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Let Roses Rain...
For me, there should be roses raining,
A sky of wonders, never waning.
The world should twist, turn on its head,
And all its worries left unsaid.
At sixteen, I dreamt with quiet fire,
To reach the heights, to never tire.
To claim my place, to stand my ground,
With every voice, I’d make a sound.
And later, I longed for something grand,
To see the world, to understand.
Not lo...
Saturday 9th November 2024 4:02 pm
Even Old Fools Get The Blues
we used to walk in the canyon
talk of a future that never came
gasping at the beauty round us
Selina was one hell of a dame
its a movie playing in my head
just pictures without the sound
a neck-lace of images inside a
cold tomb on hallowed ground
called to New York for a movie
turned your head with ambition
left me doubting your standing
fearing you inten...
Monday 31st May 2021 10:40 am
Let Me Spend...
Let me spend my whole life trying
And not mind the outcome
When it comes out.
Let me spend my whole time helping
And not mind.
Let me spend my whole life dreaming
And not mind reality
When it turns out.
Let me spend my whole time smiling
And not mind.
Let me spend my whole life living
And not mind dying
When time runs out.
Let me spend my whole time giving
And not mind.
Saturday 12th December 2020 6:08 am
Cleavage
There's a space between each atom
A gap that nothing can ever repair
Stars carefully keep their distance
Clouds stand proud up in the air
There was no distance for us
Till ambition swelled so high
Our bodies knew no aloofness
Entwined across endless sky
Grand notions tugged you free
I could not offer you enough
You wanted life-style and fame
Glory and al...
Sunday 23rd August 2020 11:06 am
Aren't We?
Blessed be the silver spoons
Which feed us till we’re replete.
Blessed be the dream-filled moons
Which oversee us with glee.
Ambitious, aren’t we?
The moons illume
A thousand seas
And take us to
Places and people unseen.
Vagabonds, aren’t we?
We hold the power to love and seduce,
To ensnare and release
These people and places till insanity ensues,
Till blooming roses fuse into debr...
Saturday 15th August 2020 8:55 am
Please don’t make yourself at home
Yesterday
I caught a star
With my burning fist
And left my handprint on it
I crash-landed on the clouds
I bounced back
Bounced back I
Shot a star with my mouth
I juggled Pluto
I breathed on Neptune
I grew a farm on Saturn
I named all the planets that
I was first to visit
Pierced them with flags of my face
Stamped them with my fingerprints
I was the fi...
Sunday 11th August 2019 4:17 pm
Mundane
My insides writhe like pit of snakes
As my mind runs away.
It flees from my mistakes,
Made with good intent,
As fast as my ambition got me there.
Why does my ego tote me around like a child?
Why does it feel like I'm always being punished
By my mundane thoughts?
What am I doing?
Rotting.
I eat the snake.
I abandon my ambition.
I punish myself from now on.
Monday 10th September 2018 9:37 am
stabberjocky
(with apologies to Lewis Carroll)
‘Twas Brexit, and the slithy Gove
did frottercrutch in dwarfish glee;
he snicker-snacked the Camerove,
Machiavelliadastardly.
Beware the stabberjock, my son!
The empty eyes, the robo-glint!
who fellobrates the Murdocrone
the Ruperturtle übergimp!
He pallerised the BoJo cloon
they chummed upon their sunderbus
emblazoned it with fibberoons
and ba...
Monday 4th July 2016 9:45 am
Sadness Slain
Sadness Slain
Endurance is salvation’s gift,
To help your inner spirits lift,
Don’t let fear blockade the door,
Have the ambition to explore,
Defeat is something to toughen your skin,
Keep on fighting and you will win,
To overcome with great speed,
Neptune’s fury you shall need,
With power and dominance in the mix,
Let temperance hold your mortal wish,
Sancti...
Thursday 23rd June 2016 4:51 pm
Ambition
I’m going to the top of the hill
And by hook or by crook
I’ll get there,
I will
It’s sunny at the top of the hill
With sun beds and free beer
And friendly people
With goodwill
And cheer
When I get there
I’ll relax for a while
And contemplate my climb.
Now I’ve reached the summit
Things can never be the same
And I can only go downhill
Again.
...Tuesday 3rd November 2015 8:50 pm
Above, Beyond
The morning, crisp and broken by the curfew
Of rising larks and pigeons in the choir,
Its breaching sun is bursting through the grass dew
And thinning out the misty dawn's perspire.
Many rest upon their linen sheets around
And you, the only currently arise,
Solo is your ally when breaking the ground;
Undistracted, undisturbed - your alibis.
Your muscles twitch uncertain of their purpose,
...
Friday 27th June 2014 2:21 pm
The Template of my Being
Been there
Done it
Eaten it
Drunk it
Almost drowned in it
Nearly died
Praised it
Cursed it
Dodged it
Traversed it
Just you name it
I’ll have tried
Smoked it
Snorted it
Been traumatised by it
Reduced to tears by it
Laughed and cried
Run it
Walked it
Chased it
Caught it
Wished I hadn’t bothered s...
Monday 24th June 2013 4:00 pm
18 months experience
18 months experience in:
filing, stacking and procrastination.
Got all the skills you need
to capture your attention.
I' ve made a million cups of tea
and then watched it, undrunk, swirl down the plughole
with a gurgle it was gone,
Like my ambition.
£250 a week
to sit and chat,
wonder what to do at the weekend,
Wondering, where's the party at?
Finally five o'clo...
Saturday 1st August 2009 1:04 pm
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