I Miss You

As I lay here looking out the window,

Watching the trees as the wind blows

Briskly through the; now budding, leaves

It is spring.

Candle burning ever so brightly at my bedside

Teddy bear sitting up against the wall

Just where my daughter left him

Not a sound does he make

Nor the trees outside standing

Oh so tall and alone.

Oh, as I lay here in my bed of loneliness

With tears in my eyes

Like the candle which is now dripping wax.

All is quiet except in the background

I hear the cry of my dog's puppies

Wanting their mother to lay beside them

And give them warmth

Oh I wish I had a warmth beside me,

To take away this chill.

So I lay here in my bed

Watching out the window as cars go by.

I wonder where they all must go

My candle is burning ever so low

Puppies have gone to sleep

I'll close the curtains and blow out the light

I'm getting tired.

Maybe I'll dream of you

I miss you.

by Sydell    ©

Misty

Running through the open field, trying to catch the sun.
It slipped away before my reach and the mist began to fall.
Dampness came around me and amazed was I to find,
My life; much like that misty day trying to catch the sun.
I reached for a goal too far away, and tears ran down my cheeks.
I stand alone within this field of errors and mistakes,
But now I know to reach not far for goals too far away.
May misty days stay far away, like the sun I tried to reach.
There's a brighter day in the distance
One that is reachable and true.
So don't be down and forlorn,
Don't be miserable and blue.
For the sun is up there shining,
And it's shining down on you.

Copyright ©1995 Sydell R. Linsicombe