Last

So close now
I can almost touch
What's waiting there for me
I want it oh so much

Watch to reach out and grab it
With both hands
Anyone that feels this way
Certainly understands

The time, the trouble
Logistical hell
Hours of waiting
Makes me want to yell
At myself, more than anything
Stupid stupid act
Who'd have thought
It could have so much impact

Two seventy five
Has trickled away
Each morning and evening
Melt in to another nameless day

Two seventy five
I've hated you so
The restrictions, the constraint
Left me no room to grow

The time, the trouble
Is now almost past
This poem from the train
May well be my last
Can't wait to blow the cobwebs
Away with a blast
And smile to myself saying
At last, at last

On the side

Here I sit
Left on the side
While those below me
Are lavished with pride

And here I am
Just like before
Simply dropped off
Once I'm through the door

Sitting, waiting
Anticipating
My turn to play
May come one day
Left out
No doubt
My world at an end
No company, no friend

I should be grateful
Really, I know
One day I'll get the chance
To shine and glow

And I'm closer now
Than ever before
One day I'll be perfect
And wanted once more

For now I'll rest here
Just for a while
Come back soon
See me beam and smile

Soon as I'm slotted
I'll be good as gold
Then I'll be needed
Not left out in the cold

Bouncing back

Stirring slow
No idea where to go
Looking round
Run aground
Not myself you know

Everything's grey
Not like colourful yesterday
Don't understand
Time turns to stand
From myself I stray

Need elasticity
Not complicity
Find my spark
Of electricity
Rouse myself
Get off of this shelf
Stamp my feet
Shouting 'Be yourself'

The clock ticks by
I wonder why
Where this came from
Hope this troublesome
Won't leave me high and dry

But when I step outside
Of my own divide
To turn and face
Myself, and embrace
Every drop of my pride

Find my elasticity
In all it's simplicity
Light that spark
Of electricity
Shake this slack
Get back on track
Jump to my feet
I'm bouncing back

Sprawl

Lost in the reeds
Of calamity's seeds
Blindly stumbling on
Everything blocks your way
Causing you great dismay
Stopping when you should be gone

A comment here
Might bring you some cheer
To replace the grimace inside
But when the silence falls
And none reply to your calls
The truth can't be denied

Caught in the sprawl
Of buildings tall
The noise and the fight
Every day, every night
When comfort should reign
You're dragged back again
Out from where you belong
You can hear it's cruel song
The jungle has you wrapped in it's vines
Can you avoid it's clutches, escape it's confines

Walk briskly by
Let nothing catch your eye
It's waiting to reel you in
Close tight your inner door
Block every whiff, every spore
Let nothing absorb you from within

This must be your resolve
For every problem can't be solved
With sickle or scythe
You know you hold the key
They can't change you, internally
All that you need is inside

Caught in the sprawl
Of buildings tall
The noise and the fight
Every day, every night
When comfort should reign
You're dragged back again
Out from where you belong
You can hear it's cruel song
The jungle has you wrapped in it's vines
Can you avoid it's clutches, escape it's confines

Winsome

Affable, amiable
All to the good
Draw in the audience
Just as he should
Handsome and charming
Crowd-pleading smile
All part of the amour
The cunning, the guile

When does the actor
Step away from the role
Where does the player
Go to save his soul

Look in the mirror
At what you've become
So effortlessly charming
Suave and handsome
Go see for yourself
For what needs to be done
Are you ready for tomorrow
Whatever may come
Don't clam up and fall silent
Too late to play dumb
Victim of your success
Or is it failure, my chum
No use complaining
Or banging the drum
Take a look at the path
And where you came from

But I'm no help, friendly as I may be
For I'm as captured and winsome as thee

Revelations revealing
More than is good
Shows the hero to be
Just some robbing hood
That debonair air and
Self-deprecating style
Can only be hidden
For a short while

When does the actor
Give up on his soul
Knowing there's nothing
Besides playing this role

Look in the mirror
At what you've become
So effortlessly charming
Suave and handsome
Go see for yourself
For what needs to be done
Are you ready for tomorrow
Whatever may come
Don't clam up and fall silent
Too late to play dumb
Victim of your success
Or is it failure, my chum
No use complaining
Or banging the drum
Take a look at the path
And where you came from

But I'm no help, friendly as I may be
For I'm as captured and winsome as thee

First

Remember the first time
That it happened to you
The fear, the excitement
Of doing something new

Tell me, do you recall
Every step that you made
Did you feel the elation
Of making the grade

Did it go as you planned
Did they all understand
Need a helping hand
Was it ever so grand
Were you on the high wire
Filled with emotion, desire
Like your heart could never tire
And your breath n'er expire

I remember a few firsts
But won't share all here with you
Some should be a secret
Telling's not the thing to do

But elation, emotion
Were in plentiful amounts
And I was there with my all
I guess that's what really counts

And looking back at them
I remember those firsts well
But this is here and now
In history I won't dwell

They might have gone as planned
And they did understand
I sure did need a hand
For I'm never bold or grand
So with a nod to the past
And with flag pinned to mast
I'll admit my die's cast
It's not first that matters, but last

Maelstrom

It's blowing really hard out there
I can hear the gusts
Realise it's only 3am
Shake my head in slight disgust

Trees are being battered
Items blown down the street
The noise and the turmoil
Is not the slightest bit discreet

I'm up with poorly six year old
But in truth was awake before
Something feels 'not quite right'
But what that is I'm not quite sure

So I'll tend to her needs now
As the maelstrom rages loud
See if spirits can be lifted
Not all resigned and bowed

Dusk

Seasons melt in to each other

Daylight's slipping fast

Happens so quick you barely realise

Summer's finally passed

Colours change

Without a word or mention

It's almost like

You weren't paying enough attention

And every morning

Seems very slow to start

Feels like each day is missing 

It's energy, belief or heart

The faces that surround me

Turn silent as dusk descends

Relationships evaporate

With no way to make amends

Chasing down blind alleys

Looking all around

My footfalls echo here and there

But you make no sound

Wishing I could bring an end

To the listless night

Hope the brightness of the day

Makes everything all right

As the internal battle rages

The doubt and uncertainty

Are thoughts that are carried out on waves

That wash right over me

Emotions change

And I can feel your apprehension

Wishing I could bring some light

To relieve the stress and tension

The faces that surround me

Fold inwards as dusk descends

Relationships begin to free-fall

With no way to make amends

Chasing down blind alleys

Looking all around

My footfalls echo here and there

But you make no sound

Wishing I could bring an end

To the listless night

Hope the brightness of the day

Makes everything all right

I love the dusk

How the sun slips from the sky

Leaving a thousand cloudy colours

That really catch my eye

I love the dusk

But not the emotion that it brings

Makes me feel all inside-out

And changes so many things


Picture courtesy of @AndyBold

Motion

Am I standing still
Or twirling around
Stationary
Or racing faster than sound

Hard to know
Everything's such a blur
Seems my heart and mind
Can't concur

Pacing, chasing
My tail all the while
No hint, or a glint
Of the tiniest smile
Lost in the depths
Of passion and emotion
Stuck forever
In perpetual motion

Speedo says sixty
But I feel I'm in reverse
Tortured and teased
By an unending curse

Circumstances
Are just bringing me down
Like I'm walking on quicksand
When I want firmer ground

Pacing, chasing
Myself all the time
No hint, or a glint
Of safety in rhyme
Lost in the depths
Of passion and emotion
Stuck forever
In perpetual motion

Lying

Waiting
Estimating
What my day will be imitating

Lying
Trying
To imagine myself flying

To where it all seems free
I'm not restricted by me
The air is clear
And everyone seems so near
That I can simply reach out
Having suspended all doubt
Where none are alone
Not just a screen on a phone
And everything will be forgotten
Not have the stench of something rotten

Know
I know
That I can't make it so

So lying
Trying
To stop that piece of me dying

Running out

When you run out of words
What do you say
Can't describe anything
At all, in any way

When you run out of chat
What do you do
When you've lost the connection
With those around you

Seems it's quite brittle
When you thought it was strong
Feels almost unknown
Instead of your favourite song

That link, those ties
The hold you in good stead
Calm you down when
You might be losing your head
Those close, you'd call friends
Suddenly seem far away
Such a great distance
Opened up on this day

Is it them, or is it me
I can't answer right now
Can't get to the bottom of
My words somehow

So I'll be quiet, I will
Think I should zip myself shut
Don't want to linger
And just moan and tut

Watch for me later though
I'll return in a while
When I'm not a grumpy bastard
And might be wearing a smile

Middle ground

Somewhere between the highest heights
And the deepest of the lows
Lies a tempting no-man's-land
Where views do not oppose

Frank and friendly reside in there
Without hiding their thoughts away
Free to air almost anything
At any time of day

But we don't go there much
Or never, if truth be told
Live life at the far extremes
Of boiling hot or freezing cold

Raging storm or sunny skies
There's little in between
I long for that middle ground
Where the grass is ever green

Will I ever reach Utopia
Or will apathy reign supreme
Tired from the rollercoasters
That take me to each extreme

I'll sign off with my words now
Hope you understand
I feel a trip back to those depths
Very close at hand

Why

Ever wondered why
The sky's so blue
Or the snow's so white
The clouds a beautiful colour
As day drifts in to night

Have you stopped to ponder
The passing of the hours
Sand slipping through your fingers
You can't hold on
Nothing lingers

Walk a little
Run some more
Do your duty
Complete your chore
Pause for breath
If there's a chance
There might not be
Time left to dance

Ever marvelled at
The colour of the sea
From teal to green to deepest blue
Is it just light reflecting
That's fooling you

Is light refracting
As it winds it's way to me
Confusing me somehow
Shaping everything
So I don't understand it now

Run a little
Then run again
'Till you feel
Every ache and pain
Pause for breath
If you dare
All you can touch
And taste is air

Wednesday words

Dishwasher hasn't finished yet
So I'll drop a little verse
Describe something I can't release
Verbally, I'd be too terse

Now normally it's water
That just runs of this duck's back
But I guess the cold last winter
Has opened up a little crack

That has stayed fast throughout the summer
And widened over time
Which now leads me to have to write
My frustration out in rhyme

May be I need the engineering help
Of one John McAdam
May be he can be my saviour
Stop me throwing toys out of my pram

Want to smooth out the surface
Tired of this bumpy ride
The mean and moody skies above
Bring me down inside

I'll take myself a deep breath
Slowly count to ten
Pray that salvation finds me
Before the beast returns again

The drying cycle's finished now
I'd better go unload
I'll clear out more than just the washer tonight
Now I've penned it out in code

Silent Sunday

Promised Land

Thunder rumbles overhead
But this is all man-made
Machines thump and then they bump
And for all of which we've paid

Changes ring out all around
To our little abode
Big differences we all can see
From the grass across the road

Will it bring utopia
Streaming through our front door
Or will it all remain the same
A dull and grinding chore

I hope it is the former
I pray for all our sakes
We all find a new lease of life
A great difference that it makes

The upheaval will continue though
For probably quite some time
But I'll keep you all updated
Through the grit and grime

So stop by occasionally to see
How we have changed our little lives
And say the words with me I implore
That sanity soon arrives

CoC

Turn my head
Shake the feeling loose
Pull away from the
Stockade or noose

Turn a blind eye
To it all
Pretend there's no where
To stumble or fall

Close my heart
Turn the tap right off
Not perturbed
By cry or cough

Close it all out
Nary a thought
For ones so close
Or heartstrings fraught

Do I wish I could
........may be
Easy as stopping saying
.........baby
And will it all
Just slide away
Open my eyes
On a brand new day

Do I wish I could
..........may be
Simple as breathing
So easy
To wrap it all up
Box it away
Never again
See the light of day

And there it lies
Hidden forever
Never to grow
Repair or get better

And here I lie
In silence or more
Rattling on
The same old bore

But then I stop
And realise
The power, the magic
There is no disguise

I'll grab the silliness
That is in my heart
Turn around again
And find the right place to start

Loser

Did you win the race
Or gain her hand
Were your deeds
Impossibly grand
Did you grab the gold
The ultimate prize
Did it sparkle
Right before your eyes
Was it everything
You'd hoped and thought
Worth all the
Battles that you fought
Do you feel
A bigger man
And was that part
Of your master plan

Or are you deflated
As if you'd lost
Do you feel cheated
Even double-crossed
Found winning isn't everything
It's meant to be
Feel like first of the losers
Consigned to history
Or are you just a loser
That never wins
No matter which way
Dice tumble or roulette wheel spins
Can't see the wood
Blinded by the trees
Head in you hands
And down on your knees

And what is the point of my ramble here
To bring you sorrow, give you cheer
Or to highlight when you think you've won
That actually it's all come undone
And you're the loser, you've lost your grip
And that perfect halo has begun to slip
For is winning all it's cracked up to be
And all that matters is pure victory

Or is it to point out that in defeat
You can be gracious, kind, keep your feet
And not float off in to the clouds
Adorned by all those in the crowds
And learn the lessons of the chase
For perfection, whilst maintaining grace
But who am I to preach to you
I'm a sore loser through and through

For victory is, of course, the aim
Of any match, contest or game
For I'm just a competitive sort
And that's the fun of any sport
Put myself to the test
Find out if I can be the best
Hold my head high when victory calls
And bite my tongue when the winning streak stalls

But what if there's simply nothing to win
Do I still play or just give in
Hold up my hands, avoid the cost
Of losing something that could be lost
Bow out gracefully, withhold the choke
Knowing there's no point in going for broke
I'll stop here, I can't answer you
Need to refresh my point of view

Silent sunday

Misty malaise

Mist descends

One I can't see through

Is there no escape

From it's texture or hue

The fog surrounds

Both day and night

Turning to wrong

What should be right

Plans, thoughts

Cast aside

No redress

Or woe betide

Where to turn

When dreams are gone

Toe the line

Or sign off, anon

Clouds swirl

Remorselessly

Capturing, torturing 

The essence of me

No visible way

Out of this haze

Caught seemingly

In this malaise

Plans, thoughts

Cast aside

No redress

Or place to hide

Swallow it all

Till all is gone

Toe the line

Or sign off, anon

Swallow it all

Till I am gone

Toe the line

Or sign out, anon

Translation transition

From sunny skies
To do or dies
Windswept hills
To city thrills
On open plains
Till enthusiasm wanes
From left or right
Through dead of night

Where in the world could I be
If I twist and turn
And can't simply see
The road ahead that guides my way
The leading path
On which I'll stay

Where in the depths do I look
To discover the key
That missing hook
Find some internal classification
Add a few words to
My translation

Mildew mornings
To shepherd's warnings
Strolling the shore
In search of.....more
Through daily grind
Hoping to soon unwind
Looking to make a move
Nothing to prove

Where in the world could I be
If I twist and turn
And can't simply see
The road ahead that guides my way
The leading path
On which I'll stay

Where in the depths do I look
To discover the key
That missing hook
Find some internal classification
Add a few words to
My translation

Where in the world am I me
If I twist and turn
And can't simply be
The road ahead guides my way
It's my only path
From which I'll stray

Where in the depths do I look
To discover the key
To my locked book
Lose the internal condensation
And understand
My translation

TbT

Does everything seem so different
When looked at in reverse
Do bad times appear better
Or do good times play out worse

Does your mind lie to you
To hide the awful things
Or build up the so-so years
To make you feel a king of kings

The detail always vanishes
Lost somewhere in the mire
Of flashbacks and day dreams
No pain, want or desire
The arguments always fade away
Disappearing in the mist
No angry words, raised voices
Or shaking of clenched fist
I wish I could recall
Every word and scent
Each specific, single moment
For you my heart was meant

Why does it look so altered
When I spin my head around
And take a look at times gone by
Go over once-familiar ground

Wish I could recall
Each detail so petite
And my memory would not serve to
Scheme, deceive and cheat

No pleasure without pain
I know, there's truth in that
Am prepared for all the bad
To bring the good right back

The detail always vanishes
Lost somewhere in the mire
Of flashbacks and day dreams
No pain, want or desire
The special moments fade away
Disappearing in the mist
No gentle words, warmth enveloping
Or feeling softly kissed
I wish I could recall
Every word and scent
Each specific, single moment
For you my heart was meant

Play-thing for the wind

Strolling on the beach

Out of sight 

And beyond reach

Of everything but wind and sea

And in this calming place

With a wandering mind

And smile upon my face

I can relax and be happy

For troubles that travel

Here on the sands

Unravel

They no longer capture me

As the breeze blows on my face

I realise

There is no disgrace

In finally feeling free

I know if I open my heart

I won't simply

Fall apart

And that is how it should be

And with shackles lost

I won't

Count the cost

That is a certainty

So I'll roll out my words

In whole

Not two-thirds

'Till they're out there, unconditionally

Let the wind blow

I won't yield

You know

Now I've finally found my key

Let the waves roll in

I'll fight them

Thick and thin

I'll stand up and be Three

Sky

Countless shades

And shapes fly by

Streaming across

The endless sky

Sunlight flickers

Through swirling forms

I'm always amazed

At how it transforms

From one minute to the next

I'm amazed at all of the effects

I've seen every kind of hue

Did I tell you?

I saw Australia soar high

One breezy mid-July

I've seen England above France

It made my heart sing and dance

And in what I see above me

I find a comfort of sort

There's only peace, tranquillity

And myself lost in thought

I've seen every kind of shape

I look for them, my little escape

From heavy grey

To whisper thin

Their forms make

Me smile and grin

At dusk

With sun streaming through

Colouring in

That sky so blue

Night darkening from one minute to the next

I'm amazed at all of the effects

I've seen every kind of hue

Did I tell you?

I saw Australia soar high

One breezy mid-July

I've seen England above France

It made my heart sing and dance

And in what I see above me

I find a comfort of sort

There's only peace, tranquillity

And myself lost in thought

I've seen every kind of shape

I look for them, my little escape

Playground affairs

Missing signal on phone
No option to tweet
Sit and write rhymes
A need I will meet

Watching the parents
Idle time by
As kids race around
Down slides they fly

Some read, some chat
Others stare in to space
No emotion, no passion
Displayed on their face

Kid's shouts sometimes
Raise their interest
Away from 'Hello'
Or one of Mills & Boon's best

What do you do
When they're lost in play
Don't want to share with you
Like they're miles away

Are you at a loose end
Or do you implement a scheme
Take a small breather
Block out every single scream

Better go now though
They want to play a machine
Roll their two-pennies
While eyes flash with green

I'll stand wearily by
Keeping an overview
And describe everything
In these words for you

Silent Sunday

One-sixth

First or last
Does it matter where you stand
Shoulder to shoulder
Or hand in hand

Will it make a difference
The place in line you bear
Short or tall
Or the colour of your hair

Name or number assigned
You're neither classified nor defined

Lead me on, take me anywhere
Grab my arm, steer me nowhere
Want to escape, the wear and tear
One-sixth, in disrepair

Not first, neither last
Middle ground meets me
Greets the paths that I tread
To those I know and see

Median or mean
Does it find me all replete
Wanting nothing more
With my feet in concrete

Name or number assigned
Guess I'm unclassified or ill-defined

Lead me on, take me anywhere
Grab my arm, steer me nowhere
Want to escape, the wear and tear
One-sixth, in disrepair

Skate

Feeling brave
Or nerves abound?
Are you on terra firma
Or shaky ground?

Unsure of what
Every step may bring?
Or do you not care
About that kind of thing?

Do you like to skate
When the ice is thin
Not sure where it'll end
Only of where you'll begin
Do you love to skate
And just take the chance
No second thought
Not one backward glance

So risk it all
Love or hate
Put your hand in mine
And let's go skate

Half-way in now
Are your nerves starting to fray?
Bitten off too much
At the end of the day

Or are you happy-go-lucky
Still smiling wide
Willing to risk that fall
That comes after pride

Do you like to skate
When the ice is thin
Not sure where it'll end
Only of where you'll begin
Do you love to skate
And just take the chance
No second thought
Not one backward glance

So risk it all
Love or hate
Put your hand in mine
And let's go skate

Slide

When you start
The downhill slide
Is it always
An enjoyable ride?

Do you look back
Up to the top
To the place you were
Before you started to drop?

Do you gaze ahead
At what awaits
Throw yourself in to it
No long debates?

Do you hope it's a short trip
It all flies by
And you're at your destination
In the blink of an eye?

Is the journey what matters
Or your intended goal
Which one fills your
Heart, mind and soul?

For me it's the rush
As you fly down the slide
Know I'm always wearing
A smile that's wide

Swing

Take a trip with me
Fly high
Soar like the birds
And the clouds in the sky

Take a ride with me
Even if it's not your thing
Ditch your favourite
Come on my swing

We'll go back and forth
Race through the air
Feel the breeze blowing
As it messes up your hair

Kick your legs out
Grip tight on the chains
Squeeze what you can
Out of the day that remains

But do you enjoy the back and forth?
All the ups and downs?
Do they bring smiles to your face
Or merely induce frowns

Me? I'm a roundabout man
Through and through
Love to see the world spinning
Provides a different point of view

I'm a roundabout man
I'll stay there till the last
Let's ride the roundabout
Fast, fast, fast

Silent Sunday

Waiting

The departure lounge is half-full
People mill around
Waiting for their delayed flight
To leap off from the ground

The plane has not arrived yet
It'll be over two hours late
We all sit very patiently
By the boarding gate

French, English, Italian
And so many more I can't tell
The accents are so varied
Pronouncing words I couldn't spell

People come and people go
Their purpose here unknown
May be, like me, on holiday
May be just returning home

But we're joined by one small malady
A technical fault, we're told
That keeps us bound in here tonight
While outside the sun beams are gold

In the short time I've been here
My impressions all are good
Sun and views spectacular
Like I always thought they would

A return visit we'll make this week
For a slightly longer stay
Hope the plane delivers us on time
So that in Nice we get to play

Silent Sunday

Expectation

A restless night
Thoughts raced by
Could almost touch what I saw
With my mind's eye

Clock moved so slowly
I swore it knew
And with every tick and toc
My expectation grew

Could taste it in the air
The excitement and the fear
What would it be like
The first time that you're near?

Would I shake uncontrollably
As my nerves ran free
I'd have you in my grasp
My favourite fantasy

I still remember how my head swam
Walking up to you
Legs had turned to jelly
Nothing I could do

Don't recall a thing I said
Probably just babbled away
I knew I'd lose my composure
I'm embarrassed to say

For there you were
Picture-book pretty for sure
And I'll gladly admit
I was in your awe

I left there on a cloud
My feet not near the ground
It was only very brief
But the effect quite profound

Only one question remains
It still lingers in me
Wonder what you thought, felt
When you first saw Three

Light

How do I describe thee?
On this cloudy day
A ray of light, shining bright
Beautiful in your way

What is it about you
That doeth blind me so?
Your skin so fair, your gentle stare
I'm absorbed you know

While there's commotion all around
My feet are fixed firmly to the ground
It's like you have taken hold
Of my breath, my words, my guile, my bold
For here I stand, an open book
Captured by your gaze, your piercing look
And there's not an ounce of strength in me
That can resist you easily

I wonder, what are the thoughts
Racing through your mind
Would love to think I'm one of them
Not someone you'll leave behind

It's hard on this long journey
With no signal on the phone
Easy to feel quite quite lost
And often so alone

But seeing you here has lifted me
Now I feel alright
There's a certain quality to
Your air, your smile, your light

Path

I walk you
Every single day
At first you
Just showed me the way

So I kept the line
And got it right
Brought me out of dark
And in to light

And as my confidence
Began to grow
I'd drift away
From you, I know

Find my own tack
Or course to run
Sometimes I forgot
Where I'd begun

I'd look back
And not recognise
The track was wrong
I was not so wise

Ploughing on
I didn't see
How unkind
This path was to me

Took me places
That I'd hate
And to leave
I simply could not wait

Find another
Plot to steer
And hope that
I would find you near

Without ever knowing
You were there
That you'd love
And for me care

And the path was
One that you'd laid
So I'd not feel
Alone, afraid

That it would bring
My heart close by
And you'd be comforted
As much as I

Just for now
Amble with pride
Along the path
Our hearts reside

Though soon our course
Will separate
As our lives
Gently dictate

But travel on
I will with smile
Hope that our paths
Cross once in a while

Silent Sunday

White

Pretty as a picture
Sparkling bright
The world covered in a blanket
Of freezing cold white

A winter's dream
Is so special to me
But it's not the vision
I'd most love to see

Fifteen tough players
With a red rose on their chest
Lofting a trophy
Proving they're the world's best

I watched it all
In two thousand and three
And for something else
I'd give that up happily

Climb up a mountain
Leave the clouds down below
Filling your vision
Like a carpet of snow

A breathtaking sight
I've enjoyed once before
But there's another experience
I'd love to endure

Shooting across Bark Bay
Spray filling my sight
Rainbows flying out from
The sunlight so bright

A beautiful place
And a magical day
There's only one thing
That could drag me away

And now something tells me
To close my lips tight
Not to disclose
My perfect vision of white

Some things should be secret
Of that I am sure
Only to be shared
With the one you adore

So I'm signing off here
If that is alright
Just closing my eyes
And dreaming of white

Yellow

My one and probably only chance
Presents itself right now
The one I was sure would never come
No way, no day, no how

I've mentioned this all before
I'm sure you will recall
Wondering can I risk my pride
And surely the following fall

Banbury babe sits beside me
I've fifteen minutes to go
Before she alights at the next stop
I just don't really know

How to broach any conversation
And this is so unlike me
I can chat away to anyone
Endlessly, happily

Start chats out of thin air
A connection I'll easily find
And before too long our words
Are woven and entwined

But when it's someone that I like
I'm rooted to the ground
Frozen to my very core
Can't make a single sound

My lips are glued together
My stomach feels full of lead
Can't think straight or even
Get a simple thought in to my head

May be all the bravado
Is just masking all my flaws
My throat tries to quell all noise
But I don't want to stop or pause

Can't even find the chance
To say 'Hi' or 'how are you?'
We're pulling in to the station
Now there's nothing I can do

I've failed bloody miserably
Never uttered a single word
Wasn't charming, kind or anything
My voice she never heard

Wonder if she expected me
To say something like 'hello'
We've exchanged so many glances
May be I am just yellow

Red

What does it say to you?
What words can be said?
When i ask you to describe
Red, red.

What thoughts form within you
And race round your head?
Try to articulate
Red, red

It's the colour of the blood
That runs in my veins
And that won't alter
Whether love goes or remains

It's the sun setting
At the close of the day
When thoughts might turn
To those far away

Those not in your arms
Where you want them to be
Their pretty smile
You're so longing to see

Stir the fire in them
Flames burning their soul
Emotions completely
Fulfilling and whole

Are there things that disturb
Or fill you with dread?
The anger, the passion of
Red, red

Blinded by the mist
That blocks the way ahead
Just no escaping
Red, red

It's the colour of the blood
That runs in my veins
Hope your love always
Remains, remains

It's the sun setting
At the close of the day
Sometimes you're so near
And so far away

You're not in my arms
Where I want you to be
That pretty smile
I'm so longing to see

You stir the fire
Flames burning my soul
Emotions completely
Fulfilling and whole

My words at an end
Everything you have read
Sums up what it means to me
Red, red

Green

Short train ride today
With my words I'll be brief
But I'm not stealing from you
Don't consider me a thief

For the intent will as always
Flow directly out of me
Straight to your heart
Hopefully

For you are my bright star
On your smile I can depend
You're the pot of gold waiting
At the rainbow's end

And every colour flows from you
Love to see you radiate
Fill me up with every hue
On that there's no debate

But one colour's not to be found
It's absent from the list
Though I know you will agree
That it will not be missed

Green is not a colour
That brims inside my heart
Won't find me at all envious
When we are apart

For I just rejoice
In the moments that we share
They keep my head above water
When all seems in despair

So no green is to be found here
Just colours that warms and calms
And I'll wait for the next moment
I can hold you in my arms

Silent Sunday (2)

Silent Sunday

Guessing

Until moments before
My mind is assessing
How many ways you can
Keep leaving me guessing

Then with just one word
My course has direction
With which to plough on
In thought and reflection

And let loose some rhymes
Though so many times
The verse is not new
But heartfelt through and through
In trying to convey
All the things I'd like to say
And I count it a blessing
You keep leaving me guessing

For it stirs my insides
To think on the spot
Recall some emotions
I might have forgot

Dig deep as I travel
Lose myself in
The time and the motion
And feelings's within

And let loose some rhymes
Though so many times
It must be a chore
My words surely must bore?
You've heard it all by now
Every whim, cry and vow
When I'm angry or stressing
Feels like I'm undressing

In front of you here
And naked I stand
Unprepared, unready
Unsteady, unplanned

Openly admitting
Everything, confessing
So tell me how you feel?
Or will you just leave me guessing?

Breathe out

Long time coming
But now I know
The direction I'm headed
And where I ought to go

Drawn out saga
Is coming to an end
Hope I can still turn to you
And find that you're my friend

Relationships don't grow on trees
You pull me up when I'm on my knees

When you're by my side
There's no need to scream and shout
Just have you close, hold your hand
And breathe out, breathe out
If the darkness tries to consume me
And all I see is fear and doubt
Your calming voice calls to me
Breathe out, breathe out

Walked the path too long
Lost myself somewhere
Took too many journeys without
Proper thought or care

Splintering myself
Every step of the way
Couldn't find a special place
Where I could be okay

Relationships don't grow on tress
You pull me up when I'm on my knees

When you're by my side
There's no need to scream and shout
Just have you close, hold your hand
And breathe out, breathe out
If the darkness tries to consume me
And all I see is fear and doubt
Your calming voice calls to me
Breathe out, breathe out

When you're by my side
I won't ever scream and shout
Just have you close, hold your hand
And breathe out, breathe out
If the darkness tries to consume me
You'll be the light to clear all doubt
Your calming voice calls to me
Breathe out, breathe out

Silent Sunday

Message

Thought up, scribbled, posted
Wonder if it's been read
Has the message finally
Got straight through to my head

In all honesty I can't answer
Because I'm just not sure
Don't know if there's an antidote
To that potion pure

That consumes all and everything
And leaves them in it's wake
Tossing and endlessly turning
Without pause, respite, or break

What do you get when you fall in love?
Goes the line from that famous song
When it's all so magical?
Or when it goes disastrously wrong?

But all I have are questions
No answers to be found
In the words I leave here for you
No reason, rhyme, or sound

What do you feel deep within you
When your eyes your lover behold
Does the temperature rise quickly within
Or do you just turn cold

Do they stare right back with intent
Of love deep in their heart?
Or does a coldness flow out of them
Like you've long since been apart?

Do you want to really hold them tight
And know your love will be returned?
Or are you left all empty
Knowing their love's no longer earned?

Alas, I have no answers for you
I thought I'd mentioned that before
And as I check back through my text
I know I did, I'm sure

For I sit somewhere in the middle
I can feel both sides, you see
May be this verse is not for you
It's a message for mister three

Low point

Bottom reached, today I fear
A whole new chapter ripped asunder
Feels weird the sun's shining bright
Should be met by rolling thunder

Wondering how I made it here
Is what today is all about
Glancing in the mirror will show me
Dismay, frowns, and self-doubt

Tomorrow may well bring relief
When I know the future's set
And the direction I'll be travelling
But they'll still be some regret

Disappointed in how I was
Let my internal credit really fall
I know the what, where, who and why
This is my wake-up call

Need to ask myself a question
What do I really want to be?
Better go look for the answer
And hope that one day I'll find me

Minimal

Short
Frayed
Hopelessly
Delayed

Empty
Hollow
Thursday
Tomorrow

Lacklustre
Jaded
Considerably
Faded

Wonder if I can make
Some kind of deal
Deep inside my head
So it's sunshine I feel
Instead of this darkness
That grips my heart
It's like I'm simply
Falling apart

Writing
Reading
Not myself
Feeding

Missing
Vacating
Not even much
Contemplating

No stopping
For pause
May be
I'm a lost cause

Wonder if I can make
A deal with my soul
Aim to return myself
To fully whole
And get a refund
On the time that I lost
Do it, whatever
No counting the cost

Because if all that's left
Is this minimal me
I'll be so disappointed
In this mister three

I'm title-less for a change
Makes for a different way
Not quite sure what will come out
As my fingers start to play

Leave the mind in neutral
Slip the heart out of gear
Let the phrases tumble out
Be it a big smile or a tear

Strange having no focus
The slate before me's blank
Dropping in to the unknown
Like I'm walking the pirate's plank

It's these times that I struggle
To communicate at all
Nothing wells up deep within
No reserves on which to call

Any my silence is confusing
For those around, I know
They feel left out and unwanted
But it really isn't so

It's me that I'm not talking to
Don't want to be round myself
Can't buy my friendship, not at all
I don't have that kind of wealth

It's me I wish to silence
Shut up all the doors
Lock each and every window
Without a second's pause

And please, please, please don't think
For one second it is you
This wholly is within me
You know my words are true

So lift that pretty head of yours
And fire me off a smile
I'll be back to full-on form
In just a little while

Force

The most thunderous gale
Cyclone or storm
A devastating weather front
That may form

A bolt of lightning
That rips through the sky
Makes even the bravest
Scared to fly

But nature's no match
For the most powerful force
Found deep in the wells
Of an unlikely source

Brooding and stirring
For eternity
Just open your heart
And one day you might see

The force of love
Making you fly
Higher and higher
Till the clouds pass on by
Feel it throw you down
Slammed hard on the ground
Rendering you speechless
Can't make any sound
Knocking the wind
Right out of your sails
Though outside it's blowing
The hardest of gales
The force of love
Is all I can think of

What makes people do things
That would never arise
Save for they've opened their hearts
And closed tight their eyes

Many splendid gestures
Of romance and dare
For their own personal safety
They gave not one care

When three little words
Can make your tummy flip
As if you've fallen off
The edge of a cliff

The force of love
Making you fly
Or sobbing until
There's no tears left to cry
Feel it lift you up
Miles above the ground
Or leaving you in isolation
Feeling there's no one around
Knocking the wind
And life out of you
Or making you burst
As if your dreams all came true

It will conquer all
The force of love
And it's the only thing
That I can think of

What can i say
After a troublesome day?
Can I look to words
And hope I feel ok?

Can I search for you
As I so often do
Help me turn the tides
Stop me feeling blue

Not sure if it's in me now
Lost, out of my depth somehow

For when the talking stops
I know I'll come apart
Won't be fit to summon up
The energy to start
And drag myself back around
Till in the mirror I see me
Won't recognise myself, my face
Or who I want to be

I'll cry out, save me from this fall
But you won't hear my voice at all

Can I be sincere
I need you near
When I'm gripped by
A strange and lonely fear

Unsure of my role
In keeping me whole
Don't want the scars
To maim my soul

Not sure I want to be somehow
Lost, don't understand me now

For when the talking stops
I'll come apart
Won't be fit to summon up
Anything to start
The chore to drag myself around
Till in the mirror I see me
Won't recognise myself, my face
Or who I want to be

I'll cry out, save me from this fall
But you won't hear my voice at all

Remember

Nothing lasts forever
As they always say
What once burned so bright
Will fizzle out one day
The brightest flame
Turns to dying ember
I will remember

The best of times
Will soon disappear
I'll turn and find
You're no longer near
But the magic of our
Romantic splendour
I will remember

Seconds in time
Often held in rhyme
Though we stole so many
There was no crime
All those moments shared
Feelings aired
Proving beyond doubt
The depth that we cared

For each other
Never more so than now
But I know it will all
Fade away somehow
But come June, July
August or September
I will remember

When I know you're gone
And our journey's at an end
I will always be thankful
That you were my friend
And a promise I'll make you
I won't fall apart
I'll keep some of your magic
Locked deep in my heart
And so every year
From January to December
I will remember
I will remember

Advance

Cast you
An admiring glance
Wonder if
I should advance
Make a move
Towards your heart
Would I know
Where to start?

Look deep
In to your eyes
For within
Lies the prize
All your
Thoughts and dreams
Written out
In many reams

I just need
To crack the code
Switch in to
Detective mode
Find the keys
That open your door
So I can cross
The threshold and more

Learn the very
Art of you
What makes you smile
What makes you blue
Drink the magic
In your air
Understand each
And every stare

That flummox me
I have to say
Knock me senseless
In every way
Dishevelled
I stand here now
But I swear
I'll take a vow

To understand
You to the core
Every inflection
Smile, or roar
And in doing so
Pray you learn me too
Has happened with
So very few

So I'll keep trying
To advance
And not relent
Or rest my stance
Just so happy
To have this chance
For you make my heart
Sing and dance

Mall people

Come from near and come from far
On bus, by car, or train
They gather at this place
Their purpose here is plain

But what about me, my plan?
I'm here to kill some time
Take in my favourite hobby
People watching, it's no crime

I love the things they all bring
To the party that is here
Laughs and smiles, dreary eyes
And men with their shopping fear

Girl with the shortest of shorts
And perky bum, it has to be said
Guy with the strangest hat
Placed strategically on his head

Pretty girl with bf by her side
Walking slowly hand in hand
But his eyes only scan the place
His jealousy is hard to understand

Ladies chatting non-stop over drinks
Waitress' legs shuffle along
I listen absent-mindedly
To a rather boring song

For me, it's the people that I meet
Talk to, interact with, greet
The characters and their ways
Make mall trips such special days

For me, people are what matter most
I'll raise a glass to you, a toast
Thanks, mall people, you made my day
Hope I can bring a smile your way

Below

All is calm
Steady and serene
The winds blow softly
Or so it seems

Nothing is ruffled
Or out of place
All is perfection
Style and grace

But you're like a swan
You know that I know
On the surface idyllic
But manic below

And no reassurance
Will turn my thought
Cause through your eyes
I know that you're fraught

And right now I can see
The waters are churning
Thrashing and splashing
For peace you are yearning
And right now I can see
You're trying to fight
Thrashing and splashing
With all of your might

But peace won't be yours
Till you stop still
Here, take my hand
Drink in your fill

Of my words, of my voice
The things that I say
Let my arms wrap you tight
Come what may

And now I can see
You're regaining your air
Of utmost composure
Graceful debonair
And now I can see
The stillness inside
Of utmost composure
And a smile so wide

And you're still my swan
You know that I know
Your beauty and passion
Will forever on me grow

Unsure

Bravado abounds aplenty
Words they come and go
The banter and the gentle smiles
Pass you as they flow

Seemingly so certain
Of everything he is
Confidence just everywhere
No fuss, no mess, no tizz

Relaxed in every situation
You're assured of his attention
Time to spare, no trepidation
Glinting eyes of admiration

Outwardly there is no sign
Of any struggle or fight within
So you take him at face value
The mask will never once wear thin

Any fraught times or tales
Are met with easy calms
Knowing all you need to do
Is fall straight in to his arms

Relaxed in every situation
You're assured of his attention
Time to spare, no trepidation
Glinting eyes of admiration

Yet when I'm close to you
I come undone
I'm Icarus
And you're my sun
My wings that saw me
Fly so high
Melt in the gaze
Of your eye
Can't take the heat
The shine, the glare
Of your looks
And intense stare
You delve in to
The heart of me
My legs they
Turn to jelly
I have no answer
No quick retort
In your net
I'm truly caught
Fish out of water
Gasping for air
Trapped by your
Smile, your face, your hair
But there's no
Escape for me
Why, you ask?
I'm Icarus, see
Flown too close
To the one
My Neo
And Trinity won't come
To save the day
Before I'm done
Got to close to the sun

And this wasn't the idea
Of this post
Started no differently
To most
That you read here
Every day
When I've escaped work
And on my way
Guess I lost something
As we went
Or found some words
I'd left unspent

Sorry for the words you had to endure
Not sure what I wrote them for
But I'll leave them here for evermore
Not like me to be so unsure

Flexibility

I get these words, they just appear
The magic of thought, from far or near
That call to me to write in rhyme
And post in multiples, three through to nine

And normally, I can simply scribe all day
Blather on, as the train races away
Never lost for an angle, line or verse
And always in calmness, never fraught or terse

Sometimes feels like it's one, two, three
Painting by numbers, simple and easy
The words just roll right out of me
No pressure, happens effortlessly

But then there's words that bring me to a stop
Catch me clean off guard, on the hop
Am intrigued by what they uncover in me
A lack of depth? No flexibility?

Wonder if it will help me understand the man
If I change tack, adopt a different plan
Fathom out this depth in tranquility
Not in battle or adversity

Sometimes feels like it's one, two, three
Performed by rote, no flexibility
The words just roll right out of me
No pressure, effortlessly

But in a strange twist of fortune or fate
Flexibility has been my hardest 'date'
The words really made me wait
'Till they were complete, hope you appreciate

Silent Sunday - Herbs and hearts

Mild-mannered

Journey's nearly over
Haven't got long to wait
Till The train pulls in and stops
At platform number eight

I'm tardy though, for a change
As Blogger's been in strife
Only just got access back
To my 'other' wife

But I'll not shout or complain
It is free after all
A service where I post my thoughts
And where I hope you'll come to call

Read about me, in black and white
All the wrongs I'd like to put right
Things that keep me awake at night
And random stuff I like to write

Topics that sometimes get me riled
Thoughts and words that should be filed
So I don't often go too wild
Cause I like to keep my manners mild

Train's pulling in
Journeys at an end
And still I've not pushed
That button called 'send'

Want to share a few more
Of my thoughts with you
Cause I'm just like that
Is what I like to do

Cause talking always helps
Keep me in line
This is where I vent
In lots of words that rhyme

Read about me, in black and white
I get things wrong, I'm not always right
And that keeps me awake at night
And here's random stuff I like to write

Topics that sometimes get me riled
Thoughts and words that should be filed
So I don't often go too wild
Cause I like to keep my manners mild

Detached

Wonder what is seen

By people when they view me

Would love to know sometimes

Am intrigued, see

What is it that draws them in

Or pushes them away

Is it simply all the things 

I do and words I say?

Or am I missing a big slice

Of the cake that's three?

Do I have an air or tone

On which they can't agree?

Wish I could detach

Take a break from myself

Dust me off, lift me clear 

From my internal shelf

Float up, up and away

And spin myself around

Stop and turn and take a look

Find my common ground

Understand where I come from

Why some are so attached

And others, seemingly

Are always so detached

May be it's a good thing

That I know there is no chance

I cannot depart myself

Deliver a long hard glance

May be I'd not like

The person looking back

Be sad, or disappointed

I'll not cut myself some slack

Realised that I've not become

All I wanted to be

And will never ever know

Whether it's good to be ordinary

Glad I didn't detach

Take a break from myself

I like gathered dust

On my internal shelf

Could have floated up and away

And never come back down

Left all those I love behind

Stranded on the ground

Don't understand where I come from

But I like being attached

And from those I love and care for

Never want to feel detached

Solution

I can be what you need
Everything you desire
I'll be your comfort
Your warm cosy fire
I can be all and more
Just give me some time
To bring it straight to you
In words spoke in rhyme
I am what your think of
Every night and day
I know that you're just
Too embarrassed to say
You don't need to be worried
Or even too proud
I'm a simple man, lady
Just say it out loud
You want it, you need it
Everything that is me
Just say the few words
It could be so easy
I'll not wait here forever
Ain't got time to kill
So get here now, lady
And i'll show you a thrill
Show you what it means
To be loved to the bones
I'll get you stirred up
Can't wait to hear all your moans
I'm the one that can do it
Bring it all to you
So you'll know what it's like
To be loved through and through...
.............

But when I look in the mirror
It's so plain to see
That I'm nothing special
I'm kidding no one but me

You're out of my league, girl
A class up above
Couldn't imagine at all
Why you'd want my love

Know I'm good with the verbals
I talk a good game
But I'd never match it in real life
I'd never be the same

I'm soft, and I'm gentle
And also quite shy
All this talk, this bravado
*shrugs* just don't know why

Guess I thought you'd never
Want the real me
Had to put on this act
All tough and manly

When all I want is just to
Hold you so tight
Tend to your needs
Every day and all night

But I can't think of a solution
Nothing that I can find
Guess I'm stuck here always
Going out of my mind

Cause all I want's a solution
That brings me to your heart
Locked deep down within you
So we'll never be apart

Listen

A thousand words
Would never be enough
A million dreams
Could never call the bluff
All the time in the world
Wouldn't be that long
For it always seems right
And never feels wrong

It's a concept
That feels very strange
Like it's a big plan
Someone wanted to arrange
To lay it all out
Just for you and me
That everyone could read
But no one would see

For you never need to listen
But you hear everything
Every dot, every cross
Each recoil, every spring
And you never need to listen
You just know all of me
Each drop, every morsel
Of the one that is B

So I'll take up that big plan
And move it on a pace
Talk with my words
My eyes and my face
And let you read it all
Drink it all in
So you see every thought
And feeling within

For you never need to listen
But you hear everything
The tears that sometimes fall
And how my heart sings
And you never need to listen
To the one that is B
And knowing you'll hear
Means I'll never be lonely

Banbury Babe

I have only seen you twice
Or may be it is thrice
But there' a specialness about you
Think you're rather nice

First time that I saw you
Was on platform number 2
Boarding the train to take us home
To do whatever it is we do

Spied you at least once more
Catching the train at 5:44
Almost had the guts to sit by your side
It would not have been a chore

Wondered what I would have said
What strange things popped in my head
To break the ice, and get a word with you
Hoped every word you wouldn't dread

My aim? I don't know at all
If I'd be heading for a fall
But just some words in your company
Would make me stand up tall

But you leave the train round the curve
And off you go with your sexy swerve
I wonder if, Banbury Babe
To talk to you I'll ever have the nerve

Action

What ever the outcome
What ever the cause
There's a word I should
Really remember: pause

Fools rush in
Or so they say
Actions speak louder
in every single way

And that is what should always
Be called to mind
When a certain thought
Or feeling I can't find

And taking this action
No matter what I feel
Will always return me
To an even keel

Not all bottled up
And ready to pop
But calm and collected
The turmoil will stop

And what is this action?
This splendid do?
To stop. To listen
And mostly talk to you

Silent Sunday - College Blues

Bonus

Company performance on the up
My whole team's doing good
Got myself a bonus
Cause my contract says I should

Wonder what to blow it on
Shoes, or clothes or bling?
Something to make me feel special
I guess that's the thing

Want to remember what I buy
Treasure it always
As the pay off for the times of stress
And all those busy days

Would be easy to just blow it
Not give a second thought
To the arguments, the battles
Of a merger that was fraught

What did I buy last the time
A bonus came my way
I wrack my brains, my memory
Can't recall, I'm sad to say

This time I'll do better
Will be a gift of quality
Something tangible, in my hand
That's my solemn promise to me

Makes me think of all the things
I've squandered through the years
My drawers are full up to the brim
It makes me well up full of tears

And what of things that aren't mine
I don't know what I did to earn
But they're lavished on me now
I hope one day that I'll learn

What I did to earn the bonus
Of your friendship and your love
Why it feels like this is heaven
Sent from high above

Trust one day you will explain
Why you landed at my door
With words that melted me
And oh so so much more

Hope I never squander
The special things you give to me
Hope I treasure them always
And in turn make you happy

Intent

However genuinely
Something is meant
It's easy for love's
Currency to be spent

Frittered away
Without thought or care
Left unattended
A cupboard that's bare

And those that are wanting
Would give everything
To bask in the feeling
That true love can bring

But how often it's cast
Away or aside
The lonely soulmate
Now devoid of pride

So what does it take
For the fires to burn bright
From the start of each morning
To the dark of the night?

A commitment? A promise?
A vow that you say?
That you'll never be parted
Come. What. May.

But I think it takes more
Than words easily said
It's a feeling that runs through
Your soul, heart and head

A want, a desire
That swells up inside
That says more than 'I do'
To your groom or your bride

A passion, a strength
That lasts hour after hour
But that's also so pretty
Like the most beautiful flower

Not a commodity
To be traded or sold
But to be grasped forever
Much more precious than gold

And the word that keeps sticking
In my mind as I write
Is intent, I tell you
I promise you I'm right

Intent's all that matters
What is deep in your heart
That you'll love them forever
And never to part

Intent's in all meanings
In every deed, word and thought
Something that's within you
Not a quality that's bought

And I mentioned a currency
Something never to be spent
For my love will forever
Be swelled by intent

Value

I value
The time we share
How you care
They way you stare

I treasure
A word from you
The things you do
When I'm feeling blue

I worship
The ground you tread
Things left unsaid
There's nothing I dread

When you're here with me
It's simple, you see
Our honesty
Makes me feel free
No jealousy
Or a need to be

I'm captured
Feel like I belong
You're the words to my song
This feeling's so strong

I imagine
I could reach to the sky
You carry me that high
No word of a lie

And finally
In each single thing
Yes, in everything
You make my heart sing

In all that you do
Each word here is true
Through and totally through
Not a thing I'd undo
Incomparable you
So beyond value

Time

Ever had that feeling
That it won't pass you by
The hands move round so slowly
You almost want to cry

Stuck in a rut, or spiral
That just grinds you down
And nothing makes it move faster
Not a scream, or tear, or frown

The worst morning at work
The day you best friend dies
Brings pain to your heart
And your soul cries
It's like you are in mourning
Everything seems on hold
Can't move yourself forward
Your life seems on hold

Time.

Ever had that feeling
That it's just gonna race by
It will be over before you know it
Or have even blinked an eye

Flying like a kite
So free and unbound
The world is your oyster
Your feet don't touch the ground

The best day ever
When you hold her in your arms
In raptures, totally captivated
By her warmth and charms
And everything seems a blur
No matter what you do
When she looks straight in your eyes
And whispers "I love you"

Time

Silent Sunday - Saturday at Merecroft

Frustration

Message received near Leamington
Not long left to Brum
To tell my story to you
In one word is it's sum

Frustration is it's name today
Standing on a crowded train
Watching pretty girls plaster themselves
In the name of vane

Frustration is it's title
Too long cooped inside
No escape to the bright outdoors
Stare at the blue sky far and wide

Frustration, i challenge you
It this all you've got
Think your petty acts today
Will make me lose the plot?

Frustration, you're pathetic
And a bit soft in the head
Think I'm gonna carry you
All the way to my bed?

Frustration.........I thank you
Through this verse I've left you outside
So now I can welcome those that matter
Safely back inside

Cancel

Can you imagine a place, space or a time, where it mattered not if words were said in rhyme. Picture that place, for I am right here, and there will always be an absence of tears.

And I'll draw in your mind, the picture I see, so that you can all join in this pleasure with me. But know that it's my view that's paraded right now, I know you might not all agree somehow.

Now tell me, see how wonderful it is, everything is calmness, no fluster or tizz. I want to show you something, special to me. Will show you in my words of honesty.

Caught I am fully, captured all round, bound up so I can't say a word, make a sound. But happy I am, wrapped in it all, floating gently, no fear of crisis or fall.

Everything here's no word of a lie, you know I speak it plainly, just look in my eye. Please believe what I say, honesty I promised you, so here's what I'm happy to do.

Let's cancel the stars, the moon and the sun, you're brighter and prettier than every single one. Cancel the day they make me go away, for this is the place I forever want to stay.

Words missing

Am short today
Of a word or two
Not much information
Is coming through

Am missing today
Of a verb or noun
Nothing seems to float
Just wants to drown

Need to change job
Turn detective
Find where I lost
My adjective
My objective is
Relocate me
Dig deep, recall
My internal dictionary

And when I discover
Where I've left myself
I'll dust myself down
Climb off of my shelf

And fire some words
Directly to you
You know it's what
I most love to do

For they say everything
That my voice can't impart
Hope they send an arrow
Straight to your heart

Silent Sunday - What a load of bollards