About the author

Raymond Nichols is an author, artist, family historian, and blogger previously published in THE AMERICAN POETRY ANTHOLOGY, BEST NEW POETS OF 1986, HEARTS ON FIRE(A TREASURY OF POEMS ON LOVE), and THE COLORS OF LIFE.

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Sunday, November 22, 2015

I ONLY

I ONLY THINK OF YOU ON DAYS THAT END IN Y 
I ONLY DREAM OF YOU EVERY TIME I CLOSE MY EYES 
CANT LIVE WITHOUT YOU 
ALTHOUGH I MAY HAVE TRIED.

Sunday, May 31, 2015

CALLING TO YOU

CALLING TO YOU!
EMERGENCY!
I'M FEELING DOWN!
I NEED YOU HERE
BESIDE OF ME!    

YOU ARE MY WORLD.
THE KEEPER OF MY HEART.
KNEW RIGHT AWAY
YOU WERE MY GIRL.            
RIGHT FROM THE START!


I guess I knew right away
You were the one for me
The moment we met
I could feel something
And as we grew closer
This feeling grew inside
Cant deny it girl
It was love at first sight!

You are all that I want
You are all that I need
My world is only complete
When you are next to me
And when you go away
You take a part of me with you
Together we are one          
Separated we are two      

Your love is infectious
Your body perfectious
We belong together
You know its true
You are the air in my world
Without you i cant breathe
You are my reason for life
I cant live without you

CALLING TO YOU!
WHERE ARE YOU DEAR?
YOU ARE MY AIR!      
I CANNOT BREATHE
WITHOUT YOU NEAR!

YOU ARE MY WORLD!
MY EARTH! MY MOON! MY STARS!
WITHOUT YOU NEAR I CANNOT LIVE!  
THERE'S A HOLE IN MY HEART!        

You hold half of my heart
I cant live when youre gone
With only half a heart
How could anyone live on?
You are always on my mind      
Cant stop thinking about you      
Wherever you go girl
I want to be there too.      

When you leave it gets darker
The world seems to die        
But when I see you again      
The sun is shining bright      
I don't know any other way
To tell this to you        
I want you to be my girl
Cause I'm in love with you

YOU ARE MY WORLD.
THE KEEPER OF MY HEART.
KNEW RIGHT AWAY
YOU WERE MY GIRL.            
RIGHT FROM THE START!

YOU ARE MY WORLD!
MY EARTH! MY MOON! MY STARS!
COME TAKE MY HAND
AND BE MY GIRL
YOU ALREADY HAVE MY HEART!    


Sunday, May 24, 2015

THE BIG WAR part three

In the summer 
When the bombs flew 
None of us 
Knew what to do  
The elite were nestled in their bomb shelter beds 
As visions of the new world order 
Danced in their heads  
The neutron bombs hit 
And wiped most of us out  

A bright flash in the sky 

And the survivors ran about  

Entire third world nations  
Vaporized  
As the elite watched smiling 
Through their satellites in the sky 
No one suspected the end would come now  
Only a few had been watching    
And knew some how    
Billions wiped out 
In the final big war  

While cities still stand

As they had done before

The enlightened had warned us  
But we heard them not      
Wrote them all off  
As theorists and crack pots    
The armies came out 
When the smoke at last cleared  
To round up survivors    
And take them to camps  
Those who objected were swiftly snuffed out  
  
If only we had listened and not turned away  

Then we might have avoided The Big War part three  

Saturday, May 16, 2015

ARMED SERVICES DAY IN THE EMERALD CITY

Emeralds all about
The city trimmed in green  
The gates topped with emeralds
The Maypole clearly seen  
The weather is fair and mild  
On this warm and sunny day  
And all the Taurus children
Run about and play  
The Lilies of the Valley
Are all about in bloom    
And the children dance and sing
Because Summer will be soon  
Flags are flying high and proud
In remembrance of the day
When we honour our protectors  
On that special day in May


 Thank you to all who have served and are serving to protect this great nation of ours. It's because of you, that refugees flee to America with hope for a brighter day.


Wednesday, April 22, 2015

Green

A greener cleaner Earth
A gift we can give to future generations
More fresh water and cleaner air
To give them hopeful expectations  

A bigger brighter day  
We can create for those unseen
A longer healthier life  
In a world that's clean and green

Saturday, April 18, 2015

The Genealogy Bug

The Genealogy bug has bitten 
And its poison entered vein  
Late night research sessions 
Lead to sleepy days again    

One find leads to another   
One generation to the next 
From country to kingdom  
Back through time 
I am travelling again     

My time machine is not a Tardis 
Though I often wish I had one
I travel through time with documents 
And sources and its so fun    

Great Granddaddies and Grannies  
Back through out the ages 
I visit all the Kings and Queens 
And Counts and Knights and Pages   

Saturday, April 11, 2015

Emerald Cat

Emerald Cat with a Cheshire style  
In the deepest shadows 
I see only your smile    
You disappear 
Whenever you please 
You laugh at us and 
Shout and tease 
Emerald Cat with your eyes of green 
You are the greenest thing 
I have ever seen. 
Why are you made of gemstone? 
How can you speak to me ?
Where did you come from?  
Cat of Emerald Green??? 

DRUNKEN POET

Sing a song of sixpence
 A Catcher in the Rye
 If Moe gets in your face you just
 Poke him in the eye
 When the bar was opened
 Coyotes danced and sang
 Two and a Half Men
 Followed by the Big Bang

Distinguished Poet Badge

DISTINGUISHED POET

My Distinguished Poet Award at poetry.com. Badges are given based on the number of points accumulated. The closest thing I will ever get to an award.