David Swinden

David Swinden Aug 2015

In a peaceful place to stay
Pen and paper in hand
Many hours would pass away
Sat on the golden sand

Random thoughts would often pass
Etched from mind to verse
A poem never finished
Writers block his dreaded curse

In a place of perfect beauty
Where symphonies of ideas are born
In the scent of foaming seas
In writers block he mourns

In a peaceful place to stay
Poetry his true love scorned
But still he seeks to find his way
Till a new love verse is born

~The poets pen ebbs and flows~
~Singing tender words of love that grows~

15th June 2011

David Swinden Aug 2015

Days When I Sink Like A Stone

Ground-hog Day has arrived once more
To breakdown my dreams scattered on the floor
Same old feelings into poetry I pour
Days when I sink like a stone

Chasing lost dreams till four in the morning
In pictures I keep memories, my souls does the hoarding
I walk in the daylight with my heart still in mourning
Days when I sink like a stone

I live my life to the same old tune
To the sun and rain and the midnight moon
I keep on smiling and repel the gloom
Days when I sink like a stone

Well after midnight my feelings in writing
Putting down words, in life I keep striving
Head above water just barely surviving
Days when I sink like a stone

Dear loved ones move on to another life
To begin again in a different light
Out of my reach and out of sight
My heart now sinks like a stone

Inspired by a Tears for Fears track called Ladybird
13/10/2012 last edit. Written 2007

David Swinden Aug 2015

You Have Been Loved

He always said I love you
On each and every day
She wore it in her heart
Till one sunny day in May

She received a bunch of roses
From her loved one they came
He always bought her flowers
But she loved them all the same

She always loved him dearly
She could not live without
His trust and honesty
He was always so devout

But her phone began to ring
She then listened to the call
Her face turned an ashen white
As her world began to fall

Tears flowed from her eyes
She always loved him dearly
But now her lover had died
Emotions could be seen clearly

On this day he wore a jacket
His loved one bought him this
In the pocket there was a note
He had written with such bliss

I love you my sweetheart
You should always know this
I could not live without you
Or the sweetness of your kiss

But if one day I pass away
And leave my life behind
Just promise me you will live on
Sweet love you will surely find

I always want your happiness
To live through darker days
And in my prayers to our Lord
These words I always say

Look after my most precious
She has a heart of gold
But if one day we are apart
Don’t leave her feeling cold

Bring her warmth and care
Please don’t let her suffer
Find her someone once again
An honest trusting lover.

Inspired by George Michael song of the same name.

David Swinden Aug 2015

Forever Love

~~~Him~~~

Never thought these times could be so hard
Or that people could hold such disregard
When searching for our future togetherness
My strength was your trust and faithfulness
But I never gave up, I always hoped
No matter how I coped
But through your eyes I could see
A love that was meant to be
And in my thoughts forever
Us united and always together

~~~Her~~~

Although I knew with all your heart
You never wished for us to be apart
You never gave up on our future pastures
But you always hid your strain with laughter
Forever protecting me from any pain
But always by your side forever I remain
This love can pull through these times
As two you’ll always be mine
But through your eyes I could see
A love that was meant to be
And in my thoughts forever
Us united and always together

~~~Him~~~

You gave to me undying trust and loyalty
Whispering in my ear that you loved me
Forever I give you my heart on a plate
And to this love we can both relate
I give to you my life each and everyday
And I dream are love will always be this way

~~~Her~~~

My hearts love will always sing your name
And by each other’s side we will remain
When searching for our future togetherness
My strength was your trust and faithfulness

~~~Him and Her~~~

But through your eyes I could see
A love that was meant to be
And in my thoughts forever
Us united and always together

David Swinden Aug 2015

Sadness

Heartfelt pain echoes through my soul
Lonely am I, sadness is my name
Colours combine to blur my life
Darkness surrounds me black is my colour

Reflecting in my prose my wounds I bare
The cross that I carry too heavy to share
Naked is my soul for those who stare
Blood seeps from my flesh no one to care

Shackled and bound imprisoned with pain
As death creeps upon me my fears remain
I am a faceless man with a nameless name
Covered in mist shrouded in shame

Only placed here through another man’s madness
I am a true depiction of life the ultimate sadness

David Swinden Aug 2015

The Child Inside

The child inside has nowhere to hide
Blasts from the past and fairground rides
My only escape is to years gone by
Knee scrapes in school grounds tears I cried
In the past my heart lives where smiles are found
New romantics music are clearly my sound

The child inside are my only way
To escape from the life in this present day
Dreams of my childhood where memories exist
Sun kissed days and today no longer persists
Playing children games in the January snow
It's another world and nobody will know

The child inside where I slowly grew older
Till I reach today and everything's colder
Building den's in the past with close friends
For the love of a childhood I wished never ends
If only I could return forever, live in the past
The child inside where I remember I laughed

I wish I could return and leave today behind
All the scars would be gone from the child inside...

David Swinden Aug 2015

Tommorrow In Her Eyes

She dreams happier days may come her way
And prays that painful times will stay away
Her heart has been broken so many times
With her thoughts written in so many rhymes
To heal the pain her words are so real
But still the pain is there and it never heals

There’s a pain in her heart that never leaves
Cos the men in her past that she oh so grief’s
She only wanted to find the true love in her life
To have three children and be the loving wife
Play happy families and feel his love each day
And live in her dreams that love is always this way

But still her heart aches for her three wishes
That her lover takes her and drowns her in kisses
Makes her feel the most special girl there could be
Commits to her the rest of his life down on one knee

Cos she is dreaming her life without any lies
Wishing for a time with tomorrow in her eyes
With no more pain and that she lives from the start
Committed to a future with no pain in her heart

Cos she is dreaming her life without any lies
Wishing for a time with tomorrow in her eyes
Where love lives forever and dreams never die
Wishing for a time with tomorrow in her eyes