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There are moments in life,
That decide whether we seize the day,
Or just hope the lights are still working when the night comes.
We know know the lights are very dim indeed,
And fear may well keep us all indoors,
Afraid of our own shadows,
When we are still the clear majority,
And it is not too late,
To act while the moon is at its brightest,
And seek the rarified air,
That only comes with
Staying true to the view,
That the price of democracy is eternal vigilance,
And if we want to enjoy the limelight on the big stage,
We need to be know when it is our moment to shine,
And make that moment count.
A little bird flew into my garden
It was a Robin I think
Lands on my bird table and sits in the water
To bathe and to have a drink
Oblivious at first
To any other thing
Seemed to be enjoying himself
Fluttering his damaged wing
He had obviously been hurt
In some mishap or a scrap
And was taking advantage
Of the water laid on tap
But lurking in the undergrowth
Was Blue, next doors cat, an English Grey
Whose was thinking to himself no doubt?
To catch our robin redbreast
Before he flew away
So stealthily creeping nearer
As our little friend did rest
Oblivious to the danger he was in
So far away from his safe nest
But I need not have been worried
Because when the cat did pounce from off the floor
Our Robin was more alert than I thought
And flew in through my door
Standing on my kitchen table
He looked a funny sight
With one wing barely moveable
As he twittered by the light
I put out my hand and he jumped on
As if to say, I know I will be all right
Then I bathed his little damaged wing
And used matchsticks as struts to mend the break
Then bandaged it all up together
A real injured soldier did he make
He stayed indoors with me for almost a week
Sleeping in a box underneath the stairs
His injuries keeping him in a sedate mood
Until, I removed his temporary repairs
Then he flapped his wings and chirped away
So, I opened up the door
And he flew away so majestically
Sadly for me, to be seen no more
In the shadow of the northern light
We stay indoors and bundled tight
Never even leave the house at night
For fear of freezin' to death
I want to go with you away someplace
Where the air doesn't hurt my face
We'll live like members of the human race
Where we don't see our breath
We'll settle down in the southern seas
Make love beneath the palm trees
Swing a hammock in the salty breeze
Where the sun never stops
I need two pairs of them flip-flop shoes
One just for sittin' out by the pool
And one for walkin' on the beach with you
In our two pairs of flip-flops
July 12, 2018
The journey, long, at last is o’er,
safely I stand before the door
of those four walls I call sweet home,
a simple place. For when I roam
home calls, a map within my heart,
not unlike a seafarer’s chart,
a guiding star, beckoning beam,
whispering softly like a dream
reminding of its happy charms
enveloping, like loving arms.
When I am sent away from you,
dear home, my life tasks to pursue,
I sense your pleasant spaces, all,
indoors and outdoors sweetly call.
I will return to your sweet pay,
treasures banked for reunion day.
March 30, 2022
Theme: Home
Form L - Lay - New Poetry Contest
Constance La France, Sponsor
PUT TO THE TEST
Planet earth has been put to the test,
Everyone we hope is doing their best,
Unavoidable to sometimes feel depressed,
No family member for tea or a friend or guest.
My hands I am sure have become bleached,
Police and army around, law not to be breached,
Spanish flu took 3 years for safety to be reached
Sadly, folk from what I hear, will become unhinged!
Three weeks at home with your near and dear,
But family not living with us cannot come near,
For this Covid 19 virus is one that we all fear,
Eat well, be strong, talk on phone, and STEER CLEAR!
Grocery stores and pharmacies open, at your service,
Go, Wear your mask and gloves, don’t be nervous,
Keep your distance or you will do yourself a disservice,
All this virus needs to collide with you, is a tiny crevice!
But we must have faith and believe that we will make it,
Don't we all have in our homes a basic medical kit,
We should pray with all of our strength and being, don’t quit
Stay indoors mostly, so you don’t get the virus or transmit,
God bless each and every human on Planet Earth
From Moscow right around the world to Perth,
Think of the number infected along its length and girth,
Won’t always be somber, someday maybe, will experience mirth!
Let us now think of the thousands that have died,
And honor them and their families with a fearsome pride,
By adding the growing number to our prayers every night,
And by being humble, human, always doing what is right!
Brutus, my slavering Rottweiler, growls
He knows he's tougher than pooches with tails
The long pointed studs on his black leather collar
Are matched by his canines which make poodles holler
The drooling saliva that trails from his jaws
As he lumbers about on his four massive paws
Is soaking the ground and his talon like claws
Encouraging folk to keep children indoors
Devil Dog, Satan’s mutt, hellhound and more
All labels my beast has been nick-named before
I feed him on red meat and shin bones of cattle
It’s said he eats tigers but that’s tittle tattle
The park is all ours because other folk run
But wait, there’s a kitten, now this could be fun
Brutus will rip him apart for a lark
And splatter its blood and guts over the park
Hey, kitty kitty, come over to me
Play with my dog, what good friends you could be
But kitten was clever, too clever for me
He hissed and now Brutus is stuck up a tree
Observing the clouds roll in
Could be penance for a sin
Bright light darken
Thunderous barking
Severe weather alert
Important advisory stimulates and flirts
Informing debatable spectacle is near
Find shelter to avoid the heavenly tear
Worthy to be indoors with the favorite beer
A major temper tantrum is here
Unleashing a ferocious fear
Using clapping sounds
Water pounding the ground
Getting things out of the system
Is the developing storm’s hissing
There is a wonderful sight
If safely distanced from the fight
A galactic crackling show
With flashy glows
Display in the sky
Electricity flying high
There are warnings
Stating close up those awnings
Shutting down torrential visual effects
Cash in those rain checks
Proceed with caution
When the weather is tumbling and tossing
For the respectful mind
Can find
An enjoyable time
On nature’s dime
Getting in over one’s head
It is said
Could be a dangerous debt
Care is needed
Dealing the meteorological cards that are heated
Distributing messages repeated
Listen and learn
Try not to get the million to one lighting burn
It all comes down to being concerned
About the terms
Watched and confirmed
After all the rumblings take their turn
A water colour portrait of a black swan
Arched nostrils above its yellow beak
Inside its cold eyes-hope a glint of white
Neatly folded grey progressing to black wings
Each feather layered in perfect synch. Neat.
Yellow feet lurk in the shimmering water.
Top marks at school, but discarded
To the garden shed, the coal bunker
Where winter fuel, dried and ripened
I found it and brought indoors and
Showed it to mum, asked who drew this?
Your sister. Already in awe, but couldn’t
Understand why this wasn’t treasured.
Sixty years on, your pedestal dissolved
Fallen. This swan an image of your self.
The yellow beak fooled for many years
The glint of the eye, slyness and deception
Your character’s like the body of the swan
Thirty percent below the line, a mystery
Souls, like swans, are to most pure white.
Your soul personified by your own hand
In an A level water colour: Jet Black Swan.
David Cox 01/09/24
Discarded in the shed by the coal bunker
Black on black, in the dark and discarded
It’s yellow beak a contrast, hint of light
Airports are often the starting place for the holiday
Boredom sets in waiting for the journey to begin
Can’t wait to get in the air and get away for a while
Down the runway and we finally take to the sky
Everyone breathes a sigh of relief when we land safely!
Finally we arrive at the resort and the holiday begins
Get to the hotel room - flop down on the bed exhausted!
Hotel needs exploring and we head to the pool
I start to get comfy on the sunlounger and relax
Just minutes later the kids start arguing – grrrrr
Keep a smile on my face and quieten them down
Looks like its time to go and get a cooling ice cream
Moaning ceases and harmony is restored once more
Next morning we enjoy a leisurely hotel breakfast
Oh how wonderful no cooking for a week!
Pack up our buckets and spades and head to the beach
Quiet it is not …we are packed on the sand like sardines
Really enjoy making massive sandcastles with the kids
Sun tanning bodies lie in rows – some people look like lobsters!
Time for a break and escape the heat of the mid day sun
Until it is cooler we head indoors to the kid’s club
Vacations or holidays we should take time out and enjoy
Week away in the sun with the family is a special time
Xxenodocheionology is the love of hotels – how appropriate!
Yikes! The mountain of holiday washing in our suitcases
Zephyr winds will guide our plane back home
Contest:- Abecdarian –sponsored by Caren Krutsinger
07~09~15
Shatterproof
This is not the only time,
When I could not think of what to write.
So I simply close my eyes
And dream of you throughout the night.
You passed the test, you’re picturesque,
You are the taker of my breath.
My fantasies have all come true,
The boyhood dream of something blue.
Something borrowed, something old,
Something otherworldly and something new.
All I have is all I need,
All I ever wanted was a wife like you.
Because I’m…
Shatterproof around you,
I’m shatterproof when I’m with you.
Shatterproof around you,
I’m shatterproof when I’m with you.
Shatterproof around you,
I’m shatterproof when I’m with you.
Shatterproof around you,
I’m shatterproof when I’m with you.
My boyhood dreams have whole new meanings,
The boyhood dreamer, just keeps on dreaming.
Throughout my life, I’ve had this wish;
To find a wife and live in bliss.
To find someone to share my kiss with;
To find someone to help me raise my kids.
I just wanted someone to hold,
Someone to keep me warm in the cold.
Someone to simply hold my hand,
Someone to simply understand.
And now I’m…
Shatterproof around you,
I’m shatterproof when I’m with you.
Shatterproof around you,
I’m shatterproof when I’m with you.
Shatterproof around you,
I’m shatterproof when I’m with you.
Shatterproof around you,
I’m shatterproof when I’m with you.
No-one can harm me except you;
No-one else can make me blue like you do.
No-one else can have my heart;
I gave it to you, in exchange for love.
My other half is so profound;
The only one who could bring me down.
Her Indoors means the one I love,
The one who helped me complete this ode.
The joy I feel is so unreal,
It’s better than anything before.
The love you show I know is for real,
I offer you my heart and soul.
Because I’m
Shatterproof around you,
I’m shatterproof when I’m with you.
Shatterproof around you,
I’m shatterproof when I’m with you.
Shatterproof around you,
I’m shatterproof when I’m with you.
Shatterproof around you,
I’m shatterproof when I’m with you.
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