On the journey back home

Been a long arduous journey From a place not mine Coming back home tonight As I hope things are fine Years have gone by Since the time I’ve been away The trees from the verandah Little higher they sway The face of the street changed Now with a new name Those forlorn walks I’ve had Are passé for my new found fame The memories still vivid Of the time I was here All those playful noises While we had nothing to fear Newer faces greet me As I walk through the door Their doe eyed innocence With aspirations for more The padre still remembers me For the mischief monger I’ve been To their love I’ll always be indebted They’re the only family I’ve ever seen

From Old to new

So many days are now gone Thoughts of you yet not none From peaceful slumber I awaken Stolen kisses in dreams are taken Memories are sad yet secretly sweet Where reality and fantasy unabashedly meet Preying on each other for sustenance Your thoughts manifested in abundance Long walks on those far reaches Footprints left behind on moonlit beaches The whispering waves they tell a story Of the lonely traveler now gone weary The dew laden leaves breathe life anew Like heaven sent life giving brew In renewed freshness a lesson to learn No longer in loneliness to burn New found life silently blazes The negative emotions of yore it razes The seeds of happiness have just been sown This life from old to new it’s grown