I was raised in the darkness
In the shadow of life
An abusive parent
With us
No where to go....
Mom was strong
She lost her spirit
Long ago
The protection
We tried.....
Why we asked
It wasn't anything
We did......
Other families
With love and respect
The laughing, loving and caring
How come we didn't have that
Which others shared......
Dad was just a father
Had to earn that word
To be called "Dad"......
It was to be
I had enough
Chains have to be broken
The old life buried.....
My brothers and I
We started our families
Raised them with love, respect
Above all caring......
Past buried
Not forgotten
Darkness turned to sunshine
The shadows, walked away.....
Mom is in a better place
With our Lord Jesus
In heaven you see......
We hope Dad is too
His darkness followed him
He buried it to his soul......
Our shadows of the past, walked away
So the darkness had no where to stay.....
The days of Grandchildren are here
Making the past, so far away
Bringing in the sunshine
For more happier days.......
Michael Vandyke @ 2016
Saturday, April 23, 2016
Thursday, November 26, 2015
The Nail
The Nail
Dedicated to Kenny Young.....
Most people,would just see a nail
I see memories and thoughts.....
The many miles of fence
The miles of walking
Hammering a nail
Into a wooden post.......
Building a cattle fence
Making the cattle safe
The other land owners happy......
It reminds me of the many people
I worked with
Putting fences up
Or taking it down......
Be it in the dead of winter
Or the hottest days of summer.......
So few,were good at what they did
Some enjoyed it
Worked as a team.......
That's the memories
It has for me....
Fences up and tight
Fences down and rolled
We did it all.......
Not a whimper
Not a complaint
Working walking
As we go......
Stories told
Laughter too
This little nail
Reminds me
Of a story or two.......
Michael VanDyke @ 2015
Dedicated to Kenny Young.....
Most people,would just see a nail
I see memories and thoughts.....
The many miles of fence
The miles of walking
Hammering a nail
Into a wooden post.......
Building a cattle fence
Making the cattle safe
The other land owners happy......
It reminds me of the many people
I worked with
Putting fences up
Or taking it down......
Be it in the dead of winter
Or the hottest days of summer.......
So few,were good at what they did
Some enjoyed it
Worked as a team.......
That's the memories
It has for me....
Fences up and tight
Fences down and rolled
We did it all.......
Not a whimper
Not a complaint
Working walking
As we go......
Stories told
Laughter too
This little nail
Reminds me
Of a story or two.......
Michael VanDyke @ 2015
Wednesday, November 25, 2015
Myself Yourself
Myself Yourself...
To the world I am one
But to one,I am the world.....
The journey has been long
My heart has been broken
Let them see the brokenness
Let them see through the cracks,in your Armor
That's how the light gets out......
There is always a song
That reminds you of it
The place,the time.....
As you sit there in the quietness
Of the night
You realize
This is what it's all about.......
I can see your journey
Through your eyes
But I can't feel the pain or happiness
You went through.......
Go to where you need to be
That past brought you this far
Continue the walk
The journey never ends........
Michael VanDyke @ 2015
To the world I am one
But to one,I am the world.....
The journey has been long
My heart has been broken
Let them see the brokenness
Let them see through the cracks,in your Armor
That's how the light gets out......
There is always a song
That reminds you of it
The place,the time.....
As you sit there in the quietness
Of the night
You realize
This is what it's all about.......
I can see your journey
Through your eyes
But I can't feel the pain or happiness
You went through.......
Go to where you need to be
That past brought you this far
Continue the walk
The journey never ends........
Michael VanDyke @ 2015
Friday, November 20, 2015
The Morning Drive
The Morning Drive
The suns rays are piercing the clouds
The dew of the grasses of green
Are reflecting the mirror finishes
Of the crisp morning......
As I see
The sun breaks through the clouds
Rays of sunshine are in the valley.....
The distant mountains to my left
Are in darkness
Of colored greys
And of fogs of white......
The mountains to my right
Are of sun and blue skies
Trees of gold and green
With reds showing.here and there.....
The misty morning sun
Working it's magic
The roads ahead
Have leaves of golden colors
Laying their blankets
Toward the ground.......
The trees baring their limbs
With the sights of nested squirrels
Which are at home
With their gathered nuts
Straw for warmth
For what's to come...............
Michael VanDyke @ 2015
The suns rays are piercing the clouds
The dew of the grasses of green
Are reflecting the mirror finishes
Of the crisp morning......
As I see
The sun breaks through the clouds
Rays of sunshine are in the valley.....
The distant mountains to my left
Are in darkness
Of colored greys
And of fogs of white......
The mountains to my right
Are of sun and blue skies
Trees of gold and green
With reds showing.here and there.....
The misty morning sun
Working it's magic
The roads ahead
Have leaves of golden colors
Laying their blankets
Toward the ground.......
The trees baring their limbs
With the sights of nested squirrels
Which are at home
With their gathered nuts
Straw for warmth
For what's to come...............
Michael VanDyke @ 2015
Wednesday, October 21, 2015
The Midnite Train
The darkness flows
With the distant lights
Of the stars above.....
All aboard
As the last call
Was heard......
The train was full
As always,it seemed.......
The dimness of shadows
From little of light......
Whispers to one another
"Where are we to go"
No one really knew......
The mystery brought forth
These people on this train.......
I have not forced you
Or neither
Did you not complain.......
The darkness outside
As the train moved
Ever so slow......
Shadows of things
You might have seen
You glance back
As nothing
Seems to appear.......
Quite whispers among us
As if we were to awake......
The conductor walks
The floor
Only to look you
In the face......
What is this
He wants of me
As he looks at you
No more.......
Not a word was said
Has he walked
Towards the door.......
We hear the sounds
Of the engines
As if to make
A huge roar.......
Picking up speed
As if the past
Mattered no more......
As I see the faces
Of people
Their eyes are of dark
As if no soul......
Now I remember
I have been here before
The destination
I did not want to see.......
All on this train
With ticket in hand
Was written
For a one way
A far away land......
One way ticket only
A ticket to hell......
I asked the conductor
As he walked by
Please sir
Am I to go back......
He was startled
As he looked
Nobody usually asked........
This train is always full
Always has been booked.......
He glanced ahead
Behind him too
Looked at my ticket
Then told me so.......
I see you have
Rode this train before
Where we are going
They need you no more......
He reached into his pocket
Gave me a ticket
Said it was mine.......
As I looked down to see
A round trip ticket
Back to where I'm needed
In time.......
For he knew
I was a young man
As time would tell.......
I have road that train
The train to hell......
Michael VanDyke @ 2015
With the distant lights
Of the stars above.....
All aboard
As the last call
Was heard......
The train was full
As always,it seemed.......
The dimness of shadows
From little of light......
Whispers to one another
"Where are we to go"
No one really knew......
The mystery brought forth
These people on this train.......
I have not forced you
Or neither
Did you not complain.......
The darkness outside
As the train moved
Ever so slow......
Shadows of things
You might have seen
You glance back
As nothing
Seems to appear.......
Quite whispers among us
As if we were to awake......
The conductor walks
The floor
Only to look you
In the face......
What is this
He wants of me
As he looks at you
No more.......
Not a word was said
Has he walked
Towards the door.......
We hear the sounds
Of the engines
As if to make
A huge roar.......
Picking up speed
As if the past
Mattered no more......
As I see the faces
Of people
Their eyes are of dark
As if no soul......
Now I remember
I have been here before
The destination
I did not want to see.......
All on this train
With ticket in hand
Was written
For a one way
A far away land......
One way ticket only
A ticket to hell......
I asked the conductor
As he walked by
Please sir
Am I to go back......
He was startled
As he looked
Nobody usually asked........
This train is always full
Always has been booked.......
He glanced ahead
Behind him too
Looked at my ticket
Then told me so.......
I see you have
Rode this train before
Where we are going
They need you no more......
He reached into his pocket
Gave me a ticket
Said it was mine.......
As I looked down to see
A round trip ticket
Back to where I'm needed
In time.......
For he knew
I was a young man
As time would tell.......
I have road that train
The train to hell......
Michael VanDyke @ 2015
Monday, October 12, 2015
As Earth Plays
As Earth Play's..............
As the fog rolls in
The still of the night
Slithers away......
As a dead calm
Envelopes the morning
The trees disappear
The colors of green and gold
Turn to white......
At a distance
The highway's disappear
With just the noise of the cars
As they drive away........
Buildings are a blur
As the fog rolls closer
To be only a white mass
Like a sheet over a bed.........
In only hours
It will surrender
As the sun
Draws higher in the sky......
It's rays burning away
The moisture it see's below
To make a perfect afternoon
For all to enjoy........
Michael VanDyke @ 2015
As the fog rolls in
The still of the night
Slithers away......
As a dead calm
Envelopes the morning
The trees disappear
The colors of green and gold
Turn to white......
At a distance
The highway's disappear
With just the noise of the cars
As they drive away........
Buildings are a blur
As the fog rolls closer
To be only a white mass
Like a sheet over a bed.........
In only hours
It will surrender
As the sun
Draws higher in the sky......
It's rays burning away
The moisture it see's below
To make a perfect afternoon
For all to enjoy........
Michael VanDyke @ 2015
Sunday, August 23, 2015
The Stairs of Heaven
The Stairs of Heaven......
The stairs of heaven
Came down to meet me
With the ray's of the sun
Shining on the beautiful
Hair of red.........
Come my child
We have work to do
For one let's comfort
The one's that loved you so.....
Some of their hearts came with you
As you left.......
How do we tell them
Your in a beautiful place
With walls of beauty
Grasses so green
A place of peace.......
No pain,just love
Mother and Father
I love you
Grandma's and Grandpa's too
I'll miss my sister,brothers too
I also know how love
Will keep keep you all together.....
Don't be sad
As you think of me
Remember our good times
The smiles I left you to enjoy......
Remember the laughter we shared
The laughter I gave each one of you all
Remember we will be together again.......
It's never any goodbyes
I will see you again
As we meet in heaven
The Lord has promised me that........
Michael VanDyke @ 2015
The stairs of heaven
Came down to meet me
With the ray's of the sun
Shining on the beautiful
Hair of red.........
Come my child
We have work to do
For one let's comfort
The one's that loved you so.....
Some of their hearts came with you
As you left.......
How do we tell them
Your in a beautiful place
With walls of beauty
Grasses so green
A place of peace.......
No pain,just love
Mother and Father
I love you
Grandma's and Grandpa's too
I'll miss my sister,brothers too
I also know how love
Will keep keep you all together.....
Don't be sad
As you think of me
Remember our good times
The smiles I left you to enjoy......
Remember the laughter we shared
The laughter I gave each one of you all
Remember we will be together again.......
It's never any goodbyes
I will see you again
As we meet in heaven
The Lord has promised me that........
Michael VanDyke @ 2015
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