Do you know who is thinking of you?

If you start out every day in the same old gloomy way

it’s little wonder what other people think of you, but

the ones who matter most are the ones who hold you close

in their hearts, who’re always thinking of you;

do you know, do you know,

do you know who is thinking of you?

As if you never knew who was thinking just of you

and held it close and never shared a bit of it,

there’s no-one else to blame, you had your youthful fame,

you played it and didn’t think about it;

did you know, did you know,

did you know you didn’t think about it?

And now you are depressed even when you’re sorely blessed

with rewards of unexpected gravity, but

you’re seated on a throne and so very much alone

you cannot see the glint of tender irony;

cannot see, cannot to see,

cannot see the bitter-sweet of irony.

The ones who matter most are the ones who hold you close,

and in our hearts we’re always thinking of you,

our love is given free as love is meant to be

and we know that you will shine again because of it;

will shine again, will shine again,

you’ll shine again because of it.

~ Ivan Donn Carswell

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Someone remembers, someone cares;

Your name is whispered in someone’s prayers.

~ Anonymous

Do you know who is thinking of you?

If you start out every day in the same old gloomy way

it’s little wonder what other people think of you, but

the ones who matter most are the ones who hold you close

in their hearts, who’re always thinking of you;

do you know, do you know,

do you know who is thinking of you?

As if you never knew who was thinking just of you

and held it close and never shared a bit of it,

there’s no-one else to blame, you had your youthful fame,

you played it and didn’t think about it;

did you know, did you know,

did you know you didn’t think about it?

And now you are depressed even when you’re sorely blessed

with rewards of unexpected gravity, but

you’re seated on a throne and so very much alone

you cannot see the glint of tender irony;

cannot see, cannot to see,

cannot see the bitter-sweet of irony.

The ones who matter most are the ones who hold you close,

and in our hearts we’re always thinking of you,

our love is given free as love is meant to be

and we know that you will shine again because of it;

will shine again, will shine again,

you’ll shine again because of it.

~ Ivan Donn Carswell

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Someone remembers, someone cares;

Your name is whispered in someone’s prayers.

~ Anonymous

A few kind words

A few kind words, what can be bought with that?

In essence just a clique of tidy prose,

a verb, a noun, perhaps an adjectival phrase

offered in the form of venal praise

– and be surprised at what it buys.

Like a fleeting smile its currency outweighs

the simple form, a hint of urbane compliment,

a subtle implement to sway discursive

dissertation, stun a lengthy recitation,

steal the centre ground; oh, so was that smile

for me? Profound congratulations are implied,

and truth denied, we always need a dose of that!

I’ll put it in my hat, my ego is well fed enough

and poets with a fat, indulgent ego are a nuisance

to the trade. Thank you for your words;

these words are yours in kind to muse,

I hope you’ll find some joy in that.

~ Ivan Donn Carswell

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Kind words are a creative force, a power that concurs in the building up of all that is good, and energy that showers blessings upon the world. ~ Lawrence G. Lovasik

A few kind words

A few kind words, what can be bought with that?

In essence just a clique of tidy prose,

a verb, a noun, perhaps an adjectival phrase

offered in the form of venal praise

– and be surprised at what it buys.

Like a fleeting smile its currency outweighs

the simple form, a hint of urbane compliment,

a subtle implement to sway discursive

dissertation, stun a lengthy recitation,

steal the centre ground; oh, so was that smile

for me? Profound congratulations are implied,

and truth denied, we always need a dose of that!

I’ll put it in my hat, my ego is well fed enough

and poets with a fat, indulgent ego are a nuisance

to the trade. Thank you for your words;

these words are yours in kind to muse,

I hope you’ll find some joy in that.

~ Ivan Donn Carswell

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Kind words are a creative force, a power that concurs in the building up of all that is good, and energy that showers blessings upon the world. ~ Lawrence G. Lovasik