Simply Poetic

2010-04-06T07:59:00.000-07:00

SPRINGTIME

Snowdrops are blooming,

Hidden under the grass.

Daffodils just rising,

Pushing through en-masse!

Springtime is coming,

The evidence is all around,

Birds sing in the morning,

A beautiful sound!

New lambs to the ewes,

Are born every day,

As nature replenishes,

In every way!

The fox barks at night,

As he searches for a mate,

The vole scurries around,

Unaware of her fate!

The owl takes to the skies,

And cries out with glee!

A tasty vole for dinner,

Just wait and see!

So life moves on,

And brown turns to green,

As mother nature reveals,

A beautiful scene!

2009-12-05T14:33:00.000-08:00

THREE MINUTES OF SILENCE

Light a candle,

Say a prayer,

Three minutes of silence

To show you care.

Our thoughts are with you

Every day,

A nation united,
In every way.

Just say a prayer,

And think of peace,

Unite in love,

And not in hate.

2009-11-05T06:29:00.000-08:00

Reality of War

As time moves on, and the world stands still,

Head hung in digrace at the sight of the soldier with blood on his face,

The blood of an innocent, a once beautiful child,

Until the shell exploded, and the innocence died,

Nothing left, but an empty space.

The soldier looks on, pale and drawn,

As the reality of war finally hits home.

The war games he played back home with his friends,

A far cry from the horror he sees day after day.

Did the army not promise fun, excitement and training for life?

No mention of killing an innocent child.

Just the perils of war, or so we are told,

But no comfort to the soldier,

As his blood runs cold.

The nameless face of a young boy with a gun,

What should he do, shoot or run?

Die a hero with a bullet in his back,

Or shoot to kill? Attack! Attack!

And live forever, in fear of sleep,

When the nightmares take over,

And he screams and he weeps.

His life now in tatters because of a war,

No family to turn to, no one at all.

How can anyone help, or understand

The living nightmare he has to bear?

As his loved ones turn and walk away,

He sits alone to weep and pray,

His life destroyed in every way.

2009-09-24T07:01:00.000-07:00

WHY?

The loss of his life was yesterday's news,

Of no media importance, just a dead man's shoes.

A life snuffed out with just a fleeting mention,

And life moves on, as though in slow motion.

The seed of life that was nurtured so well,

Is lost to the world, all that's left is a shell.

A body so cold, his soul departed,

A life cut short though only just started.

His dreams and his wishes were well on their way,

When a cruel twist of fate took a hand on that day,

He leaves behind him a family in mourning,

Though the sun will still rise to show a new day is dawning.

And so life goes on and his memory remains,

In the minds of his loved ones, and the friends that he made,

A lasting image of a young man so full of life,

So why is it, he had to die?

2009-08-25T02:24:00.000-07:00

2009-08-22T08:06:00.000-07:00

HEAVEN OR HELL

In this life we walk the earth,

Moving on from the time of our birth,

Everything changes, nothing stays the same,

With each new experience the rules seem to change,

From our birth to our death, we have the time in between,

To reach for our goals, and fulfill our dreams.

Not everyone leaves this life fulfilled,

Some lose it all when they turn to the pills,

The drink, the needles, and anything else

They can use to destroy their very good health.

If god had a plan, I can't see what it was,

As the innocent die, and the guilty live.

Is this really what he had in his mind,

When he created all of mankind?

If there is a god, he's a very strange being,

Yet man has faith, and to him they sing,

And they hold on to that faith as their child dies.

How can we know the truth from the lies?

Just a story for those in power to use,

If you don't conform, you can only lose.

Heaven or hell, depends on your faith,

Throughout your life, and at the time of your death,

If you hold on to your faith, then heaven will beckon,

Defy religion, and with the devil you will reckon.

2009-08-13T02:02:00.000-07:00

SEED OF LIFE

How can we know where it will lead,

When we sow that tiny seed,

We feel it growing in the depths of our being,

A new life, all knowing, all seeing.

The spirit observes form up above,

Will this life be full of love?

Or of hatred and pain?

Where the spirit must rise once again

To the skies above, in search of peace,

As the body dies, and a mother weeps.

She did her best, what more could she do?

As she turns, she whispers, "I did love you."

Then the tears well up from the depths of her soul,

Where that seed was nurtured, long ago.

2009-08-12T02:47:00.000-07:00

A JOURNEY THROUGH LIFE

A journey through life,

That's already written,

There are lessons to learn,

And love to be given.

Be at peace with yourself,

And those around you,

And wish no harm

To those who hurt you.

Be true to your heart,

Let your soul break free,

If your dreams fall apart,

They weren't meant to be.

Be true to yourself,

And don't go astray,

A little patience and time

Will show you the way.

Don't look back with regret

At mistakes that you made,

Just live for the present,

And let the past fade.

No blame and no guilt,

You should just accept,

This journey through life,

And the path that's been set.

2009-08-11T06:07:00.000-07:00

ANGEL GUIDE

Just let me tell you how I'd like it to be,

With everyone living in harmony.

Ex- husbands and wives, friends forever,

New lovers with children, happy together.

Just follow your path with your angel guide,

Just let them lead you, and don't try to hide.

They were given to you, at the time of your birth,

They'll always be with you, whilst you are on this earth.

A pre-destined journey that you must follow,

May sometimes cause heartache and sorrow,

The pain will ease and lovers survive,

As long as you listen to your angel guide.