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"A Simple Life " is featured in the collection "Raindrops On My Heart" to be found in the book store.

"Just Once More" is, as yet, unpublished.

"In My Mind" may also be found in the collection

"Raindrops On My Heart" in the book store.

A Simple Life

The old log cabin in the woods
half hidden by the evergreens,
a cozy home once filled with hope,
was now a box of broken dreams.
A tired body, tired mind,
and lonely heart were all she had.
The man who once had thrilled her so
had now become just one more chore
with clothes to clean
and mouth to feed
and wounds to dress
and nothing more
It hurt her more than she could say
to lose all caring thoughts and deeds.
Her love for him had blazed the trail
that now was overgrown with weeds.
And in the twilight of their lives,
their magic youth, a memory,
they scarcely spoke; they never loved,
so different now from years before . . .
Just vacant stares,
and empty thoughts
and saddened looks
and nothing more
And when his final time had come,
his life at last had reached its end,
with quiet graveside spoken words
and several tears from several friends,
she briefly cried remembering
some pleasant times when they'd been young.
But later all that she could feel,
while gazing from the cabin door,
was some small loss,
a few regrets,
a little pain,
and nothing more.
She never left that wooded hut
but lived her life in sad retreat
with cat and dog and evergreens
and wild birds singing her to sleep.
Her passing was unheralded
the way most of her life had been;
a simple grave beside her man
became her final resting place.
They spoke of when she had been found
upon the hard cold cottage floor -
her face at peace
and on her lips,
a tiny smile
and nothing more.
Copyright August 2001 Dave Foreman
All rights reserved

Just Once More

Speak to me just one more time
Before you leave forever
Let me hear a few more words
From lips I used to know.
Talk to me of what we had
In our brief life together
Speak to me just one more time
Before I let you go

Let me look at you once more
Before you're taken from me
Let me see that loveliness
That I once thought was mine
Smile at me with those sweet eyes
The doorways to your spirit
Let me look at you once more
Before fate ends our time

Let me hold you one last time
Before our love is over
Let me feel the tenderness
That warmed my aching heart
Touch me with those gentle hands
So soft and warm and caring
Let me hold you one last time
Before we're torn apart.

In My Mind

I see your face in the whiteness of billowing clouds.

I hear your voice in the softness of gentle rain.

In the sunlight's brightness, I see your laugh,

Like music on a living page.

In dreams I savor your scent and your flavor.

We travel unhindered on sweet forbidden paths of ecstasy,

'Til the day breaks and I lose you to harsh reality.

I see your lips in the petals of delicate flowers.

I hear you move in the rustle of dancing leaves.

In the rainbow's spectrum I see your sighs,

Like poems with melodic rhymes.

Alone, I treasure your touch and your breathing.

Our spirits, unfettered, follow delicious trails of fantasy,

'Til the trails end and you leave me in stark emptiness.

I see your mind in the splashing of clear dancing waters.

I hear your thoughts in the breezes that herald change.

In the morning dewdrops I see your tears,

Like tinkling of orchestral bells.

In thoughts I capture the warmth of your body.

Our two hearts, united, beat in rhythmical times and patterns.

'Til the dream fades and I start praying for your return.