Watch Your Step
I fell, you merely tripped A stumble of the heart. You went ahead, I fell behind Our paths began to part. I looked in front to catch you up But your were out of sight. Around a bend, beyond my reach A better view for you.
Category: Poetic Licence
Brunswick 2013
I found a heart shaped pebble Lying in the sand A treasure from the beach to me I held it in my hand But as my fingers brushed it clean It changed its shape anew It slid from me back to the sea And disappeared from view
Never Noticed…
If I really were in love I would notice so much more about her than I do. The way she laughs head back girly hand on knee. A hand that brushes her fringe aside reapplies lipstick after every wine. She pins her hair and repins her hair as she speaks as she… Read More Never Noticed…
As Dreams Take Flight
I’ll sit amongst the trees today And watch their branches sway I’ll imagine that they’re fanning a breeze To set you on your way. I’ll lie upon the blades of grass And make angels in the earth I’ll wish that they could come to life To prove to me love’s worth. I’ll run along the… Read More As Dreams Take Flight
Good For A Laugh
Was it ever more than just a chase, a game to claim a prize? Was it all strategic, and not authentic? Did you pat yourself on the back? Good on you for having a crack, another one under the belt. Change focus quickly, there’ll be another one imminently. I guess it’s all good for a… Read More Good For A Laugh
MY FAVOURITE THINGS
Music – Richard Rogers, lyrics – Oscar Hammerstein & Me. Drinking at lunch time and long into night time Partying all night and trying to score a line Not going home to the fat lady sings These are a few of my favourite things Walking home barefoot with high heels in handbags Thinking you’re hotter… Read More MY FAVOURITE THINGS
The Road to Happiness
Here’s to choosing my happiness and joy my fate and future and regaining control. Here’s to learning the lessons I’ve learned and taking them with me the next time I jump. Here’s to finding the strength inside me the light in my heart and landing on my feet. by caz.
Before You
I wonder if the sky was as blue before I met you Or if the stars shone quite as brightly in the dark? Were puppies just as cute and did wine taste just as sweet when I drank it without you? Did flowers bloom as prettily did birds fly round so gracefully were people just… Read More Before You
The One I Lost
When life moves on And I’ve moved on And I have my head once more When the trembling stops And the calm returns And my heart feels strong again I’ll think of you as I always do But with a softer edge As the one I lost to the big wide world You’re a lucky… Read More The One I Lost
Marion
Smooth hands of thinning skin translucent in some places Yellowed nails from wear and work A lifetime etched in traces Across her lovely face And in her shining eyes Hardship and a life lived tough A woman of no standing And yet she was my sun and moon My night and day, my breathing by… Read More Marion
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