(or “It’s Time” part 2). Boat bobs over the ocean Night has fallen and the sky is full of stars Full moon hangs low and golden While we lie on deck and contemplate the universe We’ve left the pain behind us Only wonder lies ahead One single, glorious adventure One journey of a lifetime That…
The first step! She babbled Wild-eyed and confused The first step! What’s next? I don’t know what you mean, I told her Don’t worry. Try to sleep. The first step, she mumbled Did she know she was dying? Was that the step that seemed to alarm her What was she seeing, written in the hospital…
When someone dies There’s so much to do Funerals and wills and estates Paperwork and property On and on When do you have the time Time to stop and think Time to understand your loss Time to grieve
Ideas for sale at the corner store All shapes and colours, try them on for size A riotous blend of clashing notions Adorn yourself head to toe In the festivity of possibilities Festoon in trailing ribbons of maybe Celebrate the what-if Choose your idea or a whole selection And go on your way Dancing potentials
Home to let, and there they are Another long line of desperate people Fear and despair on every face They’ll apply, they’ll all apply, Doesn’t matter what the place looks like Doesn’t matter how overpriced the rent Everyone needs a roof over their head And so they’ll all apply The property owners and their agents…
The world we perceive Is not as concrete as we imagine Less built of stone and earth More of desire and fear It is our needs and wants That give shape to our surroundings It is our fears and phobias That construct our walls Memory tells us what to expect And paints our days in…
What is a bowl But a thing which contains Its function defined By the space inside People are the same Made to contain Soul and heaven Flesh only the housing For the truth within Truth, like water Runs through all parts of life You need only find the stream And drink your fill Becoming past,…
The years roll by Faster and faster Hurtling past at breakneck speed Happy new year Blink once or twice And it’s happy new year again Another repetition of the same old thing The earth circles around the sun Our lives circle around themselves And the only thing that changes Is the speed with which we…
It is hard, after everything To put the pain and frustration of years aside To tread softly and speak gently Because it could be your last Christmas It is hard to trust The evidence of my eyes You have lied so often Feigned illness or incapacity But you can barely hear You struggle to comprehend…
Here’s a Christmas cracker Open it with me It pops apart and Peace rains down On us like confetti Here’s a little bottle Corked in at the top Pop the cork and drink the Joy Down to the final drop Here’s a Christmas present Topped with a shiny bow Open up and find my love…
Eclectic Assemblage 