This is the personal writing site of Barry Hurd- online consultant, designer, writer, marketer, entrepreneur, and father.
Last Stand
In paradise, we find the most reward
The light of hope and of morning resurrection,
Of daring that we, above all else,
Are the chosen few who must survive.
The land, from rolling hills to perfect ocean shores,
Is the vision to which we will wake,
We will seek our destiny, with laughter and humility,
Against the fury of breaking waves,
As […]
I don’t get too much time these days to stop and smell the roses, sometimes however sweet they are. Rather I ask myself if I remember what roses smell like. Ironically, I find myself lacking that memory. People often fail to realize if they will miss the moments of life they love, and yet I […]
Bright lights in July,
reminding me of distant battles
lost before my memory started.
Peaceful silence of willful defiance
broken by the thundering roar
of personal independence.
No war to recall,
no battlefields scattered with loss,
only social revelation to announce.
Thoughts kept warm with hope,
and dreams exploding nearby the stars,
as loved ones still seem so far.
Deep chastity, perfected innocence.
Childlike memories of desperate times,
fought […]
If I had, only once chance
To say the things I needed to say
I would pray that you hear my voice
To you, to everyone
Before my life was undone
Would you believe, could you see
That I was, was what I need
of what I had done, was choice
I say, with every breath, my last
To believe in you, the dice […]
I would simply say, adieu.
Perhaps farewell.
No, I couldn�t say good-bye.
There was nothing good.
About walking away,
or watching you leave.
Saying that,
If things ended this way,
I would have to say it all,
to bring closure to each day
to let you know I asked why
I needed to say,
adieu, farewell, and even good-bye.
There was a moment of servitude when I faltered amongst the dark cobblestone path
You were a man of great stature strolling through the lilacs
I was a woman of such insignificant ideas that even my own eyes looked down upon me
Yet when you found me collecting my thoughts, kneeling in the rain as no one heard […]
I missed you and I didn’t even know it.
A festival of memories wandering through my mind
and you were there, inspirational, beautiful, yet unaware
Completey oblivious to the history I recalled,
Never knowing that some you once knew still cherished you
Faithfully staying silent and moving away, trying to be invisible
So many hard choices had been decided, but the […]
True love,
How does the Dread Pirate know of love?
Inigo wields a sword, as a master
Vizzini tunes his wit, like a fine instrument
But you, even in the shadow of night
Hold yourself stronger than I do
and I, as know, could have killed you with a rock
Dear Fezzik,
You may not know it, but your stature is dwarfed
By the […]
As a sign of my faith
My lord, I send this letter to you
For me my liege there is no resurrection
There is only my word, to share this view
Of a battlefield that defines my devotion
This was the story of one life, my own
A savior, a warrior sworn to your crown
To uphold a code of chivalry and […]
On this day, with a beautiful sun
There was a cool summer breeze
I felt it as if the tips of your fingers
Were drawing whimsically on my soul
There was a simple belief in me
The simple shared joy of knowing you
Realizing I could love something I couldn’t see
yet I knew somewhere we shared this view
On this day, with […]