How heavy a burden is life?
How much luggage is in our heads?
All full of heartache and strife
So frustrating the making of plans… Read the rest
Category: Stories
Intriguing
What arouses curiosity, what fascinates
A film, a poem, a book
What is it that captivates?
Will it make us look?
What draws us to … Read the rest
Inspiration
Write a poem be a new bard
Seeking originality, something new
Where do I find it, sometimes hard
As my mind is often in a … Read the rest
Unfair
The red of the evening light hangs like blood over the world
Suffering, pain and bewilderment is everywhere
We are a world of plenty
Somewhere … Read the rest
Dancing the New Normal
It’s day one of my new life
The New Normal started here
But it was good to get home and tell the wife
I really … Read the rest
Silence Broken
There were no sounds in the air
Quiet rolled across the lake
It was silence everywhere
Is this eeriness a mistake?
Was it the quiet … Read the rest
Complacency
How smug and self-satisfying are our lives
Are we scared of the knives
that threaten our views every day?
Do we ever consider we should … Read the rest
Ladies who Lunch
Ladies now don’t lunch they dine
Fine restaurants, fine plates
No beers, expensive wines
And all the ladies are mates
Lobster not liver, no chips… Read the rest
The Star
Jazz riffs gently filled the air
Scent of roses everywhere
As she entered the room with confident flair
All eyes turned to see the lady … Read the rest
Today is the Day
Today is the day
Time for you to have a say
Don’t hear voices saying later
They are being dictators
Today is the day
Time … Read the rest