A Poet's Journey: Volume One

By Lee Crawley

A book of poetry expressing thoughts, feelings and emotions of one’s life. Be it personal or reflective. In this book you will read verses of landscape, country, love, sadness, bitterness, loss, grief, self and happiness. All the sentiments of a woman living, working and experiencing her life as a girlfriend, wife, daughter, friend, aunt and mother.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Xlibris AU
• Release date: Aug 9, 2022
• ISBN: 9781669830603

Book preview

For Mum

Tis Mother’s Day

And mine is not here

I miss her forever

It never goes away

I pray to the heavens

We talk everyday

Some days brings tears

And I let them flow

Today I will smile

In memory of you

As I sit with my own

Feeling blessed I’m one too

You certainly left a whole Mum

There is no doubt

I miss you forever

It’s my silent shout

I look to the heaven’s

Feel the sun on my face

Tis the warmth of her love

The breeze her grace

Ever so gentle

Generous and kind

Happy Mother’s Day Mum

I’m glad you were mine.

A Soul’s Cry

To see your child

Bound with heavy

You want to relieve

To take the levy

But you can only sit

Mostly in silence

A witness to it

Powerless in control

I hate that you bind her

Confuse her soul

She is but brilliant

Wonderful, with class

You consume my child

I want to kick your ass

I take a deep breath

I hope and I pray

That this heaviness

Will be washed away

We are her family

In love and support

Never leaving her

Despite the distraught

Her brother, he calms

His voice is quiet

She accepts his embrace

And let’s go the fear

It is with him

She shed’s a tear

He brings her back

She begins to speak

I hate that you bind her

Confuse her soul

You underestimate

For she is not weak.

Now

In driving with my boy today

We had ourselves a chat

Reflecting on times past

Good, bad and ugly

And realising just that

It does not make us who we are

But