December 28, 2013

 

 

Beyond today

and temptations urge,

lies undiscovered,

a bubbling surge.

 

Waiting to trap us

or catch us off guard,

as silent as snowfall,

yet like titanium, so hard.

 

It isn’t in a hurry;

time matters not.

In a queue it will sit,

until available, the slot.

 

But don’t underestimate,

the power that it holds.

Beneath it’s surface,

are many hidden folds.

 

Some may choose to ignore it,

or simply cast it aside.

Is the ride worth the risk?

It’s for each to decide.

 

 

December 26, 2013

 

 

A chink in the armour;

an exposed nerve.

Yet, knowing instinctively

which way to swerve.

 

Always ducking and diving,

towards the right direction.

You knew the path to take,

and saw it through to perfection.

 

And in the end, when job done,

and you knew you’d achieved.

Your modesty and coyness,

could hardly be believed.

 

The route that you chose,

was not always mainstream.

But you continued to deliver,

and fulfilled your every dream.

 

   

 

 

December 19, 2013

 

 

A light, though dim and undefined,

yet still, through dark, it’s way inclined.

From the flicker of a fading star,

a path of hope shines from afar.

 

When all seemed lost, and bridges burned,

now penance paid, new chances earned.

A trace, a glimmer that moonlight brings,

and joy to the soul, when angels sing.

 

 

 

 

It is OK to take the brake off,

as sometimes burdens can weigh a ton.

But save a little of today for tomorrow.

Keep in reserve, the strength to go on.

 

 

December 18, 2013

 

 

Oh God, what devastation there!

Where once was life, now just despair.

A world within a world all gone,

as sorry eyes in horror look on.

 

No time for grieving, pain so acute,

starving survivors, no choice, but to loot.

Only the world at large, them, now can save,

and limit their heartache, and an early grave.

 

 

 

November 8, 2013

 

 

It’s what I do.

It’s who I am.

It’s how I get

my bread and jam.

 

It’s how I exist.

It makes me tick.

It helps to make

my wallet thick.

 

It’s not the ‘norm’-

It’s anything but!

Some would say,

I’m in a rut.

 

It can be a pain.

It gets mundane.

But gives me shelter

from the rain.

 

It passes time.

It fills the day,

and keeps me sane,

since he went away.

 

It’s not forever,

but anyhow,

it keeps me employed

and will do for now.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The come-back kid

is riding high,

with arms outstretched

he’ll reach the sky.

 

Defeats behind him and

hard lessons learned,

around the corner

he has turned.

 

The come-back kid

is on his way.

He’s such a different

man today.

 

All pot holes plugged,

on the uneven street.

Success is his,

now he’s found his feet.

 

 

 

October 27, 2013

 

 

Behind enthusiasm

sits practicality,

and the realisation the job

cannot be done alone.

 

Alongside endeavour

sits satisfaction,

when out of nothing,

something has grown.

 

 

 

 

 

She ached for her when she was one,

and from her side, by then, had gone.

 

She bled for her when she was two,

and prayed that she had made it through.

 

She longed for her when she was three,

and didn’t have her by her knee.

 

She thought of her when she was four,

like every year that had gone before.

 

All she could do by the time she was five,

was hope that God had kept her alive.

 

She knew that by her age of six,

no long term heartache could she fix.

 

When she was seven, she thought of her-

another year without her there.

 

And when, next summer, she was eight,

her heart with love, still carried weight.

 

She wondered then, when she was nine,

if she was happy and doing fine.

 

When she was ten, she was at a loss all day-

A decade since she went away.

 

The pattern, the same, with lamented pain,

as each year came around again.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

October 15, 2013

 

 

The promise of a

new tomorrow,

without foundation,

will bring sorrow.

 

A good day will not

come about

with much success,

where there is doubt.

 

A seed that’s sown,

will never flourish,

without food 

on which to nourish.

 

 

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