Skyway Books – Short Stories – Poems – Books

Do you smell that, I know I do

Smells familiar, nothing new

Do you hear that, a rumble out there

Try and guess what it is, if you dare

A crack, a flash, a ribbon of light

Nature’s light show, an awesome sight

Did you feel that, it will soon be here

A drop, a drip, just like a tear

It’s windier now, the leaves start to rustle

The purple clouds are flexing their muscle

Like a dam the sky bursts open

It will be over soon, at least I’m hopin’

A few hours later, like I told you

The sun glistens again, the sky turns blue

Heed this warning, stay out of its way

It will be back again another day

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Misting, drizzling wet and cold

How could a rain drop be so bold?

To perch itself upon my nose

Like a droplet on a dew drenched rose

Fall already I beg of you

I’m not the grass of morning dew

I could blow upward to loosen its grip

After all it’s just a drip

A drop of rain from clouds hanging low

Wait, I’ve got it. I know, I know

Eventually the clouds will break

And it will dry for goodness sake

I’ll win this water war attack

Until tomorrow when the rain comes back

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Spinning, twirling, trying to fly

Plastered against a bright blue sky

The leaves are falling and changing hue

The air is crisp and colder too  

Autumn is here it came so fast       

Summer is gone it didn’t last

Crackle and snap beneath my feet

The fallen branches of a maple I meet    

Laying on the ground and fast asleep

Not a word from them not even a peep

The maple looks sad as if he knows

He’ll soon be dressed in winter snow

My time is done here, I’ll trudge along

I pick up my step and whistle a song

No use getting down for no good reason

It’s a fact of life the change of season

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Running river, running wild                                                     

Oh so cool, oh so mild

I sit on the dock and dangle my feet

Trying hard to beat the heat                                               

I drop my line, but not too deep

Want to catch a fish that I can keep

No luck yet, but I can wait

I’m using a worm for perfect bait

An hour or so has just passed

When I feel the tug of a big mouth bass

I pull and yank with all my might

For the first time today I have a bite

He’s fighting hard, he’s really strong

My pole is short, but my line is long

Just when I have him, he swims to live another day

That’s the little story of the one that got away

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I saw you in the hall, just the other day

There was something that I was dying to say

You were standing by your locker, putting away your books

I walked right by, but you didn’t even look

I think of you all the time, but I guess I’m just too shy

To say what I want to say, the next time I walk by

You see I really like you and I’m hoping you like me

And I’d like to take you out somewhere, if sometime you’re free

You probably think I’m dumb for saying all this stuff

That I don’t really mean it and it’s just a lot of fluff

I know that when I see you, I feel like I’m in Heaven

I’ve never really felt like this, since I just only turned eleven

Oh no I see you coming, walking down the hall

I’m not ready to tell you yet, I guess I’ll have to stall

I swear I’ll tell you someday, how you stole my heart

And didn’t even know it, that’s the saddest part

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A click of the mouse and it works all right

Another visit to my e-mail site

Will I have messages from near or far

A letter from a friend or a chance to win a car

Clickety-click I touch the screen

For the fastest connection that I’ve ever seen

Just like that they want my password

It’s easy to remember because it’s so absurd

Here comes my inbox and what do I see

Some brand new messages just for me

I scan the list and what can I say

I have three personal letters to start my day

Reading each one I laugh and smile

Some are kind of long and take a while

I don’t mind because to my delight

It’s always worth the trip to my e-mail site

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Once upon a time, it always starts

A story that can melt your heart

A fairy tale of love so true

A fair haired maiden with eyes of blue

Pirate ships with treasures of gold

Of men who fought and bared their soul

A hero who will save the day

Or children who just run and play

Whatever the tale or poem we write

Whether we read by day or read by night

The very first line is always the same

To this rule we should have no shame

In the end if we cry or smile from laughter

Everyone always lives happily ever after

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Years ago when he was a teen

It was his true love that he had seen

She was beautiful, so young and true

He knew in an instant what he must do

He should ask her out, maybe to a dance

Maybe love would bloom if given the chance

They dated for a while, it seemed like years

Until the day arrived, that they both feared

It was time to move on, have their own lives

Would their love be able to survive

He eventually married, she became a mother

Each one thought, what happened to the other

After times of strife and despair

They were separated from whom they were paired

The search was on and he would not rest

Until he told her that he loved her best

Twenty years later, their love still sound

He married the girl he lost then found

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As I look back at my own life

I think of times of good and times of strife

The loves I had, the loves I lost

Was everything really worth the cost?

I can smell the smells of mornings past

Why did it have to go so fast?

Please hold my hand as I fade away

It’s soon the end of my last day

 Tomorrow however the sun will rise

For the wealthy, working and the wise

Oh no, please don’t cry or weep for me

I’ll be all right, you soon will see

I see the tunnel and the light

I have no fear, I have no fright

The time has come for me to go

I loved you more than you’ll ever know

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Snowflakes drown the winter sky

A storm is here, don’t ask me why

The wind is picking up its pace

It once was gentle, but now stings the face

Blowing, drifting without a care

There used to be a road right over there

It hurts to breathe, it’s oh so cold

I feel I’ve aged, but I’m far from old

My feet feel heavy like blocks of wood

I would walk faster if I could

I see the house at least I hope

I wish I had a big long rope

I’d pull myself right to the door

Where I just left an hour before

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