Poems From the Jersey Shore 35
Faith, Art, writing and learning are Tim’s passions. Tim loves working in education. He has a BS in Psychology from Albright College.
Timothy Whitt
Life In A Few Words
i was recently talking to a gentleman from NYC. He was telling me about five of his family members, including his uncle who had died because of Covid. It was a very heart wrenching and eye opening experience, it also made me think about how an entire life can be summed up in a few words.
The poems in this compilation are all about life. They deal with different aspects of life. I hope you enjoy the poems. I also hope they make you think about life and help you see you need to live your life more fully and maybe in a new way.
They say life is a race we run. I wrote this poem with that thought running through my head.
The Race
A journey of a lifetime
Begins with the first step
After that it’s a foot race
Until the very last lap
Some people run the race
sprinting to the finish line
Thinking they need to win
think they’re all doing fine
Others try to pace themselves
They know it’s a marathon
Trying to breathe in each day
Making the best of the run
The pace is up to the runner
They can go fast or go slow
The race they run depends
On how they want life to go
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I wrote this poem in reference to all the vain people a nerd like me has run into in my lifetime.
Heard
You may have
The look people want
You may have
The right words
People are drawn to hear
Problem is your heart
Is silent
It doesn’t cry out
To others
Of your love
Only of your vanity
As you satisfy
Your own ways
In the end you’ll find
When looks fail
When words cease
You’ll be judged by all your deeds
The good ones and bad
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People always say act normal, but what is normal? Do we really truly know or is person there own normal? Questions to think about.
Normal
Normal is
You
Me
Both of us
But
In our own way
Truth is
We are
Each
A different person
Each
Our own normal
The way we
Are meant
To be
The way we
Are created
To be
It is what makes
Us
A part
Of a not so
Normal
But
Normal
World
Ponderings about a life which is growing ever closer to the end.
My Life
Don’t know if my life
Ending will be happy
Or if it will be the
Saddest part
Right now I’m living
A happy middle
After I had a pretty
Rough start
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A poem which asks you to think about what you care about the most.
Your Soul
I must ask
What do you care more
About
How you look
Or your soul
One will bring you earthly praise
One eternal rest
It’s your choice
Where you spend your time
Seeking beauty
Seeking God
In the end is when you’ll find
Which choice was the o
A poem dedicated to the wonderment of what happened to a lost love.
A Letter
Hello my love, everyday I wrote you a letter
Hello my love, everyday I wrote you a letter
How I wished you would return
How I hoped you would come home
Letters which remain unopened
Letters which remain unsent
Well my love, if you’d gotten my letters
You’d know how much I missed you
Yes, my love, you’d know I missed you
Well you know I hope you’re doing well
Someday maybe I’ll get to tell you so
Miss you, my love, miss you
If you ever see me on the street, please stop, talk awhile
Yes, if you ever see me one the street, please stop, talk awhile
Well my love I so want you to stroll down the street
And see can you see my love for you is still alive
A poem dedicated to the fact we all change no matter how hard we try not to change.
People Change
People change
So will I
I know it’s true
I will not deny
Cause
Each day I grow
Older
Each day my life gets
Shorter
Change will come
In
The blink of eye
The person I am
Now
Is not the person
I will become
Then
So
I must embrace
Change
Revel in who I will
Become
Not
Worry about the person
Left behind
A poem which looks at the idea of how we live out our years, with love or not love.
How Much, How Many
How much love in an old heart
Depends on how much love was given away
How much joy is left in a long life
Depends on where your heart stays
How many good friends in a long life
Depends on what kind of friend you were
How many tomorrows in a long life
Depends on well you lived your today’s
© 2021 Timothy Whitt
Comments
Joanne Hayle from Wiltshire, U.K. on August 31, 2021:
Excellent. I particularly enjoyed Normal and Your Soul. Great writing. :-)
John Hansen from Gondwana Land on August 31, 2021:
A nice collection of poems Tim. I also enjoyed Death in Code Blue...but was unable to comment.
