Dennis S. Martin's Blog, page 183

At the Store

Wrap it up. I'll take it.

It need not be so fancy.

Put it in a paper bag,

But please don't make a fuss.

It makes me nervous when you wait

And hold it from me as you do.

It's only truth I ask of you.

I've paid for it with trust.

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Let Me Know the Truth

Let me know the truth.It's all I ask from you.It doesn't take much I should thinkTo tell a tale that's true.Why hide behind a phony grin.I only want to be your friend.I'll stand behind you 'til the endIf you let me know the truth.
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The Good Samaritan

If you encounter a stranger

Wandering through your life,

Not knowing where he is going,

And not remembering where he has been,

Don't turn him away

Without first giving him some direction.

That stranger may be you.

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Time

Time is a wandering sailorForever roaming across the sea.Ever seeking the new, the unknown, The untraveled. To be a part of that sea.
Knowing no past. Seeking no end.Longing to know the answers of life.Never caring what made it beginTo wander in space. It seeks out no friend.
Unforgiving; moving...moving.Running away with life and breath.Yet giving us just enough of itselfTo realize the meaning of life and death.To pass to posterity knowledge of mind,And pass ourselves to the annals of time.
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Happy

I’ve been a lot of thingsIn my life, and there’ve been lots of places I’ve wanted to see. Don’t mean to sound maudlin with Vague rumination Or overwrought sentimentality, But as I’ve grown older, and Hopefully wiser, My mindset has changed by degree. Of all the things I could do With my life There’s just one thing I want to be: Happy.
Can’t think about all the things That might have been As Autumn leaves fall from my tree. The past is behind, The future unknown. Right now is the moment that Sets my mind free. And though the world taunts, And teases and tempts To seek out a new pedigree, The answer remains in A playful refrain. There’s just one thing I want to be: Happy.
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Until It All Goes Away

Youth can be fickle to fritter awayAll that infinite energy Wasted on play. Trashed and tired at the end of the day To sleep without worries or cares.
Pity that time comes to shatter fond dreams, To realize life’s Not at all as it seems, Filled with toil, stress and struggles To disconnect schemes with Recurrence that hardly seems fair.
Now, as I grow older, I seldom regret All the blather and bother, The fuss and the fret that Once gave me to fury When viewed as a threat and Suffered this fool at his play. I breathe a deep sigh, Meet the foe eye to eye, Find the calm and compassion that’s Always nearby. Let the madness dissolve To a crystalline sky. Mulling softly Til it all goes away.
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We Are Not Blood, But…

We are not bloodBut we are still family As surely as whimsy Breathes life to our story. We dare not deny or decry Our connection, Or hasten the pace Of our grand allegory.
Brothers and sisters To misses and misters Through battles and blisters Our shoulders have merged. And though we may prattle And even do battle, Our swords never rattle Save in common surge.
We search not for dragons And dream not of peril. We seek none of vengeance, For it is not ours. We live for the moment Alive in each other And in our alliance We find our true powers.
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Crossing Over

No one can really knowWhat’s on the other side, Only that there must be someplace Where the spirit can abide.
Far beyond this earthly plane is A wonderous world we cannot see, But know without disquiet, Exists in perfect harmony.
The frets and fears of this life are Not allowed to enter there. There’ll be no pain or sorrow, No heavy burden to bear.
Leaving at the dawn of Spring As silent harps around you play, I could not measure your last breath as,  In peace, you softly slipped away.
Your gentle voice, a memory now, Your loving touch I’ll feel no more. But solace comes with knowing that I’ll see you on the other shore.
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Be Nice

We’ve all heard the old expression,“If you can’t say something nice, Then you shouldn’t say A single thing at all.” I have a small confession When I hear this sage advice, That I sometimes have a tendency To stumble, slip and fall.
I try. I do. I really try To keep my tongue in check, Even when I’d like to Wring somebody’s scrawny neck. I try my best to hold it in And not speak out in fury. I tell myself I have no right To act as judge and jury.
Stepping back and breathing deep, I measure my reaction. Is confrontation necessary? Does my case have traction? Anger is a fiery cake Delivered by the slice. Best to let the fire subside To embers. Just be nice.


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The Hugger

Oh, here she comes again.Again.With arms outstretched like a Mother hen. Every greeting she begins With a robust hug of A long-lost friend.
May have just seen you yesterday, but Gonna hug you anyway. Like hungry bears besiege their prey Defying you to break away.
She swoops and smothers as she clings, And you pray she’ll unclench her wings, But marvel at the joy she brings And how the air around her sings.
As light as bubbles in the air Her happiness spreads everywhere. She’ll give your heart The fondest tug Swaddled in a joyous hug.

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