The Tree

The laughing breeze tossed your mantle of green
And we laughed too for the song of Spring
Had teased each bud to a vibrant sheen
In the hour twixt dawn and evening


Summer murmured through your lofty tresses
And we murmured in the shade beneath
While delicate pink twilight caresses
Your vibrant, emerald wreath


Now soon frigid elements will strip away
Your scarlet gown of dignity
Against the sky in stark display
Nature flaunts your brevity


On the ground your teardrops lie
Evidence of life’s fair hour
Before your naked limbs stretch high
Yielding to a higher Power

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Janet Martin

Where Are You?

As the daylight settles in a crimson bed
And the sun is replaced by the moon overhead
As the azure deepens to indigo blue
I can’t help but wonder; where are you?
Soft twilight ever the loyal paramour
Her love; a soundless troubadour
Sweet are the arms of dusky true-blue
As I silently wonder; where are you?

A bloom cannot return to sleep in the bud
I am not a child with my bare feet in the mud
I splashed through the brook of my youth yesterday
But the magic of childhood has slipped away
The willow weeps its tears upon the grass
In a hushed carpet of years that silently pass
As I pause on this memory-strewn avenue
I can’t help but wonder; where are you?

There’s a hint of tropical bliss in the breezes that blow
Across the solitude of my midnight paramo
Drawn by the blue tenderness of your empathetic glance
Without hesitation I surrender to the dance
‘Round and round, two shadows on a moonlit plateau
The girl I used to be and the woman I know
Linger together on the field of sunless dew…….
Suddenly we feel a chill and we wonder; where are you?

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Janet Martin

No Idea............

She had no idea as I held her tonight
How perfectly God made her fit just right
….....her childish love melting into every part
Of the sorrow and anguish deep in my heart
I had no idea when she climbed onto my knee
How much comforting her would comfort me

~Janet~

Too Late For Good-bye

I guess you thought the arms around you
Couldn’t hold you
I guess you didn’t know how much we cared
I guess we thought you knew…..
We should have told you
Would you have chosen to hold on?
Would you have shared
All your deepest hurts and hidden sorrows?
Could we have helped you find another way?
The tears we weep won’t change any tomorrows
For you chose to leave this world today………
We can’t feel the golden warmth of sunshine
Octobers deep blue skies will smile in vain
And all the anguished tears that we are weeping
Won’t bring you back into our lives again
I guess you thought the Arms around you
Couldn’t hold you
Oh God, shine down Your mercy from on high
It’s too late now for all we would have told you
It’s too late now; too late to say good-bye

In loving memory of Darryl

~Janet~

Work-out.....

It takes stretching and bending
To keep things in tune
Sometimes it may feel like
You’re reaching for the moon
It takes patience, perseverance
There’ll be some pain
But if you go the distance
It won’t be in vain
It takes focus on the small parts
They’re important too
Sometimes you’ll need to grit your teeth
So you can make it through
Come on now, don’t give up
You know you can’t quit
It’s just a sit-up
And it’s so worth it
If you can make it
Through the toughest mile
You’ll feel so good
Now you groan….soon the smile
Moment by moment
When push comes to shove…….
A man and a woman
In marriage…in love
I’ve come to the conclusion
Oh, there’s no doubt
Sometimes love and marriage
Are like a grueling work-out

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Janet Martin

Within His Masterpiece......

The aura of something akin to royalty
Permeates the air
Who needs a red carpet….or diamonds?
If we can wander where
The carpet of a thousand suns
Caresses our bare feet
While red and gold and orange and bronze
All vie for the top seat
Gleaming from every tree and hill
Dancing on the lawn
Glowing in the dusky rill
And re-born in the dawn
I pause in this pavilion fair
The sun melts in the west
And spreads across an ocean where
No vessel mars its crest
Ah, surely He must love us so
He paints the lowly sod
And in the heavens tranquil glow
We see the hand of God……..


……And in between the sky above
And earth beneath our feet
Dwells man…..recipients of His love
Within His Masterpiece

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Janet Martin

Victoria and I went on a walk last night....
it was beautiful....that is such an
inefficient word for a night like last night!!!
God is putting up a WOW!!!! sky every night!!!
This picture has a few recent ones!

The Other side.....

How can we know when we say hello?
What lies on the other side?
Is it a love that will grow and grow?
Or simply a short sweet ride?
Will it be a constant ebb and flow?
On friendships shifting tide

How can we know when we say hello?
How long will be the dance?
Will there be years of smiles and tears
Or simply one quick glance
We’ll never know till we say hello
And give friendship a chance

How far is the ride to the other side?
Will it be short and sweet?
Or will they be the one, after they are gone
Who made your life complete
How can we know when we say hello……..
The other side of it

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Janet Martin

Suddenly I Wonder..............

When I look into your trusting blue eyes
The color of October skies
I sometimes wonder what you see
As you’re looking back at me
Do you see the person I strive to be?
Or do you simply see……. me?

Do you see the love I fail to express?
Do you see joy and happiness?
My dear child, when you look at your mother
Do you see love incomparable to no other?
Precious one, I know what I see
But suddenly I wonder what you see in me?

You never really tell me; if I asked you
Would you tell me, tell me true
Would your reply make me glad?
Or would the truth make me a little sad?
The look on your face caught me by surprise
Today, when I looked into your eyes……………….

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Janet Martin