I Just Love Your Poetry

08/14/2026

The Silent Plea

Your beauty was unmistakable
With features sure to entice
And a body to die for
The entire package so, so nice

There was only one flaw I could see
That stood apart from the rest
Was the sadness in your eyes
Revealed a tormented life, I’d guess

It was when he spoke loudly
And, I saw you flinch
His steely stare was scary
So bad you couldn’t move an inch

Your smile became weak and defensive
Your posture hunched and frail
Lost in a crowded room
Every aspect in woeful detail

I’d never felt more helpless
Though the leash was invisible to see
To avoid his angry wrath
To hear your silent plea
J A Auld

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08/12/2026

Lips of Stone

A photo for the century
Shot in black and white
Of a precious one year old child
Kissing a statue so innocently right

The innocence shown by my granddaughter
Made up in her colorful Easter dress
A bright Spring Day with colored eggs
A bouquet of yellow daffodils keeps it fresh

I remember being in this very photo
Only seventy years prior
Innocence lost of lips on stone
Purity the only desire

I can hear the Angels singing
As she approaches with her kiss
With lips so perfectly puckered
A loving friendship her greatest wish
J A Auld

08/11/2026

Easy Living

Just as it's hard to be humble when you're the best
It can be a burden to always be right
Personally I depend on my wife for this stuff
And when I do, she says, ”not quite!”

The verse I write could be read as perverse
Which was not my intent at all
I want my work to be agreeable
As if the minister were about to call

I write the same as I live
Being honest is the way to go
I wish I had all the answers
That way, fewer excuses I need to know

I prefer to live life at ease
To have few problems to overcome
I try to run a tight ship
And, hope to until my time is gone

So, can't we all smile
And try to get along
We all live on this revolving ball
We all need to try to hum the same song
08/11/2026 J A Auld

08/08/2026

My House

It’s been a while
Since I built a house
In fact, never
Still, my pen comes close

I lay the foundation
Stone by stone
With each one in place
With each one I groan

The structure takes shape
My words become walls
The windows, the roof
Become stately and tall

People ponder
At the work I have done
They all wonder
How quickly it’s come

And, then, there it stands
As if on solid ground
My storybook cottage built
With words so profound
03/05/2018 J A Auld

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08/06/2026

Barney and Clifton

Sitting here thinking
About Barney and Clifton
And all the rest of them
Yet to come

I won't know them
They won't know me
They'll live their lives as best they can
Their outlook on the future as far as they can see

That's the way I did it
I expect that's the way it's always been done
Generations come and go by the eons
I hope thay will be happy and still have time for fun

Knowledge is exploding
Getting far ahead of me
Losing ground keeping up
Lost in the dust of technology

Regardless of what I say or do
Barney and Clifton are on the way
Before I get blown into the weeds
I pray they are safe and happy along the way
08/0502026 J A Auld

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08/05/2026

Illumination

All I ever wanted in life
Was to live happy and for my kids and grandkids to do the same
Additional happiness comes in
When you see them catch your flame

They don't need you to walk beside them
They do better if they think it's their idea
I should feel lucky
If we still connect on social media

My grandkids are industrious and productive
Most own their own homes
Starting to raise their own families
Just knowing they are safe allows me to continue to roam

My prayers for them seem to be working
They seem to be doing just fine
I give “Thanks” on a daily basis
I am old now and they are in their prime

Life has been interesting
As I stay the course to learn
And, my happiness continues
Seeing my flame continuing to burn
08/05/2026 J A Auld

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08/04/2026

For My Little Girl

I understand
I know you are doing your best
I'm sorry to be adding to your strain
Having you for my daughter leaves me blessed

I see the mother you've become to everyone
Each has a need to draw from you
You serve each one admirably
I love seeing you be you

I'm so old, I feel old
Not enough energy to maintain the pace
I can get tired from smiling
Keeping a mask across my face

You need space to run
Space to spread yout wings
I'll be a memory from here loving you
The gentle melody of soft guitar strings

Someday in the not too far away future
I'll be loving you from overhead
I hope you'll remember the feeling of love I have for you
Far more than all the words I've said
08/03/2026 J A Auld

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08/03/2026

This poem started "I just love your poetry!" I wrote it for my future wife. 12 years amassing 2600 poems so far.

The Trickle of the Fountain

The trickle of the fountain
Coursing its cooling, soothing path
Swirling, sunlight mirrors
In the shimmering of its bath

Softly sound the splashes
As drops seem more like tears
Just as we are seeing
With the passing of the years

Yet I have found the secret
To making time stand still
The water from the fountain
Idling to a nil

Who knew it was so simple
Ceasing this eternal eclipse
Losing myself completely
By the kiss on your sweet lips

No more need be said
So simple and so true
That lingering, loving lapse
All my love to you
07/14/2014 J A Auld

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08/02/2026

Katie was my wife's cat that died.

Katie Bear

I look here
I look there
Nowhere do I
Find my Katie Bear

Oh, there she is
To let me know
She is fine
And on the go

Only wow
And, oh my word
Katie Bear
Is now a bird

The energy of life
Goes on I’ve found
The strength in our spirits
Cannot be bound

It’s not for us to understand
Only HIS eyes need to see
Infallible is the thought of man
That the balance is in HIS harmony

I Love You Katie Bear
09-12-2018 J A Auld

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08/01/2026

My Wife

My wife is good
My wife is good
My wife is good
My wife is good

She says this is perfect poem as it stands
Begrudgingly, I can see her point of view
Been times, on occasion, she’s no good
But then that’s because I’ve not thot it thru

Given more time to dwell
I get to ponder the bride I took
So much more than I envisioned
To be written would comprise 3000 books

After much comptemplation, I stand corrected
My wife is good
My wife is good
And, what’s more, my wife is good

I should speak for all men, everywhere
My wife’s not only good, she’s the best there is
She empowers me to greater heights
She teaches me bliss with every kiss
01/20/2024 J A Auld

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