Walterrean Salley Poems

Go spend yourself
While you can.
Leave your footprints
In the sand.
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A tree grew weaker
By the day,
Until in silence
It did lay.
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Oppressive is this
Summer's heat. But precious are
The ways of coping.
Water's a gem. Fruits are a
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The lexicon's a cool device
The authors' work? Mighty nice.
By it we learn that which to know
It helps the intellect to grow.
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A good day doesn’t depend
On circumstances—
Favorable or unfavorable.
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I attempt to write prose,
But it turns to rhyme.
Why? God only knows;
But it happens all the time.
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Darkness hides everything.
But the light of day
Reveals the wonders
That the night tucks away.
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It’s a new day
With new horizons.
A chance to explore
New frontiers.
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For all the pain and suffering,
And every tear you’ve shed,
And all the disappointments—
There are brighter days ahead.
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