When it’s time for you to go, Don’t turn and wave, Instead, Consider this, If there should be a blessed place, Beyond, A land of half-forgotten ghosts, Then I will follow you and We shall meet once more, But if this other Eden, Should prove unformed, Remember this, One day, I too will rest among, The longest sleep, And you, Alone, no more. bobby … Continue reading When It’s Time For You To Go
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I am so proud of you, In so many ways, Proud of every sinew in your strained body, Proud, that even with a fractured heart, You can still stand and smile, Still look the world Straight in the face. I am so proud of you, For although you ached for love yourself, You gave yours away to those who needed it, Proud that when … Continue reading I Am So Proud Of You
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To fill a human soul, Takes strength and smiles, To fill a human head, Takes wisdom and time, To fill a human life, Takes courage and hope, But to fill a human heart, Takes love, Takes love. To fill a lifetime lived, Takes all that we have, To fill a child with hope, Take kindness and patience, To fill a lover’s dreams, Take selfless devotion, … Continue reading To Fill A Human Heart
So you’re not as thin, nor as fat as you wanted to be, Or as tall, or as short, or with a little more hair, You’re not as clever or wise as they said that you were, Or have looks that have people chasing you there. And you’re not that great person with so many friends, Or as famous or rich as you dreamed life … Continue reading How Could You Be Anything Other Than Beautiful?
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Just ‘cause you’re breathing, Doesn’t mean you’re alive, Just ‘cause you’re clever, Doesn’t mean that you’re wise, Just ‘cause you’ve faith, Doesn’t mean that you’re kind, Because you can see, Doesn’t mean you’re not blind. Just ‘cause you’re loving, Doesn’t mean you know love, And by sitting in church, You don’t speak for Above, Just ‘cause you’re hurting, Doesn’t make you unique, And because you … Continue reading Just ‘Cause You’re Breathing Doesn’t Mean You’re Alive
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I guess you never really know when your own will start but in hindsight I know his began on February the 11th at 10.23pm. 86,400 Ronnie was 19 and clever. He had worked hard to get to college and study a subject he loved – chemistry. Now I know what some of you may be thinking but that was what set Ronnie’s pulse racing. It was … Continue reading Ronnie (Feb 12th)
No one will stand by your grave and weep Nor will they talk of long-lost friends No one will raise a drink nor wish you well For all the years you spent near by You were not asked nor were you wanted here Be sure you have not won the war This battle has only just begun We will not rest, nor disappear Until the day … Continue reading Stand Up To Cancer
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Don’t think that all of this will last, As the darkness wears your heart away, One day, Someday, When you least expect it, The lanterns, Will bring the light to stay. Don’t cry at the moon when no one sees you, For each of us is made to pay, One day, Someday, When your hope is dying, The lanterns, Will light another way. … Continue reading Lanterns
1.Just ‘Cause You’re Breathing Just ‘cause you’re breathing, Doesn’t mean you’re alive, Just ‘cause you’re clever, Doesn’t mean that you’re wise, Just ‘cause you’ve faith, Doesn’t mean that you’re kind, Because you can see, Doesn’t mean you’re not blind. Just ‘cause you’re loving, Doesn’t mean you know love, And by sitting in church, You don’t speak for Above, Just ‘cause you’re hurting, Doesn’t make you … Continue reading Never Ever Let Them Get You Down
Thank you for today, Not everything was good, But then not everything was bad, I woke up sad and somewhere in the sunshine The day got a little better. Thank you for today, For letting me see that Life is difficult for every heart And some things, which I find easy, others don’t And I know the opposite is true Thank you for … Continue reading Thank You for Today
If all of this were up to me, My gifts would be of other things, The son to spend an afternoon With a father long since gone, The granddad seeing his offspring grow, As his life goes on and on, The children gone before their time, Would come back home and ring the chime, And chances lost would be our choice, To try just one … Continue reading If All Of This Were Up To Me
“I know all of this is crazy Every last crazy second of it And I know that there have been bad times And good times, and times that it hurts so bad that You feel as if your heart has stopped. But there has been laughter too, and friendship And all the silent victories. And love, most importantly, love. No matter what form it has … Continue reading One More Day
She got up that morning – wondering, About all the things that made her sad And all the things that made her mad So she put them in a big black hat, Counting…one…two…three…. Then she saw her child and saw her friends, And that love that she knew would never end, And she put them in a big … Continue reading All The Good Things
As you reach out, You’re already asking yourself if it’s all Too far, And as your tongue stretches to taste the honey, You know that the searing pain will follow, Cutting deeper than your heart can take , But who among us, Can resist? And as the blood drips from the wound, And you slam your eyes tightly, Tightly shut, Promising yourself it’s for the … Continue reading Honey On The Thorn
Bruises You knew all this, You even let it become a part of you, “Who me? A bully? I don’t think so, friend. Not I.” But yet, you knew it all the same, That words don’t ever leave bruises, And that is what you’ve counted on, All your life. Choking On Your Words When they found him, His face, it wore a perfect smile, No … Continue reading Choking and Bruises
I will remember you when the best of you has gone I will remember you when the song you loved is sung I will remember you when I stand on hills where we once walked I will remember you and your laughter as we talked I will remember you and all the kindness that was shown I will remember you when your tired soul has … Continue reading I Will Remember You
Tonight I saw a solar storm, Which brought the heavens to its knees, And seared the eyes and hearts of those who watched. I tasted nectar and ambrosia. And sat with kings and gods, And talked of words with Shakespeare. Tonight I flew with Orville Wright, And gasped, As air beneath us passed. Then ran across the Milky Way, And shouted at the stars. Tonight, … Continue reading Tonight
The last time I was home I gave my mother a kiss, And somewhere, sometime long ago, she kissed my great-grandmother, Who kissed her brother just before he set off to fight in World War one, And although he died a few days before the end of the war, He had kissed a young French girl in a bar and they said that they would … Continue reading Kiss
Even if it’s only footprints on a carpet Or blades of grass crushed where I once sat Or a muddy scar upon a garage wall Where my hand had leaned upon Or a thumb print on a pane of glass On that day we talked and talked Or a smile that made your face light up When you thought of what I said Or a … Continue reading Footprints On A Carpet
There was a man with the large dog who would watch and wait and make the boy run indoors. Then the man would smile, chuckle to himself and walk off. Everyday, that happened. Everyday to a young boy. Then the boy started going to school and at least he wouldn’t see the man and the dog again. But there were bigger monsters in the school. … Continue reading Bullying Never Sleeps
To all the love That died unspoken, To all the hearts So quietly broken, To all the tears That fell unseen, To all the things That might have been. bobby stevenson 2017 Save Save Continue reading To……
This year some people will leave your life And new ones will enter This year some dreams will vanish And others, not thought of, will come out of the sun This year you’ll make mistakes And you’ll survive them all This year you’ll win some things and you’ll lose some things This year some friends will fail to understand And some will grow to love … Continue reading This Year’s Love
He said nothing, not a word ever passed his lips, He just sat in the peace and quiet with a Mona Lisa smile, One cold day the Angry People passed his way All shouting about this and that and the other They stopped and asked the quiet man if he was angry too He said not a word and the Angry People liked that “This … Continue reading The Ballad Of The Quiet Man
The stand-up and be glorious thing about it is: You’ll never know when or how it happens, Never know what effect you’ve had, Or who you’ve saved. It might be the smile to a passing stranger, Who was on their way to shout at someone – A someone who would have driven home in an anger, And didn’t see the person they knocked over. Or … Continue reading One Day When You Least Expect It
Don’t cry too long My little one The world is waiting on your smile Don’t listen to the midnight whispers It is their way To make things dark Don’t feel That other hearts are hardened Sometimes they need To take a rest Don’t wish that you were someone Other This life is only meant to test. Don’t think That you are somehow chosen For … Continue reading We Need Your Heart To Sing Its Song
I know nothing of the rules you use, Or the gods, Or stars you live by All I know is how I’ve done, How I’ve kept, My peace within, I’ve never been the best of men, And many times I’ve failed in all I was. But on some quiet smiling day, I’ve tried to help, And telling no one, Leave something, Better than it’s found. … Continue reading On Some Quiet Smiling Day
You’ll make it, I know you will, You’ve come too far and now is not the time. If only you stopped and thought about it all The walls you’ve climbed, all the troubles crossed All the failures faced, all the little victories Look into the eyes of those beside you The woman at the table The man in the street It’s there, deep-set perhaps – … Continue reading Keep Going
I Still love you Though It’s been a Long time, it’s been a Lifetime of Living without you. Our secret moments scar the Visions I have of anyone Else. You were everything – a Once chance meeting in this lonely Universe. bobby stevenson 2017 Save Save Save Continue reading I Still Love You
Wrap up your soul from the north winds, Turn your sweet head, To facing the sun, I know that those dark clouds will scare you, But believe me, The best is to come. Let slip those stories they told you, Just remember that you are the one, Don’t let their sadness get weary, For I tell you, The best is to come. Smile … Continue reading The Best
Don’t think you are never seen, dear friend, You leave a trace wherever you wander – A smile, a laugh, a hope. Don’t think you are never heard, my pal There is always someone listening – A song, a word, a joke. Don’t think you are ever forgotten, old friend, For when we passed each other In that briefest of time, You left a … Continue reading Leaving Traces
You’ll make it, I know you will, You’ve come too far and now is not the time. If only you stopped and thought about it all The walls you’ve climbed, all the troubles crossed All the failures faced, all the little victories Look into the eyes of those beside you The woman at the table The man in the street It’s there, deep-set perhaps – … Continue reading You’ll Make It,I know You Will
100 years from now, nothing of this life will be remembered, Not you, nor I, nor once that we were here, We only stayed long enough to scratch the sand upon the beach before the Tide took back its own. 100 years from now, no one will know my name, nor care That here I stood and lived a life with all those Other … Continue reading 100 Years From Now
I remember that day we said goodbye, The day I asked you if there were any regrets, You said, you wished you had realised sooner That everyone matters. The thing is, I didn’t know what you meant then – But I do now. Who has any idea how much oxygen a person brings to your life Or how much you bring to theirs? You have … Continue reading Everyone Matters
We live in twilight, We do, All of us who stay silent about these things, All of us who never speak up and say it’s wrong, So another one of us is taken from the river of life, And we thank the heavens that it wasn’t our turn, Not today, at least, Not this time, But someday soon, because we never spoke up, It will … Continue reading If Fish Could Scream
Bruises You knew all this, You even let it become a part of you, “Who me? A bully? I don’t think so, friend. Not I.” But yet, you knew it all the same, That words don’t ever leave bruises, And that is what you’ve counted on, All your life. Choking On Your Words When they found him, His face, it wore a perfect smile, … Continue reading Bullying
