Collage - Softcover

Kenneth, Daron

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1496944313 ISBN 13: 9781496944313

Publisher: AuthorHouse, 2014

Synopsis

Collage is a collection of poetry that gives the reader a taste of the real and often surreal tour of the author's mind as he looks at life, love, and relationships. It also gives an interesting ride through the day-to-day interactions that can often be taken for granted. Collage will give the reader an inspirational and thought-provoking vision of the important moments that are often missed yet seen through the eyes of this talented poet and writer.

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Collage

By Daron Kenneth

AuthorHouse

Copyright © 2014 Daron Kenneth
All rights reserved.

ISBN: 978-1-4969-4431-3

Contents

A Happier Place To Live In, 1, 
Always Love You, 2, 
Angel of Hope, 3, 
Because, 4, 
Best of Friends, 5, 
Better Day, 6, 
Birthdays, 7, 
Blue Monday, 8, 
Blurry, 9, 
Broken Window, 10, 
Catherine, 11, 
Christmas Carols, 12, 
Cinder, 13, 
Communication, 14, 
Completed, 15, 
Cool Cats, 16, 
Cool, Calm and Peaceful, 17, 
Day by Day, 18, 
Day Turns to Night, 19, 
Done, 20, 
Dreaming of Summer, 22, 
Dreams, 23, 
Eternal Child, 24, 
Feeling Blue, 26, 
First Light of Day, 27, 
First Love, 28, 
First Signs of Spring, 29, 
Four Walls, 30, 
Friends, 31, 
Girl of My Dreams, 32, 
Good Friends, 33, 
Help Me to Shine, 34, 
How This Story Ends, 35, 
I Just Melt, 36, 
I'll Be There For You, 37, 
In Dreams, 38, 
In My Heart, 39, 
In My World, 40, 
In Sickness and In Health, 41, 
Into The Hole That I'm In, 42, 
Just Another Day, 43, 
Just Right, 44, 
Just You, 45, 
Lament, 46, 
Laughter in the Rain, 47, 
Listen, 48, 
Little Scout, 49, 
Little Sisters, 50, 
Lonely Girl, 51, 
Lonely Girl Part 2, 52, 
Love, 53, 
Maybe Tomorrow, 54, 
Michael, 55, 
Mondays, 56, 
My Closest Friend and Ally, 57, 
My Favorite Pet, 58, 
My Love For You, 59, 
My Reason For Living, 60, 
My Secret Heart, 61, 
Nothing, 62, 
One of My Heroes, 63, 
One True Emotion, 64, 
Prayers, 65, 
Put Your Hand In My Hand, 66, 
Rain Drops, 67, 
Saturdays With Grandma, 68, 
See Me Through, 69, 
Shadows, 70, 
Sit and Pray, 71, 
So Blue, 72, 
So Lucky, 73, 
Special Girl, 74, 
St. Patrick's Day, 75, 
State of Bliss, 76, 
Swimming, 77, 
That Man of Mine, 78, 
The Girl With the Sad Eyes, 79, 
The Long Walk Home, 80, 
The One That I Love, 81, 
This Journey We Call Life, 82, 
Those Old Blues, 83, 
Till Summer Turns to Fall, 85, 
Today, 86, 
Tortured Soul, 87, 
Two Men and a Parachute, 88, 
Tyme, 89, 
Under the Covers, 90, 
We Too Are One, 91, 
Wednesday Nights, 92, 
Welcome to My World, 93, 
When I Need It Most, 95, 
When You're Next to Me, 96, 
Winter Holidays, 97, 
Wonderful Memories, 98, 
You and I, 99, 
You Listening?, 100, 
Young and 21, 101, 
Young Love, 102, 
Your Smile, 103, 

CHAPTER 1

    A Happier Place To Live In

* * *

    When I look into your eyes, I see the fire
    That burns there, it burns there for me.
    Your smile that shines, shines for all the
    World to see. I know that deep within
    Your soul a heart beats in Tyme for all
    The right reasons. It beats for those
    Whom you Love so very much including
    Myself. You're a wonderful person whose
    Love is very definitely apparent. I am
    So proud to be a reason you are so happy
    And in Love and at peace with yourself.
    I am so lucky to be an integral part of
    Your life. With each and every day that
    Passes I feel your Love growing more in
    My life as well as your own life too.
    Your Love is apparent in all the many
    Things that you do for myself as well as
    Others. Your Love is an important part
    Of my life as well. With each look that
    You give and with each smile that you
    Relay to others you grow a little bit more
    Each day. In doing so you share some
    More of your Love that helps make me
    And the rest of the world a happier place
    To live in.


    Always Love You

* * *

    I will always Love you,
    This I Know is true,
    And you will always be,
    The one who's there for me.
    And if the truth be told,
    I'll Love you till I'm old.
    Say you'll be my man,
    Who Loves me as I am.
    If we get the chance,
    We can share romance.
    If you let me try,
    I'll Love you till I die.


    Angel of Hope

* * *

    She's been there for me through thick and
    Through thin. She always has an objective
    Point of view. When I'm at my wits end
    She's always there with some constructive
    Criticism and words to guide me. Her
    Personality is one of her greatest selling
    Points. She always puts her clients first
    And foremost. She has helped me to
    Survive many a rough road that I have
    Traveled on. She is the closest thing on
    This earth to an angel. With kind words
    And a soft temperament, she helps to fix
    The many problems that enter her office
    Each day. She is always there if an extreme
    Dilemma arises to use her very own personal
    Tyme to resolve it. She has been there
    Over three decades now to help me through
    My worst worries and biggest of problems.
    I can easily say that she is not only a part
    Of my "family" of friends, she is also one
    Of the people that I Love and trust more
    Than anyone else. She is truly a Godsend
    If ever there was one. She is my angel of
    Hope and I Love her for that.


    Because ...

* * *

    I Love you because you're so good at caring,
    I Love you because you're so good at sharing.

    I Love you because you're my best friend,
    I Love you because you'll be there until the end.

    I Love you because you're so good to me,
    I Love you because your soul sets me free.

    I Love you for your big brown eyes,
    I Love you because you're so smart and wise.

    I Love you for your big bright smile,
    I Love you for the way you make me laugh a while.

    I Love you, you're the one that I kiss,
    I Love you, you're the one that I miss.

    I Love you because you're mine all mine,
    I Love you because you look so fine.

    I Love you because your heart is true,
    I Love for all of the nice things that you do.


    Best of Friends

* * *

    I just got off the phone with a really good friend.
    She's one of those friends that you've known
    For years and although we live far apart and
    Rarely see each other we still stay close enough
    So that when one of us calls the other we can
    Always pick right up where we last left off.
    She's not even really what you'd call a friend,
    She's more like a member of the family to me.
    We've known each other for going on 18 years
    This year. Funny how it seems like just yesterday
    When we were living as neighbors on Rosedale
    Avenue. We used to each have apartments in the
    Same house. We would get together and share
    Great food, movies, some drinks and stories,
    Not to mention we created some memories that
    Will always remain engrained in our thoughts
    Forever. Life was difficult for us and money
    Was tight but we always managed to keep
    Each other happy and to have good Tymes
    That we'll never forget. The best part about
    Being neighbors was that we always looked
    Out for each other ... we always have and we
    Always will.


    Better Day

* * *

    Sitting on the front porch,
    Soaking up some rays.
    Just looking all around,
    See summer's on its way.
    The squirrels in the trees are chiding,
    The leaves on the trees are growing,
    See a cat in the window grooming,
    The grass is finally ready for mowing.
    The flowers on the ground are blooming,
    See birds flying up in the sky,
    The air is warm and comforting,
    Couldn't find a better day if I tried.


    Birthdays

* * *

    Happy Birthday to you ... a day to celebrate all the years
    You've been alive and to all the many more that will
    Come your way. Days that we have spent together.
    I hope that each day will be memorable and ones you
    Will appreciate because they will be days that you
    Spend with me. Special days for a special person
    Like yourself. Memorable days of summer's past and
    Ones of the summer's yet to be. Wonderful days
    You will spend with me just enjoying your special day
    Because it is a celebration of the day you were brought
    Into this world. A special day to all of those who know
    You and to your family too. A special day indeed.


    Blue Monday

* * *

    It is another Monday today, the beginning
    Of what could be a warm start to the week.
    As I peek out the window I see another
    Few inches of snow have arrived. There
    Won't be a warm day today. The snow is
    Heavy and wet as I shovel its contents off
    Of the sidewalk. Cold and damp, my clothes
    Cling to me and try to keep me warm and
    Dry. The wet snow sticks to the shovel.
    Next its Tyme to put down some salt so
    The water that is left behind from the snow
    Will not freeze up. I sprinkle it all around
    And hope that the salt will do the trick.
    I see others out shoveling and salting their
    Sidewalks as well. As I spend my energy
    Cleaning up the mess that Mother Nature
    Left behind for us, I can't help but wonder
    What can be done to hasten the move from
    Winter to spring, changing the day from
    Cold and wet to warm and wonderful. But
    It is only January, that means that spring
    Isn't going to be here any sooner by just
    Wishing for it to speed up the clock another
    Six to eight weeks. So there's just one thing
    To do, just sit back and build a snowman and
    Try to enjoy the snow.


    Blurry

* * *

    Everything's so blurry, nothing comes in clear,
    I wish I had the power to wash away my fear.
    I'd be the guy that I was years ago,
    The one that lived his life alone.
    I'd never talk to anyone else,
    I'd leave my feelings on a shelf.
    I'd take them down when I need to cry,
    I'd watch the world go spinning by.
    Then I'd find some brand new friends,
    They'd help my broken mind to mend.
    Then I'd be the guy that's always happy,
    Instead of feeling always crappy.
    And I would find someone to Love,
    With a little help from God above.
    And I would never again be blue,
    With help from my friends to see me through.


    Broken Window

* * *

    There's something about trying to classify
    Yourself that can really be difficult. I feel
    Like I'm a broken window. I used to be
    Shiny and perfectly smooth. Now I feel
    Like a window that has had a baseball or
    A stone thrown through it. Now my edges
    Are jagged and uneven. No longer smooth
    But sharp shards of glass that puncture, rip
    And tear at the air. Once shiny and even
    Now rough and rigged and ripping at the air
    That passes through it. Once pleasant and
    Even, now coarse and irregular with shards of
    Myself missing from the pane. Bits of
    Myself that used to make up the whole are
    Now fragmented and lost over Tyme. This
    Leaving me less than myself and wondering
    How to put all of my remains back together
    And make me the perfect sheet of glass
    That I once was. With each piece of the
    Panel missing is a part of myself that was
    Once a part of me that made up my entire
    Self and made me to be me. SomeTymes
    You can fix a broken window and bring the
    Debris together again, but once damaged
    The window is never as strong as it once
    Was in the first place.


    Catherine

* * *

    As I think back to my many years in school,
    I can't help but remember my first Love way
    Back in middle school on a beautiful girl by
    The name of Catherine. She had the kind of
    Eyes that capture your heart and never let go.
    We were the best of friends and we shared
    A lot of the same family issues so we were
    Lost when Love took us by storm. I still
    Remember our first kiss was in a haunted
    House we were checking out at the Tyme.
    We used to spend hours and hours on the
    Phone, discussing our lives and our futures.
    For whatever reason we went our separate
    Ways. I can still hear her voice in me head
    Reminding me just how special our relation-
    Ship was and how wonderful it was to be in
    Love for the very first Tyme in my life. That
    First relationship made me feel special. Even
    Though we were just plain people, we felt as
    If we had the world by the tail. We thought
    That nothing could stand in our way. We
    Used to pass notes during the passing Tyme
    Between classes. I remember how I used
    To save each and every note as if they were
    Written on gold leaf, rereading them Tyme
    And Tyme again. They always made me feel
    Happy and special, especially with such a
    Cute and wonderful girl. I wonder what
    Ever happened to all those notes anyway?


    Christmas Carols

* * *

    Christmas carols and seasonal songs are the
    Music of the holiday. They remind us of the
    Reason for the holidays: sharing and caring
    For ourselves and our fellow man. Melodies
    That tell of all the things that children hold
    Dear: Santa Claus and all his elves, a famous
    Reindeer, a snowman and the joy of the
    Nativity scene. Sweet little tunes that help
    Make our spirits light and jovial in a Tyme
    Of Year when the cold weather can really
    Bring us down. Harmonies that we sing in groups
    And parade around the neighborhood helping
    To spread the good cheer to those who may
    Need a bit of joy in their lives. Music that
    We hear while we are shopping for gifts for
    The people I our lives who make our days a
    Bit more special. Hymns that we sing in
    Church that remind us to be joyful and happy
    For the seasons to come and for no other
    Reason than to just make us feel good ... and
    That truly is a wonderful thing.

(Continues...)

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Edition details

• Publisher: AuthorHouse
• Publication date: 2014
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1496944313
• ISBN 13: 9781496944313
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 112