Love and Passions

By Dennis Martin

A book of poetry concerning love and human passions.

• Language: English
• Publisher: iUniverse
• Release date: Jan 7, 2002
• ISBN: 9781475903386

Dennis Martin

Storyteller and author Dennis “Dink” Martin, called “The Story Man” by school children, was raised on a farm in rural Blount County, Alabama during the nineteen-fifties and sixties. He is an alumnus of the University of Alabama, Jacksonville State, and Athens State Universities. Dink taught high school history and coached various sports for twenty-five years all while serving as a bi-vocational pastor. The Story Man is the author of Grandpa’s Porch Swing Stories and has produced seven Tall Tale CDs. Dennis is married to Donna McHan and they have three children and a grandson, Colton Wayne (CW).

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Contents

Dedication

PART I

Love Endures

Love Endures

The Eyes of a Lover

Finding the One

Restless Seas

Angels Weep

Starlight

Butterfly

"Gdnight. I’ll See You

In The Morning"

A Lot Of Work To Do

Love’s Consequence

Empty Nest

I Know That Song

Second Chance

Life is an Adventure

You Win

Fair Weather/Foul

Knockdown-drag out

You’re the One.

Please Don’t Go

Taking a Chance on

Love

The Lake by Night

Angel Falling Down

Where has the time

gone?

Bewitched

I Saw the Whole Thing

Blazing Heart

Free Love

My Lady

The Big Thrill

Early One Morning

The Blessed

The Face of a Child

Taking on the Beast

As Long as You’re

Alright

Weep for Love

Nothing Ever Dies

Tearing Down the Wall

Walk With Me

Heart Song

Promises Made/Promises

Kept

Bliss

Just Once…

Chambers in the Heart

Forever

Where Earth Ends and

Heaven Begins

A Constant Vigil

Sometimes a Gd

Thing

Full Court Pressure

The Art of Dating

Who Knew?

Row 23, Window Seat

Crossing Continents

Bait and Switch

Walk Away Tall

Lonesome Souls

Blame the Creator

Scream Softly

Balancing Act

Diabolical

Spring Reborn

The Road Back to You

Cry Yourself to Sleep

The Four Seasons

Luna-Luna-lunatic

Baltimore-3 A.M.

Cease to Smolder

Pagan Lovers

The Air That You

Breathe

Bested by the Best

The Fires of Beltane

Wishing on the Stars

Last Love

Part II

PASSIONS

PASSIONS

GRAND OBSESSION

SUFFER THE

CHILDREN

OLDER AND WISER

FOR WHAT WILL YOU

FIGHT?

WORK ETHICS

HONESTLY

IN GOD’S NAME,

AMEN

I’LL SMACK YOUR

FACE

KISS

…COMES IN THREES

FULL MN

MADNESS

THE BEACHES OF

CAPE COD

WHITE PAPER/BLACK

INK

FD, GLORIOUS

FD

HANDICRAFT

THE GARDEN

THE NEXT HILL

EXPLORING

DARK SECRETS

I TRULY BELIEVE…

LOVE LETTERS

HOME

SIBLINGS

MOTHER…PACING

THE QUESTION

A FEW MORE DAYS

OF WINTER

WHY DO I WRITE?

MONEY, MLAH,

DOLLAR BILLS

THE PLAY IS THE

THING

MOONSHOT AND

BEYOND

THE THINGS WE

TAKE FOR GRANTED

BUILDER OF DREAMS

AFTERLIFE

THE WEDDING

FIVE O’CLOCK

HOLIDAYS AT THE

MALL

GEE/HAW

THE HICKORY

SWITCH

FEAR

PLEASURE AND PAIN

HARBOR NO ILLS

WATER OFF THE

BACK OF A DUCK

FIDELITY

THE ROSE OUTSIDE

MY WINDOW

BROKEN INFINITY

INDIAN NATIONS

FLIGHT

HOW MANY STARS IN

THE HEAVENS

PICKING UP PENNIES

THE BIRTHDAY CARD

POWER

LOOKING UP IN THE

SKY AT NIGHT

FIFTY-SEVEN CHEVY

MOWING THE LAWN

FOREVER YOUNG

THE COMFORT ZONE

FAMILY

THE BLESSING

FORTUNE’S

FAVORITE SON

THE CLEAN CRISP

AIR OF AUTUMN

OLYMPIC GLORY

WATER

WHITE PICKET

FENCES

BRIDGES

SPEED

THE CREEK BELOW

THE GARDEN

COMFORTABLE

SHOES

THE WITNESS

SAY IT IN ENGLISH,

PLEASE

FREE FALL

THE TRAIL NEVER

ENDS

Dedication

This collection of poetry

is dedicated to two very special people:

my mother, Laura M Martin,

whose passion for living has always been an inspiration to me,

and to my wife, Catherine,

who is the passion of my life

PART I

Love Endures

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Love Endures

And all the world shall slip away,

And time shall echo eons

Past the secular vernacular

To speed it to it’s higher ground. As

Level passes on to level,

Sweeping off old memories and

Stepping into worlds anew

Stripped of every sight and sound.

Nothing ever lasts forever.

Nothing ever really ends, just

Changes to a new dimension

Grounded in another realm.

The crossing over pathway shrouded

In a cloak of dusty gray

To break the dawning of tomorrow

Rising to control the helm.

Deep within the fight continues

Without treaty…without cures.

Only one thing offers solace

When it’s over.

Love endures.

The Eyes of a Lover

Eyes can say so much about

The character of their possessor.

Every bare emotion, like a mirror,

Is reflected there in some way,

Be it great or small.

There is no hiding from the glare

Of truth behind the subtle hue

Of color in the great confessor.

The eyes of a leader oft reflect

The passions of their followers,

Giving birth to dreams of change,

Kindling the fires of hope.

The eyes of a liar shift in their

Chameleon impersonation,

Holding in futility the

Frayed ends of their dangling rope.

The eyes of a killer can sear the landscape

Scorching all who cross their path,

Practiced in deceptive cunning,

Bursting into sudden wrath.

But the eyes of a lover hold no secrets,

Show no quarter or deceit.

Open to a world of giving,

Laying Heaven at your feet.

Finding the One

Barren waters fill the ocean

And the waves forget to roll

As tides, abandoning their schedule,

Cease to offer ebb and flow.

Every dewdrop sent from Heaven

Yields a taste of salty tears,

And darkness offers cover as they fall,

So no one has to know.

Hopeful hearts seek out their treasure

Nestled deep beneath the sands on

Far off islands waiting for the

Magic of discovery.

Gold-filled chests and diamond lined tiaras

Sparkle in the sun

And hearts fill with the knowing that

This is how it’s meant to be.

Finding the one, the single treasure,

Seeking to go the extra mile,

Capturing gold at the end of the rainbow

Makes the journey all worthwhile.

Restless Seas

What mammoth creature down below

Has been disturbed and stirred to movement,

Making her waters, once calm and serene,

An