<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?><?xml-stylesheet href="http://www.blogger.com/styles/atom.css" type="text/css"?><feed xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom' xmlns:openSearch='http://a9.com/-/spec/opensearchrss/1.0/' xmlns:georss='http://www.georss.org/georss' xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30563187</id><updated>2011-04-21T13:41:00.898-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Poems by Herbert Midgley</title><subtitle type='html'></subtitle><link rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#feed' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://poemsbyherb.blogspot.com/feeds/posts/default'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/30563187/posts/default?max-results=100'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://poemsbyherb.blogspot.com/'/><link rel='hub' href='http://pubsubhubbub.appspot.com/'/><author><name>Herbert</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/05843660772859508846</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='27' height='32' src='http://www.herbertmidgley.com/images/photos/meinstreetst.jpg'/></author><generator version='7.00' uri='http://www.blogger.com'>Blogger</generator><openSearch:totalResults>5</openSearch:totalResults><openSearch:startIndex>1</openSearch:startIndex><openSearch:itemsPerPage>100</openSearch:itemsPerPage><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30563187.post-115415731284324891</id><published>2006-07-29T00:13:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2006-07-29T00:15:12.856-07:00</updated><title type='text'></title><content type='html'>Rain and Poems.&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5230/318/1600/72206singingtherain.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5230/318/320/72206singingtherain.jpg" border="0" alt="" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;7-29-06&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Phone Rings&lt;br /&gt;Who is it?&lt;br /&gt;Someone lost&lt;br /&gt;So near by.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Sitting alone&lt;br /&gt;Deal with life&lt;br /&gt;They walked by&lt;br /&gt;Doesn’t matter now.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;A cat&lt;br /&gt;Hiding between cars.&lt;br /&gt;That cat&lt;br /&gt;Ran away today.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Rain&lt;br /&gt;Water as I run.&lt;br /&gt;Storm&lt;br /&gt;Just more wet.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;No one owes &lt;br /&gt;Others only&lt;br /&gt;Speak the truth&lt;br /&gt;It’s done.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Running&lt;br /&gt;Running&lt;br /&gt;Running&lt;br /&gt;Back, it didn’t change.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Earth is &lt;br /&gt;Our home.&lt;br /&gt;Giving and giving&lt;br /&gt;So we can improve.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Watch,&lt;br /&gt;Clocks,&lt;br /&gt;Long hand,&lt;br /&gt;On twelve.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Thinking&lt;br /&gt;Remembering &lt;br /&gt;The past&lt;br /&gt;Now.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Tired&lt;br /&gt;Go to sleep.&lt;br /&gt;Only to see&lt;br /&gt;The one.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Holding,&lt;br /&gt;Touching,&lt;br /&gt;Space is close.&lt;br /&gt;Compared to all.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/30563187-115415731284324891?l=poemsbyherb.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://poemsbyherb.blogspot.com/feeds/115415731284324891/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=30563187&amp;postID=115415731284324891' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/30563187/posts/default/115415731284324891'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/30563187/posts/default/115415731284324891'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://poemsbyherb.blogspot.com/2006/07/rain-and-poems.html' title=''/><author><name>Herbert</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/05843660772859508846</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='27' height='32' src='http://www.herbertmidgley.com/images/photos/meinstreetst.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30563187.post-115302318446613000</id><published>2006-07-15T21:01:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2006-07-15T21:13:04.476-07:00</updated><title type='text'></title><content type='html'>The piano and me.&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5230/318/1600/71306pianomirror.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5230/318/320/71306pianomirror.jpg" border="0" alt="" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Poems 7-15-06&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Friendship &lt;br /&gt;Something&lt;br /&gt;To&lt;br /&gt;Try?&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Where are you?&lt;br /&gt;Who are you?&lt;br /&gt;Why are you?&lt;br /&gt;What?&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Ok, that’s fun.&lt;br /&gt;Running,&lt;br /&gt;Skipping,&lt;br /&gt;Dancing away.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;People&lt;br /&gt;That are strange&lt;br /&gt;Are&lt;br /&gt;Real.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;People &lt;br /&gt;That are normal&lt;br /&gt;Are&lt;br /&gt;Fake.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;A clean office,&lt;br /&gt;A Tidy person,&lt;br /&gt;Can’t&lt;br /&gt;Be Trusted.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Water&lt;br /&gt;Water&lt;br /&gt;H to&lt;br /&gt;Oh.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Never cry&lt;br /&gt;When you have to.&lt;br /&gt;Never laugh&lt;br /&gt;When you don’t want to.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Control&lt;br /&gt;Do you &lt;br /&gt;Have it?&lt;br /&gt;Maybe….&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Old&lt;br /&gt;To &lt;br /&gt;New&lt;br /&gt;That same.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5230/318/1600/facingtruth4.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5230/318/320/facingtruth4.jpg" border="0" alt="" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Thanks to &lt;a href="http://sjnstudios.blogspot.com/"&gt;SjN&lt;/a&gt; for putting one of my poems to art.  You are a great friend. Wow!&lt;br /&gt;I am blown away!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://sjnstudios.blogspot.com/"&gt;The Art Of SjN&lt;/a&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/30563187-115302318446613000?l=poemsbyherb.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://poemsbyherb.blogspot.com/feeds/115302318446613000/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=30563187&amp;postID=115302318446613000' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/30563187/posts/default/115302318446613000'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/30563187/posts/default/115302318446613000'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://poemsbyherb.blogspot.com/2006/07/piano-and-me.html' title=''/><author><name>Herbert</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/05843660772859508846</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='27' height='32' src='http://www.herbertmidgley.com/images/photos/meinstreetst.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30563187.post-115237729370393053</id><published>2006-07-08T09:31:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2006-07-08T09:48:13.716-07:00</updated><title type='text'></title><content type='html'>A new job?&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5230/318/1600/70706trashroll.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5230/318/320/70706trashroll.jpg" border="0" alt="" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;7-8-06&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Facing &lt;br /&gt;Truth&lt;br /&gt;Never&lt;br /&gt;Run.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;We look up&lt;br /&gt;Into the stars&lt;br /&gt;To see&lt;br /&gt;The Mirror.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The World&lt;br /&gt;Is so beautiful&lt;br /&gt;Only&lt;br /&gt;Never forget.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I like,&lt;br /&gt;So much&lt;br /&gt;Too Much&lt;br /&gt;Isn’t.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Can you face,&lt;br /&gt;The only thing&lt;br /&gt;That you can never&lt;br /&gt;Give you peace.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Ok&lt;br /&gt;Long talks&lt;br /&gt;Are&lt;br /&gt;Long.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Wasted nights&lt;br /&gt;Time lost&lt;br /&gt;Can&lt;br /&gt;Not find again.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Dropping names&lt;br /&gt;All the time&lt;br /&gt;Is it&lt;br /&gt;Something?&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Walking&lt;br /&gt;Walking&lt;br /&gt;Souls&lt;br /&gt;A plenty.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;You never smile&lt;br /&gt;On the inside&lt;br /&gt;You only smile&lt;br /&gt;Outside and it’s fake.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Lunch times&lt;br /&gt;Feeling happiness&lt;br /&gt;Dinner times&lt;br /&gt;I’m not done.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Man the mission&lt;br /&gt;Can a Canoe&lt;br /&gt;Go and Get&lt;br /&gt;Home please happy.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The eyes&lt;br /&gt;Leads directly &lt;br /&gt;To your &lt;br /&gt;Soul.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Magazines see &lt;br /&gt;Yourself&lt;br /&gt;Not in&lt;br /&gt;Never will.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Breaking&lt;br /&gt;Understand&lt;br /&gt;Won’t&lt;br /&gt;Roll.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/30563187-115237729370393053?l=poemsbyherb.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://poemsbyherb.blogspot.com/feeds/115237729370393053/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=30563187&amp;postID=115237729370393053' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/30563187/posts/default/115237729370393053'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/30563187/posts/default/115237729370393053'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://poemsbyherb.blogspot.com/2006/07/new-job-7-8-06-facing-truth-never-run.html' title=''/><author><name>Herbert</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/05843660772859508846</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='27' height='32' src='http://www.herbertmidgley.com/images/photos/meinstreetst.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30563187.post-115212225700830045</id><published>2006-07-05T10:57:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2006-07-05T10:57:37.010-07:00</updated><title type='text'></title><content type='html'>Herbert the Poet&lt;br /&gt;6-5-06&lt;br /&gt;Reflections on life&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5230/318/1600/70406mebattlejacket.0.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5230/318/320/70406mebattlejacket.0.jpg" border="0" alt="" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I dream at night&lt;br /&gt;All the dreams&lt;br /&gt;That will never happen&lt;br /&gt;When I'm awake.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Here are the flowers&lt;br /&gt;The ones&lt;br /&gt;That were there&lt;br /&gt;When....&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;As time flows&lt;br /&gt;Flows and flows&lt;br /&gt;Goes and goes&lt;br /&gt;Knows and knows.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Seeing&lt;br /&gt;is something&lt;br /&gt;When a leaf&lt;br /&gt;falls down.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;In a moment &lt;br /&gt;Souls are connected&lt;br /&gt;Linked&lt;br /&gt;No surprise there.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Why in a chance&lt;br /&gt;Eyes to eyes&lt;br /&gt;Heart to Soul&lt;br /&gt;Only a smile then.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Walking&lt;br /&gt;Thinking&lt;br /&gt;Doing&lt;br /&gt;Living.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Never hurt your soul,&lt;br /&gt;The heart can recover,&lt;br /&gt;Memories will fade.&lt;br /&gt;Your soul will always be there for you.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/30563187-115212225700830045?l=poemsbyherb.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://poemsbyherb.blogspot.com/feeds/115212225700830045/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=30563187&amp;postID=115212225700830045' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/30563187/posts/default/115212225700830045'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/30563187/posts/default/115212225700830045'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://poemsbyherb.blogspot.com/2006/07/herbert-poet-6-5-06-reflec_115212225700830045.html' title=''/><author><name>Herbert</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/05843660772859508846</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='27' height='32' src='http://www.herbertmidgley.com/images/photos/meinstreetst.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30563187.post-115186657916395044</id><published>2006-07-02T11:36:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2006-07-02T12:09:21.996-07:00</updated><title type='text'></title><content type='html'>&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5230/318/1600/61906laptopme.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5230/318/320/61906laptopme.jpg" border="0" alt="" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;Poems&lt;br /&gt;Summer 2006&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Here are some poems that I have written this summer.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I plan to update this blog as I write more poems.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I hope that you like them.&lt;br /&gt;Herbert&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;A Smile&lt;br /&gt;Is all there is&lt;br /&gt;Can move the world.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;As time flys by&lt;br /&gt;Less and Less&lt;br /&gt;The meaning&lt;br /&gt;It doesn't matter.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Run away&lt;br /&gt;Does answer&lt;br /&gt;A problem&lt;br /&gt;Face it.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Lights&lt;br /&gt;not on&lt;br /&gt;Fun to see&lt;br /&gt;The Real Light!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Echoes&lt;br /&gt;Echoes&lt;br /&gt;Your Voice&lt;br /&gt;Never Ends.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Alone&lt;br /&gt;no Sadness&lt;br /&gt;Solo&lt;br /&gt;Equals Happiness.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Alienation&lt;br /&gt;Look at&lt;br /&gt;Mirrors&lt;br /&gt;To Know all....&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Your Face&lt;br /&gt;Can't see&lt;br /&gt;Nothing&lt;br /&gt;In my mind.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Who is scared&lt;br /&gt;Who cares&lt;br /&gt;Who thinks&lt;br /&gt;is safe.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;A Misunderstanding&lt;br /&gt;no talk&lt;br /&gt;Remain Strong&lt;br /&gt;It's over.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Welcome&lt;br /&gt;to your smile&lt;br /&gt;Happiness&lt;br /&gt;fills your Soul.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Bird song&lt;br /&gt;the only sound&lt;br /&gt;That Makes me&lt;br /&gt;cry.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Remind&lt;br /&gt;Do you need&lt;br /&gt;Ideas&lt;br /&gt;of Us.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Friendship&lt;br /&gt;Why?&lt;br /&gt;Smooth&lt;br /&gt;Without.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Words&lt;br /&gt;All you write&lt;br /&gt;Is &lt;br /&gt;All you know.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Regular&lt;br /&gt;Is the norm&lt;br /&gt;Special&lt;br /&gt;Isn't.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Pass&lt;br /&gt;The sell by Date&lt;br /&gt;you&lt;br /&gt;will Be.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Life&lt;br /&gt;So many&lt;br /&gt;Ways&lt;br /&gt;to go.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/30563187-115186657916395044?l=poemsbyherb.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://poemsbyherb.blogspot.com/feeds/115186657916395044/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=30563187&amp;postID=115186657916395044' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/30563187/posts/default/115186657916395044'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/30563187/posts/default/115186657916395044'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://poemsbyherb.blogspot.com/2006/07/poems-summer-2006-here-are-some-poems.html' title=''/><author><name>Herbert</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/05843660772859508846</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='27' height='32' src='http://www.herbertmidgley.com/images/photos/meinstreetst.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry></feed>
