Selected Poems, II
By: Charles Sheppard, AF 9488
Box 999
Huntingdon, PA 16652

My Prayer

God, give me wisdom and understanding so that I may interpert
Your Scriptures and live within your commandments.

God, give me patients and humility to prevent me from being
Hasty or rash
And to humble myself before you and
stop being brash.

God, give me perserverance and knowledge to make me steadfast
And strong and to be intelligent enough to do what is right
And to forbid what is wrong.

God, light my way so that I no longer grope in darkness.
Place my feet on solid rock.
Bless me from the bottom to the top and never stop!

My Heart To Your Heart

My heart to your heart,
May our love never part.
My hand to your hand,
Solidifying our stand.
My lips to your lips,
Love locks us in its grip.

Your kisses are divine and right on time.
Let me drink deep, my sweet African queen.
Lord knows that I pray that this is not just a dream.

Lily to lily,
Rose to rose,
My love to your love,
Tenderly unfolds.

Affectionately Yours

I was thinking about you today
As I often do each and every day of my life.
I was wondering if you missed me
In your world of toil and strife,
For I remember how you loved me
And wanted to be my wife.
So, I'm sending you this letter
Trying to resurrect my life.
I know that I don't deserve you
Because you were so very nice,
But, Lord knows, I've changed my ways
And I'm trying to do what's right.
If you still love me, please take pen in hand,
Send a letter immediately, if not, I'll understand.

Blackmen

Blackmen, descendants of kings, look into your heritage. It's a wonderful thing.
There resides an eternal spring of endless royalty laid to claim.
Take a journey through time. It's so divine and will open your mind.
What's your driving devotion?
We are blessed like poetry in motion!
So, always remember and never forget,
Celebrate your heritage,
Demand respect!

Love Always and Forever

Baby, I'm thinking of you.
Love always and forever;
Each moment of each and every day is filled
with special touches of your warmth,
Your kindness,
Your tenderness and
Your very special love.
Love always and forever means
Endless love,
A lifetime of caring and
Being together as one.
My love for you will never change.
I love you now and always -
Forever...!

You Gave Me You
As you begin to read these few lines straight from my heart
To yours,
May they express my innermost thoughts and feelings
Of love for you
And inspire you as you inspire me each and every day!
Take a breath of air for you are the air that I breathe,
The song that I sing,
The thoughts that I think
And the love that I feel.

I want you to know, feel and understand
True love, joy and happiness
For you are the very essence of each and without you
None of it can exist.

Within my darling lies all of creation.
You are perfect in every facet of your being.

You are the heart and desire of every man on this planet, Earth
And, thank God, that you have turned your gaze toward me.

I feel blessed just to have your friendship
And, even more, humbled,
To receive a touch of your precious love.

I sat in darkness, but you brought me light!
I was hungry and you fed me!
I was thirsty and you gave me drink!
I was lonely and you gave me
You!


Return to the Prisoners' Poetry Menu

Return to the Main Menu

Send Us Your Comments Or Input.