Saved by a Sandbar

Saved by a Sandbar

I’ve been caught up in the river of life,
Moving faster as I roll downstream,
And at the rapids I fall into whirlpools
Which spin me in different directions.
I clutch onto a large log past the rapids,
So I can have a chance to breath, and
Suddenly I stop as the log jams on a
Large sandbar rising above the water.
I climb the log to the wet sand with
The rain and winds against my skin.
Soon the storm is over and the
River’s edge recedes to near normal.
A day after landing on the sandbar,
I walk on the log to the shore where
I find refuge in the woods and roads
That run through it to my home.
Later that year, I returned to the
River and that sandbar was gone.

 

Get the mobile phone app free!

Elias Tobias Poetry

Did you know that Elias Tobias has published two books, and one is an anthology of 145 poems, and the other a short story murder mystery? For complete information about these books and how to purchase them, click here.. #etpoetry

qr-code-for-books-on-amazon.jPG QR code for the Elias Tobias Amazon Author Page

facebooklogo.JPG      twitter_logo

Jealous Knight

IMG_9418

(Blue Moon. Photo by Mike Hall)

Jealous Knight

From sun rise to sundown,
the light from the sun brings new day,
a chance for the world to change, and corn
and kids grow in the fields and schools.
The expression, “Have a good day” brings
the promise of prosperity in the world of work,
where minds meet to make new ideas.
During all this time, the night waits jealously
for the time he can undo what was done during
the day under the cloak of darkness.
People are restless with repeated dreams
as they try to sleep, and those that rest
make sure their lives are secure from the
thieves of the night who try to rob people
of the happiness brought by the new day.
The expression “Good Night” is a prayer for
those who enter the night to survive until
a new day arrives, for the night’s demons
play with the use of drugs and alcohol to
bring out the other side of people who use
the excuse that they were drunk at the time
when the damage can be seen in the light.
At predicted times, the twilight of the morning
arrives as the misty fog of night burns away,
revealing a brand new day.

Get the mobile phone app free!

Elias Tobias Poetry

Did you know that Elias Tobias has published two books, and one is an anthology of 145 poems, and the other a short story murder mystery? For complete information about these books and how to purchase them, click here.. #etpoetry

qr-code-for-books-on-amazon.jPG QR code for the Elias Tobias Amazon Author Page

facebooklogo.JPG      twitter_logo

Burning Bridges

Burning Bridges

Your love for me is in your imagination,
And you want to give us another try
when all I want to say to you is “good-bye.”
Your feelings for me grow inside your head
when in reality, my love for you is dead.
You always think of excuses for me to stay,
when I am thinking about how to get away.
Your images of me are just a gross fantasy,
based on how you want relationships to be.
I’m sorry that I ever came your way,
and I’m telling you I’m leaving today.
I don’t care if this bridge to the past is
burned because I know I will never return.

Get the mobile phone app free!

Elias Tobias Poetry

Did you know that Elias Tobias has published two books, and one is an anthology of 145 poems, and the other a short story murder mystery? For complete information about these books and how to purchase them, click here.. #etpoetry

qr-code-for-books-on-amazon.jPG QR code for the Elias Tobias Amazon Author Page

facebooklogo.JPG

 

Can’t Go Back

Can’t Go Back

You can’t go back, now since decisions
Have already been made.
Money has been invested, and spent,
And people have been paid.
Events and deadlines have been
Put into motion,
And they continue like the waves
The move on the ocean.
You say you want to change your mind,
But you have signed on the dotted line.
Life, at best, is a balancing act, and once
history is made, it becomes a fact.

Did you know that Elias Tobias has published two books, and one is an anthology of 145 poems, and the other a short story murder mystery? For complete information about these books and how to purchase them, click here.. #etpoetry

qr-code-for-books-on-amazon.jPG QR code for the Elias Tobias Amazon Author Page

facebooklogo.JPG   twitter_logo

 

Fences

Fences

Fences are made to keep people in.
and fences are made to keep people out
when the differences of the two groups
is so bad that their security is in doubt.

Fences are made so people don’t get out
and fences are made so people don’t get in.
The fences can, in time, be cleared away,
and only then the two groups’ healing begins.

 

Get the mobile phone app free!

Elias Tobias Poetry

Did you know that Elias Tobias has published two books, and one is an anthology of 145 poems, and the other a short story murder mystery? For complete information about these books and how to purchase them, click here.. #etpoetry

qr-code-for-books-on-amazon.jPG QR code for the Elias Tobias Amazon Author Page

facebooklogo.JPG

I once knew a girl like you

I once knew a girl like you

I once knew a girl like you.
She was a high school cheerleader
with nothing to do but boys in school.
That was her idea of having fun,
until one day she found they guy
she thought was the only one.
She got a ring, had a big wedding,
and now they have twin sons.

But more often than not,  she’s alone,
raising the children on her own
while he’s singing songs on the road.
He drinks, smokes, and gets stoned,
while to make ends meet, she gets a loan
so she won’t lose what she calls home.
He says the new record will go gold
as soon as the albums are all sold.

I once knew a girl like you,
But that was a long time ago.
They say I have been a success, but
I’m always looking for another show.
I’d like to get to know you better,
but my heart says you really should go.
You’re young, beautiful and have a life.
I don’t want to make mistake twice in a row.

Get the mobile phone app free!

Elias Tobias Poetry

Did you know that Elias Tobias has published two books, and one is an anthology of 145 poems, and the other a short story murder mystery? For complete information about these books and how to purchase them, click here..

qr-code-for-books-on-amazon.jPG QR code for the Elias Tobias Amazon Author Page

facebooklogo.JPG

Room in My Heart

Editor’s Note:  Creativity often overlaps ideas, and some people may seem  to think that this poem is similar to the “A Room In My Heart” lyric sung by Faith Hill, however the story lines are different enough to make the two separate works.  In fact the poem below was written without every hearing or knowing of Hill’s recording. Only an Internet check showed the coincidence.

Room in My Heart

Now there’s room in my heart for you.
At a time, there was no door to go through.
It was just easier to keep everyone out of my life,
Since the end to my problems weren’t in sight.

I didn’t feel like talking or looking at anyone.
Living a daily life was a chore and not fun.
I saw you at the park smiling at me one day,
And then I began to feel a different way.

I didn’t know who you were at the time,
And now I’m proud you are a friend of mine.
You listened to everything that I had to say,
and my problems seemed to slip away.

We laughed, cried and talked into the night.
You made me feel everything was going right,
And helped me plan to undo what I’ve done.
Your patience let me to know you’re the one.

Now there’s lots of room in my heart for you.
Thanks to your love, my life has been renewed.

 

Did you know that Elias Tobias has published two books, and one is an anthology of 145 poems, and the other a short story murder mystery? For complete information about these books and how to purchase them, click here.. #etpoetry

qr-code-for-books-on-amazon.jPG QR code for the Elias Tobias Amazon Author Page

facebooklogo.JPG

If Things Were Different

If Things Were Different

If things were different,
Our relationship would be different.
It comes down to what we’re looking for.
Your happiness is probably behind your
front door.
A child is waiting for you, playing on
the floor.
The decision is clear, and I’ll be on
my way.
I’ll be back to check on you someday.

If things were different,
Our relationship would be different.
It depends on what’s best for me and you.
It was a great time when you showed me
your tattoo,
the little one where people don’t
normally view.
The decision is clear, and I’ll be on
my way.
I’ll be back to check on you someday.

Did you know that Elias Tobias has published two books, and one is an anthology of 145 poems, and the other a short story murder mystery? For complete information about these books and how to purchase them, click here..

qr-code-for-books-on-amazon.jPG QR code for the Elias Tobias Amazon Author Page

facebooklogo.JPG

Proposal

cowboyart (Courtesy Illustration)

Proposal

After many nights of being alone,
With a place for my hat as home,
I saw my best friend shot dead.
Maybe my gunfighter’s life has to end.

Then I thought of coming back to you,
Even last time I thought we’d be through.
I found out, now, you married someone,
And also have a fine 12-year-old son.

Your man had to protect his pride, and
The price he paid was a bullet and died.
Now I can be a role model to your son,
A former gunfighter without a gun.

That boy of yours can learn from me,
And the resemblance is easy to see.
I left you after a fight 12 years ago.
Is there something I need to know?

We could get married and be a family,
And I know your love will set me free.
I’ve carried my love for you for so long,
Like a woman loved in a cowboy trail song.

Maybe a man with my kind of past
Isn’t the person who‘d make love last.
There could be trouble if I would stay
Since challengers would come my way.

My proposal is not just another line.
You can save me from a life of crime.
What are you feeling in your heart?
It can be a place to have a new start.

Did you know that Elias Tobias has published two books, and one is an anthology of 145 poems, and the other a short story murder mystery? For complete information about these books and how to purchase them, click here..    #etpoetry

qr-code-for-books-on-amazon.jPG QR code for the Elias Tobias Amazon Author Page

facebooklogo.JPG

Links

links.JPG

Links

A link to the past
Can be put in a few words.
I know you think that
This thought is absurd,
But look at the catch phrases
That defy the tests of time –
D-Day, Iwo Jima, Hiroshima,
38th Parallel, Ho Chi Min and
Rosebud – just to name a few,
and all those important days,
like 9-11. Where were you?
These words evoke images that
Are burned into our memories.
When others get so old that
Just getting around is a chore,
Servicemen will sweat, and never
Forget being a veteran of war.
As the world goes round, it’s
Only a few words which stop
Us in our beaten paths, and
They cause us to think, however
Briefly, about the past,
And the way we will act
Or react in the future.

Did you know that Elias Tobias has published two books, and one is an anthology of 145 poems, and the other a short story murder mystery? For complete information about these books and how to purchase them, click here..

#etpoetry

qr-code-for-books-on-amazon.jPG QR code for the Elias Tobias Amazon Author Page

facebooklogo.JPG