IT HAPPENS EVERY HALLOWEEN

 

It happens every Halloween when

Enthusiastic revellers frequent

Accident and Emergency, where

Clinicians call it trick or treatment

I DON’T BELIEVE IN SPOOKS AND DEMONS

 

I don’t believe in spooks and demons

I think that should be understood

But there are always more trick-or-treaters

Than there are kids in the neighborhood

HALLOWEEN IS ONE OF THE FEW

 

Halloween is one of the very few

Acceptable times to wear body glitter

When you have a reasonable expectation

Of not being mistaken for a stripper

HALLOWEEN PROPOSITION

 

My future wife was dressed like a tart

When we first met on Elm Street

And she said very provocatively

“I'll be your trick if you'll be my treat”

THANK GOODNESS FOR HALLOWEEN

 

Thank goodness for Halloween,

I can say that without hesitation

Because the cobwebs have suddenly

Become Halloween decorations

I MET A GIRL ON HALLOWEEN

I met a girl on Halloween,

Wearing blood suckers attire

But alas she wasn’t costumed

She was actually a vampire

IF VAMPIRES CAN’T SEE

 

If vampires can’t see

Their own reflection

In a mirror, either flat

Convex or concave

Then the thing that I

Have always wondered is

How do they manage?

When they have to shave?

WE FOUND A BRILLIANT BUILDER

 

We found a brilliant builder

His workmanship is out of sight

The only snag is he’s Transylvanian

So, he can only work at night

ARE YOU WEARING HALLOWEEN SLIPPERS?

 

Are you wearing Halloween slippers?

They look very cute it must be said

But I think they’d look much cuter

If I was to see them under my bed

HALLOWEEN IS JUST AN EXCUSE

 

Halloween is just an excuse

For girls to dress inappropriately

And that’s why Halloween

Is the best holiday for me

HALLOWEEN FANCY DRESS

 

My friend asked me

What I was going to be

For Halloween

I said “Drunk will do me”

IF VAMPIRES CAN’T SEE THEIR OWN REFLECTION

 

If vampires can’t see

Their own reflection

In a mirror or anything else

That’s shiny

Then the thing I

Have always wondered is

How do they manage?

To keep their hair tidy?

I AM BEING HAUNTED BY

 

I am being haunted by

A dancing ghostly vision

Who really has the moves

So I call him Boogie Man

WHY COULDN'T THE WITCH HAVE CHILDREN?

 

 

Why couldn't the witch have children?

It wasn’t just because she was a meanie

The answer is far more fundamental

Because her husband had a hallow weenie

THE GRIM REAPER CAME FOR ME LAST NIGHT

The Grim Reaper came for me last night

And I could barely catch my breath

But I beat him away with a vacuum cleaner

And was really Dyson with death.

WE FOUND A BRILLIANT BUILDER

 

We found a brilliant builder

His workmanship is out of sight

The only snag is he’s Transylvanian

So he can only work at night

ARE YOU WEARING BLOODY CLOTHES?

Are you wearing bloody clothes?

I don’t mind admitting that you look scary

I hope it’s a Halloween costume and you

Haven’t escaped from the penitentiary.

A HOLIDAY DECEPTION # 2

 

I pretend to be someone I’m not

Just to receive something sweet

Which could be for Valentine’s Day

Or just for a Halloween treat

THE LESSON THAT HALLOWEEN TEACHES

 

The lesson that Halloween teaches

Us all, Might well strike a chord

It’s pretending to be something you're not

Which will lead to a sweet reward

GOTH HALLOWEEN

 

I wonder if Halloween is the only

Day of the year that the goths

Dress colourfully like butterflies

Instead of the normal drab moths

HALLOWEEN IS A CONTEST

 

For my friends and I, Halloween is a contest

And I go all out to beat them all

This year I dressed my dog up as a cat

But now he won’t come when I call

A HOLIDAY DECEPTION # 1

 

I pretend to be someone I’m not

Just to receive something sweet

Which could be for Halloween

Or for a Valentine’s Day treat

A STRESSED-OUT MOTHER AND HER CHILD

 

A stressed-out mother and her child

Went into the fancy dress shop

Rushing around from pillar to post

Without a moments pause or stop

“Here try this one” the mother said

Grabbing a Devils suit in a whirl

Her six year old daughter retorted

“I don’t want it, I’m not an evil girl”

DAMIEN DUCK WAS DRESSED UP

 

Damien Duck was dressed up

For the Halloween extravaganza

And went to the Halloween party

As Vampire Count Quackula

ONCE I SAW A VAMPIRE

 

Once I saw a vampire,

Dressed in familiar attire

My instinct was to run

But he looked quite done

As he was old and tired

So, I assumed he was retired

And was sure it was safe

So, I waved to the Vampire

ARE YOU WEARING HALLOWEEN SPATS?

 

Are you wearing Halloween spats?

Well, I don’t like them much

But I have to admit that the spatter

Of blood is a very nice touch

AFTER ELON MUSK BOUGHT TWITTER

 

After Elon Musk bought Twitter

The repercussions were hard to Equate

And is a long running scandal

That’s come to be known as Elongate

PEOPLE WHO BUILD FLAT PACK FURNITURE

 

People who build flat pack furniture

Are Superheroes, that’s for certain sure

Well, thats my opinion, albeit humble

Things are built when Avengers assemble

IN HERGES ADVENTURES

In Herges adventures, Our hero

TINTIN, was a great investigator.

But travel was always a problem,

As he set off the metal detectors 

OVER EXCITED TIGGER

 

Over excited Tigger bounced around

Piglet, Eeyore, Kanga, Roo, and Rabbit

In Hundred Acre Wood, but Tigger

Was so bouncy because of his cocaine habit

THE CLASSIC STORY OF THE THREE BEARS

The classic story of the Three Bears

Is quite obviously a load of bollocks

Arguing about eating bowls of porridge

When they could have eaten Goldilocks

AS REMARKABLE HISTORICAL FIGURES GO

As remarkable historical figures go

Karl Marx is certainly a notable one

But less famous is his sister, Onya

Who invented the starting gun

THE BRIBING OF GUIDES ON EVEREST

The bribing of guides on Everest

Is something of a scandal

As it appears there has been

Corruption at the highest level

LIFE IS A ROLLERCOASTER

 

We had such a lousy day

At the theme park,

In fact, it was a disaster

So, we bought the photo

Of a different family

As they rode the rollercoaster

21st CENTURY NURSERY RHYMES # 445

 

Mary wore a little skirt

With a split right up the back

And everywhere Mary went

She really took some flak

THE CROWBAR

 

It is a little-known fact, that before

They discovered the crowbar

It was necessary for the crows

To go to the woods to have a jar

I ONCE GOT THROWN OUT OF BIRD WORLD

 

I once got thrown out of Bird World

It was the first expulsion I’d had

And it was for making a parrot giggle

It was polly tickle correctness gone mad

THERE WERE NO EGGS

There were no eggs

At all today at Lidl’s

As all the hens now

Identify as cockerels

21st CENTURY NURSERY RHYMES # 444

Mary wore a little skirt

With a split right up the front

And everywhere Mary went

The view caused an affront 

MY DUCKS ARE MOST DEFINITELY NOT IN A ROW

 

My ducks are most definitely not in a row

The whereabouts of some of them I do not know

And I’m almost certain one of them is a crow

THE OLD CHICKEN STOPPED LAYING EGGS

 

The old chicken stopped laying eggs

And when investigating the cause

The local vet soon discovered that she

Was going through the henopause

I DECIDED TO DO AN EVENING CLASS

 

I decided to do an evening class

And I chose the Carpenters one

We haven’t made anything yet

Because “We’ve only just begun”

21st CENTURY NURSERY RHYMES # 443

Mary wore a little skirt

With splits right up the sides

And everywhere Mary went

Boys could feast their eyes

I WAS READY, WITHOUT A DOUBT

 

I was ready, without a doubt

Ready for the one

I was set on the start line

Heart beating at the run

Then bang!

Went loves starting gun

SHE’S TICKING ALL THE BOXES

 

“She’s ticking all the boxes”

I thought to myself

When I first laid eyes on her

But of course she wasn’t perfect

That would have been a claim too far

Then when we spoke, at length

More boxes were checked

But again she fell short of the summit

But then who wants perfection

Which is in reality subjective

I have met girls in my life

Slightly more than ordinary

But thought themselves perfect 

And others nearly perfect

And thought themselves ordinary

This girl was as close to it

As I had ever come

Or wanted to come

For if she was to be flawless

That would be unnatural

As well as undesirable

For it’s in the imperfections

Where character lies

OH WIND OF LOVE

 

Oh wind of love,

Blow my way

Have influence over me

Like the moon does the tides

Bring music into the silence

And shine your light

Into every darkened corner

And fill my world with love

YOU BRING ME RAINBOWS

 

You bring me rainbows

Of an April morning

You bring me the laughter

Of a hundred happy children

You bring me the azure blue

Of a summer sky

You bring me the scented meadows

Of a summer day

You bring me the moonlight

Of a star bright night

You bring me the wonders

Of the modern age

But most of all you bring me

A love that I have never known

FINALLY I FOUND SOMEONE TO LOVE

 

Finally, I found someone to love

Someone caring and nice

Someone who loves me

But it was over in a trice

For I was complacent

And so paid the ultimate price

THE LANGUAGE OF LOVE

 

Sending signals

And reading

The replies

A look or gesture

That holds a message

To be relayed

Is as ancient

As hieroglyphs

And as difficult

To translate

THE WORDS FLOWED

 

The words flowed

like spring melt

Rushing to fill

Every stream of reason

Every rivulet of love

With bitter bile

I FELL FOR YOU

 

I fell for you

Like a stone

And I am in heaven

I’m walking on air

As I imagine

Your arms around me

And if you fall for me

You’ll leave me breathless

DISTANT SUMMER

 

I look back fondly

Across the years

On that brief affair

So glorious, yet

All too brief

Like a perfect summer

That left its mark

Forever on my heart

MY SWEET WORDS OF LOVE

 

My sweet words of love

Were wasted on her it appears

Because all I got in return

Was the bitter sting of tears

SHE WAS MY COMPASS

 

She was my compass

And my anchor

She steered me

And held me

She gave me direction

And stability

Without her I am

Lost at sea

And rudderless

HER BEAUTY WAS LIKE THE SPRING

 

Her beauty was like the Spring

A smile as warm as Summer sun

Tempestuous like an Autumn gale

And as refreshing as a Winters day

EVERY CORNER OF THE WORLD (7)

I will sail Around the Cape of Good Hope

where the two great oceans meet

I will follow you to the ends of the earth

Because you’re the only one for me 

RESOLUTE AND STRONG

 

My love for her

Is resolutely strong

She lifts my heart

Like the sweet song

Of woodland birds

In chorused throng

SHE WAS BEAUTIFUL

 

She was beautiful

Like a Constable landscape

And she painted love

Into my dreary world

Each brushstroke

Changing me forever

SHE WAS SO ELEGANT

 

She was so elegant

And light of step

As if on Angels wings

She was swept

From heavens high

Into my arms

To bless my life

With her charms

I SPOKE THE WORDS

 

I spoke the words

Though they came hard

But I could see each syllable

Cut her like a blade

Each word was a stab at her heart

The final sentence the coup de grace

A pregnant pause followed

She looked stunned

Bemused by my speech

Then the tears came

But I had no words of comfort

It hurt me to know

That I had hurt her

But I couldn’t live another minute

In a loveless void

HE KISSED LIFE INTO HER

 

He kissed life into her,

Like a prince of old

Dispelling everlasting slumber

In a Fairy story often told

When Sleeping Beauty

Woke from her trance

To gaze into the eyes of love

And then forever dance

SOFT KISSES, PLANTED

Soft kisses, planted

Like whispers

On expectant lips

Then a smile of coyness

And a blush

The hue of Rose Hips

YOUR SERPENT HIPS

 

Your serpent hips

And slender limbs

The glow and lustre

On your skin

In the half light

Of the afterglow

Beyond the bliss

And read the smile

On each other’s lips

HOW COULD SHE BE REAL?

 

Is she not a mirage?

Born in my arid heart

To confuse my senses

Conjured from my dreams

To give false hope

This wild imagining

Is so cruelly meant

For someone so unworthy

How could she be real?

I FINALLY FOUND THE ONE

 

I finally found the one

The one for whom I’d yearned

And everything was going well

Until my fortunes turned

When the joy became sorrow

And I suddenly got burned

A LOVE SO STRONG

 

A love so strong

With depth and tone

Shared by two souls,

Kindred spirits of the heart

Enough love to last

Three lifetimes

So why would such a love,

Such loving feelings,

Not only fade,

But turn to retched hate

YOU WERE MY ONE AND ONLY # 2

 

You were my one and only

You were the sun in my sky

Now light has been banished

And I must in the darkness cry

RED SUNSET

 

The red sunset is for lovers

Who sigh with lovesick bliss

And in the glow of a blood red sky

The lovers stand and kiss

YOUR EMBRACE IS LIKE A VELVET CLOAK

 

Your embrace is like a velvet cloak

Enveloping me in love

As you speak to my soul

And burn into my heart a perfect love

A KEEP-SAKE

 

A keep-sake

That speaks of love

A handkerchief

Bearing a lipstick kiss

A rose dried and pressed

Within a weighty tome

A missive couched

In terms of love

Or a photograph

Kept beside your heart

SOME PEOPLE SEEK

 

Some people seek

A maelstrom

Or a whirlwind

A breathless passion

Of eternal desire

But for me

I just need to be loved

A PASSIONATE DESIRE

 

A passionate desire,

Made manifest

First in a perfect kiss

Then in a carnal embrace

Entwined with you

In an act of bliss

My love for you

Made complete

YOUR KISS UPON MY MOUTH

 

Your kiss upon my mouth

Your breath against my skin

Your almost palpable touch on my heart

TOWARDS YOU MY LOVE

 

Towards you my love

My heart conveys me

Drawn towards your beauty

And your healing heart

The cherished moments

Of your tender embrace

Sustain me on my journey

Towards your open arms

UNHINGED, UNLOCKED

 

Unhinged, unlocked

Old wounds reopened

A love turned to hate

The passion and desire

Now for revenge

I LIVED IN A CHASM OF EMPTINESS

 

I lived in a chasm of emptiness

A dark void of loneliness

Cold and emotionless

Without purpose or direction

A soulless vessel

Until that blessed moment

When you blew into my heart

Your divine wind

And I was full of love

YOU TOOK ME FROM A SEA OF COLD

 

You took me from a sea of cold

You breathed life into me

Brought me back from the dead

Gave wings to my soul

And put music into my heart

TWO CASTAWAYS

 

Two castaways

Washed up together

Like flotsam and jetsam

The floating wreckage

Of their failed loves

And from the driftwood

Of their own detritus

And broken remnants

Of previous vessels

They manage to build

A new ship of love

IF YOU WERE AN ISLAND

 

If you were an island

Set in a clear blue sea

Dressed with palm trees

Stirred by the scented breeze

With sun soaked beaches

Of coral white

I would be the gentle waves

Washing over them

LIKE DRIFTWOOD YOU FLOATED INTO MY LIFE

Like driftwood you floated into my life

As I cruised upon a calm blue sea

Your presence stirred the peaceful waters

And turned my outlook squally

But though we blow from storm to storm

I still believe you rescued me

I WAS THROWN OUT OF A CLOTHING SHOP

 

I was thrown out of a clothing shop

It was one of the Muslim outlets

All I did was to ask if I could look

At one of their bomber jacket

YOU WERE MY ONE AND ONLY # 1

 

You were my one and only

My hearts song and melody

Now music has been banished

And I must suffer silently

IN A QUIET PASSING TIME

 

In a quiet passing time

I look back on yesterday,

and wonder why it is

That I am so lonely today

RED DRESS

 

I find that I have to confess

Though she lacks finesse

And her hair is a complete mess

I feel I can no longer suppress

The feelings I want to express

For the girl in the Red Dress

IN HER DEEP BLUE EYES

In her deep blue eyes

Blue like the ocean deep

I looked for my reflection

But I couldn’t see it

Then all at once it hit me

Washing over me

Like a tidal wave

And I was left breathless,

Drowning in a sea of love

Then your arms were around me

And we made love

In the breaking waves

THE COMPASS OF MY HEART

 

The compass of my heart

Points for all its worth

With unwavering certainty

To the true polar north

 

It is not easily diverted

Or drawn to any latitude

But remains unerringly

On its northern longitude

MY DEAREST WIFE AND I WERE HAPPY

My dearest wife and I were

Happy for twenty years

Unfortunately we met then

And life was suddenly full of tears

I FIRST MET ANDREA

 

I first met Andrea

Beneath a stone grey sky

In the barren frost covered fields

Where the raspberry canes would grow

Her cheeks were as red

As the expectant fruit

And hair the shade of chestnut wood

Breath plumed as she spoke

And her nose dripped in the cold

Laughter followed her

And her lips always bore a smile

As we toiled in the canes

All day long with knife and twine

And I fell in love with the girl

Whose hair was chestnut brown

Amongst the raspberry canes of autumn

I’VE GOT AN AD IN THE LONELY HEARTS

 

I’ve got an ad in the “lonely hearts”

“Wife wanted” is how it starts

I’ve had loads of replies, which is fine

But they all say “You can have mine”

OH SWEET HEART

 

Oh sweet heart

I yearned for you, until

That first moment

Of that exquisite thrill

 

Oh sweet heart

I yearned for you

When you left me

Lonely and blue

 

Oh sweet heart

I can’t take this bitter pill

I yearned for you

I yearn for you still

WITH A HEART FULL TO THE BRIM

With a heart full to the brim

With love and passion

I promised her this

She would forever occupy my heart

And possess my very soul

From the moment we kissed

IN ORDER TO BE SECURE

 

In order to be secure

I have to be sure

That our love will last

And expectations passed

Before I can agree

To give everything of me

MY BROWN EYED FRAU

 

Where are you now

My brown eyed frau

It breaks my heart

Now that we’re apart

Sugar sweet brunette

My dearest Margaret

Wherever you might be

Come back to me

A SPECIAL WORD FOR A SPECIAL GIRL

 

A “special” word for a “special” girl

Modesty prevents you saying its true

But if the word “special” didn’t exist

It would have to be invented just for you

WHEN I PLIGHT MY TROTH

I don’t understand even though

I wear my heart on my sleeve

When I plight my troth

You find it so difficult to believe

 

I have never hidden my feelings

But I would not have plighted

Should I, for a moment, thought

They would not have been requited

OH FOR A SIGHT OF YOUR SMILE

 

Oh for a sight of your smile

Soothing as chamomile

To ease away my frown

Picking me up when I’m down

WHEN I FIRST LAID EYES ON HER

 

When I first laid eyes on her

It was with music in my heart

And poetry in my soul

It was she who possessed the love

Which she brought into my life

A love she generously shared

And then I fell in love with her

SHE WAS ALWAYS MORE TO ME

 

She was always more to me

Than just a wonderful wife

She was quite simply

The rhyme and hue of life

WE HAD SEPARATE HOLIDAYS

We had separate holidays,

Because we thought

Absence would make

The heart grow fonder

But when we returned

To our home afterwards

We both wished

We’d stayed away for longer

IF LONELINESS IS YOUR FEAR

 

If loneliness is your fear

There’s no need to shed a tear

For the solution is clear

Just find a love sincere

Someone to hold dear

And watch sadness disappear

THE LOVE THAT DARE NOT SPEAK ITS NAME

 

The love that dare not

Speak its name

For fear of bringing

Upon them, shame

 

Denial of their love

Would be a cruel betrayal

For inside they knew

It was perpetual

 

Try as the families might

It would not be swept

Beneath a convenient carpet

Their bond was kept

 

And when they were safe

Behind a closed door

Their love was expressed

As true lovers adore

YOU VIEW LOVE AS A SNARE

 

You view love as a snare

Of ordinary everyday life

And won’t be trapped into

The ritual taking of a wife

But who will support and

Comfort in times of strife

If you don’t open your heart

To the simple joys of life

TOUCHED BY THE GODDESS

 

Touched by the goddess

Our hearts surrendered

As Venus worked her spell of love

And nothing could break the bond

That fitted us perfectly

Like a hand inside a glove

So strong were the bonds

That entwined our hearts

And held us prisoners of love

Only death could part us

And I am now haunted

By the call of the mourning Dove

WE WERE ONCE INSEPARABLE # 2

 

We were once inseparable

Tied with the bonds of love

But when the day came 

When bonds become restraints

Love melted into the ether

And the ties that bound

Turned inexorably to dust

I LOVED HER SO MUCH

I loved her so much

I forgot about me

I surrendered myself

I just thought about we

 

I loved her so much

I always thought about us

But behind my back

She abused my trust.

I WOULD HAVE GIVEN HER MY WORLD

 

I would have given her my world

I would have made myself into a mug

I would have done all this and more

Just to feel the warmth of a single hug

THEY WALKED HAND IN HAND

 

They walked hand in hand

Through tarragon fields

Where young lovers dream

And reticence yields

A SYLPH LIKE CREATURE

 

A sylph like creature,

A breath of wind might dispel

An elemental presence

Slight and graceful

Mercurial nymph

Spirit of nature

Beautiful young woman

A sylph like creature

I COULDN’T HOLD YOU IN MY COASTAL WATERS

I couldn’t hold you in my Coastal waters

When the Ocean tugged at your heart

So you slipped your moorings

And floated away into the dark

 

To deeper waters under moon-lit skies

That is where your heart resides

The sea is your only mistress

Your blood flows in unison with the tides

 

Happiness is a deck beneath your feet

In the teeth of a gale or the heart of a squall

While I wait for you on dry land

Praying for the day you make land fall

JOYOUS SENSUALITY

 

Joyous sensuality

In summers scented garden

Under temperate sky

LOVERS WALK IN HAND

 

Lovers walk in hand

Thru summers scented meadow

With lustful intent

HIS AIM IS DEADLY

 

His aim is deadly

When cupids arrow lets fly

No one can escape

AT THE NUPTIAL ALTAR

 

A girl in virgin white

An intangible essence

A trembling creature

Wantonly pure

At the nuptial altar

Bearing passions blush

Blooming on her cheeks

Belying her innocence

Her thoughts portraying

Through lustful overtones

The girls growing want

Then without regret

A kiss preludes

Innocent stripped away.

And a woman remains

ARE YOU WEARING A BOILER SUIT?

 

Are you wearing a boiler suit?

Well it’s not the most flattering wear

But it does have a certain fascination as

I’m fascinated to know what’s under there

THERE IS KNOWLEDGE I NEED TO KNOW # 15

 

There is knowledge I need to know

I used to know but I since forgot

For example, why doesn’t the glue

Ever get stuck to the inside of the pot

OUR LOVE UNRAVELLED

 

Our love unravelled

Strand by strand

Until the splicing

That bound us together

Was undone

HIGH ABOVE THE GROUND

 

High above the ground

The hawks of deceit are circling

As each bond of trust is consumed

To leave us cast adrift

As loves final embers die

LIKE THE IMMORTAL PHOENIX

Like the immortal phoenix

Our mortal love

Is consumed by flame

And turned to ashes

But we are reborn

As separate birds

WE WERE ONCE INSEPARABLE # 1

 

We were once inseparable

Soul mates incarnate

Held by an eternal bond

As strong as tungsten

Yet soft as pure silk

I thought our union

Would last for ever

Even to the end of eternity

But the bonds that held us

Have disappeared

Like tears in the rain

GOOD BYE BABY DOLL

 

You lie alone

So small, so fragile

Boxed like a doll

In a toy store window

Where passers by say

“It’s almost lifelike”

But you are not a doll

You are not for sale

For you are not whole

The essence that was you

Has left you empty

Like a box within a box

You lie alone

Your angelic soul

Was borne to heaven

On the wings of a dove

I WOULD HAVE GIVEN HER THE WORLD

 

I would have given her the world

I‘d have written her name in the stars.

I would have given her what was mine

And not demanded that it be ours

Or I’d have sold my soul to the devil

Yes I would have done all this

I would have done all this and more

And in return, receive a single loving kiss

I WOULD PUT YOU ON A PEDESTAL

 

I would put you on a pedestal

and prostrate myself before you

I would worship you like a god

I would proffer my heart

On an ornate silver platter.

For your avaricious consumption

I would give you all my love

Unconditionally, unrequited

And thank you for your indifference

I would cherish you in my life,

Even if you broke my heart in pieces.

I would look upon you lovingly

And gratefully receive your look of disdain

All this I would happily endure

Just to feel, for the briefest moment

The warmth of your embrace

ALL FOR THE SAKE OF LOVE

He carried her books home from school

All for the sake of love

They kissed on the back row of the pictures

All for the sake of love

They walked down the aisle in June

All for the sake of love

they happily lived in a one bedroom flat

All for the sake of love

They worked hard and scrimped and saved

All for the sake of love

They became a family in a bigger home

All for the sake of love

She divorced him after five years of marriage

All for the sake of lust 

ARE YOU WEARING A BLACK BODY STOCKING?

 

Are you wearing a black body stocking?

No I can assure you my tone is not mocking

And though the view may be thought shocking

It will certainly bring admirers flocking

THERE IS KNOWLEDGE I NEED TO KNOW # 14

 

There is knowledge I need to know

I used to know but I since forgot

If a synchronized swimmer drowns

Do the rest of the team drown or not?

WHEN THE SUMMER EVENING FALLS

 

When the summer evening falls

The melodic nightingale calls

This is also the lover’s time

And the perpetrators of crime

Then at the passing of the night

Lovers take cover criminals take flight

SILVER MOON ABOVE MOUNTAIN BLUE

 

Silver moon above mountain blue

Is there another looking at you?

Shooting star flashing across the sky

Is there another asking you why?

It is my love wishing on that star

I will find you wherever you are

I WANTED HER TO STAY IN MY ARMS

 

I wanted her

To stay in my arms

To be my girl for ever

But her feelings for me

Evaporated like mist

In the heat of the sun

Leaving only shadowy memories

Of passions passed

And i am alone

Unable to cry the tears

I just keep asking why

But in the hollow void

Of my empty heart

Only silence echo’s

SKIPPING STONES ACROSS THE BLUE

Skipping stones across the blue

Sharing holiday laughter and fun

When amidst the joyful splashing

It hit me like a bullet from a gun

Why was I playing childish games?

With a girl who was built to stun

So I looked at her and smiled

Took her hand and called her Hon

Then we walked barefoot in the surf

Holding hands beneath the sun

On a day neither of us would forget

When our first love had begun 

LOVE IS LAYERED

 

Love is layered,

Sedimentary

Each layer secured

By the one above

Love is not shallow

Love is deep

And does not lay

Beneath a fragile crust

IF NOT FOR YOU AND YOUR LOVE

 

If not for you and your love

I would have no life, no existence

Beyond loneliness, if not for your love

I would have no reason to breathe

BEYOND YOU

 

Beyond you

I have no interest

Our courtship

Makes me complete

I waste no breath

On the mundane

I breathe only for you

Beyond you

I have no interest

I see you only,

Through laughing eyes

With my tunnel vision

I have no interest

In seeing the world

I see you alone