Stories – Page 17 – George Ruddock

Rocking Chair

I sit and rock on my porch
I watch people go by
So many on Sunday, going to church
But other days I just watch … Read the rest

Slowly, second by second
The Summer is slipping away
Autumn has already beckoned
With the Sun setting earlier every day

Is it me, are Summers … Read the rest

My life restarted in 2020
Words were released and never ceased
So many poems in my head, words of plenty
So many poems waiting to … Read the rest

So many on the ground
Begging to be of use
Take your time look around
How can you refuse

Collect as many as you want… Read the rest

The future is uncertain
Never lift the curtain
The end is always near
So, it’s best to be unclear

Your future could be long
At … Read the rest

We all have hopes and aspirations
That take up space
In our imagination
Waiting for us to embrace

Don’t leave them lie
Seize the day … Read the rest

I now look back
At all the places I came from
Was I on the right track?
Certainly nothing was ever humdrum

So many moves, … Read the rest

Put aside your anger
Find your inner self
And search for an answer
That will reflect yourself

So easy to show anger
But rise above … Read the rest

Thoughts crowd into your head
No time to think, judge, act
Seeking a plan, language turns red
Few facts to help, result on tact

So many ways to say this is me
The list can be endless
What do you do that makes you feel free?
That is so … Read the rest