by Donald Ray
OBSESS
Only you occupy my
Brain at every waking moment.
Singing to myself daily
“Every step you make, I’ll be looking at you.”
Still dreaming of kissing you
Still thinking of caressing you … still.
PEACE
Path through dark woods on a still, snowy eve.
Exhaling steamy breaths, I walk alone.
A hush fills the air, but snowflakes whisper as they embrace in drifts.
Crunch, my footsteps snap on the pure, untrodden snow.
Evening perfected as a carillon sounds, “Silent Night”.
QUESTIONING
Quiet flees from my mind.
Unusual facts
Ensnare me.
Searching for the Who, What, When, Where, and How
Theories and
Investigations can
Only lead to the
Neighborhood of the whole truth
In
Nature and the purposes of
God.
ROMANTIC
(for Emily)
Roses are not the
Only
Means through which one shows
Affection to another.
No, there are
Teddy bears, homecoming mums for a teen girlfriend, and
In the best manner, poems of love show her you
Care.
SADNESS
Sting of tears starting in my eyes
And my nose running.
Descent of feelings into bleakness.
No hope, no hope.
Empty hole in my soul
Starting to
Sob.
THANKSGIVING
Trytophan overdose is
Hardly an
Acceptable reason to join family,
Neighbors, and
Kind friends in
Saying thanks.
Gold I may have little -
Instead, the voice of someone
Very close to me saying
“I love you”, brings me
Near, with a thankful heart, to
God.
UNIQUENESS
Universes and stars spangle Daniel's room. He is
Not your ordinary young man.
Incredibly loving but beware of his teasing, Anissa and Elizabeth!
Quiet and shy, but he'll look you in the eye.
Unfailingly, he loves his cat "Mabel".
Expressing his creativity by
Nicknaming himself "Dazzake" & best friend Bradley "Brazzake".
Expert in video games - He beats everyone he plays!
Self-conscious and insecure from autism. Be
Strong & remember, Daniel, God made the one-and-only you!
VANITY
Very Important Person is my
Attitude.
Naturally gorgeous and
Intelligent are my many
Talents.
Yes, I know, you admire me!
WONDER
Wide open skies aswarm with stars
One feels small beneath them.
Nothing that puny man can
Do can touch this vast
Expanse. Did the universe spring from
Random chance? No! It was our awesome God!
YIELDED
(for Haley)
Yes is my only response to You, My Lord.
Indecision melts like mist before the sun of Your Will. I am
Exalted that You have chosen me to be Your instrument, I
Lose my will in Your perfect will.
Dying to my own desires, I
Embrace the task you set for me.
Do with me what You will!
ZONED-OUT
Zzzzzzzz, my mind sleeps.
Only stillness echoes in my brain.
No thoughts disturb the silence.
Existing only in my head.
Dead to the
Outside world.
Ultimately, drifting off
To sleep.
ABOUT DONALD RAY
Hi, I’m Donald Desch. “Donald Ray” is my pen name because “Desch” is so difficult to spell correctly in a search. First and foremost, I am a Christian. Having Jesus Christ in my heart as my Savior and Lord informs all of my work. Saying that doesn’t mean that I’m stodgy – I like to have fun and laugh. I think God the creator has a sense of humor – just look in the mirror and the people all around you!
I am a divorced dad with two daughters, Haley who was recently married to Anthony Nickerson, and her younger sister, Emily who is still in high school. I liken myself as “The Poet-Laureate of Wal-Mart” where I have worked as a cashier for a good long time.
I enjoy writing poems with a structure to them – rhyming poems and haikus and acrostic poems. In this way, I express a philosophy of mine that your emotions should be mediated by your reason and intellect.
CONNECT WITH DONALD RAY
Email: [email protected]
Facebook: www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100006643157411
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/pub/donald-ray/9B/405/264
OTHER BOOKS BY DONALD RAY
ODE TO A PROTRUDING GAP FILLER; A Multi-Themed Poetry Collection
A GHOST, A WEREWOLF, AND A VAMPIRE…:A Supernatural Trio Joke Book (Published Halloween, 2014)
A sample from:
A GHOST, A WEREWOLF, AND A VAMPIRE…A Supernatural Trio Joke Book
(Be among the first to own this “spook-tacular” joke book! Pre-order now! To be published Halloween)
A ghost, a werewolf, and a vampire walk into a bar.
The bartender says he can't serve them.
'"Why?", they ask.
The bartender replies, "The ghost is not a person and we only serve people
We don't allow dogs in the bar.
And the vampire keeps sticking people for drinks."
