Guildford Windley

by: Guildford Windley A Christmas Star ___________________________ As Saturn and Jupiter align The Christmas star does shine bright A new Christmas is upon us now A time for love and understanding For up in the sky, the Christmas star does shine bright Rejoice in the thanksgiving For now, a new beginning Forgiving past transgressions is … Read more

by: Guildford Windley There Is A Virus Going Around _________________________________ There is a virus going around It is taking this Country down There is a virus going around Our lives are upside down There is a virus going around It is not COVID-19 I’m talking about There is a virus going around It is cancer … Read more

by: Guildford Windley The Never-Ending Election ______________________________ In the wind, the words blow-by Inaction, nothing done Time and energy wasted for what People pouting, people shouting In the streets and building People caught in the frenzy Still the voices of insanity Mock the voice of reason We have all been had As the con man … Read more

by: Guildford Windley But What of The Poor ______________________________ But what of the poor, they should do a lot more But what of the poor all they do is ask for more But what of the poor there are jobs for them, that others won’t do Whose fault is it that they can’t stretch a … Read more

by: Guildford Windley The coming of Winter _____________________________ Bend to the wind as it does blow Wet is the rain that does fall Feel the chill of the coldness as the temperature fall The coming of winter The snow upon the ground replacing the leaves of golden brown Winter is upon us once more In … Read more

by: Guildford Windley Time for A New Day ______________________________ The people cry for a new day The time is ripe for change Time for a new day Things do not look so good for a crook Look what is happening people are dying Some folks just do not give a damn Time for a new … Read more

by: Guildford Windley Freedom is just a word ———————————– Freedom is just a word Too few people know it is worth They blindly follow other words They live their lives, say not a word For injustices that occur Not my problem as they turn away Freedom is just a word For those who stood and … Read more

by: Guildford Windley Mountain High ____________________________ On mountains high Of granite walls Sierra rises to the blues sky In deep forest green miles upon miles of trees, mostly pines I think Rivers run in twisted turns through ravines and canyons Over boulders gleamed polished clean by the constant water stream The rivers run to the … Read more

by: Guildford Windley A High-Country Evening Dinner ______________________ In the high country of the Sierra’s In the early evening light By a Pond is where I sit As the fishes in the pond swarm to the bait Ah large Rainbow trout take the bait My mouth waters to the taste Upon my plate Poor fish … Read more

by: Guildford Windley An Old man’s Birthday Ramblings ______________________________ It’s been Seventy –five years Since my first breath Of the sweetness of the air Of the life that would take me to the deepest lows and to greater heights There were times in my life that I hated that was I born Then there were … Read more

by: Guildford Windley An Old man’s Birthday Ramblings ______________________________ It’s been Seventy –five years Since my first breath Of the sweetness of the air Of the life that would take me to the deepest lows and to greater heights There were times in my life that I hated that was I born Then there were … Read more

by: Guildford Windley The Time We Lost _____________________________ Lost is the time that tore us apart- For a big miss-understanding The time we spent in our own self-inflicted pain not willing to listen A pain is driven by our own imagination A thousand wounds, a thousand stabs all self-inflected Each a little slice of our … Read more

by: Guildford Windley The Beating Heart ____________________________ Beat, beat the heart Beat, beat the heart The blood runs through the body The pounding of the heart plays on the feelings of the soul The soul so deep and cold For the eyes have seen what the devil did for told The eyes witness the evil … Read more

by: Guildford Windley Sleeping (that would Be Great) _________________________________ Laying here in my bed, it’s 3 AM My sweet wife, asleep just as soon as her head hits the pillow Her snoring is a test but no chance that I’ll sleep, she looks so at peace, and I can’t get one little bit of sleep … Read more

by: Guildford Windley Her Honor _________________________ We lost an icon We lost a Feminist We lost a legal genius A person who would fight for equality for all Not just for women. But also men She set free the bondage of people confined in a gender role She was 5’1 full of energy and go … Read more

by: Guildford Windley Eternal Love __________________________ There were waterfalls that we saw on trails that we took There were rainbows, of multi colors That followed the storms As we sheltered with a warm fire Sunny days and starry nights Sunflowers and red roses There were fields of wildflowers where we once ran Trips that we … Read more

by: Guildford Windley Our heroes are the Military The suckers are loser Trump supports ________________________ In harm’s way, we send the young To fight in a war of old men making In battle, they fight and die Some come home whole Some come home with the loss of a limb Some come home in body … Read more

by: Guildford Windley The Illusionary Man _____________________________ Illusionary man, his feet are made of sand Illusionary man has no scruples; his soul is black and cold Illusionary man his words change like the wind What he says is not what he means his words are worthless rubbish He turns his words to twist your mind … Read more

by: Guildford Windley The Omen of the Raven ________________________________ The Raven came on a dreary day No peace can come of this The darkness spreads across the land No peace can come of this The Raven in the trees above the cities, towns, and villages The cry of the Raven is an ill omen for … Read more

by: Guildford Windley A Love not meant to be _______________________ Sad is the lost alone with this pain She was my heart But our souls could never be Beyond the wooded glen, her spirit did flee Me, I’m doom to the darkness of this forest floor My tears nourish a lonely broken tree That tree … Read more