An Illumination
Posted by Stephen Pray in Poems - Uplifting on 19-7-12
Tired tracks of tripped and tricky years
have left the scars, scrapes, battered
bruises and mangled memories etched upon my body, my soul.
Sway bent back with
stooped shoulders;
a halting,
limping walk takes me
on my way to bed.
Eyes lain on the night stand,
teeth stored in a glass,
cup full of pills I hesitate to take.
What little hair I have left
has turned to gray.
But the crows feet at the corners
of my mouth and eyes,
wrinkles in my brow.
Are of laughter, smiles, about
brand new faces of innocence.
They are more than enough compensation
they are kith and kin.
Grandpa with Grandchildren, Looking Out Kitchen Door, to a View He’s Always Loved
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Stephen Pray was born in Portland, Maine, and grew up in the little town of Windham where he graduated high school. Even in those early years Steve was writing poetry, and his school librarian predicted that one day she would see his work in print. Stephen went into the Air Force in 1969 as a security policeman and was first stationed at Wheelus AFB in Libya. He then went to RAF Mildenhall, England, and met his future wife, Sharon, in near-by Cambridge. Steve and Sharon have been married for over 31 years and their love has given birth to three beautiful daughters. Their youngest child is Emily, who is a 23-year-old music major with hopes of teaching K-12. Middle child is Sally, who is becoming a child psychologist. First-born is Katy, who is wife to Brad and mother to Liam. Steve is proud of all his daughters’ accomplishments and he is very proud of his wonderful grandson. Understandably, love is a great inspiration for Steve’s poetry. Stephen roamed the world for 23 years with his wife and growing family, and the American Air Force, before retiring to Dayton, Ohio in the U.S.A. Stephen is a voracious reader of science fiction with over 4,000 books in his collection. He would like to take up sailing. He likes to watch movies, read lots of poetry, spend time with his family, and play with his dog, “Freckles”.
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