Showing posts with label Michael's Poems. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Michael's Poems. Show all posts

Wednesday, December 28, 2022

Rainfall: A Poem by Michael J. Ruhland

 Rain falls on the just and the unjust. 

I could never understand. 

Does that rain bring a curse or 

Shower blessings on a man. 

Is it the rain that causes the river to flow? 

The river that leads us where we go. 

The sun shines bright in the day,

But the moon at night shines the way.

To something profane, something profound

Something as simple as rain on the ground. 

Sunday, June 20, 2021

Rain in Tennessee: A Poem by Michael J. Ruhland

 Since this is my blog and I can do whatever the heck I want here is a short poem that I wrote. I was listening to a lot of sad country songs when I wrote this, and I think the influence is incredibly obvious. 




Lonely stream of water running down a hill. 
For a moment time stands completely still. 
Giving lonely people time to think 
and for the drunkard to put down his drink.

It's raining in Tennessee once again.
This is when I miss you most my friend. 
But there is no use trying to pretend.
I know you'll never pass this way again.
And when I look upon the ground
is that a raindrop or a teardrop falling down.  

Monday, May 25, 2020

The Wall: A Memorial Day Poem by Michael J. Ruhland

This is a poem I wrote years ago after seeing the Vietnam monument. It is dedicated to all those who have given the ultimate sacrifice for this country. 


 We have seen heaven.
We have seen hell.
We have felt things
no lips could ever tell.
All the tears I can recall
as they wrote your name on the wall
I'm still there in my mind.
There must be another place in time.
To God my head starts to bow,
because only he can help me now.
Too many good men I've seen fall.
Too many names upon the wall.


-Michael J. Ruhland