black dog

He senses darkness, Won’t go away, The black dog no-one sees. He senses darkness, Ever present, The grey cloud, on his knees. He senses darkness, With him only, Talking as he walks. He senses darkness, The black dog barks, In the road there is a fork. He senses darkness, It frustrates him, No matter which […]

side by side

The World reached out its hands to Accept those of less fortune in it. The bridge provided passage to Cater for the huddled masses. They came from far, They came from wide, To beat the rising tide. With humility and honour Climbing the mountain, side by side. A borrower nor a lender be Espouse belief […]

the Fire Chief…

The Fire Chief relaxed As he sat down in his chair He’d just come home from watching his son play soccer “I can’t believe it,” he cried aloud, with a touch of flair “My bloody son has had another shocker.” “That boy,” he said, “I trained him, Took him up the park To play, and kick, […]

freedom

Freedom stood upon the mountain top, to view the rising sun, That day he felt happy walking tall and straight. The sun brought warmth to the travails of His fight, A fight He’d surely ne’er for granted take. Freedom looked down toward the villagers. Within their village many roamed carefree. But unlike Freedom, they were unaware What they […]

Together…

Football can be an unforgiving sport. In Australia, we just had our version of the Super Bowl, the Australian Football League (AFL) and National Rugby League (NRL) Grand Finals, both played over a Long Weekend. Both games were, as we love to say these days, ‘to die for.’ But one thing rang true more than […]