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The Seasons

Spring

Green buds on beach trees
Bluebells carpet forest floor
New born baby cries

Summer

Sleepy afternoon
Fly humming at window pane
Cornstalks bent with gold

Autumn

Ghostly morning mist
Blue smoke curling heavenwards
Incense of burnt leaves

Winter

Starry velvet sky
Silent snowflakes drifting down
Wolf howls at the moon

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Silence

Silence					


Sometimes, on rare occasions, mere words just seem to fail me
And these are often times when I encounter gross stupidity

At times like these I find that speaking is just of no avail
And so I stare into the faces of those characters who fail 

To impress me with opinions or their silly rants and raves
And find that silence is the best reply to all those noisy knaves

My not-so-secret weapon consists of just an icy stare
No words are needed to convey the fact that I can’t bear

To hear the trash that’s spoken or their wild hypotheses
It’s enough to bring a saner man to his intellectual knees

So now I simply stare at them until their gaze is broken
For my silence tells them what I think and I haven’t even spoken!

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Secrets of a Summer Night

Secrets of a Summer Night

They met in a cornfield at midnight
‘Neath the light of a pale harvest moon
No sweet music played in the background
But the crickets provided a tune

Away from the gaze of the barn owl
Their sweet romance started to bloom
The fox and the hare were not even there
So the two lovers started to spoon

The summer night guarded their secret
And no-one was even aware
Of the passion displayed by these lovers
As they showed just how much they could care

And when it was done they both snuggled
In the light of the stars far above
Then they scurried away to face a new day
Two cute furry fieldmice in love!

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Why Not

Why Not?

When considering our options – to do or not to do
When indecision makes it hard to choose
If life were easier for most and not just for the few
And we want so hard to win and not to lose

When searching for an answer is so difficult a task
And looking for approval seems futile
Who is it best to turn to when the question must be asked?
Who do we hope will bless us with a smile?

How can we feel full confidence in moving on from here?
Why do we need to find the answer now?
Does anything ahead of you engender deadly fear?
How can you finally sooth that troubled brow?

May I suggest you ponder, consider, if you will
A way to solve your problems in a jot
Just free yourself from worry and every other ill
By simply saying to the world, “Why not?”

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Kicked Out

It’s not my fault, how could I know
That wanting to be just me was not the way to go?
Just can’t believe that’s why they kicked me out
Too many rules and regulations in this house!
Sixteen years and still they can’t accept who I really am
School wasn’t easy, either – too many bullies in the ‘hood
Choosing to pass on recess time to finish my essay
Was too much for the others, they called me names
Said I wasn’t normal coz who wants to stay in class and write
When they could be out there playing ball or having a fight?

Man, it’s getting more than I can take!
No place warm to sleep and I don’t wanna stay awake.
Kicked out with no place I can go
I thought that I could hack it tho’
But man, it ain’t easy being different in this place
Ain’t easy always being told that I’m a damned disgrace.
The neighbours think I’m still at home
They don’t know I got kicked out
And now I’m all alone
When they find out, I’d like to see their faces
Kicked out for wanting to be just who I am
Do they see my bruises; do they even give a damn?

Grow up, drop out, come out - kicked out!
Natural progression for a kid like me
But I thought Mom at least would see 
Dad’s a different story – grow up, be a man
He’d say. Don’t stand like that, don’t walk that way
Don’t act like you don’t know what I’m talkin’ ‘bout
But they don’t know the way I feel inside
Can’t help these thoughts they say I need to hide
How can a kid pretend it’s cool to be this way?
How can a black kid say he’s white or admit to being gay?

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A Sad Goodbye

We cannot part without this sad goodbye 
And leaving, we are learning how to die
a little as we bid this sad farewell. 
I cannot bear the sadness in your eyes
As turning slowly I must walk away
And memories of our time together
Begin to melt into a misty haze
That fades and dies along with happier days.

I came to say goodbye but did not dare
To think that you would speak the same
Sad words and leave me standing in the rain
Bereft of all the joy your love implanted
In my heart and now the ache is but a sign
Of how it feels when lovers have to part.
No tears can wash away this pain at our farewell
Alas, this is the end and not the start.  
Now I think back once more and I recall
Those happy days - the sunshine of your smiles
Our youth was not the reason for the fall
When you and I lived for each other 
For sweet sixteen was not too young to love
Though many said it was...
Don't cry, my love, it's really not your fault
I'll walk away, pretend we never met
I'll walk away and try to live without regret.

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Days That I Remember

There are days that I remember
And many I do not
Those happy days, those golden days
When I thanked god for my lot
When I thought things can’t get better
And rejoiced in all I had
Though in my heart I always knew
That with good days come the bad

There were days that brought the sunshine
And days with chilling rain
There were days of happy laughter
And days of numbing pain
Some days were filled with simple hope
And some were filled with dread
Sometimes I would regret the days
When my heart controlled my head

But through it all in retrospect
When I think of days gone bye
And remember all life’s ups and downs
That have made me laugh or cry
Or recall the days of youthful fun
And those of quiet rest
I thank the stars I lived them all
And know that I’ve been blest.

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Love Speaks All Languages

Love Speaks All Languages


‘Je t’aime’ he whispered with passion
By the Seine with the moon bright above
It sounded so very romantic
French, they say, is the language of love

‘Ti amo’ declared the young Roman
As he courted his lady so sweet
Mario, though, was a real gigolo
And Maria he’d met on the street!

‘Ich liebe dich’ said Fritz to his fraulein
With earnest and serious intent
‘Ve shall march to ze bedroom heute Abend
Unt zen you vill know vhat I meant!’

In Japan it is rather a mouthful
When expressing so deep an emotion
‘Watashi wa, anata o aieimasu’ though, 
Is always said with devotion

‘Se agap-o’ is Greek for ‘I love you’
And the ancients knew all the joys
Of loving and how to have fun times
Especially the men and the boys!

But whatever the language that’s spoken
Whatever the country or clime
Love is an eternal emotion
And we’ll express it time after time.

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The Confession

He admitted he was sorry and that he had transgressed
The look of guilt upon his face just couldn’t be suppressed
The evidence was undisputed - there for all to see
And I was really quite annoyed when he confessed to me

I’d made the cake for his sister whose birthday would be soon
But he couldn’t wait for the party to be held that afternoon
The sight of cream and strawberries was more than he could bear
And so he scoffed the bloomin’ lot, so greedy and unfair!

I looked at him quite sternly; what was I going to say
To make him fully realise the error of his ways?
With folded arms and furrowed brow I took a threatening stance
In order to rebuke him for this most serious offence 

‘So, what are we to do with you? You’ve eaten all the cake
Your sister won’t be happy and I’m sure that she will make
A fuss and carry on, oh, what am I to do?
I’ll never hear the end of this and it’s all thanks to you’

With trembling lip and teary eye he looked up at me and said
‘But, mom, it looked so yummy; please don’t send me to bed’
And then I realised how much I love my son, my pride and joy  
Oh, how could I be mad at him, my darling little boy!

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When

When mighty rivers run upstream
And oceans turn to sand
When forests cease to birth their trees 
And mountains leave the land.

When sun no longer lights the day
And moon deserts the night
When stars extinguish one by one
And distant worlds shine bright

When friends no longer think of me
And I forget them too
When birds are silent in the trees
And spring does not renew

When gold and silver turn to rust
And diamonds melt like snow
When thunder sounds like music sweet
And winds no longer blow

When you and I are strangers
And your face to me unknown
When all our years together
Are like chaff in wild winds blown

Before these things have come to pass
I’ll lay me down to sleep
And rest content, eternally
In the everlasting deep