid corruption, resentment and fear. MY TRUE LOVE Lord, have mercy on my soul For all the wrong I've done When I was young and foolish And searching for some fun. My daddy told me, son You reap what you sow Everything I've learned the hard way Are the only things I know. I searched all the honky tonks And every bar in town The right woman for me to love I had not yet found. My mother always said Why not look at church There's where you'll find The right one to end your search. So, here I am singing a song To the music of a choir Next to me is my true love Who sets my heart on fire. I can see her left hand And there's my wedding ring She catches me peeking at her With every line we sing. A man and wife are equally yoked In everything they do; That's why I celebrate God saving me for you! CHRISTMAS Husbands with ladders hang lights on their home As all who have no one feel sad and alone. The churches are full of the faithful that sing For the birth of our Lord, is a spiritual thing. The sound of Christmas sweetly fills the air While frantic shoppers hustle from here to there. The windows of storefronts at this time of year Reflect all their wonders as Christmas draws near. Little ones stand looking with their nose pressed to glass As model trains on display come speeding past. The path to Santa is lined with girls and boys With a list in their heart of their favorite toys. The stores shelves are crammed with dolls that crawl or walk Games, cars, trucks, planes and stuffed toys that sing or talk. The miracle of Christmas comes once a year When all that we love seems more precious and dear. THE SEED of LOVE A kindly woman can make a sad man sing With her love and affection winter seems like spring. Of all the pleasures in life given to a man There's nothing beats the touch of a woman's soft hand. God saw Adam alone on Eden's floor Then decided to give him Eve's love and much more. So take what you need from she chosen for you Then rid thyself of others and to her be true. The Lord planted love within mankind's heart Though things can grow sour when from Him we depart. Love and hate are but two sides of life's golden coin So be ready for both no matter whom you join. DOUBLE TROUBLE To tell you the truth, it still hurts to share; Even though with him your heart is not there. I've tried hard to think what brought this about For we're not the type who enjoy sneaking out. Your husband, my wife, were into themselves. Like old Christmas toys, they placed us on our shelves. Somehow we managed to take ourselves down And found one another while out on the town. You gave me your number for reasons well known And now you weep as you drive home alone. It's hard to make love when the romance is dead It causes confusion in your heart and your head. There's a battle inside as your mind and heart fight While you lie by the wrong one in the middle of the night. We now know the meaning to the words of that song That it hurts to love someone and to the wrong one belong. HOLLYWOOD WOMAN Hollywood woman, I'm in love with you Though you're always on your own stage. Some days you love me and some days you don't No wonder I'm in such a rage. You baited your hook Then threw me a line And like a big crayfish I thought you were mine. But you have that fever To fish other streams And you'll be the cause Of many men's dreams. For other men have loved you And other men have cried. Every last one of them Has felt you inside. Before long you'll grow old And your looks shall fade And all you'll have left Is your video parade. Those who once loved you Will be dead or gone And you'll lie alone In silence till dawn. A MAN'S BEST FRIEND A man's best friend is still his faithful dog Who anxiously awaits his return home. Where would man be without his canine love When his human mates have left him alone. If a man was as good as his dog thinks He'd be more famous than a football star. It's too bad our wives don't feel the same way I guess its because they know how we are. Man has no fear of his dog's love for life Though it's usually man who buries his pet. It matters not be they large or small What animal has loved man more, as yet? GETTING OVER HER I thought we'd raise our only child And feed him with a spoon But, his mother loves another And they're on a honeymoon. All my friends say I must stop Loving her, of course So I drove my Ford to a honky tonk Still lonely from divorce. From out of my chair, I must get up And ask someone to dance For, if I plan to get over her I know I'll need romance. The dance floor is almost full Of country kings and queens. I feel a pair of eyes Just checking out my jeans. I can see a smiling face I'm almost at a run For I know if I dance I'm going to have some fun. She stands up from her table And reaches for my hand Then I lead the both of us Right up in front of the band. Somebody turned the spotlight Toward the dance floor ball. She is so beautiful I'm afraid I might fall. Here I go, a-gambling A gambling with my heart For when I love a woman It always hurts to part. BODY HEAT 1O5 We drank several glasses of champagne In the living room of her house. Around 9:30 that evening I found myself in her blouse. I fondled and kissed her so gently Like the soft footsteps of a mouse. To my surprise, she opened her eyes And said, "look, we're not going to play house." I right away replaced her clothing And buttoned her blouse once more. There was no doubt of my defeat As I lay there upon the floor. She said, "tell the truth, are you angry?" I answered, by far I was not "It's more important what you think of me Than what I may not have got." She wiped away a tear from both eyes And said, "you're my kind of man." At that point, she did arise And to me she held out her hand She led me away like a blind man Who had somehow lost his cane. When we reached her bedroom door I thought I'd gone insane. Before long, we found ourselves naked As she held me in her palm. Can you dare imagine, my friend How hard it was for me to stay calm? We touched all the forbidden places As our body heats reached 105 If love's relief had not been achieved I doubt if we'd still be alive. WITHOUT LOVE Life is simply a circus With too many fools on the stage. There 's greed, fear and indifference As many hearts suffer from rage. Divorce is like a bad book Where the heroes get killed off to soon. When we reach the point the light goes out Then we'll stand up and leave the room. Without love we become such fools In a desert which has gone all dry. When the one we love ignores us There's nothing to do but cry. The worst curse that one can endure Are those who just wish to take. When all we give is our own love To find out we've made a mistake. Of all the prizes life may bring To be loved is by far the best. That's why so many search for it For without love, what good is the rest? THAT OLD COVERED BRIDGE We returned to that old covered bridge Where as sweethearts we used to go. To kiss, hug, and squeeze in the shadows While beneath us the water would flow. Up under its wood roof of shingles Is where we took refuge from the rains. Carved in some boards within that old bridge Side by side you'll still find our names. Our memories of our past childhood Are a gift from God for us to keep. Like that picture you once gave me Which I peaked at before I could sleep. We find ourselves back at that old bridge Only now, with our kids to catch fish. We pray someday that they'll find love And come here with someone, just to wish. SOME MEN PRAY Some men pry to marry the woman they love Where my prayers can't help but somewhat vary As I humbly pray to heaven above That I am loved by the woman I marry. The essence of love is its spiritual fire And there's nothing more sought after on earth. Man's only escape is his own flight But what, without love would his life be worth. Love can be man's worst pain or best pleasure A dangerous gamble he must take in life. For he who falls in love with the wrong woman Shall find all he's worked for belongs to his wife. THE COAL MINER Coal mines in my daddy's day Were dug with strong hands and back. They got larger and deeper As the lungs of the miners turned black. Cave-ins, fires and explosions Were my father's daily fear. But what choice has a man When the wolf of hunger is near. With three small kids and a wife There were five stomachs to fill. As we lived in poverty In our shack below a hill. I feel his blood within me As the years of my life pass by I'm proud that dad dug King Cole For a miner so am I. Life to me is but a rose Though it's thorns can make me cry. And like my dad before me To my Lord I will not lie. In cold earth someday I'll sleep With a shinny stone above. Carved in it, shall be the words I have known the joy of love. ADAM THE LONELY Adam, the lonely was chased from God's land When Eve picked that apple with her foolish hand. Delilah, the evil, cut a champion's hair off When Samson; the strong man's heart became soft. David the shepherd, a king among men Was teased by Bathsheba and driven to sin. A man needs a woman to build up his pride To bolster his ego and to lay by his side. Life mates are a treasure and difficult to find I feel like a blind man who's lost in a mine. Lord, I'm a sad soul with no hand to hold Searching for someone who'll love me when I'm old. TO HAVE AND TO HOLD Our house is big, though our family's small The phone's off the hook, cause we don 't want a call. I need you darling more than anything For your sweet kisses make a sad man sing. I can feel life's clock as it pounds away While the moon says hello to the dying day. I pray to partake every sight and sound While I still enjoy the right side of the ground. Nothing beats the love of a willing mate. So little time for fun before it's too late. The Lord made you for me and me alone And not for others that you might have known. LOVER'S TOAST Come to me with just your love And I will pledge you mine. Feel my lips and share my glass And we shall sip red wine. You're the red rose of my day And the lily of my night. Nothing is so grand in life As when you seize me tight. Love's uncertain future is Where mankind's torments dwell With both it's pain and pleasure Our lust is alive and well. DADS AT WAR Where would I be without you dad My hero of night and day? I'm so glad you love my mother And take time for us to pray. The last time we played baseball You reached for me with your hand. I looked at you, then made a wish That I might be just half the man. I love my father of earth, And I love my Father of heaven. It's a lot for me to love, you know For I'm only eleven. Mom and I sure miss you Since you left to defend our flag. When others ask, where is your dad I can't help but boast and brag. MOMMA Oh, I love my momma She's the reason I'm alive. Her total love for me Has made her struggle and strive. Jesus had a momma Who bore Him in a cave. She couldn't help but love Him From His birth to the grave. Should I hang on the highest hill My momma would be there. I know her love would follow me My Angel of despair. Her hair is now all silver As I hold her fingers, worn. Oh, God, bless this wrinkled brow From whose body I was born. LETTERS We were just the best of friends I knew him all my life. I'm sure that he, towards the end Found out I love his wife. He drove his car right off a cliff And crashed into the sea. I know it was no accident For a skillful driver was he. He must have found our letters Of love that shouldn't be. He's the type to harm himself Instead of killing me. As I looked in his wife's eyes She sadly said to me, Instead of us, he killed himself Because of lovers, such as we. Lord, have mercy on our souls For her husband, my friend, has died! No one else may ever know But God how much we've lied. HONEYMOON CRUISE The gulls have gone long ago As we sail a peaceful sea. The skies are blue, soft and kind Where else would we wish to be. Late at night, as we embrace In front of a reggae band. You kiss me, and then you whisper I want to be alone with my man. A little after midnight We both slip away. In such of some time For the games lovers play. Alone in our cabin Your skin is so soft. I'm just that angel Who fell from aloft. After twenty-five years Of our love has gone It's a honeymoon cruise We find ourselves on. May the Lord show mercy On any of those Who have never been loved Or ever been chose. MY LOVE of LIFE Wise men learn more from watching fools Than fools do from watching wise men. I should know for I've been both I can 't believe how lucky I've been. Everyday as I speak out With verse I come alive. My lust for life shall be fulfilled As another day I survive. I take the clay of every day And mold it to my fashion. All I need is my true love Whose heart flows free with passion. I thank the Lord who watches us For blessings which are mine; That I'm festive, fit and free To love my wife who's sweeter than wine. LITTLE BABY Little baby, I love you For you are a part of me Each and every inch you'll grow I want to be there to see. Someday you'll chase fireflies Who ride the breath of the winds. Someday you'll be all grown up And out on the town with friends. You have your daddy 's freckles; You've got your mommy's eyes. I pray to God every day You'll survive all of life's lies. Little babies shoot up fast As they need to stretch and grow. They do such things as children do In a world they've yet to know. Someday you will understand How your parents feel inside Someday you'll have your babies And raise them with great pride. Of all the gifts that life may bring A sweet baby is still the best Your mom and I shall love you Till the day we're laid to rest. ONE MAN'S PRAYER Where are the women who need a good man? Where are the women with love in their hand? Where are the children who played on the lawn? Where are the children when mom and dad are gone? What about the marriage that began with smiles? What about the marriage that ended in trials? What about the future of all involved? What about the problems that must be solved? Answer these questions that tear at my heart. Answer these questions that keep us apart. WHAT LOVE MEANS TO ME I know now for sure what love means to me It's a chance to be needed and to give happily. For I've felt what it's like to be sad and alone And wish for that someone I could call my own. It's just like young Adam when he lost his rib bone God gave him Eve, so he wouldn't sleep alone. When a man loves a woman, there's many lessons he'll learn As she respects him, her favors he'll earn. One thing for certain, when your thoughts are for real As you hug and you kiss, you love how you feel. Some live a lifetime just a step from love You are that person who gave me my shove. The world has both givers and those on the take Life can be bad if your love's a mistake. I can't help realize how lucky I've been For you are my wife, but best of all, my friend. I WON'T BE THERE It's true; I've been living with a looser And it's been going on too long I've prayed for the courage and, now I have it To sing you your farewell song. I won't be there in the morning when you need me! I won't be there when you call on the phone! I won't be there in the bed beside you As you lay by yourself alone! Too many times at night I've cried Wondering why you won't just come home Staring at the clock on the wall As I lie half awake by the phone. For so long it was enough that I loved you Though now my heart needs more. So, I've packed up my bags and my pictures And I'm on my way out the door. WHEN YOU LOVE A MEAN WOMAN When you love a mean woman it hurts down deep In the middle of the night when you find you can't sleep. I remember those times we kissed in the park Covered by moonbeams and stars in the dark. You told me you loved me and would never run away Though now, there's another with whom you play. Somebody tell me what I'm doing wrong Somebody show me before I've waited too long. Other women I've met, they remind me of you It makes me afraid of what they might do. But life without love isn't living at all Everyone needs someone who waits for their call. I thirst for a woman who will love me again One who needs both a husband and friend. Dear Lord, I pray for my angel of love So I may fly high on the wings of a dove. SHE'S MY BUDDY Adam and Eve lay beneath the stars. I wonder if their love was as strong as ours? Darling, I love you, I'm not afraid to say Our love just grows with each passing day. I was afraid our love would grow cold That's what I've always by others been told. I'm glad they were wrong, so I sing this song For you are the woman to whom I belong. Without your concern I have nothing at all There's no one to help me should I take a fall. I need your love it builds up my pride Bolsters my ego and stands by my side. Many men still search for someone like you Case to find a good woman isn't easy to do Lord, I thank you for the love of my life For she is my buddy as well as my wife. OUR MOTHER'S LOVE Our mother's love like a candle Burns brightly upon the shelf. As she lights the way for all others Never thinking of herself. Seven little kids in a farmhouse By my moms hard work survived. Through her love and faith in Jesus We learned how to struggle and strive. The lilacs still bloom by the window Where our mom would quilt and sew. In the winter she'd sing by the fire To the tunes she thought we should know. Our father labored at a quarry In the dust of the earth every day. He worked so hard for his money For the bills our family must pay. Little sister came down with pneumonia And almost died in bed. Our momma lie sick beside her Putting cool rags on her head. We were sure glad to see daddy's face As he drove up our driveway He ran up and into the house Then knelt by their bed to pray. Oh, Lord, please save my family From the fever that burns within For we have always loved Jesus And will serve Him till our end. Our mother and sister survived But daddy, he died long ago. When it's our time for heaven We'll see many that we know. TILL THE END of TIME I feel like Samson pushing the stone For I gave into love and now I'm alone. Betrayed by a woman, I gambled and lost And now I suffer what disloyalty cost. Samson was blinded by the blade of a knife After his capture by the love of his life. Imprisoned forever and forced to grind grain To spectator laughter, the whip and the chain. The same so am I, a victim of chain For I've too many memories of you in my brain. Together my darling from a window we shall peer It will be from heaven both faraway and near. The heirlooms of tomorrow the woman and the man Waiting for our ashes to sift through the sand. I will love you always, till the end of time Now and then dreaming of when you were mine. SAD DAD IN JAIL They put me in prison for the deed I've done I killed the drunk driver who crippled you, son. Your mother, my wife, she died in the wreck That's the reason I broke that man's neck. His dad was a rich man, who pulled lots of strings So well connected he could do many things. I live in this hellhole with all sorts of men; I'm sure glad most like me and call me their friend. The food here is so awful, I've lost many pounds I'd rather feast on the vittles the guards toss the hounds. At night we play cards and you don't dare cheat For if you get caught, you'll be stomped on by feet. Most inmates fashion some sort of knife To help out their odds in a fight for their life I took me a padlock and snapped it on a chain Then hid it in my pant-leg to keep from being slain. I get to see you on our family day The worst part about it, is when you cry as you play. Many times you question, "Dad, when can you leave?" As the tears from your eyes drop to my sleeve. Our visit is now over as they wheel you away I whisper, "I love you" and you see what I say. It's time to go back to my one-room, shared cell And try to write a song about a sad dad in jail. SOLDIER IN THE RAIN I'm just a soldier who stands in the rain My memories of home are what keep me sane. Back home is a land of milk and honey Ruled by lust and love of money. But, what can I say, when I serve her true For I volunteered to see this war through. Now, that I'm here, it's hard to believe We're just the victims of those who deceive. As darkness falls on the rice fields of Nam Scared men with rifles walk the shadows of the calm. It's thousands of miles to the steps of my church With its stained glass, steeples and lost souls who search. Off in the distance I see an arc light Bombs being dropped on children at night. I've seen that evil they call the "yellow rain" And how life withers when it's sprayed by a plane. All of my buddies have been taken away No more touch football will they ever play. Zipped in their body bags for the long trip home Are some of the bravest, I've ever known. War is a hell, devised by man There's death in the sea, the sky and the land. Lord, I can't help but wish I were home Back with my love, whom I hope is alone? WE WISH YOU WERE HOME I remember that fair in September As we waited for a Ferris wheel ride Just as you reached for my fingers I felt how I loved you inside. The next thing I knew we were airborne Above all the eyes of the crowd Surrounded by rainbows of neon As the moon popped from behind a cloud. You asked, "daddy, do you love me" I answered I couldn't live without you. Then you reached up and tugged on my collar As we flew in that chair painted blue. Now you are grown and gone And have marched away to war. As I'm writing this letter I yearn for your knock at our door. I got out some rags and the wax And gave your old Ford a rubdown. I went for a ride of remembrance While its mufflers made your favorite sound I drove by the park to ponder Those ball games we loved to play. I can 't help but worry and wonder If you'll ever come home to stay. Your girlfriend still teaches school We see her every seventh day. There's no doubt who she thinks of When she folds her hands to pray. Your mother still talks to your picture As she works at her sewing machine. I hope my son you realize How much to us you mean. PLEASURE SEEKERS That road of pleasure seeking Has so many deep pitfalls And all the while we walk on it In the distance the devil calls. Some folks drink those bubbly spirits Or smoke that tall green weed Anything to dull their conscience As they sow their wild oat seed. I've been no angel in my life Though I fell from a righteous shelf When I took those risky chances And tried both, many times, myself. Now I'm tired of being foolish. So I sing my songs at church With one eye on my hymnbook And the other free to search. If you're yearning to love someone Let's get together and seek no more Kiss and fondle by the fire And push pillows across the floor. For we need love, health and money And may we live to enjoy them all Before we 're old and in our autumn And our leaves begin to fall. THE FIRST ONE TO LOVE ME The first one to love me was you; Lord And nothing can take that away. My soul is refreshed by living water While my heart flows with love each day. I thank you for the love of my family And I thank you for the love of my life. I thank you for all of the blessings You give to each husband and wife. Your glory rides high on the sunsets Your voice is the thunder of rain. I thank you for all of the heavens And Jesus who came to be slain. I feel when your eyes are upon me As you listen to my humble cry You've redeemed the soul of your servant To dwell in your mansion on high. I'll claim each and every promise From the Lord of the earth and sky. I'm so glad I'm free from my bondage Of the grave where my body shall lie. I thank you for parting the darkness And guiding my footsteps each day. I thank you for being my shepherd You've walked with me all the way. I know your armor protects me From the devil in search of his feast. And all who are lost without you Shall dwell in hell with the beast! CHRISTMAS IS COMING Christmas is coming and I'm all alone With no one to snuggle at night. My wineglass is empty to help dull the desire To kiss you by soft candlelight. A rare pearl of value, you don 't leave alone Or someone will steal them from you. After they've gone and flown far away It's hard to know just what to do. I'm watching my neighbors hang lights on their tree With tinsel and striped candy cane. I took you for granted and didn't hug enough And now I must suffer my pain. Lord, I'm so lonely; I wish I could die Then be born to relive again. I realize the value of someone to love And the danger of my selfish sin. There's a ring on my phone and a knock at the door Which do I dare go for? If neither is you, I'll break down and cry And again pound my fist on the floor. I run down the hall and the doorknob turns As the swirling snow rides on the wind. There, in my doorway, it's the face I love Such a beautiful present to send. Now, I am happy and dancing around With a permanent smile on my face. As children are singing their Christmas love songs And the world is a wonderful place. PATHWAYS Lord, I'm so lonely, I thirst everyday In search of the love I need like a man in prison with no warmth at night A slave who seeks to be freed. For I need a woman who will heal my heart So my life won 't seem so wrong. I'll lie down beside her and gamble again Then sing of our love in a song. Remember, young Adam, your first favorite born Who slept in your garden alone. You took form his body and transformed some flesh Then gave him a woman unknown. Whichever the pathway I should choose to take I realize that there will be brambles. For the man who has visions everyday of his life Will always be the same who gambles. Now, to heaven I pray, for my treasure of life After searching the deserts in vain. I'm tired of mirages from fool-hearted women Please give me someone who's sane. May her eyes be turquoise with cheeks like peaches Ripe and ready to risk. Soon they'll turn rosy when she sneaks a peek To the tingle of where I kiss. Though I will love her, I shall never follow. Nor will I ever lead. I'll walk beside her and share all I have For the children who spring from seed. If we should argue about foolish things I 'd rather be loved than right. Then when I lie down at the end of my day I'll sleep with a smile at night. ENCHANTED Over any man who feels lost without love God gives women divine powers. They can break our hearts or deflate our ego And cause us to buy diamonds and flowers. They have compelled kings and presidents to beg Wild singles to commit to change their way. Loving us with pleasures problematic to replace With flashbacks of their passion night and day. Women mother our babies who we love till death For us to raise, protect and provide for. They contribute revenue, affection and direction With love, companionship and more. They insist we never abuse or disgrace them Cheat, lie or take their love for granted. Which helps us to become more than we are In love and totally enchanted. WHISPERS The one thing I've learned about happiness It will never last pretending you're not you. Somehow, someway the truth will arise And all that you hide will show through. Sooner or later, one way or another Something in your life seems wrong. You go to bed unhappy and awake the same Repeating life's mistakes too long. One day, to yourself, you begin to question Is this who I am and wish to be How will I choose to live the rest of my life Till the angel of death comes for me? Most people wish to be at peace with God Oneself, and those we love. Frequently taking a look at our past Praying for guidance from above. Thank heaven for the whispers from the heart Which remind us that evil has it's voice too. It's always a battle amid right and wrong As we ponder and perform what we do. LIFE Life's a book written through Where the pages are the years. There's good, evil, false, and true With laughter, sweat, and tears. Our days are songs composed by God As we set them to music with pleasure. His cup of life is for us to drink Though, He, decides the measure. Hurried and worried, dawn till dusk There's no time for a curtain call. We burn our candles from both ends And we're lucky to be alive at all. Cards are shuffled and hands are dealt For all to place their bets. Youthful blunders, adulthood struggles And old age, with its regrets. It matters not, how long we live But more, how well we play our part. For the road to heaven is always near As long as there's truth in our heart. EYES OF LOVE A mind may see a thousand eyes Though the heart yearns for two When the eyes we love have up and gone To the arms of someone new. Eyes that twinkle, I distrust For they are the distant stars. Eyes in love have a steady glow Like Venus, the Moon or Mars. Eyes of love, like planets at night Use borrowed light to shine. Eyes are the living lenses To the camera of our mind. Eyes tend to believe themselves Like the blind love of mothers. Eyes speak without words To the hearts and souls of others. LOVE No rope or cable can hold so tight What love can do with twine. No kiss can taste so bittersweet As the one which captures our mind. The first sign of love is the last of wisdom As eager hearts fulfill desire. Love is just a staple of life Though heaven sparks the fire. Heaven knows no rage like love Once to hatred it has turned. How wise are we who are such fools Who forget the lessons we've learned. Love, indeed, descends from heaven Like a shooting star across the sky. Love sometimes stirs the dust, Till tears fall free from the eye. God must love people in love Or he wouldn't make so many. Those who claim it's a mental disease Have never been loved by any. Love is stronger than life itself And jealousy more cruel than the grave. Men and women have loved one another Since they spent their nights in a cave. When the hands of love Touch the strings of souls There'll be babies on the way. That's the basic rules of life No matter what games we play. Like the flowers in the fields We shed our shields To be warmed by the sun. We live our lives the best we can Till death catches us on the run. MY WILD ROSE You 're the full moon of my nights And the sunshine of my day. Like a queen upon her throne You rule what I do and say. It's God who makes us beautiful And the Devil who makes us mean. It all depends on whom we follow Which way our lives shall lean. With one foot in the future And one foot in the past Let us try to live our days As though each was our last. You're the wild rose of my life My flower of desire. Made by God for me alone Out of earth, stars and fire. MY WIFE You're the bone of my bones Who I love for my wife. The flesh of my flesh And my partner in life. For me to have and to hold For better or for worse. To love and to cherish Though we might fight and curse. Be I richer or poorer Till death makes us part I will give you great portions Of my soul and my heart. Heaven won't be heaven If I don 't see you there May the first to go Be me, is my prayer. FAMILIES The first stage of a family group Begins with husband and wife. Shelters are rented, bought or built As they yearn for more from life. Families are found throughout the world In bone clusters buried in caves Where ancient people lived and loved 'Till death placed them in their graves. Humans still have that need to group As a family to survive They love and care for each other In the world in which they strive. Families are a nation's crown jewels Far more than a golden coin. Members find love and sympathy From the groups they've chosen to join. TEARS Tears are the raindrops of the soul And there's one for all who die. They are the silent words of grief As they fall free from the eye. The shortest verse in the Bible Is the one where Jesus wept So, if you hold back tears, "shed them" When your pains too harsh to accept. Tears are lovelier than a smile When they come from those you love. As they seek relief from sadness When you're summoned from above. Tears are a love-mates humble gift When it's time to say goodbye Though the eyes are wet and swollen With time and patience they dry. LOVE & ELECTRICITY Love and electricity are a lot alike For we never seem to miss them till their gone. We need both, every day of our life And even more so between twilight and dawn. Love resembles a self-consuming amber A static current of both pain and pleasure. It can warm our bed and lighten the darkness And for most who don 't have it, it's a treasure. We can turn it on or we can turned it off Depending on whatever we're forced to do. It may shock us, please us, thrill us, or hurt us Though once without it, we can't wait to renew. THE SEED OF LOVE A kindly woman can make a sad man sing With her love and affection winter seems like spring. Of all the pleasures in life given to a man There's nothing beats the touch of a woman's soft hand. God saw Adam alone on Eden's floor Then decided to give him Eve's love and much more. So take what you need from she chosen for you Then rid thyself of others and to her be true. The Lord planted love within mankind's heart Though things can grow sour when from Him we depart. Love and hate are but two sides of life's golden coin So be ready for both no matter whom you join. FORGIVE ME Forgive me, forgive me And I'll kiss your tears away. You're the first thing and the last I think of every day Let bygones be bygones And be willing to forgive. And I will love you only Every moment I live. I love you and I need you It's a fact and not a lie So if you plan to punish me Say anything, but good bye. PARTING The truest words, which portray my love I speak to you from within my heart. May we always recall how we feel Though through conflict we're forced to part. No one can say how long they will last For life is not everlasting. Yet most hope to be blessed by love By he who does our casting. As the fear of battle bites my flesh My thoughts of home help keep me sane. There's no guarantee that I'll survive But either way, I'll serve without shame. Should the cold hands of death reach for me I pray my soul will awake from sleep. To the voice of God assuring me That my spirit, he's chosen to keep. So try to remember while I'm gone That the person I need most is you. I'll fight like hell to stay alive To return home to the love I knew. SEX Where would we be without sex Like coffee minus the sugar and cream. As Adam was before he knew Eve With no purpose to dream and scheme. No reason for fathers and mothers No reason to buy flowers and candy. No reason for diamonds and jewels Viagra, wine, liquor or brandy. No reason to purchase a sports car A fine house, muscle shirts or a new dress. Basically, a cake without icing So thank God and pray for more not less. PRETTY WOMAN Whenever I'm lonely, sad and blue There's nothing better than a night with you You're the best I've known, present and before I don't dare tell or they'll pound on your door. It's neither a secret nor a surprise That others are waiting for my demise. God blessed you when he made you so pretty That's why so many continue being flirty. God blessed me when he gave me your heart For I'm not wealthy, famous or smart. But I'm strong, healthy, and hard working too And what ever it takes, you know I'll do. MY HERO There aren't many heroes for me in this world Yet, day and night you're my hero and more. I know our marriage is important to you Though you may speak loudly and slam the door. Like a flower from heaven we're blessed by love And what hardships await us, we'll weather. Dealing with difficulties that we may face You choose to work them out together. You're endlessly curious about how I feel And you listen to everything I say. You're my hero, my life mate, and my lover Who honors me with concern everyday. THE STONES OF LOVE Emeralds, rubies, sapphires, and diamonds Are the keys to a woman's heart. He who shops for the stones of love Has hunger for both beauty and art. She'll display her jewelry proudly Around her neck or on her hand. Showing to all that she is loved With no need for another man. So spend your money or use your card And head for the nearest mall. Purchase something you know she'll love And for you and your faults, she'll fall. They say that money can't buy love Though, it sure can help things along. And the stones of love help set the mood For a woman's forgiveness when you're wrong SOMEONE TO LOVE You're great to gaze upon, And ever better to touch. Though sometimes your moods Are a bit too much. Your body is warm, And your skin is fair. All that I acquire, With you, I'll share. When you come home Tired from working hard. I help with the house And manicure the yard. You always respond No matter how you feel To a great back rub Wine, and a good meal. I've said thank you a thousand times To heaven and God above. That some how, some way I have someone to love. TOGETHER Where would I be without you? And where would you be without me? Trapped in the arms of a second choice Forever envious of all, as we. My need for you makes life special Because I live it for you. Everything seems more possible And easier to get through. Each hour is a new adventure Where, what awaits, no one knows. Through friendship, tears and laughter We ensure our romance grows. Even ordinary moments Aren't the same any more. Together we have so much To plan, accomplish and explore. FOREVER MORE I love to be loved in the morning I love to be loved at night. I love to be loved anytime For love in the darkness is light. I pray every day to say thank you For all I have others do not. I pray every day cause I'm guilty For I don't deserve what I've got. Your love is the best of the rest For your mission in life is me. Once I was selfish and cruel But fearing your loss made me see. God gave Eve to Adam To smile and suffer no more. God gave you to me I will love you forever more. I THINK OF YOU I think of you as I smell a rose I think of you when I see your clothes. I think of you if I weren't here Who would love you and call you dear. I think of you when I'm asleep I think of you and will me you keep? I think of you when I kneel to pray Recalling all which you might say. I think of you and what you mean to me I think of you and all you can be. I think of you when you're not home I feel your presence whenever I'm alone. LOVELESS WEEKEND Another loveless weekend And It's my fault I'm alone. I toss and turn in the dark Feeling pain I've never known. Just outside my window There's a full moon in the sky. Every leaf is dancing As the winds of night pass by. There's sorrow in my heart And a tear in my eye. First one, then another Till my pillow is no longer dry. I took your love for granted Putting your needs on the shelf. Feasting on all you gave Only thinking of myself. Then God sent you another To reward the person you are. Someone who would love you At home and afar. Seeking your approval By how they use their mind. Always speaking words of truth Preferring to be kind. To your memory I confess For I no longer have your ear. I pray for God's forgiveness And for love beyond my tear. IF I TOLD YOU I LOVE YOU If I told you I loved you ten times over I would fail to fully convey. How much you are my world of joy As you share all you have each day. Our memories of our blessings past Give us faith as we struggle or play. Our dreams of the challenges ahead Are why we choose to always pray. Someday in heaven we shall exist While earth will forget who we are. Side by side we'll transform to dust As together we fly from star to star. I'll need your love till the end of time For its existence feeds life itself. Our happiness is my joy of joys For without you, I loose myself. MYSTICAL JOURNEY Children identify with our fears Where adults share our dreams. Life is a mystical journey With laughter, sadness and schemes. A never-ending quest of struggle Where everyone has their role. Sometimes wrong, sometimes right, Facing problems, which take their toll. Even the beautiful someday shall fade As year after year they grow old. With aches, pains, wrinkles and grief The answers of a lifetime unfold. How long will we be remembered For better or for worse? For being tender and understanding Or just another person's curse. Truthful and honest with family or friends Staying clear of any who lie or sneak. Guarding against actions selfish, and cruel Free to be generous and unique? After death who will miss us When to heaven we have gone? Will family cry our name in tears As in their hearts we live on? SHARING I can't believe how we did What we did last night Kissing, squeezing And holding on tight. Far from our problems We had a great time Sharing in ways That to us felt fine. No tossing and turning from inward burning Only moments of passion's desire So what if the moments can't last forever While they pass, they fuel our fire. IT BREAKS MY HEART TO CATCH YOU Where there is smoke there's fire Of that you can be sure. I can't believe I trusted you And believed in who you were. You told me it was me you loved With no need for someone new. All you wanted was my heart and soul And my promise to be true. For whatever reason you blew it And from me you must stay away. You called me by another's name When it was our time to play. It breaks my heart to catch you Here's your cloths in a sack You choose to cheat and lie to me So get out and never come back. THE FORTRESS OF LOVE Every marriage has its bumps in the road And they can pop up at any time. We must learn to navigate them safely With fairness, faith and open mind. No matter how far in your marriage you've gone The highway of love has its rules. The excitement of sex, trust and affection Never tolerates self-serving fools. They say marriages are made in heaven, But so are tornadoes, lighting and thunder. Cold hearts and hot heads never solve anything They just destroy what we love by blunder. Boredom, frustration, irritations and anger Douse the spark between you and your mate. More of the same fails to feed love's flame Till you wake up to find it's too late Human touch sustains the release of endorphins For both the giver and receiver. Never be afraid to hug your partner For the language of touch is a reliever. Always remember to support your spouse When times of dilemma arise. The fortress of love will sustain your marriage If you speak less and listen more, you're wise. By Conservative Poet Tom Zart Most Published Poet On The Web Poet and Author of Love War And More 225 poems published by Publish America; SHEPHERDS of LIFE e-book 350 poems, CD "MEMORIES" 28 poems with music by Bill Crain for sale on the web under Tom Zart and or Bill Crain. It's appropriate and symbolic that the romantic poet Tom Zart was born on Article Source: http://www.faithwriters.com |