Poems by John Pinkney

Poems by John Pinkney

AGAIN

Here I am again in my backyard, listening to the wind blow her love tone. Singing the song of love. It has me in the grip of happiness. It has released me from the sadness of the days before, so that I will not self-destruct. The mist surrounds me and lets me know that I’m love. There is no darkness or emptiness in my heart, only the light that touches my lips and fills my heart with love, joy, and happiness. There are no shadows of loss, of pain in the days that may come… Just the water of the mist of love on my lips, that I may feel the hands of God’s light of love— that touches my face. Again.

A LOVE SONG

As I look back on the days that I was lonely, there was a time when I wouldn’t admit that I needed someone in my life. But my dishonesty made me miserable, sad, and filled my days with frustration. My days and nights were getting harder and harder. I could not stand myself. My strength was evaporating like water on a sunny day. Until I finally admitted to myself that I must stop hiding in a place without the light of love in my life. “It was just my guilt,” so I said. There must be a better way. Then you came into my life, my heart and soul, and made me aware that there’s a lot of love out there for me “to see and feel.” I must confess, now that I believe and forgive myself, “I can love again.” For you have put a song in my heart that touches my soul. Now your arms are my hiding place, surrounding me with a loving song of victory.