Anthology Of Poems Book 2
By John Ashley
Prologue Written in or around 1985 these poems open my soul to the world of some of my personal thoughts at that time. Losing a loved business, wife, and house brought me to my knees. A serious car crash, bailiffs at my door, and having to rely on family and friends to raise my morale was a very difficult period at that time. In 1982 opening my first business in retail jewellery was an exciting time, however it was short lived. By 1984 the landlords increased their rent, service charge, and the bank were not giving me an umbrella, as by now the showers had turned to a thunderstorm. My marriage was under
pressure. As for children it was medically not possible at that time, due to my childhood illnesses,. A serious car crash saw me in hospital for three months with many broken bones. Finally in 1986 saw the closer of my jewellery business and a decline in my mental health, and a divorce.
Table Of Contents
Book 2
My Paint Box Perfect Love Against All Odds Now That Your Gone My Cinders Come Back To Hurt Woman All In My Mind Missing Pieces Let Us Pray
My Paint Box My paint box is open all the colors are inside, It does not take an expert to draw you by my side, Love and understanding and a little bit of care, Should produce a picture both of us could share, Rolling hills of countryside that should set the scene, A town in the distance where we both have been, The foreground would be peaceful a village and lots of flowers, Together with the cottage and the gate, Where we could while away the hours.
Perfect Love
There was a time in my life I just new, That the girl I would love and want is you, Hold me close within your arms, Don’t let me go show me all your charms,. I feel so frightened without you around, No one except you can pick me of the ground, We together like a hand in a glove, Together we are the perfect love.
Against All Odds When love comes around the corner, And takes you by surprise, Put all your money on it, You know you’ve won first prize, A love that lasts forever , A winner all the way,
And when you’re past that winning post, Just remember that warm and sunny day, For all are not so lucky, In beating all the rest, So take care of her and love her, You know you have the best.
Now That Your Gone There’s no one to replace you, Now that you have gone, I will never forgive you, What you have gone and done.
My heart is always with you, Where ever you are, Memories linger, On that last and final hour. Where have you gone, When will you come back, My life used to be sunshine, Bur now its just black. My Cinders I’ll never feel sad to have loved you, But my tears will continue to fall, For at the strike of midnight, You got up and walked out of that ball. I’ve done everything to try to find you, Loved you more than any man could, And now I find I’m drifting, Cast aside like drift wood. If only I could find that slipper, I would marry the girl of that ball, But she’s gone away and left me, So my tears continue to fall.
Come Back To Hurt You can’t come back to hurt me But my arms are always open wide Don’t make me cry again my love Stay with me by my side I’ve been to hell and back With thoughts of losing you Just when I think I’m settled down You come back into view This cannot last forever The game you have to play For you will break our hearts together Some day you will have to go or stay
Woman What makes our hearts do funny things? Like buy her watches dresses and those rings, You walk in a room and we all stop and stare, Then you look at us with your nose in the air. We stand at bars and drink our pints, Looking macho and brave we know our rights, You wiggle past displaying all, We nudge each other to night we’ll have a ball. The music starts we muscle in, She’s there again mines a gin, We don’t mind we think of later on, When things hot up we’ll try it on. But you have different thoughts about tonight, And another bloke he starts a fight, In the morning in front of the beak, Never mind same time same place next week.
All In My Mind I fell in love with a mystery girl, Her hair so wild her body free, She played my mind, Her hands wandered gently over me. She ran along that moonlit shore, With me beside her all the way, We lay and rested for a while, We woke to find another day. My eyes were opened to find her gone, I searched so far and wide, It was then so plain to see, I was only dreaming it was in my mind.
A Little Hope I could not describe the feeling with you Not raining nor cloudy nor misty nor blue You gave me hope across that room Just like a flower waiting to bloom You radiate sunshine And a warming glow And your chatter is witty don’t ever go I felt such at ease with you holding me tight Let me hold you too it was so very right
Missing Pieces One reckless deed, Brought about by foolish thoughts, Has left me with a heart that is broken, Not only I, Have I hurt but many, Glancing back a painful tearful reunion with the past,
I try hard to find the pieces to fit, But the jigsaw of my life is lost, How to make another, It took time to make the last. Have I time The strength To carve a future
Let Us Pray
Dear mother superior Let us pray tonight That the honesty I bring you Will be seen in its true light Let your candle burn for ever And my friendship be the same For my intentions are to bring you Many honors not to maim The world is full of bright lights That will lead you to the dark Give me time to show you The happy times the flowers in the park You have inspired me since I met you And you have shown me how to pray Let my prayers be answered Help to make my day