Is it wrong
to want to kiss your collarbone
Knowing it is an impossibility
Is it wrong to
Want to be yours
To hope against hope
for something that cannot be
To want to etch the shape
of your eyes in the back of my mind
to want to remember them forever
Is it wrong
that I recognize your silhouette
In the distance
to want to caress your face
to be able to hold your hand
to want to hug you
when I feel like giving up
Knowing it cannot be
Is it wrong
to be feeling this way
I'd rather not get involved when family members fight
listen to both sides but keep my mouth shut tight
Hope against hope they will settle it somehow
for when I offer advice I united them against me and how.
Heaven is my goal
Heaven is my hope
Hope against hope
Hope to die for
For an afterlife
For immortality
Immortality is deathlessness
Immortality is eternal life
Life free of pain
Life free of suffering
Suffering of the flesh
Suffering of the soul
Soul gone astray
Soul vast and infinite
Infinite as the heavens
Infinite as human mind
Mind is consciousness
Mind is omnipotent
Omnipotent as God
Omnipotent as Nature
Nature that nurtures
Nature that nourishes
Nourishes spiritual life
Nourishes astral world
World of mysteries
World of miracles
Miracles of life
Miracles of air and water
Water is the sustainer
Water is unique in universe
Universe of love and dreams
Universe of hope and peace
Peace is that elusive bird
Peace is that relentless quest
Quest that never fulfills
Quest that never expires
Expires as it begins
Expires and reawakens
Reawakens the goal
Reawakens the hope
Hope for peace
Hope for love
Love alone can redeem
Love alone can reclaim
Reclaim the lost hope
Reclaim the lost soul
Soul is a beacon of infinity
Soul is the axiom of immortality
Immortality…
Infinity...
Hope no longer spreads its wings
and belief is a small nugget of faith
I want to be so restful
and live in your spare room
with rug candles and books
and in the darkness hope against hope
yet I've been lying to myself
I don't want lose threads
to bother me
and now I jumped headlong
one should have really cared
roots rudely shaken
trunk into pieces chopped off …
stump still springs forth shoots
29 January 2022
cat and mouse life keeps me busy all day,
work late, earn some money so I can pay!
At work have a difficult boss to please,
when back home with wife, problem doesn’t cease!
weekends home should be for love rest and peace,
But have to do home chores can’t rest with ease!
two teenagers home are such a menace,
their day lost texting or fancy romance!
Friends invite me to a round of beer, golf,
but wife has ears on like a pack of wolf!
I dread weekends her mother comes to stay,
would saved problems, if her husband was gay!
look forward sometimes to game of football,
dog keeps company, my only true pal!!
why give up freedom to end up in mess?
hope against hope but problems won’t regress!
Written 21/03/2021
10 syllables each Iambic pentameter
Janice Canerdy sponsored
Rhyming Couplets contest!
rhymes checked at rhyme zone.com
A special election – the red and the blue
But people in Georgia knew just what to do.
They got out and voted, each making a choice
As half of America gets to rejoice.
Our country’s been split; it’s an even divide.
Who knows if the hatred will ever subside?
We have to be patient and hope against hope
That those newly elected will help us to cope.
When Georgia has counted its votes, I’ll relax
Just a bit, for I’m sure there’ll be tweeting attacks
But at least at the top there will be a good chance
That some progress will hopefully start to advance.
Life's journey is always uncertain
We never know whether it'll be happiness or pain
It's hope that'll always keep us alive
And for a better future we all shall strive.
And sure there'll be a brighter tomorrow
And everything will be okay
We'll be having a good good life
And that's what, my conscience say.
I have seen the best of times
And seen the worst as well
But time is a great healer by itself,
And how? It's only for time to tell.
The worst days will pass off
Paving the way for good
Our good old days will be back I say
Let's just do our duties, what we should.
But amidst of all these chaos
There are some lessons learnt,
That should we defy nature
We shall bear its brunt.
But for now let's all hope against hope,
And Let's pray that everything be fine
For sure it'll be a good good life
And we all shall rise and shine.
Let's talk about faith in one God,
Have firm belief in His power;
If we remain loyal to Him,
Then we will all live forever.
Let's talk about hope against hope,
Expect God to listen to you;
His promises will be fulfilled,
Just negating man's doubtful view.
Let's talk about the greatest love
Given by God to His people;
Stay devoted to the Father,
To gain grace and bliss for your soul.
Let's talk about the Church Of Christ
Which was redeemed by precious blood;
It is likened to Noah's ark
Which was rescued from the great flood.
In the highway or path of life,
Some things make you think as you walk;
Let's have healthy conversation,
Open your heart, sit, and let's talk.
I finally broke down and placed an ad
Desperate for that which I once had
Hoping for help in helping me out
Not sure it'll happen since I still have my doubts
First thing I have on top of my list
That I most miss is my childhood innocence
If anyone knows where it is
Could you give me a call, I'll pay top dollar for it
Then there's the love I'd keep beside of me
Wherever I went unconditionally
Sharing with those I felt were in need
Now I need it back, desperately
I remember when I held forgiveness by the hand
Yet over the years I cynically let it slip
The craziest thing about this is
I struggle to forgive myself for losing it
I've started out looking for just a few
I figure if I get these back I'll be doing good
Next I'll be looking to get back my clue
If I had that I'm sure I'd know what to do
Which brings back the purpose for this ad
Desperate for that which I once had
Looking for help in helping me out
Hope against hope these can be found
L-ife is not easy,
L-ong journey is filled with woes,
A-im to reach the end.
Form: Acrostic Haiku
I yield to unknown sound
Rhythm that blossom my heart
Swing arm with tangle legs
Accelerating directly proportional to the echo
My head ache as it beat twice as rock tempo
I perceived peril ahead
Roaring of lion nature in humanity
Seeking for whom to devour
I am a prey without rescuer
Fears grab me as the thought of u-turn occupied my heart
Standing at Y junction
To my right a kingdom await me yet the road is daredevil
My Left preaches infatuation
I devour all obstacles at the right to visit the kingdom
I hope against hope as I journey through
Behold the torment vanish quickly
My eyes behold beauty this kingdom in extraordinary manner
Finally I saw Him seating on thrown and my love seating at His right hand
'Welcome to come' He said
I sang praises unto my love
Finally I am home
Blue bird in a gilded cage:
But not as much as a single whistle from it,
and no piping, not even a proverbial peep,
only deafening silence from behind the bars.
To get the little blue beast to sing!
One plays it a symphony by Dvorak:
Nothing. There's only silence from the bird.
One plays the budgie some Smetana:
Again, nothing but silence from within the cage.
Beethoven then. Surely the Master's music
will get this avian singing again.
Alas, it's all to no avail. One only gets blank stares from the bird.
But, it's time for one last try, hope against hope:
One plays the feathery, captive foil
the Jimi Hendrix Experience, plays their "Still Raining, Still Dreaming":
The budgie suddenly chirps out loud in Martian:
Whistles songs from very far away, yet from very, very near,
and at one and the same time:
Sings, fluting, songs from Everywhere, songs from Nowhere,
songs without limits, ones without an end,
songs sang backwards and forwards at once,
faster than the speed of sound.
You can use a heavy blindfold
Tie it to a chair
Throw it in a waiting trunk
Take it far from here
Ask it out fishing with you
Miles away from shore
Grab it when its back is turned
Toss it overboard
Hope against hope
That it'll give up the ghost
But love for loves sake
Will always make its way back home
You can climb the highest mountain
Push it off a cliff
Peer over to the bottom
Watch it as it hits
Place it in a rocket
Shoot it to the moon
While it's up in orbit
Pack your stuff and move
Though you would think by now
That by now you'd know
Love will always find a way
To make its way back home
Take it to the wild side of town
Sell it to the gypsies
Whisper underneath your breath
Hope that you don't miss me
When the weather's cooler
Take it to the fair
While in the house of mirrors
Leave its reflection there
Even when it's stranded
Left to shiver in the cold
Love in all its wonder
Will make its way back home
Luck is a sham
Created by those
Who hope against hope
That our dreams will come true
But accomplishing is created by doing
And wishes and wants
Are unobtainable if made just so
Wishes and wants
Do you remember a time
When we got up
And changed the world for the better
Because I don't
I remember people on the news
Talking about hunger and homes lost
But never a solution for it
Now we rip the feet off rabbits
Expecting it to do us good
And horseshoes
And three leaf clovers
And pennies
All worshiped without question
Relying on luck
Like Dorothy did the Wizard of Oz
But he was a fake, too
And this time
We can't click our heels three times
Waiting for our problems to be solved
Because this time
There's no magic or luck on our side
Just us
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