CALL ME EPPING

 

They call me Epping

Coz I’m not the full shilling

They call me Epping

Coz I’m just past Barking

BEASTS OF THE AGE

 

Where once was beauty

Now stand the monsters

Towering tall and lean

Arms stretching outwards

 

These beasts have spread

Across the land and sea

Like a virulent rash

Reaching out to infinity

 

The towering beasts

Came here to save us

Cleanly making power

Without dirty green house gas

 

They stand as sentinels

Unsightly and offensive to the eye

Come to save the world

With their clean power supply

 

In light offshore breezes

Windmill arms turn slowly

It’s a shame they can’t work

When it gets a bit blowy

SMALL BEER

 

When I first met my lady

All was well with life

But she soon tried to change me

Once she became my wife

 

She told me I must save money

And my drinking days were over

But she would still go out

Spending a mint on a make over

 

I complained about giving up beer

While she wasted cash so readily

She said she spent the money

In order to look pretty for me

 

I said that before I gave it up

That was what the beer was for

Somehow, I don’t think she’ll return

By the way she slammed the door

ASLEEP AT THE WHEEL

 

One in five bad accidents

Are caused it seems

By drivers who drift off

To the land of dreams

But drivers who fall

Asleep at the wheel

Are the lesser evil

I’m inclined to feel

Because the simple fact

That makes me quake

Is that four out of five

Are wide awake

MY DEAREST FRIEND

 

My dearest friend, thank you

For caring and for sharing

For the loyalty you show me

And for helping me stand tall

When sometimes I feel small

 

My dearest friend, thank you

For your kindness and steadfastness

For supporting and comforting

And for wiping away my tears

And allaying all my fears

 

My dearest friend, thank you

For standing by and not asking why

For holding me and emboldening me

For being there at the beginning and the end

Thank you for being my friend

ODE TO A YOUNG STUDENT

If success you will achieve

Do not ever flatter to deceive

Apply yourself with valiant effort

To gain the important good report

The wayside is littered with the failed

Whose non commitment has prevailed

Don’t aim to highly but do your best

Then let your confidence do the rest 

URVASHI

 

Urvashi, Apsara

Of the clouds and waters

In Hindu and Buddhist mythology

A celestial nymph

And celestial maiden

A beautiful supernatural being

Youthful and elegant,

Who dances to the music

Of the Gandharvas,

In the palaces of the Gods,

Entertainer and seducer

Of Gods and men

An ethereal being

Inhabiting the skies