William J. (Skip) Henderson Jr. Poems

Heartache from heartbreak will sober your soul.
Burns through my conscience like smoldering coals
Slow and constant, little joy to be had
I cannot deal with the good or the bad.
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To find your true happiness tempt fate to discover your destiny.
You must hearken back to when real happiness was known
Remember its impact on your life
Opportunity knocks, open the door, you will see it coming.
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I’ve not got lots of riches, and sometimes the road’s been tough
But I've got loved ones all around me, and that makes me rich enough.
Though I've never made a fortune, and it's probably too late now.
But I don't worry about that much, I'm happy anyhow.
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The poet that’s within me is one I can’t evict
Continued verse, rhyme and time seems to always interdict.
Sometimes my thoughts are not my own, it is from my heart they do pour out
Like rainfall on a rooftop, flowing from a gutter’s spout.
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Every day when the sun passes by
The edge of the earth or ocean and sky.
Once on each horizon can be seen once a day
When there are no clouds to get in the way.
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Life has a way of accelerating as we get older.
The days get shorter, our list of dreams gets longer.
All we have to show for it is a litany of I'm going to, I plan on,
Someday when things are settled down a bit.'
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Feeling another’s pain
Understanding his sorrow
Indulgent of his whines
Understanding his loss
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Pass this on to the friends you have.
Help them understand the meaning of friendship as you know.
To live, exist in harmony and enjoy all that is good and right
It takes a friend to share it with; to enjoy it for all it is worth.
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I did what I did ‘cause I didn’t know what else to do
Not standing up for me and you!
Didn’t leave when I left because I didn’t love you
I just didn’t know what I could do.
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Rays of light shining from behind a cloud
Remind me of love shouting out loud.
Beauty of the light that shimmers so bright
Can be none other than God's light;
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