by Bill Roushey | Oct 29, 2019 | Poetry, Uncategorized
Please tell me you love me. I’m lost without your love. Reassure me that I linger in your thoughts and prayers. Tell me you love me again. I long to hear those words. The hours separating us are like a hill too steep to climb. When I say, “I love...
by Bill Roushey | Oct 26, 2019 | Poetry, Uncategorized
Once you were here and now you’re gone. Everything’s the same yet everything’s different. Together, we’d wade through the mundane. Apart, memories of the mundane are now what I cherish. Alas, we breath the same air and share warmth from the...
by Bill Roushey | Jul 30, 2018 | Living, Poetry, Uncategorized
Walking to work the other day, I spotted an old tree that captured my attention standing against the backdrop of the breaking dawn. I couldn’t resist snapping a picture. Later, I felt compelled to garnish the image with a few inspiring words. The tree in Me I...
by Bill Roushey | Apr 16, 2018 | Poetry, Uncategorized
Cold and dark surroundings have preserved me in the earth. A predetermined message urges, “rise up from the dirt.” Should I exercise caution as I push my way into the unknown? No, I must not doubt my purpose for my beauty must be shown. There are those who...
by Bill Roushey | Dec 23, 2017 | Holiday, Poetry
Twas the eve before Christmas. “Good night,” had been said, And Annie and Willie had crept into bed; There were tears on their pillows and tears in their eyes, And each little bosom was heaving with sighs, For tonight their stern father’s command had...
by Bill Roushey | Dec 25, 2016 | Holiday, Poetry
Twas the eve before Christmas. “Good night,” had been said, And Annie and Willie had crept into bed; There were tears on their pillows and tears in their eyes, And each little bosom was heaving with sighs, For tonight their stern father’s command had...