I saw
I saw
The flare of the gun
Against the setting sun
My baby's smiling face
I kept within a lonely space
My wife's hand in mine
For one final time
I saw
The blood from my chest
Sending my body to rest
The future I thought would be
Drift away to a blood red sea
The hands of Time slowly cease
Feeling a weary inner peace
I saw
...Monday 26th February 2024 12:04 pm
If Ever I Fall
A re-post 'cause it's one of 'The Wifey's' favourite
And it is valentines, apparently...
If ever I fall will you catch me
And sing me a sweet lullaby?
To stitch up my heart when it's broken
For, I've never been good at goodbyes
Would you weave me a story of wonder
To light up my mind when it's cold?
And chase all the darkness & thunder
From the emptiness of my...
Wednesday 14th February 2024 6:03 pm
The Closing Of The Red Sea
I saw the blood run down the walls
Within the children's tears
I heard the parliamentary halls
Resound with warring cheers
I felt the shock of bomb & gun
Within gasps of anticipation
I saw their prey run & run
From nation killing nation
I drew my scythe & licked my lips
A hefty load to swallow
I told the ferryman, he needed ships
For, they will b...
Wednesday 7th February 2024 6:48 pm
A Genesis?
The world keeps shouting
whilst, the quiet
sit in despair, witnessing
the mould & rot spread
Trying not to Inhale
greedy spores that rot hope
Exhaling a desperate, empty foreboding
‘Times they are a-changin’’
Echoes from an old radio somewhere
A white flag drifts past, stained red
We rub our eyes
But, there's fire in the sky
And death all around.
Sunday 4th February 2024 10:56 pm
Nothing but bored.
“Atkinson! Pay attention!
You have the attention span of a gnat!”
I remember a teacher shouting
When, in a school classroom I sat
“You'll amount to nothing, boy!
Is that really what you want to be?”
Well, nothing can be fascinating, sir
Like a black hole, or the deep of a sea!
He flung a piece of chalk my way
But his aim dented his pride
It hit a girl sitt...
Thursday 1st February 2024 11:25 am
It's OK?
Jeez!
I can't hear the telly
for your bubbling belly!
Stop being horrible! You know I get IBS
Aye, Irritating Belly Sounds!
I laughed
She didn't
Her cheeks glazed with cherry red
But, also, the weight loss?
And, you need to eat more!
You're like a mouse lately.
Eeek, eeek, She mimics (badly)
She turns, cups my face in her hands,
kisses me
But, there's...
Wednesday 17th January 2024 5:45 pm
A Midwinter Daydream
Some days I like to wander free
Let reality's harsh light dim
In hope I'll find new things to see
New worlds to hide within
I wander down forgotten paths
Now overgrown with thistle
And find a draughty little nook
Where the fair wind likes to whistle
I came upon a cottage somewhere
Or, perhaps, I was at rest?
Outside, an old woman stood
In ragged...
Monday 1st January 2024 12:23 pm
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