Bridges of Life

A Selection of Poems

By James Bolgiano

Echoes

Echoes Our lives are like echoes repeating themselves over and over. Day by day we follow similar routines, Wa 11tch e same paths, Do the same things, Reverberating the actions of the day before, And the days before that. Caught in a merry-go-round, Spinning round and round, And with each turn, You simply pass where […]

Isn’t Love Hard to Understand

Isn’t Love Hard to Understand Isn’t love hard to understand? Loved ones can be far away but still near. It offers no tangibility but can be felt and held. Although given freely, it’s worth more than silver or gold. It has no limits, Even surviving the grave. It provides strength to the weak, Courage to […]

Three

Three His hand quivered as he put the gun to his head. Just tired of living, didn’t want to be dead. Lost and confused, no place left to go. Wounded and hurt: mind, body, and soul. Out of options that he could see. Pulled the trigger at the count of three. I Could Do That […]

Love and Balance

Love and Balance One is here so shortly, then we are gone. So live each day as if it were your first, And each moment as if it were your last, Finding love and balance in all that you do. Buddha Says Buddha Says I may be only one raindrop in the… Read More Mate […]

One Hand Clapping

One Hand Clapping The sound of one hand clapping is silence. The most beautiful sound in the world; The sound from which all other sounds find their existence; The sound from which all other sounds find their end; The sound from which all other sounds find their purpose. Standing Close Standing Close Standing close! The […]

Rain

Rain It’s not easy living in the desert When you like the rain. I miss overcast days And gentle raindrops on the windowpane. Nothing smells like the rain. It’s so pure and fresh, Cleansing the pungency of the world about me, Giving a new spirit to all it touches. Purifying the soul, Refreshing all that […]

Gentle to Hold

Gentle to Hold Your soul bubbles with happiness. Each day is filled with new adventure. You take time to smell the rain, Watch clouds perform ballets with the wind, Listen to snowflakes as they fall, And give new life to autumn leaves. You’re easy to love and gentle to hold. Twilight of the Morning Twilight […]

Laughing Eyes

Laughing Eyes You’ve been blessed with laughing eyes. I like to watch them sparkle as they dance, Looking for new adventures. Their blueness reminds me of an ocean Covered by azure skies Calling sailors to mysteries Far beyond the horizon. If the eyes are the windows to the soul, I’ve peered into the depths of […]

Mate for My Soul

Mate for My Soul My eyes have seen valleys green, Mountains high, And the beauty of the seashore, But none compare to you. Even the heavens bow And the sun fades in your presence. I don’t guess you will ever know Just how special you are. If for you, I were offered All the treasures […]

Sanguine Glow

Sanguine Glow I watched, As the wind blew dust miles into the sky, Leaving the world with a sanguine glow And the air hard to breathe. There’s little beauty in a dust storm As you feel the grit on your teeth And the blister of its breath against your skin. The beauty of the world […]