Footprints
Page One
Walk gently through the pages of this book, for here you will find many well worn paths,
and some may even bear your footprints.
If you should find a particularly familiar path,
do not hesitate to pause long enough to say
"I've been there before."
Page Two
I speak
Because I know my needs
I speak with hesitation
Because I know not yours
My words
Come from my life's experiences
Your understanding
Comes from yours
Because of this
What I say
And what you hear
May not be the same
So if you will listen carefully
But not with your ears
To what I say
But not with my tongue
Maybe somehow
We can communicate
Page Three
Time is the essence of all life
This is especially true
In the relationship between people
As more time is spent with someone
The feelings toward that someone
Become more defined
As with Parents, Teachers, and Friends
So please don't think of me as a Stranger
But as Someone
With whom you've never shared any time
If given this opportunity
You might learn to feel toward me
As you do toward your friends
And Loved Ones
Page Four
Lord - Please, quick
Give me a line
Or something to say
That might start to explain
The storm raging inside me
Since she walked into the room
Just one line that will let her know
The feelings deep in my Heart
Lord - Please try hard
And do better this time
For the last one wasn't impressed
With "Hi Babe, what's cooking"
Page Five
There are so many words
Yet there are no words
For when I look into your eyes
No words need to be spoken
And the warmth of your smile
To a statement in itself
And how could I ever try to explain
The trembling in my body
When I touch your face
There are no words to explain an emotion
So I open to you my mind
That you might walk
Among my Dreams and Memories
Then ... and only then
You might understand my silence
Page Six
Footprints Four footprints in the sand Waves washing to shore The moon hiding behind fluorescent clouds A star for wishing Indentions in the sand of two people huddled close Silence - and yet conversation The chill of the wind blowing in from the sea Lights on distant ships Hands- Holding Touching Caressing
The sun awakening across the horizon
Four footprints running in the sand
As if tomorrow could never come
Laughter
A feeling of Happiness - deep inside
Living Life
Giving
Sharing
Tomorrow
Two footprints in the sand
Searching
Remembering
Page Seven
I work early this morning
To the silent sound of raindrops
Caressing the window
I pulled the curtain to greet the morning
But a fog covered the window
Without thinking I took my finger
And wrote your name in the moisture
Now, it was time to prepare
To face another day
For some reason
Just before leaving
I returned to the bedroom
To look once more at your name
But it too -
Was gone
Page Eight
Today
Someone asked me
If I had forgotten you
With a moment's thought and a subtle smile
I answered no
No, I haven't forgotten
The years we shared
When you gave to me
And I gave to you
And like everything else in Life
Some was good
Some was bad
But to completely forget
Would create a void in my life
So even as I say
I'm over you
I have the strength to choose
Not to forget you
Page Nine
You look into the mirror
At lines there were not there yesterday
And find a couple more hairs turning gray
With a nervous glance at me
You wonder if
I notice "Little Things"
Later, as I lay beside you
And sleep has close your eyes
I think of the way you stroked my hair
And how, before you hung my jacket
You held it close to you
I reach out and take your hand
And with all the Love the world has ever known
I bring it to my lips
For yes
Page Ten
You came into my life Unannounced Uninvited But not unwanted You came at a time that I needed A tender smile A gentle touch Another's company You came with understanding For you asked no questions
With loving care
You healed my wounds
And nursed me to heath again
Then you watched over me
Till I regained my courage
To face the World again
And in your wisdom
You realized my need to be free
So you tied no bonds
Now each night
Wherever I am
I think of you
Wherever you are
And in my Heart I repeat
"Thank You"
