A place to love

There's a place in my heart
I have for you....

Its not of diamonds,gold or jewerly
Its beautiful to the touch....

It can make you happy
Also make you cry....

For also in this heart
There is no room for darkness....

It will give you happiness
Also warmth.....

A place to lay
When you rest....

When you need a time
For you and me....

Thats when its at it's best....

Theres a place in my heart I have for you
This place I call love....

Its of beautiful colors
Also of softness
For your touch....

The love I give you
Its from my heart
To which you have.......

Dedicated to my wife,Tammy

Michael VanDyke

We can be

Special people
Special words
Make a relationship....

Not one
Not three
But two.....

The respect,love and honesty
Its a must....

Helping and sharing
The sorrow,the joy
Having a shoulder to lean on
A hand to hold
A smile to see...

All these are special
For you,also me....

Come along
Be my partner
Lets walk this life together...

When times are good
We will laugh together....

When times are tough
We will wipe the tears away...

So grab each others hand
Walk together
Towards the happiness
We both shall share.....

Michael VanDyke

The art of life

Walking in this world
With my feet
I use as maps......

I don't have the luxury
Of beautiful homes and cars
Its something I never needed
Nor do I want to share
The museums of beautiful art
The jewels of the rich.....

I've only to go outside
For my canvas of sky
Also of the earth
The colors of the land
With trees of green and blue....

The skys they light up
With rainbows of colors
At night the stars gleam with delight.....

The art you see its natural
The jewels I have are free....

The song birds in the trees
The sounds of the creek
On a calm day
Also the rustle of the fall leaves....

I've seen the birth of life
A baby crying in it's mothers arms....

To smell the air
After a sunset
Or from the morning dew....

I'll take the mountains
Or deserts
Of cource the plains I know.....

Finding the joys of life
That was given me
For my eyes to see
My ears to hear
My other sense's too....

I've seen the death of nature
The birth our spring days bring....

Watch the flowers paint a canvas
Purples,greens and reds
Also the yellows and blues.....

Take away the riches
The jewels,money too....

I have my life
Just by sitting outside my door
To listen,to see.........


Michael VanDyke

Free Spirit

As I seen this feather
It was floating through the sky
I picked it up to ask it why
It looked at me as if to say
I don't know why I do it that way.....

To feel the winds under my feet
It lifts my soul
Like a kid with a candy treat.....

Where ever it takes me
I'll do the best I can
Because I am of the free spirit
Yes I am.....

So when I float to the ground
To settle for awhile
A few minutes later
A breeze is lifting
Me higher and higher....

Where it takes me
I do not know
The time
It doesn't matter
For my heart has told me so....

It's the free spirit in my soul
Its time to give you that promise
To let the free spirit let you go....

So grab my hand
As the winds blow
We will sail on
To the dreams to be
This is the free spirit
For you
For me.....

The free spirit I talk of is real
Its always at its best
There is always the truth
The truth to you
The free spirit
Will never leave you
Leave you like the rest....

The time it doesn't matter
The day we really don't care
The time to deal
That's when its at it's best....

For the people don't touch
They don't dare
The free spirit is there
It does care......

So let the feather go
Into the wind
To see it breeze away
Drop onto a path
Yet another day......

The free spirit has taken it
On a ride until it's final day
Where it will turn to dust
Then just blow away........

Michael VanDyke @C 2017

Yaquina Beach

Yaquina Beach




The sound of the waves
Piercing the air
Fog horns blowing
We are here.......

A trail of stairs
Leading below
A walk thru the trees
Of pine and elder.......

You could hear the sounds
Of the crashing waves
The feel of the cool breeze
Drifting in from parts unknown......

The crow he caa's
The gull he flys......

Walking in the sand
With shoes in hand
Watching the fog roll in
From the ocean breeze......

Looking beyond to see
All the driftwood
Clam shells,oyster shells too......

The buoys were bobbin'
To the sway of the breaks
As I was to watch the fog roll out
To the drifting winds
Of the ocean sky............



Michael VanDyke @ 7/12/11



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Go to Sleep and Dream

Little child,go to sleep
Gods Angels have you to keep
They will protect you,all around
So you won't ever fall down

Little dreams,lots of smiles
Lots of hugs and kisses too
Lollipops and candy
Are driftin' thru
Even the yellowbrick road
Just for you

So go to sleep little child
Dreamland is here to be
The night has fallen
Its the end
Of a beautiful day.........

Michael

A night to dream

I can see the stars tonight
They are a shining
Also the moon
Which seems to be whining

While the clouds drift
Low into the sky
Its like watching a dream
So beautiful,so clear

The twinkle in their eye
As the stars light the sky
So many pictures,they make

Like someone with canvas
Took their brush
Making the heavens
With their touch

Reach up to the sky
Grasp a star to take
To realize,there will be
Another night to gaze

Also a night to dream,as the stars gleam
As the clouds roll into the distant sky......

Michael

The Wizard

I am the Wizard
The Wizard of magic

Dream of what you want
Of what you want to be

The magic of my touch
Will give you dreams
Of the way things should be

Laughter,thoughtfulness and kindness
Are all of what you need

Hold on to your dreams
As the Wizard has said

The mind is yours to travel
The road to your heart

There is no stopping
No pass or go

Listen to the Wizard
He has told you so..........

Michael

Ride a Dream

Lights out for the dreamers
When the stars are so bright
The Angels are flying
To make things alright

When the passion from two people
Are falling from the sky
Take our hearts
Guide our feet
With the path of golden pebbles

Walk your dreams
With rainbows of colors
The blues,purples and whites

The fresh smell
After a wondrous storm

The feelings you share
To so very few
It touches me
As also you

Yes the night has fallen
With stars that glow
Some to ride the horizon
With dreams aboard

Its in the heart
With the soul to follow
Reach out grasp the dream
Put it under your pillow

To whisper your thoughts
To share with someone
Some other day...........

Michael

I applaud

I applaud our troops
For fighting a war
That will never end

To know what freedom is
To want other people
To have it too

Leaving your families
To live in hell
Knowing death is there
To greet you
Every morning and night

The compassion I see
In your eyes
When a child is homeless or lost
From the destruction of terrorism

You fight because the freedom
Is worth the risk
For all people
On this earth
To have a taste

Be brave enough
To wear the uniform
To honor in your heart

Spare the freedom
That God has given us
To do what is right
I applaud you..........

Michael

My Tammy

The way a lady is to be treated
Is with love,respect and honesty
I love you because of your honesty
So you do have my respect

As a gentleman I kiss your hand
In your honor of being a precious lady
My love for you
Is more than I can control
Your honesty touches my heart
Never to leave in absence

The respect I have for you
Is like the stars in our heaven
And the feelings I have in my heart
I've never been touched
Like you have touched me

My life,soul and being
They are saying
You have found her
Thank the Lord
For miracles..............

Michael

I want

I want someone who cares
Someone to trust
Also to be loyal
I want someone who I can love
Someone to love me back
Also to be a friend
I want someone to stand by me
At bad times
Good times
Also sad times
I want someone whom doesn't lie
Not to cheat
Also to be truthful
I want someone to cry with
Someone to hug
Also to support
I want someone to talk to
Someone to listen
Also to be understanding
I want someone to be proud of
Someone to be with
When they need me
Also to laugh and have fun
I want someone who needs these things to
Someone to share our thoughts
Also our lives
I want someone
I can walk hand in hand with
Someone to share our past
Also to share our future...........

I found my Tammy,to share our "wants" with........

Michael

Feeling

Hold on my heart
I can see you crying
Hold on my heart
I know what your feeling

We have been there before
So hold on my heart
For the healing has to start

Hold on my heart
Its something we have to do
Together we will do
Whatever we have to

So hold on my heart
I am you
You are me

We will never be apart
So hold on my heart
Its time for a fresh start......

Michael

Promise

The lesson,three words
Don't give up

Is the trail dark-Don't sit
Is the road long-Don't stop
Is the night black-Don't quit

God is watching
For all you know,right at this moment
He might be telling the Angels
To move the stone

The check's in the mail
The apology,in the making
The contract on the desk

Don't quit
For if you do
You may miss the answers
To your prayers

God still sends Angels
God still moves stones.........

Michael

My Angel

The beauty of her soul
The whispers of her laughter
I see from her lips
Sparkles in her eyes
As we look at each other
These are the things I know of her

A touch of silk
As our hands meet
To taste her lips with mine
This I think of all the time
My heart sings of music
With her on my mind

I promised my love to her
To see her smile
As it should be
Smile,cry,laugh
Be it all
I'll be there for her to lean on

My dreams,also my heart
Have learned to say her name
With passion and love
Also respect........

Dedicated to my wife Tammy..

Michael

Eyes of Vision

The horizon I can see
As the moon,with it's glow
Rises up to meet us all
Casting it's shadows of light
Spreading it all thru the night......

Watching the clouds
Drift into site
The gentle rains they fall
As if to bring the smell
Of the vanishing night.......

Shoot that arrow
Into the sky
Pierce a star,let it bleed
Of rainbows and light............

Visions are to see
With your eyes open wide.....

Michael

Dreams

I've had my dreams
In my back pocket
Afraid to take them out....

Never told a soul
The way I wanted
My life to be.......

So I pushed them down deeper
Afraid to pull them out...

I thought they might fall
shatter on the ground....

Some people tell me
They had a dream
Most threw them away.....

As they told me their story's
I would reach down deep
Feel my pocket
My pocket full of dreams......

I never threw mine away
They will be with me
To always stay.....

I always knew
That one day
I could reach into my pocket
Pull out my dreams....

Live it the way I wanted
The way it was to be
As of today.......

Michael

Broken homes and Promises

Broken homes and promises
Is all we ever had
Or ever heard........

Never a place to call home
Only a place to live.....

Broken homes and promises
Is what we all thought......

Sometimes you would sleep your nights away
Or weep them into a dream......

That's all we had
My brothers and I.......

Because it was all
Broken homes and promises
We thought it was to be......

I left that time,long ago
To never return
It was a promise
I told myself so......

No more broken promises
No more broken homes......


Michael

Duke

A noise from the strange island of fog made the trolls stop their work, to gaze the lake of blue..... 

Than thru the haze, they happened to see the colors of red and oranges bright, it was of fire which made them of fright......

The only creature whom loved to tease was that huge dragon They called Duke......

A purple vest he wore with a top hat of black,  he flew over their heads in seconds flat......

Duke flicked his tail of massive length Knocked one troll into the lake.....

As he looked back, they heard his laugh, they knew he would do one more attack.....

Some ducked for cover, under the bridge, some in trash cans, even under the lids..... 

To late for one, Duke blew a flame on his butt The other trolls yelled, "Hey that's just your luck",  the dragon was laughing so hard He lost his flame So he flew around the spot To look at his game....

Duke tipped his hat, with the vest flopping in the breeze, to say my troll friends I sure love to tease..... Across the water he flew, to the island of fog, disappearing in the clouds of grey.....

Maybe to come back to tease them yet another day......

Michael VanDyke @C 2017

Floorboards of Heaven...

Do the floorboards of heaven
Have dust in the cracks
Or is it marbled floors and tiled walls.....

Does the grass grow tall
Or do I have to mow.....

I'm just an Ol' country boy
With thoughts like this......

Do I have to get up at the crack of dawn
Or can I just stay in bed......

Can I eat a sandwich,when I want
Order a pizza too
Do I have to wait for lunch
Also supper,as I always do
Plus eat my veggies too......

Can I take the car for a spin
Not fill it with gas
Would that be a sin.....

I'm not making fun of heaven
Its where I want to go.......

I was just wondering
Maybe dreaming so......

Do the floorboards in heaven
Have dust in the cracks
Or is it marbled floors
And tiled walls.......

Michael

Did You Ever..

Have ever tried to touch the sun
As you headed up the mountains
With the clouds of silver lining below......

Hear the wind from the tree tops
Or the whisper of a crow......

A trail of pine cones and leaves in the early fall
Blanket the ground
To surround the trees,that did it all.........

Or in the spring,the rush of the waterfalls
Trickling below.....

A glance to the sky,with music up above
The wild geese and duck....

Or the howl of a coyote,on his land to run....

All drinking from a mirrored reflection
Of a mountain,in the lake below....

You leave your footprints behind
As you walk a trail head
With the sun showing off its
Yellows,oranges and reds.......

Dedicated to Dad...........
@Michael Van Dyke

Why Did we Do That!!!

It was a hot July day,my brothers Kip,Kay and I were blowing up firecrackers.
I think we were about 10 or 11 years old than,give or take a day or so...........(can't remember)..
We tried about everything with firecrackers,the water bucket with cans,ant piles,mud,we did it all.
We were taking a break from it all,than a idea came into our heads.
What about making a cannon.............
First things first,the gunpowder.We spend three days gathering firecracker duds and buying firecrackers(by selling empty pop bottles and scrap copper)...We stripped the firecrackers apart to remove the gunpowder and put the powder into baby food jars.
Finally the 3rd day and two jar's full of gunpowder,we starting looking for something to make the cannon with.
Dad had some scrap iron around the yard,so we found a piece of pipe that suited the job.
It was about 5 feet long and 1 1/4 inch in diameter.We made a plug for it,pushed it into the pipe about four inches,(that would keep the powder from leaking out the back of the pipe).
We filled the pipe up with the gunpowder,than plugged the front of the pipe with clay,made a small hole into the clay for the fuse.
The fuse was made from six fuses from six firecrackers,we tightly coiled them together for a sure fit.
Now the cannon was made and ready to fire! The question now,Who was going to hold the cannon.
When and where were we going to do this at......
The night time sounded good(it always did)....But what place???
We finally decided on a old car Dad had in the yard.A old 1954 chevy,no hood,no engine in the compartment.
Perfect as we called it,everything falling into our plan......
Now the other question "WHO"???? Can't remember how or why,but Kip was the chosen one.
We waited till dusk(seemed like the day took forever)...
Finally,night was falling upon us.Dark skies,perfectly still night...........
We gathered all our gear and walked towards the old car.Our thoughts going into every direction!!!
Kip crawls into the engine compartment of the old chevy.Grabs the pipe cannon.
Kay and I ask Kip,"are you sure you want to do this"?Kip said,"Lets do it"!
He shouldered the cannon,got into position.We lit the match to the fuse and ran away,far enough to stay out of danger(Funny thought huh)!
Kay and I could see the glow of the lit fuse,it seemed like eternity for all else to happen!!!
Than BOOM!!!!!! The cannon went off!!!!!
It was like bright daylight in the engine compartment!We could see Kips eyes,they were as big as silver dollars!
Than as fast as the light came,it was total dark again.A dead silence........
Dad comes running out of the house yelling"What the hell is going on now"???
We told him,just shooting off firecrackers.He went stomping back into the house!
Kay and I than ran over the old chevy car to check on Kip!He was still holding the pipe cannon on his shoulder and looking straight ahead.
Finally noticing that we were there,he looks at us and said"HOLY CRAP"!!!!
We grabbed the pipe cannon,got Kip out of the engine compartment of the car.
We looked the pipe over,it was split two inches down from the end that got blasted!Ripped really good!
Kip's ears were bleeding under the earlobes,and couldn't hear very well for a week or so!
Lesson learned,to never do that again!
To this day,45+ years down the road,we remember that very day as if it was yesterday.
Was it dangerous-yes!
Did we laugh-yes!
Boys will be boys!!!!!!!