Category Archives: poems

Reflection

Posted on July 15, 2014 by whatwereyathinkin

Patience is stretched thin With all their wants and needs. It’s time to get them up again Sit them down, begin the feed Their rooms are always hot Sometimes it’s hard to breathe. Glancing at the clock a lot It’s … Continue reading →

Posted in Elder care, end of life care giving, poems | 6 Comments

Leaving Alzheimer’s Behind

Posted on March 9, 2014 by whatwereyathinkin

I wish I had the chance to know you, but you were already trapped inside. I wish that just once, I could have seen the color of your eyes. I wish I could have made you laugh, maybe even sing. … Continue reading →

Posted in death and dying, end of life care giving, poems, religion | Tagged Alzheimer's, life and death, Senior care | 14 Comments

The Migration: Geese-Children-Parents

Posted on October 31, 2013 by whatwereyathinkin

Every evening they come Every morning they go Running towards the sun Running away from the snow They bring their young They must leave the old The young will return The weak die in the cold This is the cycle … Continue reading →

Posted in death and dying, life, poems | Tagged children, death, Geese, life, parents | 6 Comments

The Well

Posted on August 16, 2013 by whatwereyathinkin

I sit to write but nothing comes out Apparently I’m experiencing a creative drought I stare at the black and the white of the keys and the only thing I feel is that they are staring back at me I … Continue reading →

Posted in poems | Tagged creativity, writers block | 20 Comments

Ode To A Crepe Myrtle Tree

Posted on May 19, 2013 by whatwereyathinkin

It was planted in a place Assigned for me to mow It was small and vulnerable Set in a lonely place to grow I got to close and in a snap it was gone I turned and looked back at … Continue reading →

Posted in family, humor, life, poems | 21 Comments

3-14-13

Posted on March 26, 2013 by whatwereyathinkin

Fangs and jaws Snarling at the head Blood everywhere and The blood is so red I close my ears but still hear the screams I am not asleep This isn’t a dream Standing he reaches With arms open wide I … Continue reading →

Posted in poems | 26 Comments

Treys Song

Posted on March 20, 2013 by whatwereyathinkin

In 1989 my wife disappeared with my child. He was nine months old at the time. The next time I saw him he was eighteen months old. A toddler with a vocabulary. I would not have known him if I … Continue reading →

Posted in life, music, poems | Tagged child, loss, music, son | 18 Comments

Tomorrow

Posted on February 28, 2013 by whatwereyathinkin

Sunset paints the sky red Fade to black the day is dead Diamonds on velvet black as night Hole in the sky Full moon is bright Nightmares and dreams Are what sleep brings Demons and screams And angels on wing … Continue reading →

Posted in poems | Tagged hope, poems, poetry, sunrise, sunset | 8 Comments

Tranquility

Posted on February 22, 2013 by whatwereyathinkin

Where I must go I must go alone It is a world away yet I never leave home I wish you could come so you could see what I see The forest and the lake I call Tranquility I close … Continue reading →

Posted in life, poems | Tagged dreams, poetry, tranquility | 6 Comments

A Mothers Love

Posted on January 19, 2013 by whatwereyathinkin

You taught me so many wonderful things You taught me so many songs to sing Amazing Grace and In The Upper Room About a redeeming love that would not stay in the tomb You told me this prison is of … Continue reading →

Posted in life, poems, religion | Tagged birthdays, family, mothers, parents, poetry, prayer, religion | 3 Comments