Timeless One - A Poetry Blog

 Strength of Children - By James Hanway 10.18.2020 Life can feel quite daunting when you're growing and still small But strength can hold all shapes and sizes Standing short or looming tall. Courage holds no boundaries It's within each boy and girl To become what they are meant to be, to be a part of their own world. For some the seas are treacherous  Through squalls and winds they soldier on  While others muster quietly, proving day and night how they are strong. No matter where the trial starts Each loving heart will bend not break For the strength of children does not waiver, each one holds keys to the greatest gates. Love is born within each soul Tender minds formed without hate  And all possess the character, to change the world or reset fate. The strength of children knows no bounds Endless chances for open hands Its in the grasp of men and women, to show the love how to expand. No precious life is born of fear No malice coursing through their veins Each child ...

Rise - James Hanway 10.15.20 Heat collects behind my eyes A desperate attempt to burn my skies Taunting voices are all I hear The terror behind the lies. Tension builds within my thighs Nervous movement tempts my guise To let me out and thwart my calm I wait between my tries. Centuries it seems whiz by Time with mocking minutes fly Lightning dimmed with frigid air My hands and yours are tied. As moments pass we two surmise  The love we made came from on high A beaming little beacon  Burning bright Our hands stay clasped and gaze is fixed No torment for the soul betwixt  The two of us will beat the odds  Our star is on the rise.

As From A Dream - By James Hanway  10.11.2020 The pain didn't seem like it would end The fear lingered in her eyes Timing which was made to bend Torture beneath blue skies. Rain from heaven turned to ice No passage on the rise Trapped behind the great stone wall Together they survived. It was early on an afternoon When they suddenly awoke To find the angel standing there Their wishes came bespoke. In her hands the angel held The smallest of their dreams A shining star her voice replied While her smile simply gleamed.  Then through the light the angel left Her parting gift; he stayed Their smallest little warrior Heaven sent and passage paid. Once in a dream they saw the boy Convinced he would be theirs To love and hold and to behold A gift to lift despair.

 Identity - By James Hanway The footsteps I take are all familiar The ground is changing beneath my feet. Weight increases upon my shoulders Pushing me further into my seat. In this place of light and saviors  I end up reaching for the ground.  The might of one and all it waivers A stalwart call bereft of sound. Identity; it takes me whirling On a quest to find a side. In the end the world decides me So little choice within my eyes. No time for tears but all decisions Making way for longer time. The hourglass is turned and draining I must revive, I must survive. Written 10.26.16 

 Timeless One - by James Hanway  I begin each sentence with hesitation. Courses fade and I can no longer see my way.  I begin to feel the knives of my decision.  The slicing of your discretion. Now I'm under water Drowning so quickly I can see the fire.  I can't breathe to save my life But suffocation can't change my mind. Take away the clouds and uncover ivy. Brush the dust, forgive the cobwebs You already know what I'm going to say. Rain falls hard without getting us wet  My heart beats so loud you can hear it.  Let's take a swim and fade away. Now I'm under water Drowning so quickly I can see the fire.  I can't breathe to save my life But suffocation can't change my mind. There's still a mountain between us. I could stand here until tomorrow But I'd have to find a way in. Here we are in water free from desert feelings. It runs between us let's float away. Now I'm under water Drowning so quickly I can see the fire.  I can't breathe ...