PAUL COLVIN Poems

A poet is like the artist
With a blank canvas
He or she can be anyone
Or anything.
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By banks we roam, ‘cross burns we leap
When hearts were young and thrills were cheap
By lonely stream, canal or brook
We'd cast a line with baited hook.
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All I do is tell the truth and pay the ladies heed
A lift is what most women want when they’re in time of need.
Time and need it has no place, for ladies, I have found
Anytime of day will do, for praise, now that’s profound.
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One night as she lay sleeping, I whispered in her ear
Hush! My little angel, you’re safe now, I am here
I promise to watch over you and keep you free from danger
So save your love and dreams for me, don’t give them to a stranger.
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A neon sign lights up their life as the night train trundles past
But in this world they live in, this sleep could be their last.
We put them down so willingly, never knowing why
To us their lives are worthless, who cares if they die?
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I’ve never heard a woman cry
Then saw the tears roll from her eyes
I watched her shaking, no control,
My body stops, I feel so cold.
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Sleepy head, sleepy head, go to bed
Lie down, lie down, and rest your head
And when you give the biggest sigh,
I’ll sing to you a lullaby.
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A thousand things we all can be
And most before it's time for tea
A million games go through our mind
Deeds and thoughts of every kind.
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His eyes. What does he see?
His mind. Where is it now?
Those thoughts, that look,
I wish I knew.
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She came out of the darkness
And crept through the night
Wandering by graves
In her dress virgin white
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