DO YOU RECALL

 

We love the best when we give it all

Never holding back – big or small!

The heart knowth all things . . .

And love, it seldom can change!

Rocks of hate may break our bones,

But another heart we can never own –

The passion of love a heart can bleed

When it is filled with need . . .

And then, when we were young

Sweet words fell from our tongue!

No one needs acceptance as much as I,

But love brings a tear to my eye –

We love the best when we give it all

Can you remember – do you recall?

 

Thomas Theophilus© July 10, 2025

 

 

WE ALL WILL DIE

 

Last night I stared into the sky,

And in my heart, I could only sigh,

Why such beauty I know not why!

Wonderments of God will never hurt,

But why did He make us from dirt?

A gift maybe or just a little perk!

Then I wonder why heaven is so far,

Hidden somewhere beyond a star,

Reality I guess that’s where we are!

Then upon the wind came this sound,

“Remember God never lets us down?”

In the Bible are truths you have found!

So, I think how great it is to be alive,

And to taste the honey from a beehive,

Mere thoughts on paper I contrive!

I love God, and to this I can never lie

I always want to live better, so I try,

Knowing that one day we all will die!

 

Thomas Theophilus© July 11, 2025

MUSIC SOFT AND LOW

 

Two sheets in the wind

A bottle of whiskey in a box –

A glass with a twist of lime

(Make that on the rocks!)

 

A lady sat quietly at the bar

With a dress above her knee –

She looked so damn good …

Until she looked back at me!

 

The bar was filled with smoke,

And the music was soft and low –

I wish I knew why I was here,

But the whiskey will let me know:

 

“Love is not found in this place,

And the truth I must face!”

 

Thomas Theophilus© July 10, 2025

 

LOVE WON’T WAIT

 

Do you think it’s profitable

That a heart, a soul, or mind

Forget the true purpose of love –

You know it’s the truth you’ll find!

 

Where love is there is always hope

Knowing that time is your friend,

And why waste it on the wrong things

As you march to life’s end!

 

Of course, you rationalize excuses,

And try to forget about them all –

Because you can never except the truth

Knowing it makes you look so small!

 

But do you think that love will wait?

Just know this, “Truth you can’t hate!”

 

Thomas Theophilus© July 10, 2025

 

 

RHETORIC WE DON’T LIKE

 

The cold of winter – the warmth of spring

Global warming, they say, is the blame!

 

Devastation we can find all around,

But the truth has yet to be found!

 

Surely people want to know as much as I

Even if it hurts, we want to know why!

 

From the truth we cannot ever run

So never listen to someone’s evil tongue!

 

The Rhetoric we don’t like a little bit,

And the narrative doesn’t always fit!

 

But in the end, who can we believe

If you can’t handle the truth, just leave!

 

Global warming – the weather will change,

But lately something seems very strange!

 

Thomas Theophilus© July 9, 2025

 

LOVE’S GAME

I’d like a different thought

   For every broken heart –

A better idea I’ve sought

     It doesn’t need to be right

 Just one that won’t fall apart!

    I need to sleep at night

    While all the stars shine bright!

 

A true heart no one will ever see

   So, it’s this that I thought,

 Should I keep love hidden in me?

      O I guess I have a fear of pain –

   So, it’s love I’ve always fought!

     I just need to learn love’s game,

     And not let it drive me insane!

 

Thomas Theophilus© July 7, 2025

 

 

THOUGHTS OF HER

 

Her picture hangs on the wall

While leaves of autumn fall –

Thoughts of her bring tears,

As I look back over the years –

Then I saw frost on the ground,

As another tear streams down!

 

I think of regrets, and how it starts,

And all the times I’ve fell apart –

But today is a new day . . .

And then my soul begins to pray!

I must let it all go, and then –

Tomorrow it will all start again!

 

Her eyes in the picture follow me,

And her memory won’t let me be –

They say love is like a piece of art

A painting made to break a heart –

I would run, but I asked where?

She was the only one that cared!

 

Thomas Theophilus© July 7, 2025