Poems by Derek Haines
Hello Friend Credit my account with your friendship, And I will return your change with a smile. For I know we’ll neither overdraw, Once we have stood the test a while. A friendship is always growing, From its early first sown seed. And with the gentle art of caring, It will grow at a steady…
ANGEL OF THE STORM Rolling in like anger, Growling from the North, Seeking out to lash, At the innocence of earth. Charging in with power, Delivered by the Gods, Prepared to vent its wrath, On some poor forgotten sods. And to its wrath, she warns, “Come closer, come closer”, “To the Angel of the Storm”.…
The Intensity of Flux The passage of life, as it blunders along, With the constant of change, and fears that belong, To the twists and the turns of each passing day, It just ebbs and it flows as each day rolls away. A vast sea of change with tempests and storms, Followed by calms and…
Restless Restless is the wind, That blows in my mind, Never knowing from where, Or to. Unceasing indecision, Lost in foggy visions, Dreams that last the night, Morning fright. Stability in confusion, Breathing an illusion, A past haunting, A future daunting. The sound on the breeze, Humming with unease, Shivers in my gut, Pain in…
Banks! I see the gaunt unsmiling face of my neighbour every night, Trudging back from his day at work, struggling with all his might. To make a meek existence, to feed and clothe and house, His much beloved family, and his ever loving spouse. But as I gaze at this tired young man, working out…
Searching Watching the city crowds hustling by, All rush and scurry, frowns and sighs. Busily filling their days with moans, I wonder how many spend their nights all alone. The crowds I watch and study with wonder, All over the world have left me to ponder. How much loneliness want and despair, Is hidden…
