June 2021 – Page 4 – George Ruddock

The Phases of the Moon

Eight phases that control
Our life’s day after day
Allowing us to laugh and cry
And making our soul whole

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Cold, dark and short
The Winter days we hate
That makes s wish for a sunny resort
And a dash for the Boarding Gate

When the water goes up
The boats go with it
When you tell me you love me
My heart soars to the stratosphere

Why does the world ignore the screams of children?
As bomb after bomb falls from the sky
Do they think they are just destroying a … Read the rest

As hot as Hades
The desert in the day
But don’t go in a Mercedes
Find a camel and play

As cold as charity
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Always, always burning my bridges
Why is this my life
Maybe I need to be religious
To take away my strife

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A forest in Autumn
Take a walk through the leaves
Your concerns will be forgotten
And you can again believe

Gold, red and orange
Wherever … Read the rest

So many versions of truth
My truth, your truth, their truth
Such an abused word
That is always under the sword

The truth voiced by … Read the rest

Another new day, another new lover
Is this how it will be
Now we are over
And you say you are free

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At last, we have Summer
Blue skies, no clouds
Life is again a wonder
But keep away from crowds

So many cold wet weeks
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