February 2021 – Page 3 – George Ruddock

Seekers and Preachers

The neighbourhood of bohemians
All seeking freedom and truth
But many are just chameleons
Running away from their youth

Are they modern day vagabonds?
Wandering … Read the rest

Flowers and chocolates
It will soon be that February day
But this year dig deep in your pockets
And if you are healthy, pray

The butterfly of love
Touches us daily
Gently landing on our hearts
As softly as a velvet glove

It flutters over us all
So quiet, … Read the rest

I write a poem or two
Ones of love, ones of pain
Maybe too many that are blue
If so please complain

I write what … Read the rest

A smiling face in a frame
The only memory I have of you
Since you left nothing is the same
I can’t believe we are … Read the rest

You drift through life
Like sand moving in a desert
Never still always moving
And never ever taking part

You appear, you smile
You pretend … Read the rest

I still remember that Summer
Twenty years have gone
But it remains a wonder

Our first kiss, so many since
Bound our hearts
And I … Read the rest

Can I stay in your life for a while?
So captivated by your smile
I was lost when I saw you
You were the one, … Read the rest

Snow is back outside my door
White crystals drifting slowly
Like waves on a shore

Snow whirling around my window
Gradually the world is turning … Read the rest

I live in the shadows of the light
In the corners no one sees
Always there in the dark of the night
The only place … Read the rest