The higher you soar, the harder you fall And this height was lofty indeed Icarus, you flew too near the sun Now wingless, you are earthbound Face in the dirt, as low as you can go Maybe you should stay there Burrow in, disappear Prostrate yourself, eat dust and die Ground receive you, earth devour…
The Blame game
The woman gave me, I did eat She did, she did, he cries! The woman did it, punish her She tricked me with her lies. And through the ages, on and on The same old male refrain The woman did it, it was her And I am not to blame Satan slithers back…
Ocean cold, sunless deep
Moon rise on a mystic shore Waves lapping softly at the shadowed sand Splashing in the shallows Laughter floats across the star-strewn bay They rise from the deep hoist themselves onto glistening rock or glittering beach Ungainly and awkward out of the water Golden girls combing waist deep tresses Bronze boys talking and laughing Scintillating…
Tantalus
If only I could hold it That intangible something Always just beyond reach Like voices in another room With the door slightly ajar They speak, but I can’t hear what they say One day I might push open that door And rush in to kneel before the speakers I will humbly say ‘teach me what…
Be fruitful
Be fruitful, says the Lord We think immediately of branches reaching high, laden with goodness. We think of what we can see. Wait a minute, says the Lord, think a moment I have made different types of fruitfulness, and different ways of growing Branches may not grow high, but roots may reach deep Holding onto…
The accident
The wheels of the bus spin round and round And the people on the bus hang upside down And the smoke from the bus floats through the air And the blood from the bus pools under there And the people from the papers go ‘click click click’ With a glee for the headlines which is…
Metamorphosis
Now we are drudging caterpillars But then we will shed the dried cocoons of our bodies Spread multi coloured wings And embrace the light Dancing before the face of God His eternal worship The beats of our wings Blow soft breeze to our loved ones Who wait to join us in the dance Reminding them…
A parliamentary plea
We can’t afford it, the government cries We can’t let the poor eat Because then we’d miss out on the next gala brunch Offering all that is tasty and sweet We can’t tax big business, The poor things must keep what they’ve got Everyone knows that taxing should only Be paid by those who…
The politician
You’ve swapped your heart for a lump of coal A suitable upgrade No plastic smile for you, only solid gold will do Suit of the finest lies Hand-sewn by the undeserving poor Shoes of pure broken promises Buffed up shiny And pockets full of graft But the hangman’s tie around your neck Foreshadows your fate…
Growing
It’s just another day really And yet somehow there’s a little magic To be found in the turning of the year New beginnings, a new page A new leaf turned over There’s a feeling of anticipation A seed that sprouts and grows a new life Water it with love Feed it with hope…
Eclectic Assemblage 