I heard the oceans cry Fever-sick and hurting I heard the forests grieve Mourning their dead I heard the high winds howl Unstable and wild I heard the deep earth groan Wounded and broken I heard the people Hide their eyes and turn away I heard the leaders Preach the gospel of greed I heard…
Reaching out with all you have But no one wants to know No voice, no touch You shout in the void And only echoes come back An unfathomable world Is forever barred to you You do not understand the world It certainly does not understand you You’re weird, they cry, you’re different You don’t act…
Fresh clear stream clambers over rocks And giggles its way through the forest glade Wildflowers explode in a rainbow of colour There’s no one here but me And the stream, and the infinite sky The forest in all the shades of green Surrounding my solitude It is easy to feel lonely In the noise and…
So sad, so sad Wringing a tear or two from dry eyes Pretending to care With a ragged, anaemic intensity A fantastical song and dance meant to beguile But enough of all that Leave the histrionic wringing of hands To hold them out in impatient expectation Outrage someone else may get more Sly suggestions dripped…
Star flowers bloom under starlight Milky way flows through deep black sky Petals glow faintly in the blue night Violet clouds wander as the winds fly Crickets sing in the peaceful dark Bushes rustle in the cooling breeze Waters rise gently to the tide mark Soft ebb and flow of the cool seas Grey are…
It is uncommon valour When two should strike a tryst Under a dry sky Clear blue and shining sun Where anyone can see It is rare courage To walk hand in hand Through the empty silence of crowded streets Running the gauntlet Of burning, hate-filled eyes It is a precious jewel To love in the…
Iceberg in a white world Drifting blind on a white sea White on white in heavy mist Bumps another. Oh, pardon me I did not see you. How goes the day And you, your family, are they well Polite nothings exchanged The two part Until the next encounter. Lovely weather we’re having Did you see…
Older than the earth Older than the stars Created in the void before all things You have watched the making and unmaking of worlds The birth and death of galaxies You have ridden comets Surfed the waves of supernovae You have seen the wonders and dangers Of the ever-changing universe But it is a firmament…
Lights, camera, action All the world’s a stage, so they say Remember your mark, play your part, speak your lines Be the character everyone expects And then leave Wait in the wings until It is your moment again Behind the scenes is more important Than playing to the audience If less structured Props, costumes, scripts…
Lying in bed eyes firmly closed Deliberate relaxation in every limb There will be sleep The night wears on Wind in the trees never sounded so loud A bin falls over with a clatter A dog barks A lone car drives past The house creaks While thoughts are steadfastly repressed That beg and plead for…
Eclectic Assemblage 