My Daily Doses Ii

Alongside the bird I am awake From still and sleep to shape and shake To begin with, to Lord a praise And thanks for Good and Gift and Grace. For my life’s greatest miracle Above the masterpiece magic and oracle Is to breathe and see and be always sane Albeit, the grace of flesh be in a constant wane. Breakfast, if the thing is there When times are tight I’ve learnt to bear The gym and jog are games of must And my wife, that darling lass I kiss in youthful lust. On Libyan shoes, my Italian tuxedo and tie The world I walk to know its new lie To spin the sets and lay the law And cut the meat while red and raw. For I must seek and seal a deal Lest I and kin miss on a meal The gentleman’s way of chasing and choosing A time winning and a time losing. And when the afternoon’s bright and hot If my bets some bounty begot I sip a beer of flavour and froth As poetry and prose I read both. And later in the eve or into night When I feel like luck is a nearer sight The Casino I enter to wish and pray And gamble the remainder coin away. And after walking away with all God’s love Or learning how His tests sometimes are tough I am with wife and kids, and once again We enjoy a walk down our life’s lane. We joyfully joke in valiant dance And chat the news and chart stance And finally find our ways to bed to rest Our lovely home, the home our best.