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Having read a wonderful poem entitled “Connected Roots“, by poet Michele Lee – where she highlights the life & beauty of a desert rose named Lady Banks – I was inspired to write this short poem…
From separate places to common spaces
In a garden tended by loving hand
Plants and people of nature and nurture
Sharing golden beauty across the land
© 2021 Phil Perkins
PHOTO CREDIT: modified photo from unsplash.com.
Laughter is timeless, imagination has no age, and dreams are forever.
Walt Disney
Inspired by the writing of a friend: poem of husband & wife over time –
It seemed like magic when we met
Emotions we would share
On the table was everything
And with each word was care
To matters of health and sickness
In wealth or poverty
Each felt until death do us part
Was how it had to be
To work things through with compromise
And talk into the night
So when the morning sunlight came
Our time, again, was right
Time sure flies when you’re having fun
Sharing respect and love
By motto of two lives well lived
Our blessing from above
© 2021 Phil Perkins
PHOTO CREDIT: modified photo from unsplash.com.
All our dreams can come true, if we have the courage to pursue them.
Walt Disney
After reading a friend’s writing, “The Hell’s Barge Self” – an inspiring account of ones fighting spirit to cherish life through surgery and not succumb to agents of evil – I wrote this poem in response…
Facing the faces of many
Disparaging people unkind
A warrior of courage with faith
Evil cast away – out of mind.
Drifting on boat through a dark hell
Operating to fight disease
Veiled voices behind a curtain
A lesson learned – not to appease.
Emerging stronger than before
Precious life held close to her heart
Eyes opened look forward with hope
Living life anew – a fresh start.
© 2021 Phil Perkins
PHOTO CREDIT: modified photo from unsplash.com.
I have a friend who is a gifted & imaginative writer. She also is often a source of inspiration for me to write poetry, including the following…
She Writes From The Heart
Putting pen to paper she writes
Words flow from her creative mind
Imagination without limitation
Always, one of a kind.
From deep in her heart, filled with love
Her life experiences teach
With wisdom and inspiration
She shares advice but doesn’t preach.
A humble woman with courage
She’ll tell you to believe
She knows the best is yet to come
Her goals set to achieve.
I’m so grateful to call her friend
Yet sometimes my heart skips a beat
Her eyes and face, so beautiful
And precious soul, so sweet.
© 2021 Phil Perkins
Her Hand In Mine
If I reached out and took your hand,
Would you take it back or squeeze?
Would you tell me where I could go,
Or move closer, as you please?
If the former,
Then please explain –
My heart is in your hand.
If the latter,
No need to talk –
Your wish is my command.
I want to make things right with you,
And drift into the night.
For both to share our love as one,
Until the morning light.
© 2021 Phil Perkins
Photo Credit: this is a modified photo from unsplash.com.
I was inspired to pen this poem after reading a writing by a friend…
In My Heart
Her eyes drew me in to a soul I found pure
Very precious and rare, of that I am sure
Not cut as a cookie
Her beauty unique
Both inner an outward
Distinctive and chic
A place in my heart very special to me
This spirit-warming love which will always be
© 2021 Phil Perkins
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With a love of hiking & the great outdoors, I was inspired by the beautiful words of a friend’s writing, “Trees Are The Poem The Earth Wrote To Heaven“, to create this poem:
Of roots and trunks and branches, too
And don’t forget each leaf
With bark that’s better than a bite
More sun is warm relief
Let’s not discount the rain
It’s most important, too
Each season brings real change
In sum, that’s how I grew
The sky above has quite a view
With colors close to ground
Each forest has so many trees
Go hike, and look around
© 2021 Phil Perkins
Photo: I took this photograph last autumn at the Fall Creek Falls State Park.
Inspired by a friend, writer Carla Milho & her recent work, “Rest In Peace” – where she discusses the gift of life, present challenges, and an optimistic future – I wrote this short poem in response…
The dark corners of empty rooms
Negative events of the past
I’ll put aside such memories
Like ghosts not meant to last.
Instead, the sounds of happiness
From friends who really care
This miracle of life, so grand
It’s mine – to live and share.
My dreams ahead, pursued with hope
I’ll focus on the positive
Because the best is yet to come
And, yes, I’ve got so much to give!
© 2021 Phil Perkins
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If you follow my site, you may know that I have a friend from Lisbon, Portugal, named Carla Milho. She’s a wonderful writer and often a source of inspiration, including this recent poem of mine…
Before I Go
She doesn’t like when I say it,
But knows damn well it’s true.
I love her with my heart and soul,
So what am I to do?
Ok we’re friends let’s keep it cool,
I understand your choice.
I’d like to kiss but we can talk,
– So says my inner voice.
I know that she may never change,
But know I love her so.
So beautiful this chance I’ll take,
And wait – before I go.
© 2021 Phil Perkins
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After reading “Lost In Time And Space” – a poem by my friend & writer Carla Milho – I was inspired and responded by writing the following poem…
In the depths of despair
When time had no hands
Her clothes tattered and torn.
She questioned, “why me”?
Searching deep in her soul
Found hope and love reborn.
Now upright with courage
Each step purposeful
The Red Warrior roams free.
Named Carla Milho
Her friends celebrate
The life which has come to be.
© 2021 Phil Perkins
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