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Waiting Room
Hurry up and wait, hurry up and wait Get there on time and they will be late Sit in a waiting room full of strangers And worry about any possible dangers Not even surgery, sticks from a needle Questions ask may make me curl fetal Likely done before I’ll feel too nervous They practice long […]
Portrait Puzzle
It seems right now, today, I have nothing to say Different tomorrow, perhaps, or on another day My attempt to fool myself, may work, or may not Feeling I have not one idea, no creative thought Still, words slowly crawl along this blank page Nothing here, I think, will make me look a sage Who […]
No Matter How Long
When you finally own your creation, you suspect life knows The path ahead should be clear, no-one stepping on your toes Not life, it does not work that way, just a game of yes and no Life sometimes tells to you stop and sometimes tells you go A game, a carnival ride, a roller coaster, […]
Please Tell Them
Genesis of Silliness Too many years ago for me to actually remember when, At a party I was attending, I saw a message written on a board near the kitchen door. I thought about how it would sound set to music, and even developed a chorus I sometimes sing in my head. It’s been around […]
It’s Yours
Whenever life has the last laugh, and it is on you Drops you in the drink, snaps a lace on your shoe Challenging and unfair, you may think, often true But more often the problem is all because of you “Wait,” you say, “How can this be blamed on me?” “I achieved all I was […]
Your Mother Should Know
Writing and art are my ways of sharing my views with the world I admit I often write about social issues and our need to change My dearest, darling one thinks I should write less and do more I have considered this; perhaps some time my life I’ll rearrange Yet what I paint and pixel […]
Life Upside Down
My most recent verse was written with my notebook upside down It reads rather darkly, but I don’t think that could be the reason why The implications could be staggering enough to make me frown All the times I’ve moped and moaned, gnashed my teeth and cried Remember all the mawkish cheer, eyes twinkling, sung […]
Hope the Dark Not Too Deep
When any morning dawns blacker than the night Dazed, you feel as if you have not slept one wink Yet out your windows see a day blindingly bright You wonder what the hell you are meant to think Striving to maintain a life in balance will be hard Some days find you deep in the […]
Questions
What questions should I ask? Which “what if” should I imagine? What if I could Wave my magic wand Change the world At least Change my world Am I wise Wise enough To remake the world Is this even The question I should ask, We should ask? Should I state instead What I believe How […]
So Far, So Good
Paint, brushes and a blank canvas, where should I begin? Decide what areas stay empty; what should be filled in I can imagine my painting on a second-hand shop floor Obscured by who knows what, banged into by the door Maybe I’ll tickle someone’s fancy, so on the wall I’ll know Yet, I hope I’ll […]
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