Visions and Memories

By Mike Turner

Though time has slowly brushed awayThe sharpness of my mind
And where my vision once was clear
Now mostly I am blind


I do remember that sweet day
We saw what we could be
And started down our lifetime’s path
Together, you and me


We looked ahead, out toward our lives
But now, I look behind
And dwell upon your warm embrace
Two hearts, two lives entwined


These are the things which I still know
The visions that I see
Our dreams have turned to memories
Of I, and you, and we


Now as I wait to go beyond
Not knowing what I’ll find
I have the sweetness of our life
With which my heart to bind


So as I pass through that great door
Your hand gives me the key
I’ll look into your eyes once more
And be forever free

Mike Turner is a songwriter and poet living on the US Gulf Coast. He was named Male Gospel Entertainer of the Year by the Alabama Music Association (2016) and the North America Country Music Associations International (2017), and was featured on the “15 Minutes of Fame Stage” at the 2020 Monroeville Literary Festival. Mike’s recordings have received play throughout the US, UK, Europe, New Zealand and on the Armed Forces Radio Network. Mike was featured in the books, “Who’s Who of Emerging Writers 2020” and “I, The Writer,” published by Sweetycat Press. His poems have been published in several print and on-line literary journals; his poem, “A Flash of Blue,” was awarded 1st Place in the 2020 Springtime Contest at Academy of the Heart and Mind.