The cotton-fields triggered his sense of loss Remembrance shone through It meant so much to him It meant nothing unto you. The summer sky was bright, the moonlight warm Who’d imagine what’d gone before? Hell on Earth had been to visit Desperate times in days of yore. He knew before his family passed Sweet Jesus […]
Category: Musings
3 Day Quote Challenge – Day 3
A big ‘thank you’ must go to Taruna for encouraging me to participate in this challenge. Go to her site, http://rhythmandthedancer.org/ – a medium of expression. And what a medium for expression it is! Her use of words (and pictures) creates a great synergy for those who appreciate the English language. Day 3 Challenge THE MAN […]
I go with you
I am going nowhere Unless I go with you You are my light upon the hill You are the morning dew I am your hill-view drive You are my avenue You are my midday sunshine You are as bright as sky is blue I am the valley you traverse You are my mountain view You […]
A Year
A year passed by tonight I know not where she went She may have gone down corridor And invited in repent Her glowing eyes, her flowing locks Were not for nothing now Destined to absolve my sins With a frown upon my brow For most that night, they knew not Of penitent’s existence Living for […]
Mary…
Herbert knew about the cocktail party long before Mary. “How did you find out about it so soon?” Mary said. “I don’t know, I just did, I guess,” replied Herbert. “Hmmm,” was all Mary could manage, as she walked away from the kitchen table, tossing her hair over her right shoulder, in anything but a […]
Beyond the voice
Travelling far from anywhere The silent township it was reached Thoughts were far from anything Only to be found under feet. ‘Waste not want not,’ she doth cry A whisper from a quiet voice ‘Waste not want not,’ before he died Enduring be the summer sky. The bright blue sky, the summer sun The only […]
you are my shadow
Hello shadow Goodbye pain Hello sunshine Goodbye rain Goodbye tram Goodbye train Goodbye car Goodbye delay Goodbye last night Goodbye refrain Goodbye poor mouth Goodbye affray Hello future Hello soul-mate Hello my shadow Hello my fate Hello music Goodbye silence Hello TV Goodbye wireless Goodbye hilltop Goodbye mountain Hello water Hello fountain Goodbye high-tech Hello […]
knife and fork
Knife arrived, table set Fork left in the drawer Waitress counting placements “One, two, three,…twenty-four.” Serviette placed near to Knife Resplendent, pristine, neat Desert left in chef’s fridge First course? Three veg and roast beef Waitress, eyes viewing the room Beautiful place setting Chef sparkled, winked at her, so tender Amatory, like a […]
stand and deliver
Ask not what others can do for you But what you can do for others Be afraid of calm nonchalance Be it from sisters or from brothers Liberate from behind the veil Abide by me, your soulful friendship Ever welcome, desirous, cherished In times material, narcissistic Never one to fold the page of […]
the prophet
A leader to be followed, A man to judge the dead He stands on the pulpit preaching ‘The Kingdom of Heaven is near,’ he said. A movement, small to start, Followers, chosen, whence did come, A story to develop, Apostles, on his death, they doth become. To him not all stay loyal, A disciple, mendacious, will betray. He […]
sensualism 