LICENSE TO MARRY No marriage license for me, he saidShe sighed and replied, then we cannot wedWhy not, he inquired and then asked her once moreIs it illegal to marry the one you adore? You know very well why a license we needIt’s required for civil ceremonies to proceedNo judge or priest will a […]
Author: John Crawford
Free Poetry
Should prose and poetry you love to readThen might this rhyming verse succeed.If in style and substance it should appealThen happy I’ll be to more verses reveal. To be truly free poetry, it is bound to be free.How true this is should be plain to see.It can’t be shackled with charge or profitNor expectation of […]
Skull and Bones
O, come on into the woods with meAnd I’ll show you where soon my body shall beWhen under a canopy of branch and leafYour laughter will change to sorrow and grief. Walk down the wooded path with meThrough grasses and bushes past the Evergreen treeSee yonder mound of sticks and stonesWell, underneath will be resting […]
Chance to Meet
Should some bright sunny day you chance to meetAn old man giving poetry out on the streetYou may want to read what the old guy has writtenIf by rhythm ‘n rhyme you admit to being smitten. It’s not every day that the old man will be thereOr have a chance to with you his free […]
She sings like a bird but the song I never heardI just follow her around and read her every word.Like the rich kids of Instagram I watch her every moveAs a member of the Snap Pack I really dig her groove. REFRAINI’m in love with Tiffany but she’s too young for meAin’t no one any […]
Yes, I can
If I cannot live with you and can’t live without youFor love, what am I going to do? I love you too much and I can’t get enoughOf that sweet love and honey from you. I call you to tell you just how much I love you And I fumble for words to say …I can’t […]
Heaven on Earth
Oh, take me away to the place that we wentOn that night in a hot-air balloon.The place where the stars shone on Venus and MarsAs we floated along ‘neath the moon. The air was so clear and the stars were so brightI thought Heaven must look something like this.No wonder the stars that come out […]