If I were a disco ball

If I were a disco ball

If I were a disco ballI'd hang around to seeWhat you thought aboutWhen you look at meWould you love the way I shineOr curse me cause I'm brightWould you want to hug meOr challenge me to a fightI'm just a simple disco ballReflecting who you areMaybe you see...

A Child Lost

A Child Lost

A gift from GodYou were to meOnly allowed to hold you...BrieflyNow you are goneAnd back in God's handsMy joy is replaced by...GrievingAs time marches onIt's hard to be strongSeems there's no rest from this...FeelingTell me this lordIs my baby ok?Just...

Cast Your Net

Cast Your Net

'He cast his net Unto the sea His fate at hand On bent knee He prays his catch Will someday bring The one who makes His faithful heart sing Closing his eyes He feels no doubt Whatever God brings He can not live without Even if nothing Is there in his net Just for...

A Narrow Road Of Light

A Narrow Road Of Light

His open arms Await your embrace Welcoming you home To take your place A narrow road of light Leads you to this place Bathing you in the light Of God's amazing grace Feeling the warmth Surrounded by his love Your attachment to earth Fades from...

Unsettled

Unsettled

She's only happy When in flight Branch sitting Doesn't feel right Enjoying freedom Wind and wing Voice rising up Starts to sing I want you Or maybe not I am cold Make me hot Do not wait Pause too long Blink your eyes She is gone © D.E.Foote  Commentary: Appreciate the...

Waiting for an Angel

Waiting for an Angel

Sit and wait In a pensive state A judgment call One man to make Effects a child Decides her fate Hands are tightHeart in a vice Wanting only what's best for her life No built-in problems For her to face She has no blame For being in this place Oh, what a future She'll...

What Love is Not

What Love is Not

it's not just a word That passes through lips Casually uttered To keep a tight grip it's not manufactured To sit on a shelf It's not something To keep to yourself It's not just a gift To be wrapped with a bow To pick you up When you feel low...

Inspiration

Inspiration

When someone inspires you To be the best you can be It warrants a pause And look to see What feelings must be present To cause this effect Admiration, value, Appreciation and respect This poem is written From what you inspire And comes from a...

Abyss

Abyss

Let my words be clear so that you may hear Beyond each word Your ears have heard Into your spirit I want you to hear it The love I feel Goes a great deal Deeper than I planned I want to hold your hand I want to feel your love That would be...

This Year

This Year

Everyday of this year Yours are the voices I love to hear Watching you grow Is my greatest Joy A beautiful girl And a handsome boy Austin Lewis and Rachel too I love you both Through and through This may be corny But that's just fine Because my love for...

Grandma

Grandma

My grandma, she’s a great cookMy grandma she’s a gemHer stories, always make me laughThank God, for all of themMy Grandma is a “great” grandmaOn this we all agreeShe gives us all so very muchSo strong and wise is sheShe has raised some great kidsOur moms...

The Light Went On

The Light Went On

I saw your faceWhen the light went onYour voice was the sameYet the magic had goneHad I done something wrongI would accept the blameLower my eyesWalk away in shameI did my best at the timeCared enough to tryMay have crossed the lineSaying words that made...

Your Friend

Your Friend

The wind is gentleThe water warmThe sand is softYou’re holding my armWe wade through the wavesYou hold me tightI say don’t worryIt will be alrightWe laugh and splashTill we’re soaking wetYou say if I tickle youIt is something I’ll regretYou dry off my...

Smile Today

Smile Today

Today I walked down The path of my life I thanked god for his love I thanked god for his light There’s so much to see And so much to feel The good and the bad With which to deal It’s all part of me And all part of you Where ever you are You know that it’s true So do...

Where Are You?

Where Are You?

Are you at work? Are you at home? Are you at the store? Are you on the phone? Are you in your car? Are you driving down the street? If we never see each other Will we ever meet? If I close my eyes And it’s meant to be When I open them You’re...

My Own Worst Enemy

My Own Worst Enemy

I fall in loveI give it my allSo that she’ll stayIt’s my style, so I sayThen somewhere down the lineShe gets frustratedJust needs a little timeAlone without meI feel like I’ll dieHaven’t I learned yetHow futile it isTo hold on so tightShe slips through my...

My Distraction

My Distraction

So many things to keep me busy In my little world I saw your face and said to myself “What a pretty girl” Your beauty Is distracting Taking thoughts away From all the little things That clutter up My day Commentary: There are many aspects of...

Unseen

Unseen

If you all could see me nowHow surprised you'd beAt all the beauty and the lightI had inside of meBrighter than your eyes could seeMy soul was pure and trueBut something happened in my lifeThat kept it from your viewI doubt you ever saw itI know you could...

Lessons

Lessons

Excuse me as I growLearning along the wayHow to be myselfEach and every dayNot the guy that protects him selfFrom feeling any painAt the thought of what’s at stakeOr love I’ll never gainThank you for being thereTo teach me this and moreWaiving to you as...

Transparent

Transparent

I'm not asking you for promises no chains to keep you mine no illusions of security do I need to feel fine Every time we touch each other a gift it really seems to my senses all a delight that infiltrate my dreams Has anyone ever told you that...

Close to You

Close to You

My brain finally let go Of the perceptions that I own About why we are here together Or how we both have grown I am sure I sense a feeling From somewhere outside me Resolute assuredness I'm where I'm suppose to be There really are no words That...

Easier Said Than Done

Easier Said Than Done

You know up high That it’s all ok But way down here There’s a price to pay Waiting to hear words You long for them to say And think your heart will soar If it ever sees that day You feel as though You should not show Your feelings to them...

Love Will Prevail

Love Will Prevail

I wonder if you knew Realized what you had When the chance has gone Will you feel sad? I'm not sure why it happened That deep into my heart God has all my feelings Being pulled apart Maybe it's to draw me in Closer to his light Loving with fierce abandon Loving with...

A Lucky Man

A Lucky Man

He wakes up every morning knows how much he is blessed To see her face there next to his After a good nights rest He takes a silent moment To thank the Lord we serve For such an amazing woman Whose love he doesn't deserve He can only feel...

A Lucky Woman

A Lucky Woman

She can see right through him Knows what he's about Can give her heart to him Without restraint or doubt She accepts that he is human Can forgive him for his ways Thanks God for his love and Trusts the words he says She feels the way he adores...

In Your Hands

In Your Hands

Sitting on his lap No safer place to be For he is my father That's easy to see I want to be like you Lord The safety that you bring The love you give unconditionally To every human being To watch your plan unfold Right before my eyes To see...

Her Song

Her Song

A songbird singing Flew by my window sill She had waxy blue wings And a bright yellow bill Reminding me of a home I hadn't seen in years The song she sung Floated into my ears I hold her lovely tune So deep inside my heart I hope that she...

Goodbye

Goodbye

When it is time To say our goodbye I hope you don’t Start to cry The end comes so fast Quicker than expected Accept that Gods path Is where we are directed I’m smart enough to know To listen to my heart To keep it safe from harm So not to break...

Her Father

Her Father

You are a special Angel Sent from up above A gift from God you are to me You’ll always have my love The apple of my eye That brightens up my day It always makes me happy When we get to play Everyday I watch you grow With smiles upon your face...

What words can’t say

What words can’t say

Words can’t describe Who you are to me They limit the reality Of my feelings for thee They fall short of the mark So how can I express How hot you look In your cute summer dress I could tell you how beautiful And thoughtful you are But neither...

Loving your child

Loving your child

You tear them down with caustic wordsClipping their wings creating flightless birdsYou turn a deaf ear to their struggles and woesAs if you never had to walk their roadsAll in the name of discipline and careYou conveniently forget any sense of the word...

Who You Are To Me

Who You Are To Me

A friend who's there Someone who cares On my mind All the time As sweet as pie You are to me Your gentle touch Sets me free I feel you In every way I thank God For every day I can hardly believe Just how blessed I feel Need to pinch myself To prove that it's real I...

Your Mother

Your Mother

What she taught me from the time of my birth was that I did not belong here at least not on your earth she made me believe that pain meant love one of the hardest things I've had to rise above I looked for her along the way through the women...

This moment

This moment

Being here right now What else need there be Existing in this world Of love and energy This place is quite amazing Though little do we know About ourselves and why we’re here Or how our spirits grow We feed our need for substance Ignoring along...

I am just like you

I am just like you

I create because I am Creation... I love because I am Relation... I embrace because I am Acceptance... I know because I am Awareness... Not better because I am Equality... Nor worse because I am Temporary... I don’t lack because I am...

My Son

My Son

You have the finest qualities A father could request Know that in my eyes You will always be the best I've watched you grow Throughout the years Seen you couragously face So many of your fears I understand you son Better than you know Love you more deeply Than I could...

Mother’s Day Everyday

Mother’s Day Everyday

Your bodies are the cup That carry our souls With God at your side You make us whole Enduring great pressure As we enter the light Some can't wait to get here Others put up a fight The aches and pains That we put you through Become a distant...

You

You

They go beyond words The gifts that you bring Renew my faith in God And make my heart sing When I met you I finally could see A wonderful image of what a person should be No effort was needed Because you are so real Your love, time and caring...

You made a difference

You made a difference

Thank you for choosing To open your family's home To shelter me from harm Or from being alone I may have only be there For a very short while But never under estimate The power of your smile The caring words you spoke to me The way you showed...

My Dads Pancakes

My Dads Pancakes

My dads pancakes are the best better than all the rest They're so fluffy and so light I always eat every bite Sometimes I eat three or four sometimes maybe even more Sometimes strawberries on the top I start eating and just can't stop Syrup...

Internet dating

Internet dating

Online searching Through profiles browsed Pictures or words viewed Is your attention aroused? Do you dare to hope Somebody will see Something special About your unique quality Some dare to trust Yet others never will With holes in their hearts...