Early morning
Rise before the sun
Shuttle, cold darkness
Eyes closed
Sound of traffic
Walk in the cold
Wait for the train
Minutes more
Frozen breath rises
Get on the train
Bell rings, doors close
Find a seat
Screeching rails
Train is silent
Bundled, withdrawn
Feeling fatigue
Station down below
Crowds of people press
Bodies stir air
Will it end?
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A poem.
God provides the foundation
On which our home is built
A solid base that anchors it
To soft soil or shifting sand
Your strength is the structure
That keeps this delicate form
From blowing, washing away
When the wind and rain come
Your dedication is the frame
That holds up this fragile life
As it reaches toward heaven
Buttressing its soaring wings
And though we need the Lord
Who shelters and protects us
Our home would lie in ruins
If not held together by you
For my wife.
M.G. Edwards
July 2012
A Poem.
A fairer creature I never did see,
Than she who brought me jubilee,
Of whom noble poets and sonnets sing,
The beautiful one who takes my ring.
Far fonder than the sweet roses dare,
She surpasses ever their beauty fair,
In sacred white she casts away the veil,
Her beauty regales me in full assail.
The shimmer of her eyes stills the room,
The light of her smile shines the groom,
Standing by my side she fills my dreams,
At the altar, a resplendent angel, she seems.
Alas, my love, I have become one with thee,
Be my companion evermore, for eternity,
Together we will soar over the deepest hollows,
Bride and groom we’ll fly as the future follows.
I wrote this poem in 2002 for my wife to commemorate ten years together. A decade later, it is as true now as ever.
M.G. Edwards is a writer of books and stories in the mystery, thriller and science fiction-fantasy genres. He also writes travel adventures. He is author of Kilimanjaro: One Man’s Quest to Go Over the Hill, a non-fiction account of his attempt to summit Mount Kilimanjaro, Africa’s highest mountain. His collection of short stories called Real Dreams: Thirty Years of Short Stories available as an e-book and in print on Amazon.com. He lives in Bangkok, Thailand with his wife Jing and son Alex.
For more books or stories by M.G. Edwards, visit his web site at www.mgedwards.com or his blog, World Adventurers. Contact him at me@mgedwards.com, on Facebook, on Google+, or @m_g_edwards on Twitter.
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