Danny Speicher Poems

The phrase has been said time and time again
It is better to have loved and lost love
Than never to have had love dreamed of
And, I s'pose, that's my solace in the end
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Oh, soul, so tortured, tormented and torn
Between this great love gained and love forlorn
Irony... How cruel to a lover's heart
Her soul to find, only to be apart
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While lying alone at night
I dream of days gone by
Of gentle hands guiding me
And my heart begins to cry
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Don't cry, my dear sisters, don't cry today
The storm may be raging, thunder crashing
With clouds threatening and lightning flashing
Darling, the sky won't always be that way
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Irrational, I'm called irrational
For loving too much with little return
For not moving on when my heart does burn
But, when all's said and done, what's rational?
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The sun has set and the night has come, dear
And though the darkness now blots out the light
And though the dawn be far away from sight
In whispers of the breeze I’ll still be near
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A wife who loves me and will never leave
A grin that shines out problems of the day
Tender kisses that rise above each fray
These are the kind of hopes I once believed
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Holiday memories wrapped with love
Small gifts from God sent from above
With laughter and smiles, sprinkled with joy
A doll for the girls and a truck for the boys
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When the cool breeze succeeds the heat of day
And stars freckle the now darkening sky
May these words be the words I know and say
'The darkest nights still inherit the dawn'
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Why do we resort to all these harsh words?
Brothers, are we not called to be salt? Light?
To love the unlovable, dead in blight?
Why is truly loving the lost absurd?
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