John Leroy Maxwell Poems

The cattle graze in pasture still
The plowmans horse, the soil to till
And soon the fields the farmer sow
His keep to earn, the crops he grow
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A mountain brook, a mountain stream
Rippling waters weave me a dream
I try to grasp that special note
The stoic rocks, the ripples poke
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The Laws are silent, in the midst of Arms
If you wish Peace, prepare for War
At any cost, tears attend trials,
thru the path of suffering
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Smiling is infectious, you catch it like the flu
When someone smiled at me today, I started smiling too
I passed around the corner, and someone saw my grin
When he smiled I realized, I'd passed it on to him
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We're obsessive compulsive, good looking, repulsive

Ever blameful with our faultless sight
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As I was walking on the beach one day,
with my dear friend in mind..
A shiny, sparkling stone was there for
me to see and find.. Picking up this
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Sometimes you only get one chance..
-to put aside your pride and say, humbly, 'I was wrong'
-to explain a misunderstanding that, if ignored, would sour a friendship
-to hear what a child very much needs to tell you
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As you, perched atop a patchwork of green foliage
I am captured by the strange beauty of your song
The music glides and ebbs, rises and falls, being
moved by the whims of the wind
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Oh, my gosh, your saying things again
you sound just like a neglected old hen
Whah, whah, whah and whine, whine, whine
You have everything you need, and
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Life is a journey, all people partake, one
step at a time, with decisions to make

We will have choices for right or for wrong,
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