Jim Yerman Poems

He saw sadness in her eyes…this saddened him as well…
and he wondered if there was a way…her sadness he could quell.

But her sorrowfulness ran deep…as sorrow often will.
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After being together many years…one day she became distraught
when looking at him sitting there…she had an awful thought.

"Have you been happy? " she asked him…"Or would you rather have been free? "
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I had so many plans when I was just a boy…
plans that would bring me fame and wealth…happiness and joy…

I planned to be a pilot…I planned that I would fly…
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Two photos of two people…taken as World War II began
The woman…was quite beautiful…and handsome was the man.

Two people I would come to know…two photos my brother had…
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She was alone on a bench in the middle of the park when walking along I spied her
I'm not sure what drew me in…but I ended up sitting beside her.

For a while we sat in silence…me…and this old woman I'd never seen before
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GRANDPA'S CHAIR

One day as we visited Grandpa and saw him sitting there
we thought it was probably the right time to buy him a new chair.
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She fondly remembers the day he proposed to her…
how her heart he won…
When he started listing all the things…
things he'd never done
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It's firefly season in the mountains…to which nothing can compare.
It's the time when the stars dance close to the ground…and there's magic in the air.

For you remember the first time you saw them as a child…
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Her only wish that year was to have a Christmas tree…
for she lived where no trees grew…
"I do not wish it to be very big, " she said
"a little one would do."
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It happens every day…it comes as no surprise
When the day is done…we fall asleep…we gently close our eyes…

And we assume that every morning…again we're not surprised
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