2022 – Page 19 – George Ruddock

The Nightbirds Sing

Do you still hear the nightbirds sing?
Songs of wonder, songs of pain
Songs about everything
And even if you are awake, don’t complain

Standing alone by the shore
Recalling the years of joy
Wanting many more
And remembering when you were coy

But the tide of life
Ebbs … Read the rest

Love never ends
It sometimes sleeps
But it never pretends
And we often don’t hear it when it speaks

Love can creep up slowly
Or … Read the rest

I feel strong and free
With you beside me
I can now finally feel
That a good life can be real

I am no longer … Read the rest

I smile, I smile, I smile
My heart is full
And I walk in style
Finally, I got what I was after

I smile, I … Read the rest

Lunch – a concept hard to fathom
But do your best
And just imagine
Let your brain do the rest

A pleasant break in a … Read the rest

Are cocktails for lunch
Was the question asked
I have a hunch
That a few would be a blast

Are cocktails for lunch
Bloody Mary, … Read the rest

I smile, I smile, I smile
But inside my heart is breaking
And I dark corners I do cry for awhile
As my heart is … Read the rest

Paris and alone
In the city of love
My heart give a groan
Like the sound of a wounded dove

I sit in a pavement … Read the rest

I bird sang for me today
From a roof near my door
On a beautiful day in May
I just stopped, listened and wanted more… Read the rest