Connection You walk beside me Even though we are worlds apart Connection I have the pictures of you Mind generated Plus photographs sent over the ether I have the pictures of you Sharing with you You are at the other end of my phone Communication may be indirect but still Sharing with you Connection Never… Continue reading Connection
Category: Poetry
What do I see?
Look into the mirror what do I see Do I see, the outer shell that masquerades as me Look a little closer, stare into my eyes Can I see an inner glow, flickering, burning, a surprise Ah maybe that is my inner light The me stripped of pretences, burning ever bright Look more closely at… Continue reading What do I see?
Dreams
What are the dangers of dreams Infernal fantastic tortuous schemes The paths that lead to danger Leading us to falling in love with a stranger Life set, priorities to be met Plans in place, moving apace, direction set Train moving, tracks straight, becoming truly stulifying All mapped, feeling trapped, not so surprising Happiness comes and… Continue reading Dreams
Heart the metaphor
What is this about the heart An illusion in love, used so much in art Songs and sonnets, plays and books Breaking hearts, heart sick Love is a product of the mind Involving emotions, hormones running blind Attraction starts not from the heart That’s really not the part Maybe from a glance that stirs the… Continue reading Heart the metaphor
Noble Trouble
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
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?
Oh sweet lover
Oh sweet lover Have you recovered Do you ever miss me Regret being free Remember my smile Feel a ghostly presence awhile Does it ever make you blue Though life has moved on its true Oh ex sweet lover Have you recovered Do I haunt the odd dream Make you restless between your life’s normal… Continue reading Oh sweet lover
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?
Magic
Castle magic – englyn penfry I conjure it with magic- castle fair Just don’t stare, fall or panic My creation huge gigantic Floating in the air so near – carrion A clarion call for all fear Darkness not my plan be clear I have miscalculated – magic dark Foulness spark, my spell fated Goodness, has… Continue reading Magic
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
