IF NOT FOR….

If not for sweet birdsong in tree and bush
How plain the spring seasons headlong rush
If not for the daffodils trumpets of gold
How sad the passage to new from old
If not for your sweet presence by my side
Spring would hold no joy, as sadness would reside

IN GOD’S NAME

In God’s name, for centuries
They waged their holy wars
Singing songs to God
As they march in their corps

In God’s name, across the years
From home to foreign shores
Tit for tat acts of religious hate
Are used to settle scores

God’s names, Jehovah, God or Allah
Differ only by rules and law
Although God by any name
Does not encourage acts of war

In God’s name, even to this day
They are prepared to fight and die
And beneath their holy banners
They use God as a battle cry

In God’s name, war is waged
And for every soul who dies
God sits on his throne in heaven
With sadness in his eyes

In God’s name, preach only peace
God is there for all humanity
In Gods name, put down your swords
His gift is love to all who see

COME WITH ME NOW

At his bedside
The gentle angel stood
Watching as he slept
Listening to his quiet shallow breath
Then the angel softly spoke
And reached out a hand
“Your time has come to see the lord”
“Come with me now”
Then he slept no more
And he left his empty body
Taking the offered hand
The angel smiled and they began to ascend
To a better place and time
Traveling upward through a tunnelToward a light becoming ever brighter
Its brightness became almost blinding
Until with the angel he emerged
Into the land of light and love
The angel left him with a smile
With those who had passed before
Familiar faces greeted him
Loved ones from years past
Who showed him round heavens paradise
Where milk and honey flowed
Scenes of unimagined beauty met his eye
And the sweetest perfumes filled the air
Music was everywhere invading every pore
From simple refrains to grand symphonies
Musicians played on instruments of gold
While choirs of angels sang
But the most overpowering feeling
That assailed his senses Was of everlasting love

I LOVE THIS LAND

I love this land, village and hamlet
Rose covered cottage, church and mill
I love this land, coast and country
Mountain and lake, vale and hill

I love this land, town and city
Seat of power, cathedral and mall
I love this land, north and south
River and stream, grand and small

I love this land, old and new
Castle and semi, factory and farm
I love this land, this England of mine
This modern, historic, country of charm

I LOVE ANAGRAMS

I LOVE ANAGRAMS # 1

I love anagrams
Anagrams are great
Some are funny
Some light the gloom
For example
Dormitory = dirty room

I LOVE ANAGRAMS # 2

I love anagrams
Anagrams are great
Some are funny
Some have flair
For example
Presbyterian = best in prayer

I LOVE ANAGRAMS # 3

I love anagrams
Anagrams are great
Some are strange
Some are funny
For example
The eyes = they see

I LOVE ANAGRAMS # 4

I love anagrams
Anagrams are great
Some make me chuckle
Some make me roar
For example
George Bush = he bugs Gore

I LOVE ANAGRAMS # 5

I love anagrams
Anagrams are great
Some are serious
Some are fun
For example
Gauteng = get a gun
I LOVE ANAGRAMS # 6

I love anagrams
Anagrams are great
Some amuse a little
Some amuse me lots
For example
The morse code = here come dots

I LOVE ANAGRAMS # 7

I love anagrams
Anagrams are great
Some are strange
Some are funny
For example
Slot machines = cash lost in me

I LOVE ANAGRAMS # 8

I love anagrams
Anagrams are great
Some are strange
Some are funny
For example
Animosity = is no amity

I LOVE ANAGRAMS # 9

I love anagrams
Anagrams are great
Some are serious
Some are fun
For example
Eleven plus two = twelve plus one

I LOVE ANAGRAMS # 10

I love anagrams
Anagrams are great
Some make me chuckle
Some leave me red faced
For example
A decimal point = I’m a dot in place
I LOVE ANAGRAMS # 11

I love anagrams
Anagrams are great
Some make me chuckle
Some make my sides ache
For example
The earthquakes = that queer shake

I LOVE ANAGRAMS # 12

I love anagrams
Anagrams are great
Some are funny
Some have flair
For example
Astronomer = moon starer

I LOVE ANAGRAMS # 13

I love anagrams
Anagrams are great
Some make me chuckle
Some make my sides split
For example
Desperation = a rope ends it

I LOVE ANAGRAMS # 14

I love anagrams
Anagrams are great
Some make me chuckle
Some make me titter
For example
Mother-in-law = woman Hitler

I LOVE ANAGRAMS # 15

I love anagrams
Anagrams are great
They are fun
By varying degrees
For example
This is funny
For the Yankees
Snooze alarms = alas! No more z 's
But if you happen to have
A British head
Snooze alarms = alas! No more z 's

I LOVE ANAGRAMS # 16

I love anagrams
Anagrams are great
Some are droll
Some hurt your sides
For example
Election results = let's recount lies

BLUE TO GREY

Where once the sky was blue
Now are only clouds of grey
Where once the golden sun shone
Now darkness fills the day

Where once we walked together
Now I must walk alone
Where once was warmth
Now is cold like stone

Somewhere beyond the clouds
Does blue still fills your sky
And does the golden sunshine
Make you shield your eyes

Do you walk the path alone?
Or is there another at your side
Is your life still full of warmth?
Or does coldness with you abide

One day I hope you will return
To make my grey sky blue
And to warm me with your sunshine
So I can walk loves path with you

AUTUMN TREASURE

All was calm, in the morning
After the autumn storm
Had stripped bare the trees
And swept the fallen harvest
To havens sheltered from the gale
In the calm clear night
The frost crisped the land
Holding all in suspended animation
Everything where it fell
As the sun strengthened
To melt away the frost
Leaves spill from the bottom of hedgerows
Like golden coins from treasure chests
In a vast well filled vault
Soon enough this fallen bounty
Would again be scattered
Across the landscape
On the next autumnal weather front