Tyrone David Sawyer

Richmond, Virginia

Tyrone's love of poetry started in high school and he owes his writing inspirations to his teachers and other poets. His favorite poets are Emily Dickinson and Edgar Allen Poe. Tyrone has won several awards for poetry and has had several published in Anthologies. Family has played an important role in Tyrone's life. He is a devoted husband, the father and stepfather of three, and is one of eight siblings. He has worked in communications for 18 years, and he has been an extra in several movies, including A Woman Named Jackie and My Name is Bill W.

Rebirth

The clouds of life encircle us
Meeting our souls within,
Allowing our minds to ponder
The hearts of fellow men.
The fields of life enhance us
For what we sow and reap,
Defining the life ahead
In the years that we sleep.
The songs of life enchant us
To share love with our young,
Bringing with it wishes
Of life under one sun.
The trees of life enshrine us
To grasp the tears of our need,
Shedding wisdom among us
With the birth of each new seed.
The death of life entombs us
To keep us safe and warm,
Enlightening us to the treasures
Of obtaining new form.

What Is War

They told my brother
To take the service exam
They told him he passed
So they sent him to Nam.
They told him to fight
For what his family believed in
They told him to kill
Because survival was no sin.
They told him don't listen
To the enemies cries
They told him it was
Just more enemy lies.
They told us the things
My brother said before he died
He said "Just as the Truth,
A lie has two sides."

Favorable Times

There are times when the artist
Can't paint what he sees,
And the poet can't write what he feels.
But times are more favorable
When the artist can paint that
which he can't see,
And the poet is able to describe
That which he can't feel.