Guildford Windley

by: Guildford Windley A Prayer for Angels Everywhere ——————————————– Angels come in all sizes and ages Angels are both female and male Angels are not only in heaven For they are all around us Angels give of themselves When others will not go in harm’s way, they’ll lead the way To hell and back they … Read more

by: Guildford Windley These Walls are coming for Me! ___________________________________________________ Look, look, look to the ceiling Look to the walls, as they close in on me Look, look, look to the ceiling Those damn walls are coming for me It seems like just yesterday we were ordered to shelter in place Back then we were … Read more

by: Guildford Windley As A Cloud Floats By ___________________________________________ It’s been weeks, maybe months since I have seen the light of day Trap in my room without a chance to leave this place To walk the streets once more, to sit at my favorite café and to be with my friends and talk and laugh … Read more

by: Guildford Windley Reflections ___________________________ Oh summer day of yesteryear In my youth, I did play in the forest and the hill In the bright sun, I ran on trails chasing little critters that I could not catch, when I was young Those days of swimming in that old swimming hole, just below the waterfall … Read more

by: Guildford Windley The Eyes in the Forest ______________________________________ Behold deep in the forest the fate of mankind Before our eyes she is dying, a once vibrant forest, and a place of beauty A forest teeming with life, healthy and vital to the world’s ecosystem But to a man who sees only the economic gain … Read more

by: Guildford Windley The Rise of Women _______________________________ When she looks upon the sky, a little girl sees new worlds With her wondrous little eyes She sees a dream of things to come People tell her to not think big for she just a little girl She needs to learn her role and that role … Read more

by: Guildford Windley A world without Color ________________________ In a world so black and white The sheer cold of one’s life Blind to the beauty that lies beyond the door Pastels, of color to behold, on the canvas that is the world Gods work is the artist touch, for beauty all the colors of the … Read more

by: Guildford Windley ______________________________________________ As I look at her full of smiles, eyes so bright, as I told her about my day I never knew her pain, I never heard her cry I was in my own damn world As I see her standing there I thought all was well, she looked all alive But … Read more

by: Guildford Windley Storage for Humanity ____________________________________ In a world loss of feelings A society cold and uncaring The starkness of concrete and metal cold and without thought of beauty This land now void of the beauty of the trees, the fields, and flowers that once grew here What of the soul lost in this … Read more

by: Guildford Windley The Field of My Youth ______________________________________ As I recall, from my youth a time of peace In a place, where summer dreams were kept It was a simple time of life for me Oh those days of carefree play as we walked in fields of tulips that lay across a sea of … Read more

by: Guildford Windley Words! ______________________ Capitalism Socialism Fascism Fundamentalism Utilitarianism Totalitarianism Why not just plain old Humanism Hate Pain Greed Lust Domination What of just loving Talk Scream Cry What of Listen Narrow-minded How about open-minded Stubborn Flexible Opinionated Arrogant Assertive What of compromise The root cause of human suffering Are but words that are … Read more

by: Guildford Windley A Matter of Constitutional Importance ______________________________________________________ Democracy and freedom were gifts of forefathers paid for in blood! The freedoms that we hold so dear, but take for granted each and every day of the year. No the freedoms that we cherish, these so dear to us, they are not for sale but … Read more

by: Guildford Windley A Cat Is a Cat __________________ In life, we have our ups and downs We have times of happiness and times of sadness Good times bad times Life is a blessing it is also a curse For as we come into this world, at some point we are forced to leave While … Read more

by: Guildford Windley A Cat Is a Cat __________________ In life we have are ups and downs We have times of happiness and times of sadness Good times bad times Life is a blessing it is also a curse For as we come into this world, at some point we are force to leave While … Read more

by: Guildford Windley That Old Devil Moon in the Sky __________________________________________________ As I sit here looking out the window something comes to mind My mind wanders back through time as I look into the sky from my window They’re as big as ever, that old devil moon does shine Hey Hun, take a look out … Read more

by: Guildford Windley Life does it Matter? _____________________________ In the age of quantum mechanics A life force that we are, of stardust born of energy Brewed thirteen point eight years ago or somewhere near that point in time A gifted life from the big bang creation of a living universe But are we real or … Read more

by: Guildford Windley Freedom Loss __________________________________ Freedom dies in the dead of night when people fall prey to the lies that politicians tell them. When we don’t stand up to those who lie, then they’ll simply lie some more. Freedom dies when people do not care when the right of others disappear. Freedom dies base … Read more

by: Guildford Windley The Light Housekeeper _________________________________ On a lonely stretch of land jutting high above the ocean lapping at the shore of jagged rocks awash with foam On a barren bluff above the sea, she stands forevermore an off white conical tall tower, a guardian of the coastal waters. Her height at 115 feet, … Read more

by: Guildford Windley On The Road That I’ll Take _______________________________ On the road, bound to nowhere special Just a walk over the next hill, or round that there bend In the day each step I’ll take to a place of a new adventure, a view that always changes on the road that I’ll take At … Read more