Whispers on the Wind

By Steven Guernsey

A random collection of musings, ponderings, reflections and humorous thought, gathered over the course of a life well lived. Whether they make you laugh, cry or just question, all are intended in good spirit.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Xlibris US
• Release date: Sep 21, 2021
• ISBN: 9781664178489

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Whispers on

the Wind

STEVEN GUERNSEY

Copyright © 2021 by Steven Guernsey.

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Rev. date: 08/24/2021

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Contents

My Life’s Journey

My Loyal Friend

Spring

Rainbows

B.C.

Night Fairies Ballet

Friendship

That Ol’ Wind An’ Me

Beaches

Dawn Walker

Monsters Under the Bed

Honey Bee

O’ Noble Bear

Dreams of a Lonely Man

Herons Can talk!!

City of the blessed

Pauly Me Pard

Pitiful Kitty

Shopping for Underwear

The Coven

Then They Went Hunting!

Young Gaucho

The Keeper of Time

In the garden

Where I Live

Pic’s Orange

Where the Bluebird Sings

My Hunting Pal Mikey

The Sands of Time

Where I Yearn to Be

The Red-Tailed Hawk

To Shed a Tear

Eternal Rest

Cowboy’s Campfire

Life- A Short Journey

Candle of Life

The Way of Things

Winter Morning

Trains not on Time

White Dove

The Hard Heart Of A Harlot

Autumn Pathways

Summer’s End

The Harvest

Midnight Watchman

My First Chew!

December

It is early Sunday morning

From the dregs of slumber

I wake to the far-off rumble of thunder and lightning

Off to the kitchen I scurry

A fresh pot of coffee to make

Coffee brewing!! Off to the bathroom I hurry

Fresh coffee cannot be savored

Without a clean face and brushed tooth

Done…

Faintly I smell fresh coffee wafting from the kitchen

Aaah! Nectar of the gods

Steaming brew in hand

I go next to the screened in porch

The storms full onslaught is upon us

Rain hammering on foliage and rooftops

Easing into a lounge chair

I listen taking my first sip; mmmm!

Tis good!

The world comes into focus

The storm eases on to the next hill and dale

Sunshine peeks out again

Two squirrels give chase playfully atop the hackberry tree next door

Somewhere, a cardinal calls to his missing mate

My wrens are also singing to each other again

Birds everywhere begin to talk of the storm

And its passing rain continues to drip and plop

Flowers and leaves glisten in the sunshine after their fresh bath

When I am outdoors I have gone to church!

I listen to God’s creatures sing their hymns to me

My Life’s Journey

I know not where the days of youth have strayed

The years have slipped so quietly away

All too quickly my life has disappeared

I look in the mirror wondering

Who is this person staring back

I do not recognize this stranger

Who might he be

Wrinkles in his face

Hair; thin turning smoky grey

Body slowly eroding away

Like leaves from a seasoned tree

All too soon my youth has left

This life, I know not where it went

I reflect on my youth spent

All the dreams of things I wished to do

Grab the brass ring of life

View the world’s great treasures

Drink of its sorrow and pleasures

But the ravages of work and time

Have beaten my body down

Now feeling the warm caress

Of a morning sun fulfills my day best

I know not where the days of youth have gone

They just slipped quietly away

I went from dawn to dawn oblivious

Toiling hard a pauper not to be

As the days slipped away unnoticed

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My Loyal Friend

I have a friend that’s forever true

He likes me no matter what I do

Always there for me, a true friend

Fickle he is not, nor does he follow trends

Some days he slips away

But always back the next day

Never more than two

Never speaks unless I do

Feels happy or sad when I’m blue

Even sheds a tear

When I lose someone dear

If I do funny things or tell

Funny stories, he laughs; oh well

When toiling along a lonely road

We laugh and talk, sharing our load

He’s the best friend I’ll ever know

My Loyal shadow

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Spring

Tulips twist their way

Through spring leaf decay

Blossoms folded ever so tight

Searching for warming morning light

Ever so slowly they yawn

In the cool early dawn

Open petals beckon the day

Radiant beauty amongst decay

A lover’s lips of brilliant Red

Again, tulip arises from the dead

Bloodwort twist their way

Through spring leaf decay

Blossoms folded ever so tight

Searching for warming morning light

Ever so slowly they yawn

In the cool early dawn

Open petals beckon the day

Radiant beauty amongst decay

The forest once more comes to life

It too rising from winters strife

Lilly’s twist their way

Through spring leaf decay

Blossoms folded ever so tight

Searching for warm morning light

Ever so slowly they yawn

In the cool early dawn

Open petals beckon the day

Radiant beauty amongst decay

Lilly’s of purest white

Again, bringing us a reverent sight

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Rainbows

Rainbows, I like them!

They are mystical, mysterious, oh so beautiful

I wonder what awaits at their end

I’ve heard tales of teasing laughter

Leprechauns guarding a pot of gold

Or maybe nothing at all

No one really knows

Still it has to make you