Debbie Baldesberger

Slippery Rock, Pennsylvania

Debbie Baldesberger of Slippery Rock has been writing poetry most of her life, but only recently began keeping her work which she mails to her husband, Jerry. "My husband can't be with me right now and I miss him very much. He is my life and everything I write is for him. I will never stop thanking God for the very precious gift He gave me, the day Jerry became my husband," she says. Baldesberger's poetry has been published by The National Library of Poetry, Sparrowgrass and Illiad Press. She has three children, Erin, Dawn, and Melinda.

Of Love and Wind

I softly kissed my fingertips
and blew into the wind.
I whispered, please carry these
with all the love I have to send.

Be very careful with them,
use the moon to light your way,
so he will have them when he wakes
to face another lonely day.

As you go by, please gently drop
my kisses, wet with tears
upon this man I love so much.
but hurry, for daylight nears.

Could I ask you one more favor?
You can do anything, it seems.
Tell him that he's my love, my life
my happiness and dreams.


No More Good-byes

Will you bring me flowers
and softly kiss my lips?
Will you tell me that you love me
and tell me I've been missed?

Will you hold me close to you
and never go away again?
Will you kiss away my tears
and help my broken heart to mend?

Will you tell me that you'll stay forever,
that there will be no more good-byes?
Will you teach me once again to laugh
and put the stars back in my eyes?

Will you protect me and defend me
and always be here for me too?
Will you cherish me, till the end of time?
I would give my life for you.


Waiting, Still Waiting

I had waited for you for so long, my love.
Now I find myself waiting even longer.
It isn't your fault that you aren't here with me
and I love you enough to wait a lifetime for you.
Tonight there were little rabbits sitting in our driveway.
Maybe they were waiting, watching for you,
but you didn't come home and it's late. They must be sleeping now.
You have been gone for over a year now.
Sometimes it amazes me that the birds still sing
and time still goes on. It's as though you never left at all.
I have you here with me, tucked safely away in my heart.
I hold you in my dreams
as my tears fall on your face, that really isn't there.
Just my imagination, so wild, so vivid at times.
Soon my love, I'll come and get you,
and bring you home with me.
I'll love you and cherish you forever,
and do my best to make all your dreams come true.


All poems Copyright © 1997 Debbie Baldesberger. All rights reserved.