Grace Burke Poems

You came into this world with a healthy, lustrous cry
This wonder of a little boy, my handsome little guy
This love I had for you as I nursed you at my breast
Filled my heart to overflow as I held you to my chest.
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Pick me a daisy, I don't need a rose
Give me the sunshine to tickle my toe
I don't need diamonds or jewelry of gold
I just need a lover to have and to hold.
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We travel through this life, make friends along the way
Some will last forever, but many will not stay
We laugh, we learn, we cry and tell each other whims
But very seldom do we let another person in.
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My dear friend, take my hand walk with me a way
Know that I will never leave, I will always stay
Nothing you can say will cost our friendship dear
I will always stand by you, of that you cannot fear.
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My tears fall, but no one sees them
My cries echo in the emptiness of my life

No one is there to comfort me
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As you sleep in slumber I softly kiss your cheek
I try to convey my love for you with the mere whisper of my lips
The feelings that swell within my heart overwhelm me
How can it be possible to love someone this much.
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When the storm clouds gather overhead
When the darkest of nights falls
I will stay near you, I'll hold you close
You need not ever call.
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Where has the time gone, what happened to my teens
What's happened to my twenties, my fifties and between
The time has gone to quickly, the time has gone so fast
Tomorrow's already been here it is now the past.
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Evening fades and night descends
All is at peace, the mind can mend
With rest comes sleep and then the dreams
They may not be all they seem.
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When did the love turn into hate
When did you turn me into someone else
I was a pacifist, but you made me fight
I valued tranquility, but you evoked discord.
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