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Size Six
don't hide from gleams of wings
or shudder at the vision of veils,
fitful as glances days leak away
against woe a churchyard pales
there's a woman lives next door
Sadie claims she's from Berlin
in her dustbin I found a badge
a Nazi emblem with a gold pin
she seems to live at a low ebb
one not noted for her candour
says her daughter got adopted
I listen, t...
Saturday 14th August 2021 11:20 am
Rain Doesn't Matter Now
We were full of ourselves in those days
Life was a treasurehouse of pleasure
We had our fill of the world's offerings
And took its ripened fruit at our leisure
Rain doesn't matter now you're gone
Nothing seems important anymore
We madly moaned about the weather
The God-given gale onto the shore
But our love took it all for granted
Selfishness was the order of t...
Tuesday 15th September 2020 10:46 am
Black Ringlets
It seems yesterday the house was full
Nothing seemed beyond our reach
We dashed about with endless brio
Spent days on end at the beach
I recall how you laughed and cried
The endless smiles adorning your face
Years have brought changes to our joy
Now life seems such a different place
I loved your black ringlets
That brightened every day
Your hair grew old as ...
Tuesday 11th August 2020 10:53 am
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