Softly

Move softly through life Keep your mind in positive places Keep your thoughts as happy as possible Remember your humanity Understand that you don’t know why others are the way they are You won’t appreciate why others fall until you’re tested yourself If you think you have been and still don’t understand Then you haven’tContinueContinue reading “Softly”

Will We?

I will love youFor a million moonsA thousand sunsAnd until the stars in the heavens dim and fadeIfYou will love me in returnAnd demonstrate that loveThat commitmentThis is teamworkNot a one-way streetWe will needToLearn to forgive each otherAs much as we love each otherTo remain silent until we are calmTo carefully collect our thoughtsAnd deliverContinueContinue reading “Will We?”

Seasons and Reasons

Photo by Freddie Ramm on Pexels.com You remind me of a meadow filled with flowers A place in which I spent such happy hours A romance filled with Spring And a very precious thing You represent the love I know is ours You remind me of a bright new Summer’s day Of fields ablaze withContinueContinue reading “Seasons and Reasons”

I Want to be Cheery

I want this This world is not getting with my program of happiness, joy, peace, love, acceptance, sharing. It’s rather irritating. Okay so no one has heard of me, which is a bit of a drawback, but even so there’s nothing wrong with my plan. It means everyone is joyously happy, well fed, cared for,ContinueContinue reading “I Want to be Cheery”

You

Photo by freestocks.org on Pexels.com I hated myself When I should have hated you Not that I wanted to hate anyone It’s just the principle So why did I choose me? Because you taught me I wasn’t good enough Clever enough Pretty or nice enough For love You were wrong Anyone who tears down CriticisesContinueContinue reading “You”

Beautiful Dream

Photo by cottonbro studio on Pexels.com Living in a house together Several people all alone All related to each other But none to the others known Yes they recognise the features As they walk in through the door All the faces are familiar That and nothing more Yet how much like this our world isContinueContinue reading “Beautiful Dream”

Becoming a Friend

What makes a good neighbor? I’ve had many good neighbours in my life who have become friends, that make you feel safer when you’re alone indoors, secure in the knowledge that they will help if you’re in trouble. I try to be a good neighbour too. I love our current neighbours. I’ve also had disinterestedContinueContinue reading “Becoming a Friend”

The Good Ones

What principles define how you live? Kindness, inclusion, respect, consideration, thoughtfulness, gentleness, understanding, tolerance. Which is why I find this world so hard to tolerate From having to hit the car horn if someone dares to want to share a road with you, or refuse to move out of your way instantly in a trafficContinueContinue reading “The Good Ones”

A Cause

If you had a million dollars to give away, who would you give it to? I would invest it in social housing in this country. By invest I don’t mean for profit, I would invest in lives. It would be a drop in the ocean, but why help one person when you can help many.ContinueContinue reading “A Cause”