I LOVE YOU BY ANY MEASURE # 3
I love you by any measure
You might wish to use
But I don’t know how to express
The way I feel about you
And the affect you have on me
So I hope this gives you a clue
If they made a sport of loveliness
You would be the championess
EVERY CORNER OF THE WORLD (11)
I’ve sailed around the Cape of Good Hope
Where the two great oceans meet
I’ve sailed from the stormy southern isles
In the winter through the rain and sleet
I did all this and more for a reason,
The moment when we would meet
WHEN THE RAIN FALLS
When the rain falls
Look for the rainbows
When darkness falls
Look for the stars
When your love falls
You can look for me
I LOVE YOU BY ANY MEASURE # 4
I love you by any measure
You might wish to use
But I don’t know how to express
The way I feel about you
And the affect you have on me
So I hope this gives you a clue
If you were a heavenly star
You would be the brightest by far
EVERY CORNER OF THE WORLD (12)
I’ve walked the Mongolian steppes
And felt the desert heat of the Sahara
I’ve climbed Virginias Blue Ridge
And felt the coolness of Niagara
But every step was worth it
Because it delivered me to Sara
ALL OF MY ADULT LIFE
All of my adult life
I have been searching and
Eureka! I have the answer
I have finally worked it out
I shouldn’t be looking for
Someone I can live with
I should be looking for
Someone I can’t live without
TIME TICKS
Time ticks
Hearts beat
Butterflies,
When they meet
Time flies
Fast pace
Love grows
Heart beats race
All too soon
Alone again
Hour glasses empties
Grain by grain
Time ticks
Time flies
Only time now
For goodbyes
I LOVE YOU BY ANY MEASURE # 6
I love you by any measure
You might wish to use
But I don’t know how to express
The way I feel about you
And the affect you have on me
So I hope this gives you a clue
If you were a drink
Then I would say
I think that
You would be Moet
EVERY CORNER OF THE WORLD (13)
I’ve sailed from the Bell Rock Light House
Where the North Sea swells
And to the Newfoundland grand banks
Where the hardy mariner dwells
But on my own it was so unfulfilling
Having you with me is what tells
Thursday, 4 September 2014
Tales of Love # 14
EVERY CORNER OF THE WORLD (9)
From the stormy southern isles
To the exotic land of smiles
I will carry with me a constant love
Over the distant countless miles
WHEN I LOST YOU, I FELT DEAD TOO
When I lost you, I felt dead too
Apart from the constant empty pain
All I can do now is carry on living
Until the day I feel alive again
I LOVE YOU BY ANY MEASURE # 1
I love you by any measure
You might wish to use
But I don’t know how to express
The way I feel about you
And the affect you have on me
So I hope this gives you a clue
If you were a pop song being sung
You would be number one
LEAVE THIS WORLD WITH ME
Leave this world with me
And together you and I,
Will discover the universe
And explore the heavens
Until our souls forever join
IN THAT EXQUISITE PLACE
In that exquisite place,
Lying between
Sleep and wakefulness,
Night and day,
Fantasy and reality.
And not knowing
As senses heighten
If it’s a vivid dream
Or a sensual reality.
It is shear ecstasy
AWE AND WONDER
Awe and wonder
Fills my heart
As I stare at her,
I dream a dream
Of what could be
One day,
She could be mine,
Or maybe not
But it costs me nothing
Just to dream
ON THE HUMID EVENING
On the humid evening
The heady cloying perfume
Of red camellias
Filled the air
Confusing the senses
And amidst the scent of desire
I found in the moonlight
I was falling in love with her
A MOST GRIEVOUS SIN
A most grievous sin
To depucelate the purity
To sully and deflower,
Without the beauty of love
As an accompaniment.
Such deprivation of innocence
To taint and corrupt
And conspire in her defiling
Without romantic love
Is the province of the beast
I LOVE YOU BY ANY MEASURE # 2
I love you by any measure
You might wish to use
But I don’t know how to express
The way I feel about you
And the affect you have on me
So I hope this gives you a clue
If you were a movie blockbuster
You would win the Oscar
EVERY CORNER OF THE WORLD (10)
I’ve seen the distant far pavilions
And the land of the rising sun
I’ve seen Tierra del Fuego
And where all life was begun
I’ve seen the Pyramids of Giza
But now my travels are done
I’ve found what I’ve sought
And you my love are the one
From the stormy southern isles
To the exotic land of smiles
I will carry with me a constant love
Over the distant countless miles
WHEN I LOST YOU, I FELT DEAD TOO
When I lost you, I felt dead too
Apart from the constant empty pain
All I can do now is carry on living
Until the day I feel alive again
I LOVE YOU BY ANY MEASURE # 1
I love you by any measure
You might wish to use
But I don’t know how to express
The way I feel about you
And the affect you have on me
So I hope this gives you a clue
If you were a pop song being sung
You would be number one
LEAVE THIS WORLD WITH ME
Leave this world with me
And together you and I,
Will discover the universe
And explore the heavens
Until our souls forever join
IN THAT EXQUISITE PLACE
In that exquisite place,
Lying between
Sleep and wakefulness,
Night and day,
Fantasy and reality.
And not knowing
As senses heighten
If it’s a vivid dream
Or a sensual reality.
It is shear ecstasy
AWE AND WONDER
Awe and wonder
Fills my heart
As I stare at her,
I dream a dream
Of what could be
One day,
She could be mine,
Or maybe not
But it costs me nothing
Just to dream
ON THE HUMID EVENING
On the humid evening
The heady cloying perfume
Of red camellias
Filled the air
Confusing the senses
And amidst the scent of desire
I found in the moonlight
I was falling in love with her
A MOST GRIEVOUS SIN
A most grievous sin
To depucelate the purity
To sully and deflower,
Without the beauty of love
As an accompaniment.
Such deprivation of innocence
To taint and corrupt
And conspire in her defiling
Without romantic love
Is the province of the beast
I LOVE YOU BY ANY MEASURE # 2
I love you by any measure
You might wish to use
But I don’t know how to express
The way I feel about you
And the affect you have on me
So I hope this gives you a clue
If you were a movie blockbuster
You would win the Oscar
EVERY CORNER OF THE WORLD (10)
I’ve seen the distant far pavilions
And the land of the rising sun
I’ve seen Tierra del Fuego
And where all life was begun
I’ve seen the Pyramids of Giza
But now my travels are done
I’ve found what I’ve sought
And you my love are the one
True Nature # 4
NORTH WESTERN MISSION BELLS
The Mission bells
Blooming herb
Of the north western states
With green-and-purple
Bell-shaped flowers
SOUTH WESTERN MISSION BELL
The Mission bells
Blooming herb
Of the south-western States
With dark purple
Bell-shaped flowers
Mottled with green
CALIFORNIA YELLOW BELLS
California Yellow bells
Inhabiting the arid places
With pendulous bell like
Yellow flowers
Blooming in the desert
YELLOW BELLS
The Yellow bells
The viscid herb
Inhabiting the arid places
With its sticky leaves
And pendulous bell like
Yellow flowers
Blooming in the desert
Of the south-western states
WHISPERING BELLS
Whispering bells
The viscid herb
Inhabiting the arid places
With its sticky leaves
And pendulous bell like
Yellow flowers
Blooming in the desert
Of the south-western states
SWEET BELLS
Sweet bells
Long racemes
Of pinkish flowers
Abundant on
Bushy Deciduous shrubs
Across eastern States
PEACH BELLS
Peach Bells
European perennial
Bellflower with racemose
Of white or blue
BROWN BELLS
Brown bells
Californian herb
With brownish-purple
Bell-shaped flowers
OUR HOUSE WAS POOR
Our house was poor
But the land was rich
Mother Nature’s
Bountiful abundance
Rich in leaf and bud
Enriched in flowers
Many a summers’ day
I lay amongst grasses
And the wild flower stems
In scented meadows
That leaves me dazed
As the summer sun
Set alight the burning gem’s
THE WIND IN THE TREES
The wind in the trees
Sang a sad song
A plaintive sound
Like a crying child
And as it blew through
The crying leaves
On the rainy morn
Shed tears that fell
To the forest floor
TRANQUILLITY DESCENDS
Tranquillity descends
And sunshine reigns
When the storm abates
And peace remains
BETWEEN THE SEASONS
Although the sun
Shone high
In the dying
Summer sky
The east wind,
Strong and shrill
Carried in an
Early autumn chill
DARK CLOUDS CONCEALED
Dark clouds concealed
The firmament
The moon and stars
Still shone
Though not apparent
And heavens jewels
Remained, unseen
DAYLIGHT WAS DECLINING
Daylight was declining
As twilight loomed
As behind the horizon
The sun was consumed
WIND AND TEMPEST
Wind and tempest
Rain and flood
The chimney falls
With a thud
After the lightning storm
And booming thunder
Uprooted trees
Roofs torn asunder
But in the calm
As we convalesce
In the aftermath
There is a cleanness
The Mission bells
Blooming herb
Of the north western states
With green-and-purple
Bell-shaped flowers
SOUTH WESTERN MISSION BELL
The Mission bells
Blooming herb
Of the south-western States
With dark purple
Bell-shaped flowers
Mottled with green
CALIFORNIA YELLOW BELLS
California Yellow bells
Inhabiting the arid places
With pendulous bell like
Yellow flowers
Blooming in the desert
YELLOW BELLS
The Yellow bells
The viscid herb
Inhabiting the arid places
With its sticky leaves
And pendulous bell like
Yellow flowers
Blooming in the desert
Of the south-western states
WHISPERING BELLS
Whispering bells
The viscid herb
Inhabiting the arid places
With its sticky leaves
And pendulous bell like
Yellow flowers
Blooming in the desert
Of the south-western states
SWEET BELLS
Sweet bells
Long racemes
Of pinkish flowers
Abundant on
Bushy Deciduous shrubs
Across eastern States
PEACH BELLS
Peach Bells
European perennial
Bellflower with racemose
Of white or blue
BROWN BELLS
Brown bells
Californian herb
With brownish-purple
Bell-shaped flowers
OUR HOUSE WAS POOR
Our house was poor
But the land was rich
Mother Nature’s
Bountiful abundance
Rich in leaf and bud
Enriched in flowers
Many a summers’ day
I lay amongst grasses
And the wild flower stems
In scented meadows
That leaves me dazed
As the summer sun
Set alight the burning gem’s
THE WIND IN THE TREES
The wind in the trees
Sang a sad song
A plaintive sound
Like a crying child
And as it blew through
The crying leaves
On the rainy morn
Shed tears that fell
To the forest floor
TRANQUILLITY DESCENDS
Tranquillity descends
And sunshine reigns
When the storm abates
And peace remains
BETWEEN THE SEASONS
Although the sun
Shone high
In the dying
Summer sky
The east wind,
Strong and shrill
Carried in an
Early autumn chill
DARK CLOUDS CONCEALED
Dark clouds concealed
The firmament
The moon and stars
Still shone
Though not apparent
And heavens jewels
Remained, unseen
DAYLIGHT WAS DECLINING
Daylight was declining
As twilight loomed
As behind the horizon
The sun was consumed
WIND AND TEMPEST
Wind and tempest
Rain and flood
The chimney falls
With a thud
After the lightning storm
And booming thunder
Uprooted trees
Roofs torn asunder
But in the calm
As we convalesce
In the aftermath
There is a cleanness
A Little Bit Of Humour # 67
IT'S NATURAL TO BECOME QUIETER AS WE AGE
It's natural to become quieter as we age
It’s just another old age sin
It’s not easy to talk at the same time
As holding your stomach in
BIRTHDAY TELEGRAM
Bad news, Her Majesty isn't sending you
A telegram this year, but don’t despair
There is nothing to be concerned about
She's happy to know you're halfway there
SCOTTISH INDEPENDENCE REFERENDUM, 2014
The Scottish Nationalists
Want to go for independence
Which is their prerogative
I am filled with indifference
Go or stay I don’t care
Its Scotland’s decision
As long as it’s a well informed
Choice for the division
But dear Alex Salmond
Is one of the arrogant asses
Views everything English
Thru Tartan tinted glasses
Thursday 18 September 2014.
THE CILLIT BANG GUY
The Cillit Bang guy is
Punting it out here and there
So is Barry Scott now
A soap scum millionaire
THE GIRL WAS PIGEON CHESTED
The girl was pigeon chested
Which wasn't obvious to begin
But once I got her bra off
Both her nipples pointed in
CHOCOLATE COATED RAISINS
Chocolate coated raisins
I found out today
Can easily be included
As one of your five a day
COUGHS AND SNEEZES
Coughs and sneezes
Spread diseases
Colds and flu
And nasty wheezes
So protect against
Coughs and sneezes
There is one thing
That helps and eases
Have a smoke
To help the wheezes
Choose any brand
Pick one that pleases
So do not fear
Coughs and sneezes
Because smoking stops
Them spreading diseases
It’s alright I haven’t gone mad I was prompted to right this by Bee, who pointed out how strange it was how perceptions of things change over time.
For example Cigarettes were marketed in the 19th century as a cure for amongst other things Asthma and Catarrh.
Now we no different
I KNOW THAT YOU’RE REALLY OLD
I know that you’re really old
But your aging appears static
Which means you must have
A portrait hanging in the attic
JOHN BERCOW
John Bercow has
Got on his high horse
Regarding height-ism
Well I say high horse
I LOVE FOOT PUMPS
I love foot pumps
I think they are really neat
And are particularly good
If you have flat feet
YOU HAVE MADE IT TO THIRTY
You have made it to thirty
And I would just like to say
I have no words of comfort
It IS downhill all the way
YOU ARE 50 YEARS OLD
You are 50 years old
And if I may be so bold
Despite what you were told
The emphasis is on the old
GOOD BYE SCOTLAND GOODBYE
Good Bye Scotland goodbye
Good bye Scotland don't cry
That little Nationalist train
that makes me
Quite happy, no words can tell how glad it makes me
Go now Scotland and then,
We’ll wave goodbye once again.
Hear us all cheer
Without a tear
And if it all goes wrong don’t come back in a year
Good Bye Scotland goodbye.
Good bye Scotland don't cry.
Sung to the tune of Toot Toot Tootsie
THE CHOCOLATE STRAWBERRY’S
The Chocolate Strawberry’s
I have so far concluded
As one of your five a day
May definitely be included
It's natural to become quieter as we age
It’s just another old age sin
It’s not easy to talk at the same time
As holding your stomach in
BIRTHDAY TELEGRAM
Bad news, Her Majesty isn't sending you
A telegram this year, but don’t despair
There is nothing to be concerned about
She's happy to know you're halfway there
SCOTTISH INDEPENDENCE REFERENDUM, 2014
The Scottish Nationalists
Want to go for independence
Which is their prerogative
I am filled with indifference
Go or stay I don’t care
Its Scotland’s decision
As long as it’s a well informed
Choice for the division
But dear Alex Salmond
Is one of the arrogant asses
Views everything English
Thru Tartan tinted glasses
Thursday 18 September 2014.
THE CILLIT BANG GUY
The Cillit Bang guy is
Punting it out here and there
So is Barry Scott now
A soap scum millionaire
THE GIRL WAS PIGEON CHESTED
The girl was pigeon chested
Which wasn't obvious to begin
But once I got her bra off
Both her nipples pointed in
CHOCOLATE COATED RAISINS
Chocolate coated raisins
I found out today
Can easily be included
As one of your five a day
COUGHS AND SNEEZES
Coughs and sneezes
Spread diseases
Colds and flu
And nasty wheezes
So protect against
Coughs and sneezes
There is one thing
That helps and eases
Have a smoke
To help the wheezes
Choose any brand
Pick one that pleases
So do not fear
Coughs and sneezes
Because smoking stops
Them spreading diseases
It’s alright I haven’t gone mad I was prompted to right this by Bee, who pointed out how strange it was how perceptions of things change over time.
For example Cigarettes were marketed in the 19th century as a cure for amongst other things Asthma and Catarrh.
Now we no different
I KNOW THAT YOU’RE REALLY OLD
I know that you’re really old
But your aging appears static
Which means you must have
A portrait hanging in the attic
JOHN BERCOW
John Bercow has
Got on his high horse
Regarding height-ism
Well I say high horse
I LOVE FOOT PUMPS
I love foot pumps
I think they are really neat
And are particularly good
If you have flat feet
YOU HAVE MADE IT TO THIRTY
You have made it to thirty
And I would just like to say
I have no words of comfort
It IS downhill all the way
YOU ARE 50 YEARS OLD
You are 50 years old
And if I may be so bold
Despite what you were told
The emphasis is on the old
GOOD BYE SCOTLAND GOODBYE
Good Bye Scotland goodbye
Good bye Scotland don't cry
That little Nationalist train
that makes me
Quite happy, no words can tell how glad it makes me
Go now Scotland and then,
We’ll wave goodbye once again.
Hear us all cheer
Without a tear
And if it all goes wrong don’t come back in a year
Good Bye Scotland goodbye.
Good bye Scotland don't cry.
Sung to the tune of Toot Toot Tootsie
THE CHOCOLATE STRAWBERRY’S
The Chocolate Strawberry’s
I have so far concluded
As one of your five a day
May definitely be included
Football Focus
BRAZIL
The Brazil of old
Used to be a team of flow
A samba side with flare
Pass and move, give and go
The modern Brazil
Though, are a team of guile
Deceit and cunning
Replacing the cavalier style
The Twenty fourteen Brazil
Are a team of moments
But if they fail in them
They fail in tournament’s
BRAZIL 1970
The Brazil side was
The best I’ve ever seen
They were the best
Team that’s ever been
Pele, Rivelino and
Jairzinho, Holy Trinity
Of the Champions
In Nineteen seventy
THE MAGYARS CAME TO PLAY
In nineteen fifty three
The Magyars came to play
Bamboozling Billy Wright
The Beckham of his day
When Puskás dragged back
He made Billy Wright esquire
Look like a fire engine
Heading towards the wrong fire
On 25 November 1953, at Wembley Stadium
England 3 Hungary, Ferenc Puskás scored twice
BRAZIL ARE OUT - 2014
Brazil are out
But nobody figured
They’d be well
And truly Müllered
ARGENTINA V HOLLAND – BRAZIL 2014
At last the surprises are over
Forget what has gone before
We got a proper semi final
A complete and utter bore
WORLD CUP FINAL 2014
In big games teams are too afraid
To lose, which is a sin
So just throw caution to the wind
And go for the win
The Brazil of old
Used to be a team of flow
A samba side with flare
Pass and move, give and go
The modern Brazil
Though, are a team of guile
Deceit and cunning
Replacing the cavalier style
The Twenty fourteen Brazil
Are a team of moments
But if they fail in them
They fail in tournament’s
BRAZIL 1970
The Brazil side was
The best I’ve ever seen
They were the best
Team that’s ever been
Pele, Rivelino and
Jairzinho, Holy Trinity
Of the Champions
In Nineteen seventy
THE MAGYARS CAME TO PLAY
In nineteen fifty three
The Magyars came to play
Bamboozling Billy Wright
The Beckham of his day
When Puskás dragged back
He made Billy Wright esquire
Look like a fire engine
Heading towards the wrong fire
On 25 November 1953, at Wembley Stadium
England 3 Hungary, Ferenc Puskás scored twice
BRAZIL ARE OUT - 2014
Brazil are out
But nobody figured
They’d be well
And truly Müllered
ARGENTINA V HOLLAND – BRAZIL 2014
At last the surprises are over
Forget what has gone before
We got a proper semi final
A complete and utter bore
WORLD CUP FINAL 2014
In big games teams are too afraid
To lose, which is a sin
So just throw caution to the wind
And go for the win
Lifes Infinate Variety
AS IVAN ILLICH ONCE WROTE
As Ivan Illich once wrote,
A man clearly cleverer than me
Who stated that within
A consumer society
There are inevitably
Two kinds of slaves
The prisoners of addiction
And the prisoners of envy
MEASURE YOUR LIFE BY THE QUANTITY OF SMILES
Measure your life by the quantity of smiles,
And forget the tears
Measure your age by the quality of friends,
And forget the passing years
THE NEEDLES
The needles lie half submerged
Like bleached skeletal vertebrae
Of a long dead sunken beast
That once basked in Alum bay
AS I'VE GROWN OLDER
As I've grown older
I don't question
Myself anymore
I’ve learned to accept
Things about me,
My own shortcomings,
I’ve forgiven myself
I don’t second guess
Or criticise
I even like myself
Like a friend
I’VE LOST TOO MANY
I’ve lost too many
Nearest and dearest
Friends and families
I’ve watched as they
Left this world
One by one.
Each one gone too soon
Before they came to terms
With themselves
As I have done
And felt as free as I
SHE KNOWS NO OTHER COMPANY
She knows no other company
Than her own,
Her only friends
Are heroes and heroines
Of the classic tales
Or message boards
And chat rooms
She never sleeps
And spends her time
Dancing to the old tunes
And weeping over lost love
WHEN I WAS YOUNG
When I was young
I was self-conscious
Walking on the beach
With my shirt off
Now I walk
To the water’s edge
With my abused body
Bulging over my speedos
And I go slowly and deliberately
To the waves
In an act of defiance
And I feel great
As Ivan Illich once wrote,
A man clearly cleverer than me
Who stated that within
A consumer society
There are inevitably
Two kinds of slaves
The prisoners of addiction
And the prisoners of envy
MEASURE YOUR LIFE BY THE QUANTITY OF SMILES
Measure your life by the quantity of smiles,
And forget the tears
Measure your age by the quality of friends,
And forget the passing years
THE NEEDLES
The needles lie half submerged
Like bleached skeletal vertebrae
Of a long dead sunken beast
That once basked in Alum bay
AS I'VE GROWN OLDER
As I've grown older
I don't question
Myself anymore
I’ve learned to accept
Things about me,
My own shortcomings,
I’ve forgiven myself
I don’t second guess
Or criticise
I even like myself
Like a friend
I’VE LOST TOO MANY
I’ve lost too many
Nearest and dearest
Friends and families
I’ve watched as they
Left this world
One by one.
Each one gone too soon
Before they came to terms
With themselves
As I have done
And felt as free as I
SHE KNOWS NO OTHER COMPANY
She knows no other company
Than her own,
Her only friends
Are heroes and heroines
Of the classic tales
Or message boards
And chat rooms
She never sleeps
And spends her time
Dancing to the old tunes
And weeping over lost love
WHEN I WAS YOUNG
When I was young
I was self-conscious
Walking on the beach
With my shirt off
Now I walk
To the water’s edge
With my abused body
Bulging over my speedos
And I go slowly and deliberately
To the waves
In an act of defiance
And I feel great
Facets Of War
THE OLD SOLDIER
I don’t bitch and moan
About growing old
To me it’s a privilege
One which was denied to so many
My fallen pals
And the countless foe
Those who never left
The bloody field
Or succumbed to their wounds
Never to return
To a sweethearts arms
Or to sit beside the home fire
So I bare the pains of age
With stoicism
And thank all that’s holy
For my long life
And the fruits of longevity
And keep the memory
In my heart for all the fallen youth
Until I re-join them
INTO THE LANDING CRAFT
As he climbed
Into the landing craft
He was afraid
But not of death
Or of injury
But of fear itself
A paralysing fear
Rendering him inert
Leaving him unable
To do his duty
But above all else
His greatest fear
Was that he would
Let down his lads
PACIFISM IS A NOBLE IDEAL
Pacifism is a noble ideal
A heartfelt principle
Yet when the foul poison
Of the Nazi doctrines
Leached into the world
An internal struggle began
Was the cause to defeat fascism
Greater than pacifist principles
Many took the position
War was the lesser of two evils
But not a decision taken lightly
I don’t bitch and moan
About growing old
To me it’s a privilege
One which was denied to so many
My fallen pals
And the countless foe
Those who never left
The bloody field
Or succumbed to their wounds
Never to return
To a sweethearts arms
Or to sit beside the home fire
So I bare the pains of age
With stoicism
And thank all that’s holy
For my long life
And the fruits of longevity
And keep the memory
In my heart for all the fallen youth
Until I re-join them
INTO THE LANDING CRAFT
As he climbed
Into the landing craft
He was afraid
But not of death
Or of injury
But of fear itself
A paralysing fear
Rendering him inert
Leaving him unable
To do his duty
But above all else
His greatest fear
Was that he would
Let down his lads
PACIFISM IS A NOBLE IDEAL
Pacifism is a noble ideal
A heartfelt principle
Yet when the foul poison
Of the Nazi doctrines
Leached into the world
An internal struggle began
Was the cause to defeat fascism
Greater than pacifist principles
Many took the position
War was the lesser of two evils
But not a decision taken lightly
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