Poetry by Dexter L. Monroe
Copyright ©2001-2008 Dexter L. Monroe - All rights reserved
To Find That Perfect Someone
To find that perfect someone, it's so very hard to do
Given a little time, that someone finally comes to you
Offering words of kindness, a caring loving heart
Finding that perfect someone, a love begins to start
Days begin to pass, each moment found in bliss
Thinking from time to time, waiting for that perfect kiss
Thoughts of a gentle hug, now ponder on your mind
Sharing all your feelings, a love thats so divine
So if that perfect someone, now has came your way
You'll begin to know it, each and everyday
Skipping In The Rain
Every time it thunders
I think of you and sigh
For the days we had together
Skipping through rain filled skies
Our youthful fun was skipping
On streets pelted with rain
Steam rose from the pavement
As we skipped with hearts the same
We’d frolic for hours and wonder
How water fell from the sky
All because it thundered
It was meant for you and I
The years slowly passed
But the thunder never changed
Together we’d always run
To catch a summers rain
Then one day it ended
For heaven received your soul
So now when it thunders
I have no one to hold
The rain still falls with care
But nothing seems the same
Forever I shall always remember
Our skipping in the rain
Ever Lasting Oceans
The oceans breathe with perpetual waves
For with tides they rise and fall each day
Rising they caress the shore line with thunder
Then they reside from hence they’ve slumbered
Emerging each day, they beckon once again
For this ride with the moon shall never end
In fiery and off times it’s always the same
Caressing the shore, it gracefully tames
Like the silk of night that covers the earth
The oceans rise to harness more girth
Its arms spread forth, wide and far
Sometimes leaving only earthly scares
But as sure as each day brings forth the sun
The oceans will breathe with a love un-done
Ever lasting and growing forever through time
The oceans will sing their daily rhyme
Reflections
Tarry not in life’s bidding games
Take what’s yours to claim and frame
Like birds that toil, building a nest
Gather it all before ending in rest
Shed regrets with out a whimper
Keep your hearts set to a slow simmer
Try your ways and set a path
Don’t look back and hide in the past
Harness each day and race the race
Walk softly, but keep the pace
Side roads forget, stay the course
Please your heart without remorse
Desires and needs are placed in your hands
Hold not which slips like grains of sand
Stately grasp the things that are solid of rout
Dig in well and plant your boots
Rise to an occasion with fervor intent
Make sure each dollar is wisely spent
Thrifty paths are seldom laid
Play you own cards, don’t get played
Let not greed harness your heart
Charity should reign right from the start
A modest jester shines like gold
A heart of compassion holds blessings untold
Loves True Quilt
Let us soar together
Locked in eternal trust
Using our love for each other
One that will never rust
Granting us the peace
To share our lives as one
Sharing every moment
Like a quilt that’s never done
A blend of loving fabric
Sown each day with care
Nurtured with words of love
Never to know despair
Come my love and dance
To a song my love conveys
Let your every deepest thought
Brighten our paths each day
Share your love with gladness
Let the lullabies ring in your heart
For as one we’ll write the songs
Where the love of magic starts
THE CHRISTMAS KID
Intense and young at heart, I stood starring out a window,
It was cold and very dark
Glaring for hours and waiting so patiently,
I hoped to catch a glimpse of Santa, every Christmas Eve
I looked at the stars and moonset on high,
Never to see Santa and his reindeer,
Flash through the sky
I thought, if only once I could see for myself,
I could really believe in Santa, like everyone else
Suddenly, there was a clatter from the attic above,
That had to be Santa, and the reindeer I'd grown to love
Quietly and now laying still in my bed, listening to sounds,
Was it really Santa, making his rounds?
Could it be, he was placing presents under our Christmas tree,
Maybe even leaving some for me?
Then all the sounds and footsteps disappeared,
Santa had gone, for another year
I went to the window, as fast as I could,
Never did I see Santa, wishing I would
I made my way to the living room, and under the tree,
There were presents, even some for me
Every year I went to the window, and starred on high,
but never did I see Santa, cross the sky
Is there really a Santa? I think there is,
It's part of the Christmas magic and being a kid