Guildford Windley

by: Guildford Windley A Little Swedish Girl Spoke —————————————————————— What does it take to teach the world? Is it a president full of his own manure? Standing before the world projecting fear Sounding out about border to keep the poor out Whining about how his poor supporters feeling they are being persecuted No mention of … Read more

by: Guildford Windley Sunflowers Contemplation ————————————————————— Sunflowers all bright with yellow delight Blue Irises calling out to you on this lazy afternoon Red rose so deep is their love, the love I have for you White lilies pure is the flower that reminds me of you On a day when the rain is falling from … Read more

by: Guildford Windley Life on the Lily Pad ___________________________________________ Just sitting here on my lily pad in the warmth of the high noon sun Life is good for this old toad, living here on this lily pad sitting in green scum Algae and bugs to eat, oh what an easy life for me As I … Read more

by: Guildford Windley Changing season ______________________________________ Ah, I can sense it in the air Days are getting shorter and the air a little cooler Yes it’s definitely getting near, it’s just around the corner Those warm hot lazy days of summer are fading into a memory Oh the fun we had on summer larks Now … Read more

by: Guildford Windley Robert A baby comes on the whispers of October bringing forth a new sweet morning. A child with bright blue eyes and a sheepish grin, that won the hearts of all near him. The child I knew grew in a home of love, a dad and mom with all they could to … Read more

by: Guildford Windley What have we done? ______________________________________ The wind is a blown The trees hear the words not spoken The birds fly above the mess that is man You don’t see as many honey bee and butterflies that once pollinated the land My God, what have we done? No time left for thinking Action … Read more

by: Guildford Windley Where is Isabel _____________________________ Where is Isabel, where did she go? Where is that girl with a beautiful smile? Maria, you spoke so eloquently in defense of yourself and others You came to this country with the hope of living and of giving You were invited here to help find a cure … Read more

by: Guildford Windley Lost Love ___________________________________ Here I ponder life Lying under this weeping willow tree By a babbling brook that’s crying out to me Oh, is my troubled soul, deep in pain I’m I For sweet Esmeralda, has left me for some other guy Across the seas, they went Sailing on a ship at … Read more

by: Guildford Windley Political Speak __________________________ In a world full of bull Where the truth does not matter anymore A place where freedom of the mind to think is replaced with political speak Behold the lie, for with a spin it’s now told over again Over and over the lie is said, until the people … Read more

by: Guildford Windley The Watchman, watch _______________________________________ The Watchman, watch The clock as it tolls, its seconds as they go The Watchman sees the damage done As humans have been told, but they ignore They rather turn their backs then change their lives The Watchman, watch There are tears in one’s eyes For the truth, … Read more

by: Guildford Windley What is the Sense of it All? ______________________________________ Oh what is the sense of it all? We are born into a world that has so much beauty to enjoy But why then do we destroy it We have the gift of love that we can share But then why do we turn … Read more

by: Guildford Windley .A poem for Maria _____________________________________ A child lost in a world that does not care A world of greed, hate, and deceit wrap up in phony Christianity She is one but there are others Both to these shores in hopes of life-saving measures The medical establishment brought her here, legally when we … Read more

by: Guildford Windley We need to take a stand _______________________________ We turn our heads, we look away We close our hearts and minds to the truth Our eyes do not see what we need to see Blind are we to the truth We live in fantasies of a world free of care everywhere people go … Read more

by: Guildford Windley The Runner ___________________________________ The Runner runs, run runner run Don’t look back at what has been done What was, will always be, but in the past is where we hope it stays, except for memories that are baggage on the brain Look to the future, learn from the pass But we know … Read more

by: Guildford Windley A tragedy of Love _________________________________ A journey starts with one step An idea takes just one thought A story begins with the first word So with love, it just takes just one kiss Each breath of air renews one’s life A sigh buries the pain to the heart We live from day … Read more

by: Guildford Windley It’s a Dog Gone Dog Day ________________________________ It’s a doggone dog day The sky is so gray Ah to my dismay It’s a doggone dog day Here I lie blocking the doorway My nose in my bowl No treats for me to eat, what a dog day it is Things aren’t going … Read more

by: Guildford Windley The Profits of War ___________________________________________ Cling, Cling is the sound you hear when the golden coins hit the table Boom, Boom the sound you hear as the bomb explodes on the villages and towns of the people Profit to be made from weapons that are made to kill in wars that are … Read more

by: Guildford Windley Rainbows and Unicorns ____________________________________ Rainbows, doves and unicorns, dreams that I have On a sea of Sunflowers as far as one can see In a field that they stand, take my hand and run with me Like butterflies and hummingbirds through wildflowers let us flee to a place In a misted of … Read more

by: Guildford Windley I am who I am ____________________________________ What of the light on break of dawn? What of the stars we see when the sun goes down Where in my heart does the pain beat on? Is there a place where I belong? I see a world caught up in hate Violence spread across … Read more

by: Guildford Windley The Mirrors of our Mind ___________________________________ We live in a house of mirrors A place where what you see may not be We told to listen up, and they tell us what we see Do not think beyond the words you told Even if you know they are unbelievable For you to … Read more

by: Guildford Windley A Violence of Our Own Making ____________________________________ Where has the Sun gone, behind the clouds of gray? Why do I sit here, no longer do I have a tear I just stare at the TV as the band plays on One by one they are all gone, each day just like the … Read more