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eyelids and earlids
eyelids and earlids
beauty from color
shapes
scenery
glimmer from a lake
all lost with eyelids closed
birds songs in the forest,
symphony of city car horns
beeping to a crescendo
cooing of a morning dove
breathing of a lover
all lost with ear lids shut
is one better
to lose than the other
one would have to ask Helen Kel...
Saturday 23rd October 2021 4:11 pm
Decibels
Carol's a novice bell-ringer
campanology is her forte
she pulls my bell with gusto
at night especially naughty
she couldn't leave me alone
never enjoyed a silent night
my bell was at her mercy, a
fast Treble Bob her's by right
in the bell-tower she excelled
Christmas peals lit the snow
triples at the end of her rope
enough to lay a reverend low
tr...
Saturday 26th December 2020 10:40 am
the sound of the sun
the sound of the sun
lying in bed
he hears the sun rise
forest full of trees
trees full of birds
birds full of song
he rises, feels for his cane
shuffles his way outside
to the warmth of the sun
and orchestra of birds
turns towards the rays
that he cannot see
opens his ear lids and
smiles at the morning
Monday 28th September 2020 10:14 pm
You hear me?
You hear me?
When spirits speak,
many will listen.
Hearing and listening
are not the same.
We may listen to the words,
and not hear their meaning.
Some one will say blah blah blah.
If that is you, please move on.
It's amazing how words can flip
the switch. You hear me?
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Saturday 12th October 2019 4:54 pm
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