I close my eyes in silence and I wait
To hear the words that come out of my mind
I cannot move and can't anticipate
What will be next and what's there I might find.
It's like the act of balancing on rope,
I have to be here but not be here too,
I just have to be patient and to hope
That something will emerge to give to you.
And I am not allowed to fear or threat
For if I do the well will surely dry
And all the words that you and I will get,
Will be as false and hollow as a lie.
So I try not to think but just to hear,
And write down all the best lines that appear.
444 (11.09.2015)
The drink I have next is as dark as night,
And shadows linger deep inside my cup
They seem to suck the life out of the light
And when I drink they never fill me up.
But all I long for is this sweetest taste,
I'd give my soul for just one tiny drop
And when I drink then none will go to waste,
For I'll refill my glass when first I stop.
Oh coffee and beer and coca-cola come
Let darkest spirits fill my darkest needs
I mix them all up with a pint of rum
And let my body float down through the reeds.
There is no need for me to take my rest,
I raise my glass and get drunk with my guest.
And shadows linger deep inside my cup
They seem to suck the life out of the light
And when I drink they never fill me up.
But all I long for is this sweetest taste,
I'd give my soul for just one tiny drop
And when I drink then none will go to waste,
For I'll refill my glass when first I stop.
Oh coffee and beer and coca-cola come
Let darkest spirits fill my darkest needs
I mix them all up with a pint of rum
And let my body float down through the reeds.
There is no need for me to take my rest,
I raise my glass and get drunk with my guest.
443 (10.09.2015)
When I speak of your eyes I think of love
For in the depths of those green pools I see
The wonders that I'm undeserving of
That bond my heart and fate and life to thee.
It's not that I don't love you just as much,
Nor that my love has any bounds at all
It's just that when I see your eyes they touch
My soul and make all else so very small.
There is a rock that I have built upon,
There is a great foundation in the my life
There is a strength that never will be gone,
That I forever share with you dear wife.
So take my hand, the best is yet to come,
And to success at last we will succumb.
For in the depths of those green pools I see
The wonders that I'm undeserving of
That bond my heart and fate and life to thee.
It's not that I don't love you just as much,
Nor that my love has any bounds at all
It's just that when I see your eyes they touch
My soul and make all else so very small.
There is a rock that I have built upon,
There is a great foundation in the my life
There is a strength that never will be gone,
That I forever share with you dear wife.
So take my hand, the best is yet to come,
And to success at last we will succumb.
442 (09.09.2015)
Who was the first man to wear shiny shoes?
The first to put a tie around his neck?
Which leader did these items first amuse?
Why did he force his subjects to bedeck
Themselves with these constraints, was it a whim?
Or was it part of some great master plan,
So they'd all know they were controlled by him,
And that he was the leader of all man?
See now the business men in shiny ties,
See all the teachers shuffle in grey suits,
See all the ladies with their painted eyes,
See all the soldiers in their heavy boots.
Let fashion live and die and then be gone,
And leave us satisfied with nothing on.
The first to put a tie around his neck?
Which leader did these items first amuse?
Why did he force his subjects to bedeck
Themselves with these constraints, was it a whim?
Or was it part of some great master plan,
So they'd all know they were controlled by him,
And that he was the leader of all man?
See now the business men in shiny ties,
See all the teachers shuffle in grey suits,
See all the ladies with their painted eyes,
See all the soldiers in their heavy boots.
Let fashion live and die and then be gone,
And leave us satisfied with nothing on.
441 (08.10.2015)
The sun glints far across the Hastings waves,
And gleams upon the ridge back there in Ore,
D'you see the way that nature now behaves,
The way it's done so many times before?
Long, long before we came to be on earth
Long, long before our earliest family had
Any idea of our far distant birth
Nor wondered if we'd turn out good or bad.
The sun shone just like this so long ago,
The same sun that on me now gently pours
It caused the gradual melting of the snow,
It warmed the backs of tiny dinosaurs,
As it now warms the buildings in the cold
And warms the hearts of both the young and old.
And gleams upon the ridge back there in Ore,
D'you see the way that nature now behaves,
The way it's done so many times before?
Long, long before we came to be on earth
Long, long before our earliest family had
Any idea of our far distant birth
Nor wondered if we'd turn out good or bad.
The sun shone just like this so long ago,
The same sun that on me now gently pours
It caused the gradual melting of the snow,
It warmed the backs of tiny dinosaurs,
As it now warms the buildings in the cold
And warms the hearts of both the young and old.
440 (07.09.2015)
I'm sitting in McDonald's with the girls
A bit ashamed of what I've had to eat
My daily fat intake in little pearls
Is trickling through my blood from head to feet.
I tell myself it's not too bad sometimes
I only come here once in every while
But all those little whiles are just like crimes
That land inside my conscience in a pile.
The girls run off and play and I do this
And think about what hunger really means
The air conditioning's like a serpent's hiss
I wonder if it's something in our genes?
I wasn't even hungry when I came
In here but I ate too much all the same.
439 (06.09.2015)
I want to paint a picture of my son
Upon the waiting canvas of your mind
But somehow all my efforts come undone
And words for such perfection I can't find.
I'd like to tell you how his little smile,
It fills me up with love and hope and joy,
And how for just a tiny little while
He was my dearest darling baby boy.
But sometimes words they simply cannot cope
They all fall short and end up breaking down,
And then the person writing has no hope,
Of ever being more than just a clown.
So somethings are impossible at best,
And words they sometimes need a little rest.
Upon the waiting canvas of your mind
But somehow all my efforts come undone
And words for such perfection I can't find.
I'd like to tell you how his little smile,
It fills me up with love and hope and joy,
And how for just a tiny little while
He was my dearest darling baby boy.
But sometimes words they simply cannot cope
They all fall short and end up breaking down,
And then the person writing has no hope,
Of ever being more than just a clown.
So somethings are impossible at best,
And words they sometimes need a little rest.
438 (05.09.2015)
Who are you searching for out in the world
Another leader? Yet another king?
A lord to trumpet with his flags unfurled?
Another God unto whom we shall sing?
We search the world and open up our eyes,
We scour all the earth for signs of love,
And then when our enthusiasm dies,
We turn our eyes towards the skies above.
And there we see the noble and the blest,
And there we find the owners of our race,
High up in heaven far above the rest
Looking with longing eyes upon this place.
Who we are searching for will we not find,
Quite confident and close inside our mind?
Another leader? Yet another king?
A lord to trumpet with his flags unfurled?
Another God unto whom we shall sing?
We search the world and open up our eyes,
We scour all the earth for signs of love,
And then when our enthusiasm dies,
We turn our eyes towards the skies above.
And there we see the noble and the blest,
And there we find the owners of our race,
High up in heaven far above the rest
Looking with longing eyes upon this place.
Who we are searching for will we not find,
Quite confident and close inside our mind?
437 (04.09.2015)
There is a risk I think that I may take,
Perhaps I'll place my bet and have a go,
Though problems might be all I ever make,
Since earnings are reputedly quite slow.
My friend he says it's cheap at half the price
But I've not known him for so very long,
And I'm not sure I trust in his advice,
When he tells me that nothing can go wrong.
There's consequences to all that we do,
But still you know I think it might be fun
To have a go and really see it through,
And then just pay the price when I am done.
Imagine all that power and control,
And after all a soul is but a soul.
Perhaps I'll place my bet and have a go,
Though problems might be all I ever make,
Since earnings are reputedly quite slow.
My friend he says it's cheap at half the price
But I've not known him for so very long,
And I'm not sure I trust in his advice,
When he tells me that nothing can go wrong.
There's consequences to all that we do,
But still you know I think it might be fun
To have a go and really see it through,
And then just pay the price when I am done.
Imagine all that power and control,
And after all a soul is but a soul.
436 (03.09.2015)
D'you feel the horror encroaching on us?
They're getting us prepared for wars to come,
Ever so slowly like a one wheeled bus
Ever so subtle 'cause they know we're dumb.
Ever increasing horrors on parade,
Ever the spectacles that will enrage
Ever more reasons for the next crusade,
Ever the psychology to engage.
Oh simple, simple me please stop and think,
Beyond the headlines and beyond the past,
Don't let them trick you once more to the brink
Of wars they say will always be the last.
But who will hear and ignore nonetheless,
The voice that's crying in the wilderness?
They're getting us prepared for wars to come,
Ever so slowly like a one wheeled bus
Ever so subtle 'cause they know we're dumb.
Ever increasing horrors on parade,
Ever the spectacles that will enrage
Ever more reasons for the next crusade,
Ever the psychology to engage.
Oh simple, simple me please stop and think,
Beyond the headlines and beyond the past,
Don't let them trick you once more to the brink
Of wars they say will always be the last.
But who will hear and ignore nonetheless,
The voice that's crying in the wilderness?
435 (03.09.2015)
Today we packed the boys back off to school
And suddenly our lives were very strange,
It's not that we don't love them, not at all,
It's just that it's a monumental change.
Young Iris went to her nursery too
Then it was just Isla, me and my wife
And I had faith that at last I could do,
The things I've always wanted with my life.
So let's see how these waiting roads unfold
Let's see if I'm as good as what I think
When I don't have to do what I am told,
I wonder if I'll float or will I sink?
Of course that question's just a little jest,
There is no pressure when you do your best.
And suddenly our lives were very strange,
It's not that we don't love them, not at all,
It's just that it's a monumental change.
Young Iris went to her nursery too
Then it was just Isla, me and my wife
And I had faith that at last I could do,
The things I've always wanted with my life.
So let's see how these waiting roads unfold
Let's see if I'm as good as what I think
When I don't have to do what I am told,
I wonder if I'll float or will I sink?
Of course that question's just a little jest,
There is no pressure when you do your best.
434 (03.09.2015)
You make some promises you never keep,
You say you'll do this thing and then you don't
And all my hopes are piled up in a heap
You say you will but I still know you won't.
It's not just once but time and time again,
You wave a bit of hope for me to see,
And then you make it disappear just when
I think I'm gonna to have some time for me.
It's not that I don't love the things I do
It's not like that, but sometimes it's quite nice
To have a break from all the kids and you
And listen to my own thoughts and advice.
So please my darling, though I love you true,
Next time you promise something, see it through.
You say you'll do this thing and then you don't
And all my hopes are piled up in a heap
You say you will but I still know you won't.
It's not just once but time and time again,
You wave a bit of hope for me to see,
And then you make it disappear just when
I think I'm gonna to have some time for me.
It's not that I don't love the things I do
It's not like that, but sometimes it's quite nice
To have a break from all the kids and you
And listen to my own thoughts and advice.
So please my darling, though I love you true,
Next time you promise something, see it through.
433 (02.09.2015)
So now the rain has come to greet us all,
It shimmers on the ground and gently sings
Beneath the wheels of passing cars that crawl
Inside the light and dark that winter brings.
I get the washing in from on the deck,
I get the washing in from on the line
I open up the front door just to check
The car alarm that's calling isn't mine.
And then I tidy up a little bit,
I clear the latest round of played with toys,
Then after I get coffee and I sit,
And wait for you to come back with the boys.
I wonder if you sheltered 'neath a tree,
Or are you walking through the rain to me?
It shimmers on the ground and gently sings
Beneath the wheels of passing cars that crawl
Inside the light and dark that winter brings.
I get the washing in from on the deck,
I get the washing in from on the line
I open up the front door just to check
The car alarm that's calling isn't mine.
And then I tidy up a little bit,
I clear the latest round of played with toys,
Then after I get coffee and I sit,
And wait for you to come back with the boys.
I wonder if you sheltered 'neath a tree,
Or are you walking through the rain to me?
432 (01.09.2015)
When days are dark and death is all around,
It's good to sit and contemplate our lives,
And have a little look at what we've found,
To see what doesn't last and what survives.
There's things I feel I do that fade away,
There's things I've done that I know will remain,
Beyond me and my final resting day,
Past memories of our sadness and our pain.
I wish you well all those in sorrow now,
I wish that I could be near you and share,
And give you some assurances some how,
That always there's an end to our despair.
I love you all and wish you all the best,
As you lay those that have been loved to rest.
It's good to sit and contemplate our lives,
And have a little look at what we've found,
To see what doesn't last and what survives.
There's things I feel I do that fade away,
There's things I've done that I know will remain,
Beyond me and my final resting day,
Past memories of our sadness and our pain.
I wish you well all those in sorrow now,
I wish that I could be near you and share,
And give you some assurances some how,
That always there's an end to our despair.
I love you all and wish you all the best,
As you lay those that have been loved to rest.
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