told you I was cleaning house. found this.

It was with love that I set him free;
With faith that he would return to me.

Then vainly I walked where I had seen him go,
For a sign of life or a sort of glow.

One month; then two and finally three,
Then several months later a speck I see.

So with heart all a twitter I ran to the sight;
But hold it there, something ain't right!

For there on the seat where I should be
Sat a frowsy blonde with a kid on her knee.

So let this be a lesson to you;
Got a man-stick like glue.

For a  lot's to be said of the words in kind,
"out of sight is out of mind."

Lou Mercer....some time in my delusional past!

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This was written exactly 4 years before I married Kenny who I had not met yet.

Lay down beside if just for a while.
Be mine tonight so tomorrow I'll smile.

Hold me so close that I feel your heart beat.
Your head on my chest until our lips meet.

Hands so strong yet gently they hold me,
In a lovers embrace your arms do enfold me.

This night of all nights should go on forever;
Hold me tonight for tomorrow is never.

Lou Mercer...12/23/1979

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My feeble attempt at free verse.

I can see the raindrops fallin, twisting, spiraling, dropping
     on to the earth.

I can see the raindrops gathering, rushing, cascading
     to the river wild.

I can see the river flowing, rushing, roiling
     to an Emerald Sea.

I can see the sea now rising, rolling, cresting
     on to the beach.

I can see the sea now drying, evaporatin, ascending
    to a clear blue sky.

I can see the storm clouds gather, rolling, thickening,
    into raindrops.

Lou Mercer ...March 2003


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Mother May I?

Mother may I please go out and play
In the forest near the house today?

May I take my dolly with the broken arm,
Deep in the forest so dark and warm?

You see the sun is shining bright
And in the forest there is a light.

I promise that I will take care
while in the dark, cool forest there.

Dolly needs to rest and mend her arm,
And the forest holds a magic charm.

I'll make a bed of pine boughs sweet
And lay dear dolly at my feet.

I'll lay her gently; her eyes will close
And she will be in sweet repose.

The forest nymphs will gather round,
As dolly rests upon the ground.

Then you will see, her arm will be
As perfect as it used to be.

then Daddy can, if he but will,
Take you to the forest still.

And lay you down neath sky and tree
and bring you safely home to me.

For I can see you growing weak.
I can just barely hear you speak.

So mother dear, I can but plead,
Rest in the forest is what we need.

Lou Mercer-Some time in 2001

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#2 Baby Ducklings!

Oh, baby ducklings!  See them go,
Behind thier mother in a row.

Now they run and there they stop,
Catch a bug and up they hop!

To the lake they scurry fast;
No one wants to be the last.

Bobbing there like ships at sea;
Baby ducklings, wild and free!

Lou Mercer, March 20, 2003

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#1 My first poem for your consideration.

What do I like best in this beautiful world?
A blank sheet of paper awaiting my word!
A blank sheet of paper is a challenge to me,
I close my eyes and pictures I see.
To put them to paper in black and white,
Seems to be the thing that is right.
To convey to you what I feel deep within
Whether memory of good or memory of sin.
It seems to be a compulsion of mine,
That the end of each sentence surely must ryhme.
And it must for all purpose and intent,
Be a metered time when a sentence indents.
Anal retentive, you ask with a smile?
I think so, ever once in a while!
But still I scrawl with pen and ink,
All the thoughts I so nobely think.
And continue to write, page after page,
Until I am old and crippled with age.
Lou Mercer
May 2, 2003

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do not give up here!

I am casting around in the waters of my mind and hope to come up with a bunch of poetry I have written over the years. Just to fill in the gap until the next great novel pops into this brilliant mind of mine! So don't give up on me, but give me some time. ;)

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