Poems on the fly

[Cotton1]

The Road


As we look back
Down the highways and the byways,
Of our lives,
We see the things that make us,
The things that gently take us,
Back in time,
The happiness the heartbreaks,
The days we felt so alive,
We wake up to the sunlight ,
Slumber to the twilight ,
Sometimes we cry,
Sometimes we smile ,
For everyones a part of it,
The fabric of what makes it,
All worthwhile..

[Cotton1]

The Road


As we look back
Down the highways and the byways,
Of our lives,
We see the things that make us,
The things that gently take us,
Back in time,
The happiness the heartbreaks,
The days we felt so alive,
We wake up to the sunlight ,
Slumber to the twilight ,
Sometimes we cry,
Sometimes we smile ,
For everyones a part of it,
The fabric of what makes it,
All worthwhile..

This was not so much a poem. This is a description of what I was seeing in my minds eye before and during the time I wrote it. Pardon the lack of balance in the words but I wrote it in 2-3 minutes and didnt want to begin thinking on it as I felt it would dilute and interrupt what I was describing. "Tis what it is...sometimes at its worse is better than Twas never was" ..cottonism

[Cotton1]

Touch..

We can take our days in earnest,
Or deny the beings we've become,
We can stoke the embers of our hearts,
Or deny those of whom plays a part,
Take a moment to smile with me,
As memories of us will be,
Touch your heart with hands
In motion,
The warmth you feel ,
Comes from me...

[Just AnotherPerson]

The Road


As we look back
Down the highways and the byways,
Of our lives,
We see the things that make us,
The things that gently take us,
Back in time,
The happiness the heartbreaks,
The days we felt so alive,
We wake up to the sunlight ,
Slumber to the twilight ,
Sometimes we cry,
Sometimes we smile ,
For everyones a part of it,
The fabric of what makes it,
All worthwhile..

That was a wonderful poem, my favorite by far. You expressed it well.

[Cotton1]

That was a wonderful poem, my favorite by far. You expressed it well.

Thank you. In keeping with the thread title " poems on the fly" it was completely unfiltered as is every poem ive writtem here. That poem was different in that I expressed what I saw in my minds eye as opposed to what I felt.

[Just AnotherPerson]

Thank you. In keeping with the thread title " poems on the fly" it was completely unfiltered as is every poem ive writtem here. That poem was different in that I expressed what I saw in my minds eye as opposed to what I felt.

Well done!

[Cotton1]

Well done!

Youre being much to kind but ill take it. I love to write because it captures that moment in time. I have found setting a metronome to about 80 bpm keeps me focused for those few minutes. I may just be another hack but as you know I have no qualms about throwing down a few words. Dam the torpedos, one might say

[Cotton1]

"Twilight"

I walk along ,
Lifes busy mile,
I stop to cry,
I move to smile,
Were things that I lost,
Things simply not found,
Were yesterdays reasons,
Steadfast or just seasons,
Were things that mattered to me,
Simply thrown down,
Cause I'd rather be free,
Is life a price we all pay,
In darkess we dwell,
To understand day?

[Cotton1]

Ranchers Lament
By Jim
He stood there on the porch
And watched as she rode off
He felt hollow, empty inside

He had saddled her horse for her
He always did, she could do it
But it was easier for him…..

Now he wanted to ride after her
Try again to convince her she would
Get used to the loneliness of life on
The ranch, he had tried before

He thought of the work ahead
The cows to be fed, horses to be
Tended to, the ranchers day…
He went out to work with no
Breakfast, just a cup of coffee

Not much to start the day but
She had been his cook…
She had been so many things
And she was gone….

That was beautiful. Thank you Jim

[Cotton1]

To " just another manic monday "
"JUST ANOTHER DAY AT DISNEY"

People acting crazy ,
Others being being lazy today,
Some here love their parents ,
Others probably chopped them in half,
Jack and Jill walked in,
Jack never walked out,
Its just another day at Disney,
At Disney,
Theres a big ass fight ,
Thats the second one tonight ,
The big dude from the South ,
Punched a smartass in the mouth,
They were outside smoking ,
Now ones arm is broken for sure,
Good thing theres no keg,
Or he would have a broken leg,
Fractures , cuts , contusions ,
Orthopedic fusions for sure
Its just another day at Disney!