Category: life

Hustle and bustle

Hurley burley , hustle and bustle Life rushes by, without much tussle Sometimes carried along, like flotsam in a flood Sometimes focused ,clear goals,understood Blink it seems and the day has gone Decisions made, right or wrong Learnt behaviour steers the ship Though at times it scuttles it Obligatory choices need cause a pause Self… Continue reading Hustle and bustle

Archipelago

Archipelago An archipeligo of islands laying in the sun Sea narrowed and channelled making funnelled runs The ship making twists and turns As she winds the  laborious path Moving the views round and round From Islands green to rocky ground White yachts beating as they weave and race Speedboats charge and set the pace Passengers… Continue reading Archipelago

Stormy

Cymbals crashing in the sky Staccato rain blowing by Grey and dark The heavens split Zig zag flashes Dash and flit Thunder rolls we count the time To gauge the storms centre line Dark clouds roil, gold underlit Nature’s majesty unfurled Watching in awe it’s dominance of our world

Portrait of a Friend

A character as big as yours Needs to share not take a pause It knows that life is not a game That there are opportunities down the lane It likes to share the whole of life From joy and pleasure to trouble and strife Charismatic, sexual ,driven Compassionate, sensitive, full of vision It interacts with… Continue reading Portrait of a Friend

Loo dilemma

Be it theatre ,concert or in a tent When you need the loo There is always a queue You stand in line Contemplate crime Why does it take so long When theres a throng For women to pee Its way beyond me What else to do When you want the loo Behind a tree People… Continue reading Loo dilemma

Five thirty in the morning

Five thirty in the morning laying wide awake, Mouth feeling parched like the desert, bladder like a lake, Close  my eyes and try to doze, it’s too early not to be comatose, Curled down on my side, breathing deep,buying more time for dozy  snooze, Ah mind has other ideas, going over issues raising fears, Bladder… Continue reading Five thirty in the morning

Learning to be

Learning to be, Can be hard you see, Life teaches us early who we are, Can make us doubt ourselves, makes lasting scars. If we focus on others judgements, The negatives, can stunt our circumference, Told you are no good at that, Are ugly, stupid that’s a trap. Learning to be the person, that fulfills… Continue reading Learning to be

Sneaky year

Oh woe, I woke up today, Granted a good thing,anyway, I looked in the mirror and seemed the same, Slightly creased and crumpled, hair a tatty mane, My angst,  is mostly due to the  fact, I aged a whole year in the night, a really unfair attack, Birthdays are often fun, More especially, when we… Continue reading Sneaky year

The villain

Dearest,deadly, denizen Playing, prophetic, pendulum Stalking, skulking, snatching Hooded, hombre, hatching Cruel, calculated, catastrophe Helpless, hedonistic, heraldry Victim, value, visionless Beware, bewitched, balanceless Deadly, deeds, despised Monster, stalks, prize.