In talking with a caller, I discovered the heart of a poet. Join me on this delightful call! ~ Delilah
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Hey, it's Delilah. Thank you for stopping by. I have
put together some of my favorite radio moments here to
share with you on our daily podcast. Lo Hey, it's Delilah.
Thank you for spending this day with us. Thank you
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for stopping by for a little audio hug. If your
spirit needs to be lifted, if you feel like ah,
you just need you just need to pick me up,
wait till you hear our next conversation. A man named
West called to honor his dad. But in talking to
him and peeling back the layers, I have discovered a
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gem of a poet and truly a sweet, kind man,
a family man. I'm going to chat with him next
on Hey it's Delilah. Hi, good evening, Welcome to the
Delilah Show. Who is with me on the phone line?
Speaker 2 (01:05):
My name is Wes.
Speaker 1 (01:06):
Hi, Wes, how are you tonight?
Speaker 2 (01:09):
I'm doing okay, I'm doing all right.
Speaker 1 (01:12):
What can I do to elevate that too? I'm doing great,
I'm doing terrific. I'm having a wonderful night.
Speaker 2 (01:18):
Or well. I'm calling for two reasons. One, my wonderful
wife of almost seventeen years had turned me on to
everything and all the wonderfulness that you bring to our
entire family. And my father who had passed away on
December of last year, and one of his favorite songs
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was Red Red Wine by Ub forty. So it would
be fantastic if we could do that for him. Just
a memory of him would be awesome.
Speaker 1 (01:51):
What's dad's name, John? So it's been almost a year
since Dad's gone to heaven.
Speaker 2 (01:58):
Yeah, you know, I You know, I got a bracelet
made in his honor with my initials and my name
on the outside, but on the inside I had his
name and his day of birth. And I tell people
I keep it close to my wrist because it's kind
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of where I know where my heartbeat and my pulse
comes from. So I'm a very I'm a special education
teacher's assistant. I'm also a published poet, so I keep
things very close to my heart as far as what
I'm doing in my walk of life.
Speaker 1 (02:40):
Well, I'm sorry for your loss, but I love your
heart already. And I don't even know you Wes, but
a poet and you work with special needs kids. Dang,
that says everything I need to know.
Speaker 2 (02:52):
You know, I run on the on the statement that
you know, I never really work a day in my life.
If I love what I'm doing.
Speaker 1 (02:58):
Amen, stink and love my job. I have a daughter
who's fourteen, Delilah Junior, and she asked me last night
if she could stay late after school today because they
have a poetry club. And I said, oh, that sounds wonderful.
She goes, but I don't really understand poetry, mom, Can
you help me understand it? And I said, poetry is
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painting a picture of your heart with words.
Speaker 2 (03:25):
Taking an illustration of what's on your mind and putting
it in words. And there's no wrong, there's no wrong
way about it.
Speaker 1 (03:33):
That's what I said. I said, there's no right, there's
no wrong.
Speaker 2 (03:36):
I sold out of every book that I had. The
first book I wrote was ten years ago, and I
was inspired by my father to do it. And I
sold out of every physical hard copy that I could find.
Now it's just only on Amazon.
Speaker 1 (03:51):
What's the name of your book.
Speaker 2 (03:53):
It's called Owl Feathers.
Speaker 1 (03:56):
Owl Feathers.
Speaker 2 (03:58):
Yeah, And that's attle back history about my bio. What
happened to me when I was five and I was
in a tremendous bicycle accident. When I was five, I
lost half of my brain and the ability to walk
and talk. But since then I said, no, I don't
think I'm ready for that quite yet. I don't want
to check out quite yet. So I keep pushing on,
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and I got my daughter here. I'm in my daughter's
room now she's snoring, and my son is downstairs with
my beautiful, wonderful wife, and we keep our family circle
as close to home as we can.
Speaker 1 (04:38):
I'm going to play that song in honor of your dad,
but for your whole beautiful family, and God bless you, Wes.
Thank you for calling, thank you for sharing your heart.
Speaker 2 (04:48):
Absolutely.
Speaker 1 (04:59):
Hi Chris, what can I do for you?
Speaker 3 (05:01):
Well? I recently this weekend, I was planning to propose
my girlfriend over the show, because she, you know, listens
like religiously to your show every night and it would
have meant the world for her. But I had hard
time getting through and I got a little anxious, so
I decided to propose to her anyways.
Speaker 4 (05:16):
But no, Chris, I know, I sure proposal.
Speaker 3 (05:22):
I got so anxious. I had the ring, both her
parents vis permission. I wanted to do it, so I
wanted to tell her anyways afterwards.
Speaker 1 (05:30):
So how did you do it? How did you ask her?
Speaker 3 (05:32):
We were ouching it some wine on the patio, and
I wrote her a poem and got down on my
knee and just told her what I felt about her.
Speaker 1 (05:39):
Have you got the poem with you?
Speaker 3 (05:41):
Do you want me to read it?
Speaker 2 (05:42):
Yes? I do.
Speaker 3 (05:43):
It's not long, good, but okay, it was kind of
short and sweet. It's not the greatest thing in the
world because I was very nervous, but I would risk
my life for you. I will love you forever in
my heart. You share a room with God. I have
conquered fears because of your strength. I have fulfilled dreams
because of your support. I have grown to be what
I have wanted, simply nursing from your love. Our time
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together has been my greatest adventure. Every day with you
is a dream comes true and something new. You're the
most beautiful woman ever created, and I want to spend
my life with you. Will you do me the greatest
honor and fill this hole inside of me? And take
my hand and be mine forever? Will you continue to
be all that you are? I love me until the
day you die. All of this I pledge to you
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with all my heart until the day I die. Will
you marry me? Shannon? I love you.
Speaker 4 (06:37):
This is Robert, Robert, how are you tonight?
Speaker 5 (06:39):
I'm mighty fine?
Speaker 4 (06:41):
How are you mighty fine? I haven't heard that since
my dad passed. It's say mighty fine or fair in
the middle, and that's it. What can I do for
you tonight?
Speaker 5 (06:50):
I would like for you to play a song for
the precious woman that jumpstarts my heart.
Speaker 4 (06:55):
Who is this precious woman?
Speaker 5 (06:57):
This is Roonda?
Speaker 4 (06:59):
Oh, listen to you. M now is RNDA girlfriend, Ronda fiance,
RNDA wife?
Speaker 5 (07:05):
She's girlfriend right at the moment, but hopefully it will
progress into something more substantial.
Speaker 4 (07:11):
Something more substantial, forever substantial, Yes, ma'am. And does she
know this is the direction you're looking?
Speaker 5 (07:18):
I believe she does. But I would like her to
know how much I love her and that she's the
one that has placed the colors of love back on
the pallet of my heart and that together will create
a masterpiece on the canvas of life with God's help
and guidance.
Speaker 1 (07:33):
Wow.
Speaker 4 (07:34):
Now, is she brought out this hopeless romantic? And you, Robert,
or were you always this demonstrative?
Speaker 5 (07:40):
Well? Pretty much, I guess I've always been a romantic
at heart, but she's just enhanced it. Greatly.
Speaker 4 (07:47):
Well, let me find a song to celebrate the colors
of love she's brought into your life.
Speaker 5 (07:51):
Okay, thank you very much, Delilah.
Speaker 1 (07:55):
I so hope you'll enjoy these radio moments as much
as I enjoy bringing them to you. I'll share more
with you each weekday on Hey It's Delilah.
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Delilah
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