My Horizon

The wiles of a man concluded to this

To give a name to a place that does not exist

It is the place where the sky and earth seem to touch

And yet how can this unreachable place grow to mean so much

It is related to hopes and dreams, vast beauty and starting new

Known to all mankind and achieved by only a few

It is out there way out there beyond what I can see

A place of beauty and peace and where I’d rather be

You can float in a boat; 

fly in the sky or bound over ground it will never be reached

A place that is dreamed of desired for and even beseech-ed

And as I stand here looking into my horizon there

Thinking of the glories in it there might be

I realize someone in it way over there

Is staring into their horizon here, looking directly at me.

C. Gregory

Be A Man

Boggle the opposition

Make it to the end

Do it not for recognition

Do not waiver, do not bend

Put forth your best effort

Expect little in return

From this mission do not abort

For hopes of what you'd earn

You'll find this not easy

But for something you must stand

Don't always be out for self

For my sake... be a man

Bring your calling into fruition

Be a man among the males

Bring importance to your position

When other reasoning fails

Let your ways bring others comfort

Like the song of precious birds

Your debates are mere torts, but

Your actions are your loudest words

Live a life of worthy example

Don't be afraid to take my hand

The impact will be quite ample

When you live to be a Man...

C. Gregory

Rain Over Me

Joy comes when the rain pours

When rivers spill from Heaven's moors

The hiding wash that's spilled for me

Covers the tears I cry for thee

Relief comes as I stand proud

Beneath the gracious watery shroud

Many may wish they go away

But my blue skies are rainy days

Release comes when Heaven's waters fall

Because I can crumble and still stand tall

I could not move from beyond these seas

Until I have shed these tears for thee

A place in here you will always have

You are a part of who I am

So Heaven knows I need the rain

A moment for me to lift restraint

But the washing will pass for cloudless days

I'll bid Farewell and be on my way

C. Gregory

Love to smile

How do you do it?  She asks

Since our happiness became a task

And the frictions of our life

Attacked our hearts with all that strife

"Troubles will always come" I'd say

And they can easily ruin your day

But life moves on; one mile after mile

All you really need is to love to smile

With all the issues and tragedies of our life

I simply loved your being my wife

So many moments with our nostrils flared

I'd rather focus on the good we both shared

Yeah, our issues troubled your mind

But in all of history we were two of a kind

So when sadness hits, I know what to do

I simply think back; cause I love to smile about you

C. Gregory

Real Woman

Real Woman, let's talk... she comes with it

Peach to the core, whole and un-pitted

Packed full of passion and intelligent talk

Knows who she is and you can tell by her walk

Never settles for less because of who she can be

A puzzle to the world but such a glory to see

Burning with a fire that puts this place in a blaze

She stimulates my mind and leaves my heart in a daze

I had to get up close so I could charge her with theft

She took away my speech and robbed my lungs of their breath

It would take a poet and a scholar to explain how I feel

I thank the God up in Heaven that the woman is real

She's an heiress to a throne only a king could proclaim

Real woman, God's woman, you best remember the name

Her strength is a beauty of unimagined appeal

Oh, bless Sweet Earth that the woman is real!

C. Gregory 

No Sky's the Limit

No upward way I trod, just yet

But onward

Not into the heavens, a skyway trotting

The precious blue, the Royal Blue a’ calling

It is a place of dreams

It is a journey’s end; past the blue

Past golden clouds and silver linings

And those wishful things dreams are made of

But, I travel not upward for it’s not the end

My reward’s above but my life’s ahead

No downhill stoop I stumble

No falling lies before me

I gaze not down, for it’s not the ground

Should my eyes be set upon

That is no place for me

I love the sky above me

And the ground beneath my feet

But forward I trod; toward horizons I trudge

Beneath my reward and above my defeat

Until my life’s complete; until my life’s complete.

C.Gregory