Guildford Windley

by: Guildford Windley The Day That Never Was _______________________________ The day that never was A day of love and joy A day filled with laughter A day with music in the air A day warm with a gentle wind The day that never was A time for family and friends A party to last well … Read more

by: Guildford Windley I Am ____________________ I am the wind that brushes your hair I am the rain that touches your lips I am the sun that warms your body Yet In truth I fail you, my love The Pedestal that you hold me on Is an illusion for I’m just a man But what … Read more

by: Guildford Windley The Storm is a Coming _______________________________ The storm is a coming Portland under siege Camel green mercenaries Occupy the city streets Causing pain and unrest Peaceful protesters rights to redress Are meant by clubs and gas The storm is a coming There are to two viruses that are killing us Both are … Read more

by: Guildford Windley A Cat Coffee and a Chair ______________________________ This morning as I woke The first thought that came to me, was coffee Oh yes that’s what I need hot sweet coffee To fill my need strong and black sweet coffee I pulled myself from the bed, with thoughts of coffee in my head … Read more

by: Guildford Windley The Present ___________________________ His Perception ________________________ I see her image in the morning fog Through the haze, she floats by me I’m haunted by the sounds I hear I think she beckoning me I’m I crazy for she isn’t there at all What’s gotten into me? Her spirit has me so enchanted … Read more

by: Guildford Windley Butterfly Hill _____________________ There’s a place that I like best; it’s an enchanted place A little unassuming spot, really just a little dot of a spot on the map But to me, it brings peace, it brings me joy, a certain serenity It’s a place I like to go to renew, and … Read more

by: Guildford Windley Writers Block ______________________________ Writers block, oh my writers block What to say, what to right Oh look there a bird in flight Gee see that bug on the floor Writers block, oh my writers block What a beautiful day the sun is warm with just a few clouds in the sky Life … Read more

by: Guildford Windley There Was a Letdown in Tulsa ______________________________ There was a letdown in Tulsa He got Blue seat pneumonia His staff is testing positive But he is lost in his lack of leadership Less testing is what he wants, thinks Covid-19 will disappear Over a hundred twenty thousand dead No end in sight … Read more

by: Guildford Windley The Wind of Change __________________________ A new day is a dawning A new time is a coming The wind of change is blowing There are people they are protesting There are people who are crying, change they’re demanding The walls of resistance are crumbling The power is shifting, like sand blowing in … Read more

by: Guildford Windley The Next Chapter of Your Life __________________________________ We live in trying times With sadness and some pain We struggle with the past, for now, the winds of change For we fear the unknown future But change is good for us, for we can never be the same as time move on, and … Read more

by: Guildford Windley A Memorial Observance ______________________________ As one looks out across the land One sees marble stones of white On fields of green, that stretch out wide to the Azure blue sky Row upon rows as far as one can see Gleaming white marble upon the green laws of a cemetery Flags fluttering of … Read more

by: Guildford Windley A Look into Us _________________________________ But what of the fireflies caught in a jar The fireflies light will go out and die for our amusement But what of a butterfly that never leaves its cocoon Its habitat destroyed for the benefit of man What if a field that once wildflowers grew Now … Read more

by: Guildford Windley The Loss of a Paradise Love ________________________________ In my dreams, it returns to me Love that I lost to the sea, He had come from far away Upon the sea in a sailing ship He found my Island paradise I, a sweet native girl all of seventeen You a handsome man from … Read more

by: Guildford Windley The Sneezed __________________________ Di Di, Di Di, Di, Dic Di, Di, Dic, Dicta Di, Di. Dic, Dicta-tor _________________ Gesundheit _____________ Not all harmful viruses are covid-19 But for one the cure is to vote blue Guildford H Windley May 12, 2020

by: Guildford Windley Our Front Line Heroes _____________________________________________ Her eyes look tired, she already looks beat The life she fought for over a week Now lies lifeless as if they were asleep Another battle, another defeat Her heart is broken she cries but moves on Other patients are suffering choking and gasping for air Damnit … Read more

by: Guildford Windley What Is The Price Of Life? _______________________________________ What is the price of life? What is the cost of a soul? Money to be made, no matter what the cost Pandemic or not to some suits at the top Workers are but tools in the clog Replace without thought when a worker is … Read more

by: Guildford Windley The Joy of Life ________________________________ Ah life is of such bittersweet moments The joys of the ups, the sadness of the downs We live a whirlwind life, but all too short The feelings and emotions that brings great happiness and tragic sorrows Ah but for such a life, it gives to us … Read more

by: Guildford Windley A Thank You- To All the Heroes ________________________________________________ Like the old weeping willow, all alone in the meadow Alone are we, locked behind doors, with four walls and some windows We’re weeping for all the lost souls Lost in this pandemic Fear grips us as we live in the shadows of this … Read more

by: Guildford Windley The Foolishness of Man __________________________ For the dead, we weep and pray For the dying, we cry and share our prayers For the lost and confused, no answers anywhere Huddled behind closed doors and walls living in fear We built and spend to keep us safe A wall to stop brown people … Read more

by: Guildford Windley The Tree of Life _____________________________________ Somewhere in space and time, the tree of life resides Somewhere in the stars and beyond the clouds a tree does grow Each branch a life, each twig a journey where one’s life grows The leaves are moments that bring us happiness and when they fall, those … Read more