Memories

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Deep in my mind are memories of you:

Your smiling face and long dark hair,

Your tender loving voice said words true,

And your beating heart proved you did care.

I still see you in my nightly dreams, 

And I feel your embrace day and night.

Your love is still mine, or so it seems,

Because it shines in my heart as a light.

Your vision haunts my every thought,

And everything that I say and all I do,

Result because of the love that I sought.

And when I loved you, I was never blue.

Those memories remind me of the past,

And how things between us used to be.

Sadly, I realize that our love failed to last,

And I wonder if you felt as hurt as me.

Memories that tell me that I was wrong

Keep me lamenting this sad, sad song.

April 20, 1968

USNRTC

Great Lakes, Illinois

Poem № 18

A Picture

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When the time passes slowly,

And I have a minute or two,

I get out your picture, 

Just a likeness of you.

That warm smiling face,

 And those beautiful eyes,

Are only a piece of paper

But a picture tells no lies.

When you seeing you, dear,

And talking to you on the phone

Is impossible and cannot be,

Your picture is there when I'm alone.

Yes, it's just a photograph

That captured your lovely face,

And recreated your smile -

For now, instead of an embrace!

April 18, 1968
USNRTC
Great Lakes, Illinois  Poem № 17

When the Rain Fell

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Ere my window, I gaze intently,
And watch the rain fall gently.

The window, open ever so slightly,
Allows the rain to enter lightly;
The moisture has found a place
In my heart splashing my face.
There was a time when the rain
And the wind whispered your name.

Once, into her eyes I gazed intently,
Standing in the rain falling gently.

Trickling down our cheeks like tears,
The cool rain erased all of our fears.
The moon was hidden somewhere,
But we knew that it was there.
The stars we didn't see that night,
But we knew that all was so right.

But one day when the rains were gone,
We were parted, and I was left alone.

Ere my window, I gaze intently,
And watch the rain fall gently.

April 18, 1968
USNRTC
Great Lakes, Illinois
Poem № 16

There Comes A Time

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There comes a time when
When love comes to an end.
But I've not found
That time around
That will cause our love to die,
Which would make me cry.

There comes a time when
A love must begin.
And I've found that time,
I've found mine.
Our love will always last,
Until all time has passed.

April 17, 1968
USNRTC
Great Lakes, Illinois
Poem № 15

You're the Reason Why

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You're the reason why,
You're the reason I

Feel the way I do,
Why I'm never blue.

You're the reason why,
You're the reason I

Have feelings I can't hide,
Why I'm happy deep inside.

You're the reason why,
You're the reason I

Have these feelings of love,
That you I'm dreaming of

You're the reason why!
You're the reason why!

Every time you're near
And your voice I hear,
It brightens up my day
And everything I say
Goes to show to you
That my love is true.

You're the one I need.
You're the one indeed!
You're the one for me,
Darling can't you see?
Every night and day
I hope and I pray
Our love will last forever
And it will pass on never.

You're the reason why,
You're the reason I

Feel the way I do,
Why I am never blue.

You're the reason why.
You're the reason why.

You're the reason why!

April 17, 1968
USNRTC
Great Lakes, IllinoisPoem № 14

Time Stands Still

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Time stands still when a man is lonely;
Time stands still when he's lost his only.
Time rambles slowly on for a lonely man
Who needs love to give time a helping hand.
Once, time flew quickly for a man in love,
For he was blessed with a gift from above.
But now the miles are many, wide and far,
And his heart aches from loneliness' scar.

Time stands still for the broken hearted;
Time stands still for those who are parted.
But once love has entered a man's life,
There is no longer any pain, any strife.
Time no longer stands still - it flies,
And a man with love lives and ne'er cries.
Yes, time stands still day and night;
Time stands still and all is not right!

April 11, 1968
USNRTC
Great Lakes, Illinois
Poem № 13

Here I Stand

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Here I stand!

The soft wind blows in my face;
I long to be in your warm embrace.
I need to be held in your arms
And to surrender to your charms.

Now, alone I stand!

We may be away and apart,
But you are near in my heart.
In my mind's eye your smiles
Have closed up the many miles.

But, alone I stand!

How I yearn to be where you are,
But now the miles are many and far.
I remember when it was better -
We were in love and together.

Yes, here I stand!April 8, 1968
USNRTC
Great Lakes, Illinois
Poem № 12