What story does the rain have to tell In water pattering from the sky Till the gasping ground thirstily gulps Its relief after endless drought What message is there In the singing of raindrops As they drum on the roof Pour from the downpipe Pelt against the windows In an orchestra of percussion What does…
We are swept up and swept along By currents far too strong A barrage of events in the river of life Mindless and bleak, vacant and void For void is the law of the river And emptiness the ultimate goal What hope is there when passion and fire Hope and joy, art and beauty Are…
Man shakes fist at an empty sky They’re all out to get me! is his cry I need to find my own safe crowd We’ll shout together, nice and loud They’re all out to get us! the people shout Come join us if you wanna get out We’ll stand and repeat the same old lies…
You face a choice And the consequences are steep What to do? Sometimes there’s no way to know You can’t take a peek Behind door one and door two To see how it’s going to go There’s no way to find out So try as you might to consider the pros and cons Your choice…
Spinning threads through the days The mind starts weaving, building We make the stories of our lives Constructing the tapestry of fantasy To leave our mark Future people will read The legends of our times We disguise unwelcome truth With the coloured threads of wish And always, since the beginning We paint legacy with agenda…
I am the voice of well-wishersFamily, lovers, friendsI am the cheery smilesThe sentimental poemsThe bad age-related punsI am your happy birthdayYour merry ChristmasYour milestones and your new lifeYour just-married and your deepest sympathyYour friend, thinking of you, just because … I speak the days of your lifeMeasured out in occasion and eventI am a songI…
We’re all equal, the people shout Buzz and wave their banners about Sure, says the spider with a toothy grin My parlour is open, come right in We’re all the same, the people say No one can take our freedom away Sure, says the boss who tries not to gloat Do as I say or…
Lost and alone in a world of hurt and pain Knives fly suddenly out of the hostile dark A future stolen, a present filled with fear How do we grow from here? A yawning chasm gapes wide A maze of a million directions lies ahead Frozen in fear from impossible choice How do we find…
“Smile!” they chirp, plastic grins on plastic faces Cheery demands to friends, colleagues, complete strangers Cheesy humour, blasé assumptions “It’s not that bad! It might not happen! Smile! Come on, smile!” Smile? What for? What makes you think your greeting card jolly will help What goes through your head? Do you really believe Your perky…
It’s not that bad It’ll all work out Chin up, you can do it Blah blah blah People try to be encouraging But what use is it When you’re sick And you’re grieving And now you have to find A new place to live When the rents are too high And demand outstrips supply Chin…
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