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Poems

By S.D. Vojtko

A Friend

Always and Forever

Always Loved

Angels

Awaking

Bonds

Christmas Eve

Forever Now

I Heard Him Calling

I’m never going to be

Life’s Prize

My Sweet Savior

Never alone my friend

Spring

Staceyo

Tell the world

The Book

The Call

The Lake

The only man for me

The sweetest man I ever knew

Things you need in life

We have each other

When I found love

Your Love

Yours

Contributing Author

Poems by

Robert T. Ware

After Dawn

In The Moment

My Blue Angel

My Struggle

Roses Are All Red

Sixteen Things

Star Light

Storms of Life

The one for me

Worse than Death

Short Stories

By SD. Vojtko

A New Beginning

Big Sister

Carol

Fred

Lee’s One Stop

My Early Years

My Start in Life

Our lives go on

Peppy and 1

The Winter Snow

Three Little Words

Without You

Poems

By S.D. Vojtko

A Friend

Have you ever wondered where a friend came from?

Or how it all began?

Have you ever held a hand of someone or washed

Away the tears that sadness brings?

Was forgiveness ever given, from one to the other?

Was there a time when laughter sounded just like thunder?

Did you romp in the sun, or play in the rain?

Enjoying life as one?

Did you see things as they really were?

And encourage each other to be strong?

Was there a time when you were all alone?

And no one with a hand for you to hold?

For in a moment you can lose someone and life will never be

the same.

A friend is someone you can trust will always be

there for you.

Someone for caring and sharing all you happiness,

joys and pain.

Someone that listens without given blame.

Who will wipe away the tears of sadness,

and walk with you in the rain.

All this I learned through you my friends.

this is how it all began and

I’m so proud to call you my friend.

Always and Forever

We were young and so in love.

I knew we were to be as one.

She said she wanted to be my wife.

We made plans, hopes of happy days

and for bright tomorrows.

Then one day she looked at me and said,

I can’t I can’t be your wife.

I can’t live with you and your life.

I have to be me, be myself.

I loved her so, my heart was broken.

She was my tomorrow my forever more.

She walked away without saying good-by.

She walked away like she didn’t care.

Always and forever wasn’t there.

Then she was gone, the pain was so bad

I wanted to die.

But God said "My son you must go on,

There are many important things you need

to get done. You will see life goes on."

MY heart turned cold, I would do my job.

I studied hard, and did go far.

I knew hard work was the only way.

I keep friends and family far away.

My cold, cold heart was here to stay.

As I lost my loved ones, my heart grew colder.

Always and forever was not for me.

I didn’t have time to open my heart,

not to the hurt and the pain that was within.

Not to a love that could have been.

I did my job and I did it well,

I had no one to care or to be proud.

No one to talk to, no one to tell.

Always and forever was not for me.

As the years go by, I think of the people

I met on the way, a few that care

and wanted to stay. Some got to close

and I pushed them away. I said mean

things and walked away.

I was afraid to let down my guard, I didn’t

want the pain, I didn’t want them to know

| did cared too. What would people say?

Who would really care what would they do?

Always and forever was not for me.

Now time has passed by,

I hope someone would care. I have no one to

talk to no one is there..

No one to call my own, no one to love,

no special friend.

Is this what I want till the end?

Always and forever alone without a friend.

GOD PLEASE HELP ME WHAT HAVE I DONE.

Always and forever alone, with no one to care.

Always Loved

I know that you still doubt it

You don’t want to hear the words.

Just know one thing as you go about your life.

You will always be loved.

In your darkest hours and lonely days

If your jogging in the park or walking in the rain.

Somewhere out there a friend is calling your name.

Some people show their love with pride with no shame.

Love is patient and kind it fills your heart with joy.

It’s not aggressive, jealous or rude, not always right or wrong.

Love can and will bear all things it will never fail.

Love is guaranteed to put a smile on your face,

A spring in your step as you stroll along.

All love asks of you is to be true to yourself and others.

How do I know this because as long as I live my friend,

You will always have someone that cares for you till the end.

You will always be loved.

Angels

Have you ever wondered where Angels came from?

Do you know who they really are?

Have you seen them before at another time or place?

They seemed to know all about you what you need and face.

When they put their arms around you can you feel their grace?

There are times that I have problems that I cannot solve

and I ask GOD to help me before I fail.

As I sit all alone just talking to GOD I feel the warmth of a

loved one from up above. I know it’s an Angel I can feel the grace.

Somehow my Angel has opened a door and I fear no more.

Yes I believe in Angels and know who they are.

They are the loved ones that’s left us GOD sends from heaven above,

to help us fine peace, happiness and love.

Never be afraid to ask them for help GOD is always there to open

HIS arms and fill you with His Love and Grace.

Awaking

Awaking with the morning sun,

I reach out to the bright new day.

To glorify, magnify the wonders

of the world you made.

Early in the morning I will seek your face.

Seeing love in all the things you’ve done.

Hearing the birds sing, and the flowers all

the bloom the smells are so becoming they

bring me so much joy.

Thank you for the colors you’ve giving me

so much beauty.

I see peace, joy and love in all the things you do.

Yes Load, I thank you for your son too.

Dear Lord I know you are so great.

Oh Heavenly Father, I love you so.

But that is something you already know.

Bonds

Upon thinking of time and space.

I know of the heart to heart bond.

Or the love a mother has for her son.

Families have troubles and tears flow.

With you and your friends there is a bond too.

With hope, joy and dreams for all to see.

Between you and me we make a bond too

Something very special it grow and grow…

And often just like strangers, we drifted apart.

But we will always have a bind in our hearts.

Once a bond is made it is hard to be broken.

Some were deep inside there is a speck of hope.

That someday that bond will burst wide open.

For the joy of our bond will never fully be broken.

Christmas Eve

The night before Christmas I sat all alone.

Waiting to see is Santa would come to my home.

The snow was falling lightly blowing all around;

my fireplace was going with a crackly sound.

As I sat here looking at my Christmas tree standing in

the window for all to see, all green, gold and white.

With star on top shining so bright.

On the door was my wreath with its bright red bow.

A few reindeer on the lawn lite up the snow.

Santa and his elves were playing too.

Frosty was out there waving his arms for you.

The lights outside with their pretty colors reminded

me of the past when there was just you and me.

I never thought I would be alone on Christmas Eve.

The fire started dying and soon would be out, so I drank

the last of my wine turned off the TV, the rest of the

lights would stay on for the eve. As I said my prayers

I thanked God for this year I may be alone but in

my heart you are near.

Merry Christmas Dear Jesus, Happy Birthday too.

Someday soon I’ll celebrate with you.

As I crawled into bed I was sure I heard the

tiny little feet of eight little reindeer.

Forever now

You did the calling to our Father’s side.

You’ve done the drying to be our guide.

Of all the tears I cried you helped me hear

the knocking at my door.

In this heart you will dwell for ever more.

You’ve always been here at my side.

Helping me to abide, even at life’s troubled shore.

In this heart you will dwell for ever more.

oh sweet Jesus to me,

You are my Comforter, forevermore.

Now help me to honor

to uplift and magnify

Our Father and His only Son.

In this heart you will dwell forever more...

I heard Him Calling

I can feel the sunshine upon my face.

I can feel myself floating on a gentle breeze.

I can’t feel any pain I am totally at easy.

I can hear a voice calling, calling me back home.

I know the voice I’m hearing is coming from above.

As I look around I see the ground moving farther away.

I see people crying, others that are praying,

They all knew that I couldn’t stay.

Now I hear the Angels singing the clouds have opened up.

They are standing there waiting the Gate is open wide.

I hear a voice calling Welcome Home my sweet child,

You’ve been away so long.

Now I have my white robe, a halo and wings.

Yes I’m home again and as happy as I can be.

I’m never going to be

I’m never going to be the women you want me to be.

I’m never going to run or jog around the lake with thee.

I’m never going be as pretty as the women that you see.

I’m never going to be slim, trim and happy and gay.

Or swaying to the music in some man’s arms.

I’m never going to be healthy, younger, wealthy or wise.

But for some people that’s all they can see with their eyes.

All I’m ever going to be is just plain me, always just the way I’m.

Were I’ve been is a long lonely road, with no one to really care.

All I was is just someone to lighting their load.

I was only good as a help hand or to care for them till the end.

Someone to take their burdens off their hands.

I’ve been used and abused with no one to care.

This was my cross to bear.

My life has been so lonely filled with despair.

No one to listen no one to really care.

There was a young man once that I loved with all my heart.

But our years was far apart, he couldn’t understand friendship.

You could see the companion the caring he had in his heart.

He had been hurt so much before he didn’t understand.

That my type of love for him was for a very special friend.

Why are people so afraid of love? There so much more.

You can love someone with all your heart but only as a friend.

A couple of times I almost died, he stood by my side.

He fought so hard to keep me alive.

I asked God why I had to stay.

Why did He make me feel this way?

He told me, (your work for me is still not done.)

Just believe in Me with all your heart try to endure the pain.

Things never stay the same sometimes, things can change.

I’m never going to be the women of your dreams, just me.

But I hope you’ll understand I’ll always think of you as a friend.

I will care for you, will pray every day until the end for you.

But the love I have for you will always be deep within my heart.

Life’s Prize

Hey you there with the smile in your eyes,

What do you think is life’s greatest prize?

Do you think it’s a huge balloon?

Or do you think it’s a trip to the moon?

Maybe you feel it’s the leaves on the trees,

Or could it be an autumn breeze?

Did you see the birds up in the sky?

Or did you see the butterfly?

Most of life is beautiful to see,

These are things that mean a lot to me.

Let’s take a look at life’s reality,

Its greatest prize is still very free.