Bring Love! Bring Love! Bring Love!A Poem by BLBrownI care
not for those worldly and soulless desires Not for
the silver lying stagnant in the felt lined drawer Nor for
the sparkling crystal ne’er seen in the cabinet Nor for
the fancy house with e’er one room too many Nor for
the big auto that screams down the road For I
have seen the face of happiness and it is fair ‘Tis
the touch of his hand, the crinkle of his eye that I
pine for as he lies sleeping and lightly snoring ‘Tis
simple laughter of my child now grown and loved and the
romping of my kittens in the midst of night And I
have looked, in this world, upon great sadness and pain for the
starving children of the expanding Sahara of Africa for the
wounded warriors returning less a limb from war for the
dying rainforests around the world being sucked dry thus I
know that ‘tis human care which matters most of all So
bring me no gifts, for they offer me no joy or purpose I care
not for these trappings, and beg you just to...
bring love! bring love! bring love! © 2012 BLBrown |
AuthorBLBrownVAAboutHello, my name is Barbara. Writing is my calling in life. It took me awhile but I've finally answered. I will write anything, poetry, ditties, short stories, and am currently also working on a .. more..Writing
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