Curtis Johnson Poems

Kiss The Sun Curtis Johnson

I dropped my bride off for a pedicure appointment.
Rather than pick her up later, I decided to wait for her.
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Keep Moving On Curtis Johnson

Very committed; yet excommunicated. Highly dedicated; yet not facilitated. Denied, despised, and dismissed. Though devoted; yet demoted. Disappointed and disrespected. Devalued and disapproved.
Are you feeling the stormy winds gusting across the coastal waters of your gentle spirit? Are those tornado winds rushing down into the deepest portals of your bewildered soul? Are you listening to those drum beats of darkness and death, resounding ever so loudly to grind you into the ground?
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Mama Was 35 Curtis Johnson

Yes, she was widowed at a very young age. Mother was only 35 when daddy passed away. Not only was she a widow, but a mother of 12; and 11 of those were still minors at home with her.
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A Stranger And The Sky Curtis Johnson

All was quiet as I enjoyed a calm western sky. As I was sitting in my back yard one carefree night; The stars were shinning and sparkling brighter than lights on cars. Above me was The Milky Way with more than 100 Billion stars.
Across my fence, I heard a voice saying, 'Could you give me some water? ' I said of course and went inside to obtain water for him to drink.
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Hello, my greatly beloved for whom I yet have high and lofty hopes and dreams. Your ideals and costly fought for principles of life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness, though threatened, are still highly favored and deeply intact. The vision of the founders, though seemingly under siege, remains so vividly in place, and perhaps even more real than the signers of 'the compact' on the Mayflower ever dreamed possible.

Speaking of that famous ship, you, my greatly beloved, like the Mayflower, must keep your sails set and never give way to high winds and storms at sea. O melting pot of dreams and storm-beaten flag of stars and stripes, push forward with all your might and of your destiny never losing sight. Our founders were not so naive as to think there would not be many fights. They forged ahead through their multiplied fears in the darkness of seemingly innuberable nights.
Their loses were great both at sea and at shore, but they fought through the fog of a million tear drops to be remembered among those considered neither fearful nor fearless ones, but as brave ones who rose above their fears and continued to roar as lions and soar the heights like eagles.
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My Father's Oldsmobile, Ode To America Curtis Johnson

There once was a popular car commercial that boldly stated, 'This is not your father's Oldsmobile'. The manufacurer was apparently proud that they had built a better car. Well, I don't know if it was made better, but I do know that after more than 100 years, it was discontinued in 2004. The ad has often spoken to me about the potential of America's future, a future I'm praying will be far better than that of the Oldsmobile.
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My fellow countrymen, the President, Politicians, and pulpiteers Though not in a cave like Rip Van Winkle, I must have fallen asleep in indifference and over-business. It was more than Van Winkle's 20 years, because prior to my sleep, I knew an America that dreamed of chickens in every pot;
of carports, garages, and picket fences; of a good education and catching the Jones.
It appears I am awaking not from, but to, a nightmare; and to what am I opening my eyes to see? Me thinks it's not 'my country tis of thee'. Not a chicken in the pot or fryer in the skillet. But I see leaders in the kettle with a frog. The fire is turned down low and heating slowly. Like the frog, they are relaxed and comfortable. Oh Lord, if they only knew the manner of the frog's demise.
I see many changes and multiple evils have been removed. Reparations, and revolutions have all aided in the remedy. Relief has been appropriated for the poor; and recovery dispatched to needy ones at home and abroad; and to foes and enemies alike.
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Gold, silver, and other precious metals are seldom to be found on the surface of the earth. They are more likely to be found at the bottom of the sea or under rocks and deep in dirt.

It might be that the great find is not so much, like a small and measly little mite. It pays to remember that even small things are most precious in His sight.
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Don't Blame The Flag Curtis Johnson

When the police came with clubs, dogs, and fire hoses,they did not blame the American flag. When protesters were beaten, jailed, and some killed, they did not blame the American flag.When many were sent off to fight for the rights of but not their own,they did not blame the American flag.When in uniform they were treated as second-class citizens far from home, they did not blame the American flag. When their own country discriminated and demeaned them on foreign soil,they did not blame the American flag
When on bended knees and believing in country, church, and God, against seemingly impossible odds, they fought for justice through the courts and the halls of Congress and won many incredible battles.
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