Jim Yerman Poems

Today we close our eyes,
we stand,
we sit
we get down on bended knee
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So many things in life are out of our control
We don't control the sun, the moon, , the stars, the wind…the rain
We don't control those moments when our heart fills up with pain.
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There is a reason I love to walk as the ebony night turns to grey
a reason I love to witness the birth of another day.

I have always had this feeling as each new day's begun
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I've seen children…young boys…walking arm in arm
their faces in identical grins
I've seen them laughing….playing, hugging
without questioning the different colors of their skin…
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It's funny how someone can light up your life as they brighten your morning too.
It's even funnier when it's someone you never met…someone you never knew.

I never new this little old man…never knew his name
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Yesterday we celebrated the life of a Rose…she lived to be 94.
We delighted in her life as we mourned the fact she's not with us anymore.

What struck us immediately were the photos of Rose as a child,
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Everyone we meet whether a cause of joy or sorrow or strife
writes another chapter into our book of life.

I met Phil and Lee when they were in their eighties.
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May we be blessed not to lose faith
when a dream we dreamed goes bad…

because
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Today I'm thankful for Valentines day…
and I agree with Charles Schultz who had the wisdom to assert:
all we need is love on Valentine's day…
but a little chocolate doesn't hurt.
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I watched an oak leaf fall today…watched it leap off the tree without making a sound…
I watched it float and spin and flutter…until it landed on the ground.

I ran to where that oak leaf landed…where I was relieved…
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