William J. (Skip) Henderson Jr.

Heartache from heartbreak will sober your soul.
Burns through my conscience like smoldering coals
Slow and constant, little joy to be had
I cannot deal with the good or the bad.
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To find your true happiness tempt fate to discover your destiny.
You must hearken back to when real happiness was known
Remember its impact on your life
Opportunity knocks, open the door, you will see it coming.
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I’ve not got lots of riches, and sometimes the road’s been tough
But I've got loved ones all around me, and that makes me rich enough.
Though I've never made a fortune, and it's probably too late now.
But I don't worry about that much, I'm happy anyhow.
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The poet that’s within me is one I can’t evict
Continued verse, rhyme and time seems to always interdict.
Sometimes my thoughts are not my own, it is from my heart they do pour out
Like rainfall on a rooftop, flowing from a gutter’s spout.
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Every day when the sun passes by
The edge of the earth or ocean and sky.
Once on each horizon can be seen once a day
When there are no clouds to get in the way.
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Life has a way of accelerating as we get older.
The days get shorter, our list of dreams gets longer.
All we have to show for it is a litany of I'm going to, I plan on,
Someday when things are settled down a bit.'
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Feeling another’s pain
Understanding his sorrow
Indulgent of his whines
Understanding his loss
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Pass this on to the friends you have.
Help them understand the meaning of friendship as you know.
To live, exist in harmony and enjoy all that is good and right
It takes a friend to share it with; to enjoy it for all it is worth.
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I did what I did ‘cause I didn’t know what else to do
Not standing up for me and you!
Didn’t leave when I left because I didn’t love you
I just didn’t know what I could do.
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Rays of light shining from behind a cloud
Remind me of love shouting out loud.
Beauty of the light that shimmers so bright
Can be none other than God's light;
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I’m looking for some to love live and die for
Someone I can trust to the very end
Someone who’ll be much more than a life long friend
Someone who will give as well as receive
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It is said that God is love, And if time is relative
Then love is timeless,
Infinite in its beauty, Fulfilling with its contentment
And selfish in its focus.
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The fondest of our memories
Are those experienced through emotion
Of endearing thoughts and incidents
Timeless as the ocean.
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A universal language that has no words, no sound
Like the wind, can be felt but not seen
Has no taste to titillate the expectations of the senses
But with a tactile tingling lets the body know love is present
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This may not be a bouquet of roses or a beautiful Hallmark Card.
No gift or actions can transcend their meaning or show their sincerity.
They are just a simple, sincere way to say what you mean to me!
In just three words that means more than all others….
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Time... the only thing we really have
Material things are only temporary possessions.
Time is what you make of it;
We can give it, sell it, trade it or invest it.
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Most vile emotion or attribute man can have is the foundation of evil.
Raises angst and anger and increases the profane within you
Makes you want to violate your own sense of right
And will drive you to do counterproductive irrational things.
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Have I been here before or is it just my imagination
Seems so real, this feeling of the familiar but cannot be.
There is no rhyme or reason for this to occur
For it is not even related to what is going on.
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Love is the most mystifying part of life, it defines who and why we are.
It befuddles, brings ecstasy to ones consciousness, satisfaction to the spirit
Transcends all else we are taught since our earliest years
Fills your being with a joy that cannot be matched by any other feeling.
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Writing of my feelings and emotions is one thing I have found
That helps me understand what I am going through
At any given time or circumstance from flighty to profound.
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