This, And Only This!
stolen moments...
an afternoon with family,
from my father to my son
and his wife....
and my granddaughter,
who at nine months
finds great joy
in the smallest of things....
this is what we have
that we cant afford to lose,
this, and only this....
family, and the wonder
of the world through
....a child's eyes!
poem by Eric Cockrell
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Vantage Point
the leaf speaks to the tree,
'i am tree', pounding its chest!
the tree whispers with a smile,
'but my son i am leaf! '...
the ground beneath trembles with laughter,
'yes, and i am sky! '
then the wind comes,
and with a mighty rush,
blows them all away!
three voices rhyming in distant echoes...
'we are wind! '
poem by Eric Cockrell
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Freedom Thoughts
freedom of speech
freedom of thought
freedom of being
it all begins
with the deep down
individual spark
that allows the force
of being to be whole
you can't hold the wind
in your hands
but you can feel it
on your faces
has not the wind a soul?
yet it claims no identity!
you are only as free
as what you let go of
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I Remember You (Every)
i remember you...
every time i breathe,
every step i take...
every job i tackle.
every fight i fight,
every tear no one sees
me cry...
every time i reach out to help,
every time i get knocked down...
every prayer i cant find words for,
every sleepless night....
every dream i cant quite touch...
i remember you!
poem by Eric Cockrell
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If (The Cost Of Freedom...)
if the cost of freedom
...is my body,
then
..may
....my
......spirit.........fly
...........away!
if the cost of freedom
....is my identity,
then
...may
.....you
......see........yourself
...........in
.......... ....me!
if the cost of freedom
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Redeem The Time....
redeem the time...
tear down the lie!
build it back, board by board,
nail by nail, stone by stone,
with honest human hands.
seize the moment...
all that we have,
no tomorrow without today,
no today without
living and giving!
redeem the time...
put a human face on your god...
put a godly heart in your humanity!
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For World Peace!
light the Hanukkah candles,
or put your baby Jesus in a manger
'neath the tree...
purify for Ramadan....
or perhaps even more sacred,
more holy than all of these....
because of what you believe,
and who you are...
join together, and work for world peace!
God, by whatever name,
created each and all in His image!
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Let Me Show You Mine....
a young doctor in a hospital
spent several minutes explaining
to the young aide taking care of
the dying old man, why there
could be no god....
when he finished, the young aide
looked up and said,
'let me show you mine! '
and with that he cleaned the
old man's ass, pulled the bedpan out,
and carried it from the room!
poem by Eric Cockrell
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Like A Man
the old man
pulled up in front of
the detox center...
the boy turned to him:
'pray for me...'
'son, i prayed for you
when i took you in,
when i sat and listened,
when i fed you,
and cleaned you up...
now pray for me,
and most of all for yourself,
when you walk through that door
like a man, and ask for help! '
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Drunk On Jesus
she walks barefoot,
clad in panties, and
a long flannel shirt...
her long hair falling
down her back...
she's drunk on Jesus,
sunlight dances in her hair...
she smells like coming home,
her eyes soft as she hums.
nothing needed, nothing asked,
a prayer wrapped around...
light born from shadow,
the flower opens!
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