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Warwick, Rhode Island. US
Married 46 years. Retired from "official" work, but continue teaching Tai Chi Ch'uan, writing poetry, walking and reading. I also meditate regularly, cast I-Ching and …
Poems
Chuck
Jan 2013
Young Shepard
Come back home to me, myself
Put ye books back on the shelf
Play with me in the green wheat field
Splash in the stream, tell life to yield
Wise Shepard
O' truth you speak, it is quite grand
I ran and played and breathed the land
You're a fool with flowers and sun
Bills to pay and work to be done
Young Shepard
Blue skies, dream clouds, escape in shapes
Pick apples, eat homemade pies, grapes
Bike hills and valleys, roll in grass
Clouds and life float peacefully past
Wise Shepard
Only if it was possible
To dream I could, I'd be a fool
Beware, retrospect breeds false scope
Family love, blue skies: life, hope
Come back home to me, myself
Put ye books back on the shelf
Play with me in the green wheat field
Splash in the stream, tell life to yield
Wise Shepard
O' truth you speak, it is quite grand
I ran and played and breathed the land
You're a fool with flowers and sun
Bills to pay and work to be done
Young Shepard
Blue skies, dream clouds, escape in shapes
Pick apples, eat homemade pies, grapes
Bike hills and valleys, roll in grass
Clouds and life float peacefully past
Wise Shepard
Only if it was possible
To dream I could, I'd be a fool
Beware, retrospect breeds false scope
Family love, blue skies: life, hope
My first Pastoral Poem. They idealized country life. I grew up in the country. They often have dialogue, so I thought this worked to capture the form and content of a Marlowe and Raleigh type of Pastoral. I hope you enjoy.
Lyn-Purcell Jul 2018
Shepard
Lyn-Purcell
Jul 2018
The sheer beauty of you will
had made the Earth tremble
And managed to bring unity
to a divided race of
sentients
Behind you, the sheep would never stray
we would follow, conscious that we may
never return
The battles were long,
the battles were hard
And to you, a debt we can never to pay
back
For what you stood for was true unity
For every race that thrives in this world
and beyond
Within your sight, you would make it all right
You came, you strived, you conquered and you
died
Which I still can't believe...
Which I still can't accept...
Shepard
With everything that the perils dealt,
I never truly sat down and told you
how I felt
You brought me the light
You brought me the rain
You brought me the hummingbirds
And now you brought me pain as
a causality
But I know that your sacrifice will never
be in vain, as now we are strengthen by
that chain of unity, of the power in being
different and proud
We're equals who stand strong on the
same ground
Shepard
I can't tell you how much I miss you
How much I want to see your face,
and your heart and your smile
And I dream of us together
when we shared that last night
Even though I knew it was a final,
final goodbye
Shepard
Thinking of all the times we had, I didn't know
what to do, and then I realised how I was lost
without you
By your side, I could take on every world
and beyond. It's still so hard to accept that
you're truly gone
a light that we need
a beacon of hope
I know you want me to live,
and it's hard to cope
Shepard
I regret not saying this to you more
As I think of the times we had before
I will always remember you
I will always love you
No one can ever deny you your dues,
your service, your strength has made
you a monolith
I will carry on your legacy forthwith
...Goodbye...
had made the Earth tremble
And managed to bring unity
to a divided race of
sentients
Behind you, the sheep would never stray
we would follow, conscious that we may
never return
The battles were long,
the battles were hard
And to you, a debt we can never to pay
back
For what you stood for was true unity
For every race that thrives in this world
and beyond
Within your sight, you would make it all right
You came, you strived, you conquered and you
died
Which I still can't believe...
Which I still can't accept...
Shepard
With everything that the perils dealt,
I never truly sat down and told you
how I felt
You brought me the light
You brought me the rain
You brought me the hummingbirds
And now you brought me pain as
a causality
But I know that your sacrifice will never
be in vain, as now we are strengthen by
that chain of unity, of the power in being
different and proud
We're equals who stand strong on the
same ground
Shepard
I can't tell you how much I miss you
How much I want to see your face,
and your heart and your smile
And I dream of us together
when we shared that last night
Even though I knew it was a final,
final goodbye
Shepard
Thinking of all the times we had, I didn't know
what to do, and then I realised how I was lost
without you
By your side, I could take on every world
and beyond. It's still so hard to accept that
you're truly gone
a light that we need
a beacon of hope
I know you want me to live,
and it's hard to cope
Shepard
I regret not saying this to you more
As I think of the times we had before
I will always remember you
I will always love you
No one can ever deny you your dues,
your service, your strength has made
you a monolith
I will carry on your legacy forthwith
...Goodbye...
Having a little nerd moment here lool.
Mass Effect is one of my favourite games - a true guilty pleasure.
One OST that stuck with me was the piano piece known as 'I Was Lost Without You.' It's so beautiful to listen too. So sweet yet haunting and intimate and tragic. A true masterpiece.
Have a listen here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9y5Ufej98vc
So here's my tribute poem to it, and this poem is a spoiler so warning to anyone who hasn't played the earlier Mass Effect games!
Please let me know what you think, it's a poem where I'm pouring my heart out to a lost love... Please let me know if it's cliche anywhere.
And let me know if I should do more tribute poems to games!
Love you guys so much!
Be back soon!
Lyn ***
Mass Effect is one of my favourite games - a true guilty pleasure.
One OST that stuck with me was the piano piece known as 'I Was Lost Without You.' It's so beautiful to listen too. So sweet yet haunting and intimate and tragic. A true masterpiece.
Have a listen here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9y5Ufej98vc
So here's my tribute poem to it, and this poem is a spoiler so warning to anyone who hasn't played the earlier Mass Effect games!
Please let me know what you think, it's a poem where I'm pouring my heart out to a lost love... Please let me know if it's cliche anywhere.
And let me know if I should do more tribute poems to games!
Love you guys so much!
Be back soon!
Lyn ***
Jacobo Raymundo
Jun 2013
Strike down upon me with your scepter
Entrust in me the obedience of your ways
Light me the path to my paradise
Where there is no pain, no suffering, no poverty
Let me follow with your flock, My Shepard
Allow me to present myself before your throne
And bow down to your mighty power
I wish to wash your feet, although clean of filth
And sing praises to your holy name
Oh please allow me to do so, My King
Please oh faithful Shepard King
Have faith in me as I do in you
My path is meandering but headed towards grace
This I promise is true
Just grant me the peace and power to continue onward
My Lord, My King, My Shepard: Amen
Entrust in me the obedience of your ways
Light me the path to my paradise
Where there is no pain, no suffering, no poverty
Let me follow with your flock, My Shepard
Allow me to present myself before your throne
And bow down to your mighty power
I wish to wash your feet, although clean of filth
And sing praises to your holy name
Oh please allow me to do so, My King
Please oh faithful Shepard King
Have faith in me as I do in you
My path is meandering but headed towards grace
This I promise is true
Just grant me the peace and power to continue onward
My Lord, My King, My Shepard: Amen