Robert Longley Poems

I’ve sent my messengers before me
To tell you that I’m gone
You’ll know them by their uniforms
They’re there to keep you strong
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Look beyond the problem
Look beyond the pain
Welcome every challenge
Imbued with soft refrain
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Simple in appearance
Subtle in design
The framework of a friendship
That ages like fine wine
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So now you hold the banner
The chalice and sword
To help those at the boundary
Where all of us move toward
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Walk with me through sunsets
Walk with me through rain
Hold me close on moonlit nights
And shelter me from pain
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All the world around you
And others far away
Will soon share things in common
That you will see one day
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A book without an ending
Is a story few would read
It can’t become a classic
Without meeting human needs
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Much is left unanswered
When conversations cease
What happens to the dialogue?
After may he rest in peace
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A flame in final flicker
A rose in final bloom
These images of beauty
Can brighten any room
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Spread apart your fingers
And cover up your eyes
Look out through the spaces
It might take a couple tries
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