Is often thought of As a state of being But for me, far more often, a state of action. You Choose To ignore me, I Love You still. And where do we go from here? Will I shove these words In your ignorant face? Can I? What Would that achieve? Neigh lass Sweet lass, IContinueContinue reading “Ignorance”
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Sweet
Am I For thee. When happy times unfold before me And fortune falls in place, Though you are far away from me It’s you that fill my thoughts. ——— Salty Are my dreams of you, And spicy are your ways. I wonder what you’re thinking And I wonder what you live. And when you’ll wantContinueContinue reading “Sweet”
Foil wrapped chocolate
I offered it to you After you’d eaten A very light supper. You weren’t interested And I tossed it on the bed Before you went away. Your leaving heralded An abrupt end To an enchanted weekend, And a frenzy of activity For an erratic monopod. I made preparations, Clean clothes, And things that needed takingContinueContinue reading “Foil wrapped chocolate”
An autumn evening…
under the apple tree. ——— 1st time I’ve stopped here in some time And like clockwork Bob is here. First a friendly squeak, And then she goes aloft to sing For a sweet moment. Does that make her A he? ——- I’m growing tired of apples, But never, Of the tree. ——- The sticky budContinueContinue reading “An autumn evening…”
What do I mean
What do I mean when I say I love you? First of all, I hope, it means I care. And I love being with you, Whatever we are doing. ——— I guess, through your eyes, It might be more about me Than you, And that’s alright, But it’s not how I see it. ——— IContinueContinue reading “What do I mean”
You, me and Bob
I see more of Bobbie Than I do of you. But Bobbie Doesn’t write text messages ——————- She doesn’t tell me – I don’t love her And sadly, Her little body Isn’t made To caress mine. —————- Life with Bobbie Is less complicated Than life with you Or life without you. Bobbie’s just there, WaitingContinueContinue reading “You, me and Bob”
A night out
You and I, relaxed a little, And you missed the last train. You’d taken me to a forbidden place, We’d scaled a high railing, And settled, unseen, in this strange, beautiful sanctuary. ——— You, clinging to your certainty. Me, trying to understand it. But not able to hear you For my talking. ——— In placeContinueContinue reading “A night out”
Reciprocity
Tell me….. If you don’t need me, What help are you To me? ——- If you have no use for me, I have no use for you. Tit For tatt. ——- It is childish., I will cut off my nose. Does it matter? Have you need of it? ——— I think what I’m saying is,ContinueContinue reading “Reciprocity”
Light bulbs
As there are two kinds of light bulbs So there are two kinds of love, Probably many more…. There are L.E.D. light bulbs; That achieve great efficiency That can be left on all day and all night At minimal cost, That shed a mean light signal Devoid of warmth. And there are incandescent bulbs; BulbsContinueContinue reading “Light bulbs”
Guarding your light II
Is that what you do? It’s dazzling. ———— And I transfixed Dazed, Confused, Bewildered By your energy. ————— Your radiant warmth Needs no telephony. I Need no exploding device To shatter my calm. I need no direct gaze To be blinded by you, —————- But there you are On that far off Malabar shore TryingContinueContinue reading “Guarding your light II”
Guarding your light
At this time of year my bike is fitted with a hub dynamo. The switch in the lamp is broken. So it’s always on. At the station I need to guard it, so not to signal to, or annoy the drivers. It’s important to keep a good light, But also to shield it, For itContinueContinue reading “Guarding your light”
Choosing the words (Updated, mid Aug)
Choosing the right words When none are wanted, But there is so much to say And all of it humming with portent. Biding my time. Holding my tongue Withholding my very existence. To hibernate at the height of summer. To hide in open sight, To beg God To escape this wretched no-man’s land. Dreaming ThatContinueContinue reading “Choosing the words (Updated, mid Aug)”
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