A speckle of dust Flies in his face Defeating a smile Standing aside A wail of wind Blows by his mind Distracting a thought Where frustration resides A feast or a famine Flooding rains or dry earth Food thrown in the bin A lone man is diving Cherish the lentils The taste on the tongue … Continue reading Building forever
Man - he stood alone and stooped Assistance offered by another man’s cane Pedestrian pavement spoke to the street As clever as clever as loud as vain Eyes they darted here and there Left - right – up - down Unfamiliar a look on ageing face - Wan smile replaced with ample frown Can I … Continue reading Sundress with a smile
I happened on a stranger With a smile that said friend And struck up a conversation Mixed with laughter and no end Her face was warm and glowing Like the sun on sparkling sea No sense of grief or sorrow Only merriment and glee I had nothing to give her But simple innocence aglow As … Continue reading I happened on a stranger
I walked the road of timeliness With patience in my pocket On a rock I lit a cigarette And caught my breath upon it I looked from hillside to the sea Old windows streamed around me Strangers one and all observed A righteous life had found me I stubbed the butt into the earth With … Continue reading I walked the road of timeliness
I sat upon the creviced stone And looked toward the sky And wondered what the future held And where - and what - and why Where would I land in five years time And what would get me there Why was I who I had become A man for whom I care For to love … Continue reading I sat upon the creviced stone
What can be said to virtue and vice That has not been said before The lifeblood and the mortal wound In the now (and times well-stored) Sagacity reciprocates And 'learn-ed' gives and takes Like the clouds needed for thunder’s storm With ignorance in their wake But what of you – (and … Continue reading Virtue and Vice
Whilst standing on the promenade a pod of toothed whales is seen on the beach – elsewhere a dam is giving birth to a foal The mortal mind within man shouts aloud from the pier preying to Him for an eternal soul The croc feeds on cattle the hippo capsizes a boat – there’s surprise … Continue reading Our own fascination
Should one worry in this world of true belief Or shed the tears of simpletons – foretold The essence of true feelings – taken – sold To fickle sorts discerning hollow eyes Choices field the art of understanding Tolerance the art of love held dear Pray – be pleased we fall for goodness Ne’er for … Continue reading My eyes
the frog left anger for tranquility the pond turned the corner gently a precursor to the time of autumn leaves
How could it be that talent lost to us in moments of such thoughtlessness beseeched How could it be that we, as humankind naysayers all – yet all of nascent kind Turn one’s head until the dark cloud passes in brightest sky alone is when we shine Forget one’s stance against ignominy and bile and … Continue reading Nascent
