The Poetry of Lucille Klenakis

Summer’s Day

jklenakis — Sun, 23 May 2010 21:36:35 +0000

Swiftly the hands of time

Are passing us each day,

Not stopping for a friendly chat

Or a hand clasp along the way.

No time to ask, oh, how do you do;

If it matters, does time care,

Not stopping to know that you are fine

Or perhaps just fair.

For time sees its duty that must be done,

Barring nothing along the way,

Fulfilling a promised wish once more

The long-awaited summer’s day.

Beautiful May

jklenakis — Sat, 01 May 2010 12:22:58 +0000

My heartiest welcome, my beautiful May

Into spring’s colorful dream

May your stay be a happy and glorious one

While you reign on your throne as a queen.

Oh, queen, so anxious, please not be

This new life to wave away

Allow, new green to linger on

And the sunshine through the day.

And as you reign on your majestical throne

Surrounded by newborn wealth;

May your jeweled crown and velvety gowns

Be worn in very good health.

Tender Thoughts

jklenakis — Sun, 25 Apr 2010 11:33:58 +0000

My tender thoughts this evening

Were filled with such delight

Of you, and how dear you are

To me, this very night.

I was sitting reminiscing

My face all aglow

From happiness you shared with me

In days, so long ago.

I was trying to recollect

One thoughtless word from you

It was the most impossible thing

I ever tried to do.

I am indeed so fortunate

And full of ecstasy

To love a wonderful person like you

And for you to love only me.

Undiscovered Heights

jklenakis — Sun, 11 Apr 2010 01:08:10 +0000

I wish that I could care for you

The way you care for me

I wish that I could give you all

Unto eternity

I wish my soul could cry for you

My heart to beat so fast

At just the thought of seeing you

I wish—a love to last.

I wish my flesh to tingle

And tremble at your touch

Your nearness to excite me so

I wish—I wish too much.

Wish your kiss could thrill me

To the marrow of the bone

Oh, for a love of ecstasy

Undiscovered heights, unknown.

Maple and Oak

jklenakis — Wed, 07 Apr 2010 10:52:12 +0000

Once long ago, a little tree

Miss Maple was her name

Was trying so hard to grow an inch

‘Twas useless, ‘twas in vain—

For aside her was a sprouting tree

Mister Oak, he said, was he

He grew and grew and crowded out

The little maple tree

His heavy branches in the wind

Would sway as if to tap

And roughly say—in words of trees

“Hello, you little sap.”

The little maple bowed her head

A curtsy, sweet and low

To one so high and mighty might

The tree she hoped her beau

One summer night when stars were low

The moon so round, so bright

His swaying branches asked these words

“How would you look in white?”

Enter Springtime

jklenakis — Fri, 26 Mar 2010 22:01:05 +0000

Springtime, though we long await you,

You’ll be here, we know, quite soon,

To bestow on Mother Nature

Symphonies of love in bloom.

Brightly colored crowning glories

For a headdress you’ll adorn,

Paving the way for velvet greenness,

Laughing at the wintry scorn.

Breath of life you have to offer

To God’s sleepy little herd

That has slept away all winter

Quietly and so undisturbed.

Gently, gently, enter springtime;

Treat us kindly in your wake.

Soften raindrops to befall us;

Brighten shadows for our sake.

Lift a heavy heart so weary,

Giving tired feet a new time.

Do not linger, for we await you.

Enter, welcome, dear springtime.

My Big Feet

jklenakis — Wed, 24 Mar 2010 00:30:47 +0000

I have such terrible big feet

It’s a shame the way they show

No matter what shoes I put on

Out comes my great big toe

One day I wore some brand new shoes

With heels on, if you please

I toppled over on my face

And all I did was sneeze

Now after that freak accident

I was happy as can be

I walked on air—my feet didn’t hurt

And I sang on merrily

As I was sailing on my way

A man, he gave a cough

He tried, to tell me what I knew

That my heels, they had come off.

Expected Call

jklenakis — Fri, 19 Mar 2010 02:55:23 +0000

I expected a call this evening

A call that never came

I expected to hear your voice so dear

For you to whisper a pretty name

I stayed in all the evening

To go out I had every chance

Tommy asked me to a party

And Johnny to a dance

The girls, too asked me to go out

To a movie, or a ball game

But I stayed in and waited for your call

The one that never came

It’d be no use so I refused

Cause I knew you wouldn’t be there

For you said you’d call me

So I waited, like a lioness in her lair

I can visualize you now

You must be laughing at me

Though you thought it a great joke

I took you seriously.

Awaken Springtime

jklenakis — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 02:17:06 +0000

Thought I once, I knew you, Springtime.

Thought you lovely, oh, so fair,

Golden hues inviting sunshine

And a crown upon your hair.

Knew you with your robes of velvet

And a tender soothing hand

Petting gently Mother Nature.

Now I just don’t understand.

You have changed, oh, please forgive me

If I seem abrupt somehow,

But you’ve let your sweet dreams linger

Awaken, Springtime, take a bow.

Let me glance at all your finery,

Whisper warm words I may hear,

Awaken now and let Sir Winter

Peacefully sleep until next year.

Amidst The Crowd

jklenakis — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 03:13:09 +0000

Amidst the crowd I spotted you

I know why you were there

You tried to steal a glimpse of me

That’s when I caught your stare

You thought I had forgotten you

That I no longer cared

‘Twas you, I thought had forgotten me

To hope otherwise, I hadn’t dared.

‘Twas then and there, I decided

I couldn’t leave you thus

We had a lot of explaining to do

Of what had happened to us

And darling, then I came to you

And you were so surprised

When I put my arms around you

And our dream was realized.