Noble trouble An Awdl Gywydd – Welsh Poetry form Life is packed with trouble Are we noble in it’s face Stand up clad in gossamer as a dreamer in the race Or will we stand clad in steel Show we feel joy and sorrow Have the depth to fight our foes Strengthen goals for tomorrow
Category: Beliefs
Would I look?
Would I look at you ,the same ,” regardless” if your eyes were filled with pain I would probably look closer, more information to obtain I might want to support you in your struggle to survive To try to hold a mirror to the you behind the pain and strife I would want to demonstrate… Continue reading Would I look?
Where do you stand?
Where do you stand, in the summary of your life Top, bottom, or middle, or just a worker in the hive Are you on the treadmill, running out of control Trying to please everybody, multiple roles Do you see your flaws, rather than your strengths Give to others, go to any lengths Feel stressed and… Continue reading Where do you stand?
Stars realign
A Villanelle Dark days become nights the stars don’t align in this nightmare world of retrograde time Stare into the cosmos look for a sign Spiral out of control, lost life’s design You were my anchor now gone such a crime Dark days become nights the stars don’t align Need to find a new path… Continue reading Stars realign
Love songs and poems
Listening to the love songs reading the poetry books love should be out there can’t be overlooked take my breath away love at first sight these are the prizes if the authors are right looked around the corners under the seats in my life, that sort of love seems to have me beat take a… Continue reading Love songs and poems
Fog clearing
Fantasy and reality
Fantasy and reality side by side grow boundaries blur where is the plateau? starkness of words translated into pictures holes in the substance, filled in, no glitches Subconscious embellishment start a glow bad habits, never witnessed, don’t spoil the show endearments uttered are stored in memories box intense and important, they become a paradox She… Continue reading Fantasy and reality
Serendipity
Serendipitous soliloquy Does this tirade scan iambically I pace the floor while shouting my declaimation Trying to rid myself of my consternation You swore you loved me, You chased and wooed me I began to trust and became your devotee How could I become sucked in to this morass I am feeling such an ass… Continue reading Serendipity
Alternative way
If you are feeling at a low ebb Despondent unable to cope, with lifes web Heartbroken, unappreciated Clothed but feeling stark naked When you want to give up,stop, look for hope Regroup, retrench and for a moment,be a castle in a moat Find your essence, the centre of your being Retreat into your inner eye,… Continue reading Alternative way
Ups and Downs
What is it with life it has ups and downs Pleasure and pain Joy and heartbreak do the rounds Would that our lives could, just be pleasure No pain or woe for us to measure. Why is it, things go so wrong? Bad things happen not like in songs How do I deal with the… Continue reading Ups and Downs
Converging Lives. Sounds, Silence and Imagery 