Poems For Abbie Mathis


ABBIE

AS THE STARS FILL THE NIGHTS BLACK SKY
BEING WITH YOU IS WHAT I SEE
BUT LIFES COURSE TAKES YOU ANOTHER WAY
IN YOUR EYES I SEE THE LOVE
EVERY MINUTE WITYH YOU IS AN ETERNITY

MAY OUR FRIENDSHIP GROW STRONGER
AS THE TIME PASSES BY
TOMORROW IS BUT YET ANOTHER DAY
HOPING THAT IT MAY BE THE ONE
IS LOVE MEANT TO BE BUT IN MEMORIES?
SUCH AN QUESTION I DARE NOT ANSWER ALONE

ABBIE 2

AUTUMN LEAVES FALL UPON THE GROUND
BELLOWING CLOUDS FLOAT IN THE AIR
BENEATH THE WELL WATER WISHES ARE FOUND
IN EVERY DREAM YOU WISH TO BEAR
EYES LIKE YOURS I SEE ETERNITY

ABBIE 3
AS I SEE YOUR SHINING FACE
BEHOLD, THE BEAUTY OF THE SUN
BECAUSE IT SHINES BRIGHT ON ME
INSIDE THE SHELL LIES THE SOUL
EVERY ONE SHOULD SEE

ABBIE 4


KNOWING WILL NEVER COME TRUE
THE REAM I DREAM TONIGHT
WISHING I CAN BE THE MAN
YOU ARE LOOKING FOR IN YOUR SIGHT
AND WITH THIS SORROW FOLLOWS
FROM DREAMS THAT DON'T COME TRUE
A DREAM OF A MAN IN LOVE
IS ALWAYS TO BE WITH YOU

By David Burkey © 1994