Michael Silver Poems

Saw a young man cry
Thought I’d ask him why
Said he saw his old man die
Told him that he had to say goodbye
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My enemy is intent to throw me down
But I’ll always come right off the ground
He’s always on the prowl, looking for a fight
But he better watch out when day turns to night
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Blessed be a child of God
Who upon birth looked wide eyed
Who looked at his creation
And are humbled and amazed
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I said I liked you
You said you liked me too
I said I loved you
You said you loved me more
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Death
Man kinds constant companion
You have entered into my life again
You have mercilessly taken another part of me
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O Sun, how gloriously bright you are
Bringer of life and light
How you caress the Earth with your gentle gifts
How you and your lover circle around each other in eternal dance
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Come home my son
Do you not hear the weeping of your mother
Do you not hear her pain
Do you not share her fear that you will never come home
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I once talked to a religious man
He preached of peace
And the good will of all
He spoke of a loving god
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I was wandering through the Earth one day
When I came upon your eyes
In pools of green I drifted
Speckled with golden stars
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Like small embers they glowed
Illuminating what little light they had
Yet they promised to set the world ablaze
Then a murderous tempest blew
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