Harold

 

Harold

© by Bud Lemire on Jan 31, 2021

The Angels came to take him away

To the Spirit World, let us pray

A teacher at Soo Hill, that you might even know

A projectionist at the Delft Theatre, as we watch the show

Later, he and my sister became a Camp Host

Now my Brother-In-Law is a Heavenly Ghost

He battled Covid, and he did defeat

His heart only weakened, it ceased to beat

Maybe he thought “Time to leave this place”

“Too much for this old body to face”

I'm sure that many of us, feel exactly like that

Now it's a great place, where Harold is at

For years he helped me, in many a way

The computer, the taxes, and I've got to say

He gave me a ride to Elmer's, to get my fish

He was a great man, and here's what I wish

Remember this man, with a smile on your face

For he's spending his time, in a much better place

He'll not be forgotten, as long as I live

Because while he was here, he had so much to give

And he gave a lot. He always helped me. I got to know

him really well. Although Covid kept us further apart.

He'll be remembered in my mind and in my heart. In my

memories, he'll be guiding me along. Like the Teacher

he was in life. You know, he is the one who gave me

the idea to use pictures with my poems. And I did,

and that worked out really well. Thank you Harold! ^J^

Never Assume

 

Never Assume

© by Bud Lemire on Feb 4, 2021

When reading my poems, never assume

That it's about me, it might be about whom

I write about others, if so inclined

Some of the poems, are from my Imaginative mind

If I write about a suicide, It's something I won't do

It could be something I heard, or someone I knew

Most of the time, I write about what I know

All that I learned, about the human soul

Sometimes I teach, within each word I write

So that you'll feel, some of my light

A journey in time, to learn a lesson

To touch the heart, is the best blessing

I'll try to be funny, with humor in each

Just to see, which audience I'll reach

To see your response, to the words I wrote

I might even write one, about your new coat

So you see, there's so much to the Universe

Mostly enlightening, because it could be worse

As I take leave, and step out of the room

Remember, with my poems, Never Assume

Just a reminder that not all my poems are about

me. I write about others, or sometimes just to get

a message across to the reader. In hopes that you

will learn from what I have written. Or at least

take away something from it. So many have seen

me and ask if I was okay. I have to explain, it

wasn't about me. I try to keep my personal stuff

about me, mostly offline. I occasionally put some

on, because I know I have so many caring friends.

It came through in the prayers you each gave.

Thank you so much for them, and for reading this.