On that fateful morning,
I saw the flames so high.
They were so strong,
They seem to reach the sky.
All i could do was hope,
That everyone was safe.
When i saw it on the news,
I knew it wasn't the case.
One womans life was lost
Someone i called a friend.
We all watched in horror
Hoping that was the end.
As the days had passed,
Fire trucks were still around.
Then 6 days later,
Another body they had found.
That fire took my nephew.,
I was filled with grief.
That his life was taken,
Is something i cant believe.
That house is no longer there,
A pile of rubble is what remans.
Because of that fateful morning
Our lives are forever changed.
TWO LIVES LOST
MANY HEARTS BROKEN.
There once were three little lights living among us…
But God called them home in that we can trust.
To live with Him and the earned their wings..
In such a way that brought our hearts to bowing…
And even though I didn’t know them personally…
From people that knew them they lived vicariously…
As angels in disguise enjoying things in life.
Always smiling and basking in the strife…
And while that fateful morning may have been a tragedy…
I drive by that house and feel they are still here in spirit if not in body.
And though their laughter is silenced forever and a day..
Those three little lights will now light the way..
For those left behind to heal and move on…
Cause if we trust in Jesus we are never alone.
There once were three little lights living among us…
But God called them home in that we can trust..
To live with Him and they earned their wings.
In such a way that brought our hearts to our knees…
And even though I didn’t know them personally…
From people that knew them they were all they should be.
Angels in disguise enjoying things in life.
Always smiling and basking in the strife..
And while that fateful morning may have been a tragedy..
I drive by that house and feel they are still here with you and me.And though there laughter is silenced for forever and a day…
Those three little lights will now light the way.
For those left behind to heal and move on…
Cause if we trust in Jesus we are never alone.
There once were three little lights living among us…
But God called them home in that we can trust..
To live with Him and they earned their wings.
In such a way that brought our hearts to our knees…
And even though I didn’t know them personally…
From people that knew them they were all they should be.
Angels in disguise enjoying things in life.
Always smiling and basking in the strife..
And while that fateful morning may have been a tragedy..
I drive by that house and feel they are still here with you and me.And though there laughter is silenced for forever and a day…
Those three little lights will now light the way.
For those left behind to heal and move on…
Cause if we trust in Jesus we are never alone.
There once were three little lights living among us…
But God called them home in that we can trust..
To live with Him and they earned their wings.
In such a way that brought our hearts to our knees…
And even though I didn’t know them personally…
From people that knew them they were all they should be.
Angels in disguise enjoying things in life.
Always smiling and basking in the strife..
And while that fateful morning may have been a tragedy..
I drive by that house and feel they are still here with you and me.And though there laughter is silenced for forever and a day…
Those three little lights will now light the way.
For those left behind to heal and move on…
Cause if we trust in Jesus we are never alone.
There once were three little lights living among us…
But God called them home in that we can trust..
To live with Him and they earned their wings.
In such a way that brought our hearts to our knees…
And even though I didn’t know them personally…
From people that knew them they were all they should be.
Angels in disguise enjoying things in life.
Always smiling and basking in the strife..
And while that fateful morning may have been a tragedy..
I drive by that house and feel they are still here with you and me.And though there laughter is silenced for forever and a day…
Those three little lights will now light the way.
For those left behind to heal and move on…
Cause if we trust in Jesus we are never alone.
Lover's rock at the end of town
is underwater now despite the
drought and water pipe ban
in place
Because you see the politicians
could not unite on common ground
and overcome the red tape in order
of how to fix it
So the dam wall was eventually
breached
Because so to the child who was
trying to plug the leak with his
finger
Had to leave as well as his paper
round was due to start early
that fateful morning
And you see had to abandon his
post as there was a far more
pressing matters and crisis
he had to attend at home
Because be was the only 1 in
his family who possessed a job
And the sole bread winner who
was charged with putting
food upon his family members
plate otherwise without him
they may well have starved
And they were already drowning
in debt
So what more harm could
possibly befall them than a
bit of water possibly could
do that hadn't been caused
or done alreay
My Son you were my only one
A year ago you called me Mum
Then you were taken far too soon
Without a warning
on that fateful morning
This very day a year ago
when someone called
you had to go…
So today we celebrate your life
a life too short ~ just 49 years
Since you went ~ oh so many tears
for none of us had known
you would not be coming home
We are trying to get through Son
for none of us had known
on that fateful day
a year today
Son
none of us had known…
Now sharing memories bittersweet
some joyous ~ some fun ~ some quite unique
But our memories never die my Son
as the love you left behind for us
in times of grief can ease our pain
We gently shut our eyes
and you are with us once again
You take us with you soaring high
for just a moment our spirits fly
We see your signs my darling boy
and when we do they bring such joy
Even though our tears are close
sweet memories we recall
Of joyous days spent in the sun
Such golden days
So full of fun…
Written on 18th October 2020
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Fido was a bull dog
Who had a reputation
For being mean and macho
And met with expectation.
He had a spiky collar
He always wore with pride,
And every time he passed a cat
It ran away to hide.
Known by local canines
As neighbourhood top dog,
While other pooches fetched their sticks
Fido fetched a log.
Then one fateful morning
They took him to the vet.
Now Fido has a softer bark
And is quite a placid pet.
a cloud of smoke looms in the air
so thick the sun disappeared
bright yellow flames rapidly grow
eating away what used to be home
as I stood and watched with wonder
hot yellow tongues licking upward
it just took one little spark
and all was lost, my world grew dark
in the midst of blissful calm
the flames began their destructive song
whistling, cracking, and moaning too
a hollow sound that blows straight through
everything now and past
all is lost, burned up so fast
I'm amazed at what I saw
flames with seemingly no flaws
so now I start my life anew
to the old one, bid adieu
keeping in mind that fateful morning
disaster comes without warning
Once upon a forgotten age
Before the land fell into rage
A maiden sat upon a throne
A throne carved of coral stone
She wove a spell upon the seas
A spell carried by the breeze
That shall forever linger to
Protect her realm from beasts like you
And so the seas and winds revealed
Their guardians of foam and thunder
Tossing sand and rock asunder
They were to be the maiden’s shield
Yet still you sought to raid and plunder
Through her fields of awe and wonder
You beckoned the gods of heat and steel
And dove into the depths surreal
Useless were the guardians against
The legions of the iron crest
Then came that fateful morning
When the line of guardians was broken
And of the maiden survived one token
A single soul that’s trapped in mourning
A lonesome soul that chants and sings
Of what our senseless greed can bring
There is a friend who made me poor,
Not because she stole my loot.
She took away my richest treasure
Because of what I did and said.
I knew this friend three years longer
Than the one I was yet to lose,
But it would hurt me more than any
Other breach my body would feel.
She wasn't spiteful or malicious,
Never vicious or hateful towards me.
I could count on her for anything
'Cept secrets that should have never been.
We had appointments that I would miss
Because my schedule became intense.
And I promised I would make the next one,
But overslept that fateful morning.
I ran to meet her with words prepared
And a photo she long had coveted
To make up for my past transgressions.
I told her please do not tell my friend.
Why did I etch that commandment
Onto a heart, I thought, of flesh?
She said, "OK", but thought it strange
And told my friend anyway.
I was jerk, such a silly boy.
She wouldn't have minded what I did,
But I didn't want her to think I thought
Rich girls didn't deserve such gifts.
I did repent and was later forgiven,
But what we built had been torn down.
By such a small foolish deed of mine.
I bought one friend to lose another.
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