Jim Yerman Poems

They've been blessed with a wonderful life…with a love resilient and strong…
but all her life it has been her wish to write him a love song.

To let him know in her life he's played a vital part…to be able to put into music and rhyme…what she's felt within her heart.
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Working with many different people in the bookstore
(This should come as no surprise)
I am blessed with many opportunities
to look into their eyes.
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On a moonless night when you look up at the sky…
and stars infuse your view…
have you ever wondered if there is someone on a distant star
who is looking up at you?
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From the time I first gazed upon them I have loved the paintings of Monet…
love the impression of his subjects…love his colors…love the way they interplay.

I've also loved the paintings of da Vinci…though a completely different style…
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I spotted her this morning as the sun was inching into view…
upon a leaf in front of me…a single drop of dew.

It seems the more time you spend in nature…the more talking with nature you do…
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How can a smiling flower...drawn in crayon...make you sigh...
Make you smile...make you tingle...bring a teardrop to your eye?

Could it be you love the artist...and the artist loves you too...
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When you take a walk in nature allowing silence to be your guide…
If you listen…listen carefully…silence will reveal her other side.

For on the other side of silence…enchanting sounds appear…
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Dear Serena Williams…I want to take a moment and apologize to you
for something I didn't say…something I did not do.

As we waited under a crab apple tree for our pizza the other day
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The more I observe politicians everywhere the more it sickens me
As I watch two incompatible sides struggling for supremacy.

They think they're in a good versus evil battle but when all is said and done
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The other day on a drive home our car automatically slowed
then stopped next to an old barn just a short distance off the road.

There is an allure about old barns…still standing but falling apart
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