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May 2013 · 250
If I am forgotten
David Nelson May 2013
If I am forgotten

was I really here
or was it my imagination
did I really exist
if you no longer call my name
what a shame

if I reach out
will I be able to touch you  
can I feel
if my heart has been rejected
as I suspected

the memories fade
how long will it take to erase
if I look in the mirror
will I become the real nowhere man
what is the plan

tides ebb and flow
as does love I must presume
5 point 5 trillion years
since the cosmic blast
the stone is cast
if? ha! more like when if that isn't already happening.
May 2013 · 341
I tried
David Nelson May 2013
I tried

you name is etched forever
in my heart and soul
I tried to
scratch it out
erase it
delete it
from my memory
it matters not
your name will always be
on my lips

Gomer LePoet...
the memory lingers on forever and ever and ever ...
May 2013 · 505
Gods of Babylon
David Nelson May 2013
Gods of Babylon

whilst Anu and Marduk smile from above
I pray Nabu lend me his skillful hand
Ea give me direction of the mind in love
Shamash bring to me the heart to understand

though I am a mere mortal with many faults
weaknesses of soul, mind and heart
please I beg open your heavenly vaults
and guide me on my journey's start

for I am in search of the divine truth
I seek your wisdom on bended knee
you are the gods of everything forsooth
give your approval and trust in me

Gomer LePoet....
All knowing gods of the gardens
May 2013 · 923
Underpants Man
David Nelson May 2013
Underpants Man

faster than a bullet speeding
words of nonsense need no repeating
leaping higher than the moon
oh silly one in sad cartoon
kept his drawers ever full
felt the force of gravity's pull
yanking down to raw expose
not the beauty of yellow rose
covered eyes of woman's scream
waking up from mid summers dream
please tell me I didn't do it
fantasy world  should I pursue it
is there even one simple fan
of the underwhelming underpants man

Gomer LePoet...
faster than a bullet speeding
May 2013 · 388
Bridge of Time
David Nelson May 2013
Bridge of Time

from here to there in a blink
the bridge of time can be crossed
taken in like a long cool drink
the circle completes dreams softly tossed
from the Sanskrit sky of outer space
connections to the world beyond
may you find concern written upon my face
motionless without a sound
the knowledge of time and futures past
the feeling of the worlds pain
reaching out with stones cast
between the falling drops of rain
the Mahabhuta words so wise
millions upon billions lives gone by
below the ground above the skies
do we share the stars inside
the son of Brahma examines the list
to find the evil and the peace
the tender dreams at long last kissed
recorded in the past returned release  

Gomer LePoet ...
from here to there in a blink
May 2013 · 766
Scars
David Nelson May 2013
Scars

marked upon our hearts
like badges of honor
we carry these scars
that love has left
feeling unrepleated
deleted
and incompleted
we are sure it is a
deficiency of our making
our choosing
of losers losing
any of us who have been
around this world
for any length of time
carry many of these badges
these scars
cell bars
wounds of wars
the lovers
who would never leave
will leave
did leave
the world will end
well it didn't end
did it
yet still
the next time
we will carry the thought
another badge
another scar
it will hurt
just as much
you would think
we would learn
women are from Venus
men are from Mars
and we leave behind
rewind
you'll find
scars

Gomer Lepoet...
love is a many splintered thing
May 2013 · 366
My Lonely Heart -Day 5
David Nelson May 2013
My Lonely Heart -Day 5

Wednesday June 6th
a repeat of yesterday
after early day sun
the day turned dreary
stormy and rainy

I turned
to her picture
early
looking at her
eyes
lips
curves
she gets
more beautiful
everyday

I found
the video
of Casey James
and
it made me
think
of her
the song
wanting to be
near her

I'm afraid
that
this time
she will not think
of me as much
wanting
to sever
our relationship

she has so many
reasons
and I have
given her
many more
that thought
brings
tears
to my
eyes

I miss her
I miss her so bad
I wonder if she thinks of me
across the miles

  Gomer LePoet...
the 5th day of a lonely heart
David Nelson Apr 2013
Crazy Circus (just a wrap)

We’re runnin’ like chickens with our heads cut off,
Squealing like piggies round the old food trough,
Stuck on a treadmill and we can’t get off,
It’s a crazy circus

Lost and confused, walkin in a trance,
Common sense needs a second chance,
But time is runnin out gotta change our stance,
Such a crazy circus

Just lookin’ for respect we think we know
But the real truth is you reap what you sow

Under the bigtop we’re up on the stage
Spillin’ and killin’ lost in a rage
Why can’t we just turn the page
Of this crazy circus

Strutin’ our stuff actin’ real cool
Posin’ in the mirror ready for a duel
Now who do you think is the real fool
What a crazy circus

The old ringmaster we’re the main attraction
Always lookin’ for some kind of action
Spinnin’ our wheels losin’ our traction
In this crazy circus

Just lookin’ for respect we act like we know
But the real truth is you reap what you sow

Gomer LePoet...
just a wrap - at least my attempt
Apr 2013 · 571
I Surrender (r)
David Nelson Apr 2013
I Surrender

I wish it would have ended differently
I wish it would have been like the beginning
like a couple of high school kids
we were both so excited

I'm not sure the excitement ever left
it certainly didn't for me I know
but it changed we changed

I surrender all my thoughts
they still are about you

I surrender my lonely heart
it still misses you so bad

I surrender all my tears
they still fall for you

I surrender

Gomer LePoet ....
I raise my hands in surrender
Apr 2013 · 295
If it Keeps on Raining
David Nelson Apr 2013
If it Keeps on Raining

rain rain go away
I beg of you hear what I say
I never wanted a broken heart

why did she have to go
how was I supposed to know
I was just a character playing a part

I never read the script
I was a fool and blindly tripped
she took lying to a whole new art

the levee is going to break
if I cannot find a way to shake
these darkened clouds of sorrow

these tear drops staining
and if it just keeps on raining
the levee won't last until tomorrow

Gomer LePoet....
mostly cloudy with a good chance of rain
Apr 2013 · 757
The Goodbye Look
David Nelson Apr 2013
The Goodbye Look

The Dan talked about it, they even wrote a song,
how things got so messed up, she finally said so long,
you just had to test the waters, had to push the edge,
now your standing all alone, out there on that ledge

you promised her a wine and dine, then forgot to call,
you said that you were detained, down at City Hall,
some mix up, some sort of gaffe, you were not to blame,
why did you not dial me up, if this is what you claim

she checked it out, she caught you flat, your pathetic lies,
disgust and disappointment, laser beams from her blue eyes,
there is no way to misread, those daggers that you took,
I believe you just got, what's known as, The Goodbye Look  

You said you did not know that girl,  just helped her find her way,
but you were seen at her locker, seven times today,
it wasn't you is what you said, must be some mistake,
you weren't even there today, you were at the lake

she checked it out, she caught you flat, your pathetic lies,
disgust and disappointment, lasers from her blue eyes,
there is no way to misread, those daggers that you took,
I know you just got, what's known as, The Goodbye Look  

Gomer LePoet...
inspired by a song by Steely Dan
Apr 2013 · 451
Believing in Love
David Nelson Apr 2013
Believing in Love

I know sometimes it seems so hard
to feel there is someone who believes in you
who loves you unconditionally
will still love you no matter what you do

someone who will give hugs to you
when you are down and feel alone
someone who will raise you up
who understands your silent moan

maybe you have been burned before
giving your trust then see it fade away
when someone turned their back on you
your world came to a crash in a single day

you have tried not letting your heart
run freely like the wind
guarding it oh so closely
punishing yourself for having sinned

but that doesn't work out now does it
you feel empty and search guidance from above
the only thing that will fill your heart
is believing in love
  
Gomer LePoet...
the old cliche' - it is better to have loved and lost then to have never loved at all
Apr 2013 · 265
The Light
David Nelson Apr 2013
The Light

the light from your eyes
shows me the way
to humble
thankfulness

the light from your smile
shows me the happiness
that can be
that will be

the light from your heart
shows me true love
that will last
forever

Gomer LePoet....
You are the light that shines
Apr 2013 · 629
Highway 216
David Nelson Apr 2013
Highway 216

cruising to the sounds
of sweet driving guitars
the sun bearing down on my shoulders
my mind drifting to the outer bounds
of the driftwood bitters
and cracked and broken boulders

this highway stretches out
and rolls into banking curves
while the wind blows my long flowing hair
Harley leaves me not one doubt
that which destiny serves
I am on the edge of everywhere

without any care
thought comes at ease
under the sound of roaring pipes
puffed clouds float in the air
somehow seeming to tease
reaching out but they are not there

Gomer LePoet....
and on and on I will not stop until I drop
Apr 2013 · 956
Prolificus
David Nelson Apr 2013
Prolificus

standing on the altar
of mankind  
his words ran like a fountain
professing his knowledge of nothing
but he could not stop the flow
on anything and everything
was it the sounds of his gutteral voice
even though he rarely spoke
above a whisper
that attracted the crowd
or the fact that they could not
understand his illogical logic
of rhymes and reasons
that kept them in a trance
of mystical embrace
the unification of spurious doubt
crossed their faces
and he danced and twirled
and flung forth proverbial adverbs
of dubious distinction
battered by the chatter
his lips flapping in the breeze
of what is and
what should never be
unending
would you please

Gomer LePoet....
I cannot stop this flow of unconscious thouths
Apr 2013 · 333
House of the UnHoly
David Nelson Apr 2013
House of the UnHoly

thoughts strung on a line of wire
reaching out to nowhere
heads wrapped in leather dreams
hearing the leaves whisper your name
the past has returned in a circle
of orbiting rock of ages
the saviour of your soul
has touched your hand
but your refusal to recognize
his tears of sadness
and how they touch
with the pointed finger of love
leaves you alone
in the
house of the unholy

Gomer LePoet....
seek wordspeak
Apr 2013 · 859
White Night Gown
David Nelson Apr 2013
White Night Gown

I tell you the dude is crazy
he's out of his flippin' mind
why do you think he is here
he wanted his tennis shoes shinned

they hauled him in wearing a jacket with straps
babbling like a clown
so they registered him as a member here
and gave him this white night gown

twittering around here then there
yelling to no one it seems
ranting in cantations of ridiculous rhyme
spilling out Freudian dreams

sometimes whispering thoughts of lust
grabbing and pulling at his chest
puckering his lips like giving a kiss
his random waves of insanity crest

I'm warning you for this final time
there are villains in this town
not everyone knows about them you see
only the man in the white night gown  

Gomer LePoet....
someone please help - I can't stop writing lol
David Nelson Apr 2013
Analytical Critique of Unconscious Thought

acting out without conscious thought
like those silly shorts that you just bought
the gaudy plaid in a stripped world

capacity bottom-up weighting rule
convergence conclusion you silly fool
uncalled for diatribes that you unfurled

magical spiral of unspoken words
formed by hand into painted sherds
genius clown keeps lips tightly curled

Gomer LePoet....
Huh?
Apr 2013 · 540
Mr. Spacemen
David Nelson Apr 2013
Mr. Spacemen

flashes of light in the sky
a thundering boom in the valley
must be something in my eye
no way I saw what I'm thinking

can't catch my breath
running through the bramble
feels like I'm getting closer to death
I see hundreds of lights blinking

over the ridge crawl on my belly
peeking for any movement
can't stand up my legs feeling like jelly
a door opens on the shiny ship

a creature of strange faces
dancing like some fool
another one exits exchanging places
spinning forward doing a flip

a third one appears clapping his hands
they join together and bow towards the west
music begins sounds of old rock bands
leaning forward I suddenly slip

I roll down the hill and land on my back
laying motionless covering  my eyes
hoping they don't put me on the rack
I hear yelling from far away

I feel the hand grabbing my arm
shaking me I hear my mothers voice
wake up Gomer you're in no harm
just a bad dream you gonna sleep all day?

wow it was a dream seems no way
I know it was real I know that it was
I looked out my window shades of gray
I heard someone let out a giggle

from behind me under my bed
there they were all three
fingers over lips shhh they said
they smiled and made their noses wiggle

Gomer LePoet...
I made this up - duh lol
Apr 2013 · 804
Alien Life Forms
David Nelson Apr 2013
Alien Life Forms

we were on a mission
to go where no man had ever gone before
searching the heavens hi and lo
to the very edges of the universe's  door

out past Jupiter sailing past Mars
we were looking for alien life
it was like we were riding in bumper cars
me and Johny and his wife

we flashed past Saturn
Venus and all her moons
we even searched Yur **** for Klingons
just like you see in cartoons

years passed by without a find
no Romulans in sight
then the thought finally came to us
it came to us one night

just look all around our fabulous Earth
in the sky or under sea
roaming the African Desserts
under rocks how many can there be

alien life incredibly abundant
creatures everywhere you look
and if you can't get out to see this place
I bet you can find pictures in a book

Gomer LePoet....
you need not go to far to find an alien life form - this beautiful earth is abundant with them
Apr 2013 · 1.2k
If I Had My Way
David Nelson Apr 2013
If I Had My Way

If I had my way
I would take you away
and shower you with flowers and hugs

If I had my way
the world would be as one
no more poverty no more wars

If I had my way
helping others who need help
would be rewarded not how fast you run

If I had my way
tears would be replaced
by smiles and happy thoughts

If I had my way
inventions would help all mankind
not buy you another fancy car house or boat

If I had my way
fairness would be the rule
rudeness greed apathy would be unaccepted

If I had my way
the world would be at peace
to share and enjoy the beauty as it should be

Gomer LePoet....
what a wonderful world this would be
Apr 2013 · 559
su·per·flu·ous
David Nelson Apr 2013
su·per·flu·ous

Enough now
stop it please
your unending diatribe
has me on my knees

back it off
take a break
the constant castigation
makes my eyeballs shake

cool your jets
back it down
you've made your point
you're the talk of the town

take it easy
give it a rest
your philippic tone
isn't your best

way too much  
more than needed
you rascally knave
your thoughts repeated

so keep it simple
be more adroit
remove the puzzle
ala David Hoyt

Gomer LePoet....
K.I.S.S.
Apr 2013 · 1.3k
Talking Turkey
David Nelson Apr 2013
Talking Turkey

gobble gobble gobble
it may sound like giberish to you
or sometimes called gobbledygook
nonsensical in thought it's true

the genesis of language
was born here though at least it seems
the northern mesopotamian birthplace
the birthplace of our dreams

the beginnings of modern man
the farmer now the gatherer no longer
communication skills needed more
the thoughts so much stronger

this bipedal ***** standing creature
descendant of humanoids now gone
move north out of Baghdad
and learned to sing a song

the music still playing in our ears
lingers on from these Turkish rants
poetry in another form
words of the future cants

Gomer LePoet....
modern writing was born in the Mesopotamian area of Sumer now Turkey so I used a play on words.
Apr 2013 · 635
Curb Thy Tongue
David Nelson Apr 2013
Curb Thy Tongue

it wiggles it wags
going in constant circles
nonsensical quatrains
of  meaningless chatter
sometimes venomous
to what purpose
you are such
a bad motot scooter
riding down
to your daddy's farm
throwing stones
causing great harm
strangulation of your beauty
by thine serpents
hissing
curb thy tongue

Gomer LePoet....
careful now - watch what you dream
Apr 2013 · 1.4k
Dowah Dowah Dowah Diddy
David Nelson Apr 2013
Dowah Dowah Dowah Diddy

talking about the girl
from
New York City
her words linger
upon my mind
saying nothing at all
saying everything
that I should know
the stroke of her quill
is like the piercing of an arrow
slung from the bow
into the night
deep inside
just a girl
from
New York City
dowah dowah dowah diddy

Gomer LePoet....
and the tune lingers on......
Apr 2013 · 1.2k
Stoking The Furnace of Love
David Nelson Apr 2013
Stoking The Furnace of Love

awareness of
the pleasure they bring
her lips touching
the climb begins stretched
stoking the furnace of love
the desire for more
his expressive release
stars slipping from the sky
in one desperate gasp of extreme
complete
explosive
capitulated
flaming

Gomer LePoet...
and the embers burned all night long
Apr 2013 · 460
My Lonely Heart -Day 4
David Nelson Apr 2013
My Lonely Heart -Day 4

Tuesday
after early day sun
the day turned dreary
stormy and rainy
I tried keeping myself
busy
trying not to think
about the one
who fills my heart
with joy
sometimes with sadness
that's my fault
expecting more
much more
than I should
much more
than I have a right too

I painted somemore
on my room
until it got
too dark
from the storm clouds
looks like
I will need
more paint
I sure need
more sunlight

as the darkness
crept into my room
I found myself
at the familiar place
looking once again
at her pictures
I become
more amazed
everyday that I look
she is so beautiful
you can see the beauty
it is behind those eyes
I get lost
looking into those eyes
trying to read
the message there
sometimes
it seems to say
help me
I am a lost little girl
I have gotten older
but I am still that
little girl

I miss her
I miss her so bad
I wonder if she thinks of me
across the miles

  Gomer LePoet...
the 4th day of the journey into an emptiness that surrounds
Apr 2013 · 463
Stone Eyes
David Nelson Apr 2013
Stone Eyes

you look but do not see
you do not see what is inside of me
so cold so dark so unfeeling
what would you find if I removed the peeling

an animal of pure disdain
growing darker from the falling rain
an arrow pierced thru my heart
how can I explain just where do I start

everywhere I look I see tears
souls who are hurting hiding their fears
their clouded future and sad doubt
no understanding of what it's all about

so I turn my heart to stone
knowing I will wind up left all alone
and my eyes they refuse to look
they turned to stone too stolen by the crook

love divine never stopping by
in this world of mine and now I cry
never to stroll in the court of the king
strumming my mandolin and now I sing

where should I go to slowly die
no need for you to wonder why
wearing my dark veiled disguise
trying to hide my cold stone eyes

Gomer LePoet....
do you see? do you really see?
Apr 2013 · 1.6k
Passion
David Nelson Apr 2013
Passion

a passionate mind is searching
for ways to show desire
a passionate soul inquires
of ways to ignite the fire
passion is more than caring
it is the hearing of whispering leaves
passion is more than sharing
it is everything that one believes
passion defines the depth of your heart
to show the things that you love
the echos that ring are only the start
passion comes from above

Gomer Lepoet...
The fire that burns inside
Apr 2013 · 346
Tell me all about you
David Nelson Apr 2013
Tell me all about you

tell me everything
everything you want me to know
what makes you high
what makes you low

what are your special dreams
what are your scary fears
just what makes you laugh
and what brings on the tears

what is it that makes you think
what lulls you to angels sleep
how do I win your heart
you are so beautiful and so very deep

you make my heart skip beats
is there something that makes you feel that way
I want to know everything
my heart leans on every word you say

you are special not like any other
so tell me how I can be the one for you
the one that holds your heart too
tell me all  all about you

Gomer LePoet...
Wanting to know the keys to your heart
Apr 2013 · 2.5k
Going in Circles
David Nelson Apr 2013
Going in Circles

seems like I've been here before
is it deja vu or really something more
when I feel I have left my comfort zone
here I am again in the looking glass

is it me or just a figment of mind
searching everywhere trying to find
the road that leads me from the garden path
nothing changes only time will pass

the lady that has stolen my heart
she has a smile that sets her apart
but she only comes to me in my dreams
such an unsettling confusing morass

now here I am I have come back to begin
going in circles in a heart wrenching spin
one more time around the trap in my head  
have I reached my life's impasse

round and round and nobody knows
I wonder if my pain truly shows
going in circles will this ever end
one last swallow to empty my wineglass

Gomer LePoet....
what goes around does just that, it goes around.
Apr 2013 · 5.6k
Spank the Monkey
David Nelson Apr 2013
Spank the Monkey

when you're feelin crossed, alone and mad
and need to do something good and bad
you gotta find something that's really really funky

you gotta go home sweet home
in the back room all alone
it's high time for you to spank the monkey

you can use your left hand
or you can use your right
if careful and gentle
you can do it all **** night

you see the pictures hanging on the wall
you see the thoughts dripping in your mind
you're not just anybody's normal flunky

you have grease in your hair and on your hand
with your magic wand strike up the band
keeping double time to spank the monkey
  
Gomer LePoet ....
careful there young fella. rappin a thought
Apr 2013 · 1.6k
Tattooed Baboon
David Nelson Apr 2013
Tattooed Baboon

jumping man leaps many frogs
feathered water jugs burst with buttery bubbles
tattooed baboon screams absolute delight
  
Gomer LePoet....
an attempt at Haiku yet again
Apr 2013 · 1.3k
Love is a four letter word
David Nelson Apr 2013
Love is a four letter word

ache
bond
cage
dove
evil
felt
gasp
hope
irks
join
kiss

LOV­E

mess
numb
oath
pain
quit
rose
sour
tear
used
viva
warm
xyst
ye­ah
zany

Gomer LePoet....
a descriptive of LOVE, using 4 letter words using each letter in the alphabet.
Apr 2013 · 255
I heard the angels sing
David Nelson Apr 2013
I heard the angels sing

I was walking in the fields of loneliness
searching for my empty dream
when the sky opened up
and you appeared

treading on the thinning fragile ice
avoiding plunging ever deeper
then the beam shined upon me
and removed the things I feared

your kind and gentle reaching heart
saved me from the gloom
saved me from myself
the bells began to ring

your soft kiss placed upon my lips
your touch upon my crying soul
when I heard you say my name
I heard the angels sing

Gomer LePoet....
a choir of voices
Apr 2013 · 1.2k
Windows
David Nelson Apr 2013
Windows

you can see my soul
thru the windows of my heart
I could tell you stories
but I'm not sure where to start

sometimes my windows
are covered up in rain
they are actually teardrops
released from sad thoughts of pain

sometimes I see myself
looking back at me
in the windows of my world
is there somewhere else I should be

the world keeps turning on
I simply cannot stop it
I would hand you my heart
but I'm afraid that you might drop it

so I try to focus on the good things
the things that should make me happy
like my music and my writing
but I better make it snappy

cause the windows need cleaning now
they are stained with soil and dust
since my sunflower has wilted
my heart has begun to rust

Gomer LePoet...
look thru any window - what do you see?
Apr 2013 · 436
Ghost Writers
David Nelson Apr 2013
Ghost Writers

the eerie darkened sky
the wind howling from the west

you can hear the horses hooves
pounding in the night

a full moon is in the backdrop
creating scary shadows on the wall

the great Owl's hoot warning
that danger is approaching

you slip out of your bed
slowly crawling to the open window

hoping that you see nothing
wishing you could see something

a crackel of wind swept branches
startles and you jump inside your skin

a scrolling appears across the western sky
Ghost Writers were here it says
Ghost Writers in the sky

Gomer LePoet...
Apr 2013 · 335
Dreamer
David Nelson Apr 2013
Dreamer

I dreamt I touched the sky of blue
I dreamt I was alone with you
the night so divine and love was blooming

though dreams so seldom come true
a woman so beautiful like you
to touch my heart would surely be dreaming

when I'm alone late at night
I close my eyes and take that flight
dreaming is the way I capture you

your kisses take me to a new height
of ecstasy and burning light
I would do anything to make this dream come true

Gomer LePoet...
Apr 2013 · 308
If Only
David Nelson Apr 2013
If Only

If only I had been there
when she came walking by

I wish I had been there to hold her
when she needed to cry

If only I could be her champion
make her dreams come true

I wish I could kiss away her tears
when she is feeling blue

If only I had the words
to fill her heart with love

I wish I could find them now
send them to her on the wings of a dove

If only she knew while I stand afar
wishing she were mine

I wish she understood my heart
If only for one time

Gomer LePoet ...
Apr 2013 · 489
My Lonely Heart - Day 3
David Nelson Apr 2013
My Lonely Heart -Day 3

Ah Monday
I remember when
when I dreaded Mondays
back to work
so sad
too often
work was a dredge
high pressure
to perform
performance Ha
I guess they wanted
me to actually
earn that big salary
the last 3 years
of corporate
drained my heart
drained my soul
pressure
always pressure
24/7 on call
too many cliques
I wasn't part
of their clique
oh well
I survived
some how

the sun is shinning
hot and humid again today
I was going to play golf
but got there
too late
apparently
they were already
gone
the last group
just teeing off
Oh well
my back was a little
ouchy anyway
guess I might
have to paint some today

I check the E-mail
hoping beyond hope
but
there are no messages

I love to read
her words
sometimes
she even tells me
she has missed me
sometimes
she even tells me
she loves me
I know
that she does
but I love to hear
hear her say those words

I wonder
if
she even thinks
about me now
3 days
I'm sure she
is busy
checking out
the property
busy with
her own world
hope she is well
she worries me
at times

I still have
her pictures
to look at
look at
and dream

I miss her
I miss her so bad

  Gomer LePoet...
Apr 2013 · 961
Bus Stop
David Nelson Apr 2013
Bus Stop

sitting on my trellised
ivy covered deck
each morning
reading my paper
and sipping coffee
within view
of the bus stop
around 7:45 the local bus
would pull up screeching brakes
and the hiss they make
when they open the door
out stepped this lovely lady
always dressed in an
attractive dress and heels
she worked in the
law office a block away
I don't know what she did
maybe she was a lawyer
or maybe a secretary
or even a receptionist
but she always
had this smile on her face
and a bounce in her step
I looked forward to seeing her
she noticed me one morning
and paused smiling
as if to say
I know you watch me every day
I blushed a little
I knew she couldn't see me very well
so she had no idea
what I looked like
but every day after that morning
as she stepped off the bus
she would glance my way
smile my direction
and sometimes
give a small gesture
it was so kind of her
to put a smile
on this old mans face
it has been 10 years now
she has bloomed
into an even more
beautiful mature woman
I have gotten older
and my early morning
to sit on my deck
is the only thing
I look forward to these days
to see her glance
my direction and smile
we have never spoken
her smile says everything
I want to hear
I love that bus stop

Gomer LePoet
a dream - or was it?
Apr 2013 · 922
Morning has broken
David Nelson Apr 2013
Morning has broken
the crickets and bullfrogs
musical concert is coming to an end

the sun is slowly awakening
the mockingbird is stirring

with the light strectching
arriving over the horizon

singing in unison with the
babbling brook

a sleepy headed yawn
rolls out of my dried throat

I glance over and you are smiling
with your half open eyes

good morning you whisper
I touch your hand

go back to sleep my darling
the morning has only broken

Gomer LePoet...
Apr 2013 · 302
In the cold distance
David Nelson Apr 2013
In the cold distance

words of pleasure
words of lust
turn the soul unto dust

thoughts of kindness
thoughts so sweet
bow thee now before thy feet

for the tower is watched by heavens princes
for lovers who come and go
and there are many here amongst us
who plain and simply cannot know

dreams of splendor
dreams so vast
all the precious time has passed

too much confusion
time is the thief
searching now for some relief

the code you speak of is hidden away
you make seek but will not find
we lay our weary heads to rest
try to untangle our troubled mind

in the cold distance
too far to see
explanations of our misery

the wildcat's howl
the solar wind growl
our world remains a mystery

Gomer LePoet....
I heard Jimi speaking to me!
Apr 2013 · 285
Go do your thing
David Nelson Apr 2013
Go do your thing

thanks for stopping in were the words
that's what she said in her final message
just forget about me
go do your thing

go do your thing?
what the hell does that mean?
just forget the past 3 plus years
and go do your thing

was it really all that simple?
I know that it wasn't
our lives have changed dramatically
so I know it wasn't that simple

guess you just didn't know what to say
there was no easy way
there was only the hard way
go do your thing

but you see that is the problem
you are my thing

but I guess I must move on
some way
some how
go do my thing

  Gomer LePoet...
What is my thing?
Apr 2013 · 324
This Song
David Nelson Apr 2013
This Song

I wrote for her this song
the highest gift that I can offer
my heart
my soul
my mind
and every fiber of my being

I wrote for her this song
that tells the story of
my love
my devotion
my inspiration
to be the one she dreams about

I wrote for her this song
a gift to last a lifetime
my words
my voice
my thoughts
how I cannot live without her

I wrote for her this song
I sang it as best I could
my music
my plea
my hope
she loved this song

then she said goodbye

  Gomer LePoet...
I didn't see it coming - or I may have changed the words of this song- probably not
Apr 2013 · 267
Fine Things
David Nelson Apr 2013
Fine Things

I am sitting here with a nice glass of wine
conjuring thoughts of things that are fine
like the laugh or giggle of a small baby child
or a purr of a kitten that's been saved from the wild
the stars in the sky when you look up to gaze
on a cool fall evening there are so many ways
you close your eyes and think up new dreams
of this wonderful world it's more than it seems
for whatever you can imagine it probably is real
the sense of seeing, of hearing, and feel    
drink it all in like this nice glass of wine
conjuring thoughts of things that are fine

Gomer LePoet
Simplicity is an incredible thing ! :)
Apr 2013 · 343
My Lonely Heart -Day 2
David Nelson Apr 2013
My Lonely Heart -Day 2

Sunday has arrived
the sun is shinning
I awaken with sleepy eyes
still yearning for more
more sleep maybe
more time to dream
I check the E-mail
hoping beyond hope
but
there are no messages

I awaken
every morning
hoping
that some words have arrived
from maybe late
the night before
or early this morning
I love to read
her words
sometimes
she even tells me
she has missed me
sometimes
she even tells me
she loves me
I know
that she does
but I love to hear
hear her say those words

but today
no words
was not expecting any
but I could still hope
maybe
I should go back
go back to sleep
and dream
dream she hears
my thoughts
across the miles

  Gomer LePoet...
Apr 2013 · 4.4k
Dew Diligence
David Nelson Apr 2013
Dew Diligence

to reap the rewards of a world of magic
and appreciation of earning
the clouds of doubt and pain
must be experienced
the piper must be payed
the fear of life reconciled
with the acceptance of death
leaving no stone unturned
no path untraveled
the mind set free in observation
the binds loosened in anticipation
maintaining your resilience
the tears must fall
your dew diligence

Gomer LePoet..
nothing comes for free - nothing
Apr 2013 · 532
Those Eyes
David Nelson Apr 2013
Those Eyes

They say the eyes, are the window to the soul,
when I look into those eyes, I struggle keeping control,
they say that man can never know, from whence he came,
my words to explain it all, seem so very very lame

I knew you from the future, or was it from the past,
we connected through electrons, the stardust forever cast,
having never hardly seen your face, it was impossible to guess,
into the light years of primordial stew, I emerged to confess

now your face is very clear, the eyes so very bright,
those eyes show to me, the treasures of insight,
I look into the image, and see the sunflowers smile,
they teach patience and kindness, innocence of child  

I wish that I had known, when everything was new,
had seen those visions early, that I now see when with you,
you have taught me so much, how to deal with me,
when I cannot accept the truth, winds ******* out to sea

you find the way to bring me back, rescue my angry soul,
those eyes can see everything, for that they take a toll,
you are my very anchor now, saved me from my lies,
I feel the universe all new again, when I look into those eyes

Gomer LePoet...
Windows to the truth
Apr 2013 · 414
No Goodbye Kiss
David Nelson Apr 2013
No Goodbye Kiss

she came in from out of nowhere
with only a smile on her face
no grand celebrations
of her arrival
and now she has gone
with barely a trace

now she has gone and left me
my lonely heart left all alone
no grand celebrations
when she left
with no goodbye kiss
placed upon my tear stained face

Gomer LePoet....
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