Hello

Won’t you stop and

get to know me,

not just another traveler

with a destination yet to be.

I would like you

to be my friend,

one who will walk with me

down life’s path to the end.

I’m in need of one

with ears so keen,

they can hear my heart whisper

and know what I mean.

Take the time to stop

and listen to what I feel,

you’ll find within this shell

all in life that’s real.

There’s love and tenderness

concern and passion,

fear and hate with

loneliness of strong fashion.

Thus far in my journey

I’ve seen many flowers,

a few I’ve picked

and enjoyed their powers.

But an occasional blossom

neither here nor there,

can compare with my garden

which I value so rare.

Won’t you stop and

get to know me,

and let happiness

become our shade tree.

Gary R. Cramer

June 11, 1981