I'm a tough old bird
To land on your roof
I chose you with care
Because your house seemed solid
A high rise in the pecking order
So I have a good view
And can Squawk with high praise
Or issue stark warnings
From my lofty heights
Then with flapping wings
I can soar up to
a limitless sky
Full of magnificence and attitude
And from being all at sea
I'm now majestc in flight
Making my presence known
To all below!
Nov 14, 2020
Nov 14, 2020 at 12:22 PM UTC
I've lived my life
Watching you closely
From childhood dreams
To adult gains
Many victories and a few near misses
All experience noted
And me just being there
Watching and hoping
I'm not left behind
With my two black patches
And glassy eyes staring ahead
But seeing no future
Just acting on faith
That you'll remember me
And give me a cuddle
As I belong to you.
Nov 14, 2020
Nov 14, 2020 at 12:07 PM UTC
Our house is
an artist's palette
Transformed daily
With a mix of different moods
Picked from a scale of emotions
And blended to just the right colour
Expressing happy moments
Shared contentment
Wild passions
Dark nights
Ever varied in subtle tones
Surrounding us with
both familiar and new
Sometimes streaks of grey
Or muddied paws
Adding special brushstrokes
But always a canvas
To create a home
With happy thoughts
Lighting up and
keeping perfect harmony
Nov 14, 2020
Nov 14, 2020 at 12:01 PM UTC
Broken soles
All worn out
No tread left
To run or dance
Just down at heel
Poor comfort
On a hard path
But silver linings
Cushion sore hurts
Making light
The next step
Until I get a grip
And set a gentle pace
On the road to recovery
Nov 14, 2020
Nov 14, 2020 at 11:50 AM UTC
Now you say you love me
Can that still be true?
I kept my place beside you
And watched all you do
Your love has not been tender
Even from afar
You made me realistic
And raised me to the bar
Now I see you clearly
Dazzled by your light
I'm betrayed and open hearted
Even in my fight
We didn't know we had it all
Only when we saw the fall
No one else to blame
I love you all the same
The time is now - I'm present
Awake to so much more
With love all around us
It's you I still adore
Nov 14, 2020
Nov 14, 2020 at 11:47 AM UTC
Ideas in skeins
Mentally unravelled
Then cast on in even words
Forming a neat row
Sorted and knitted together
Growing bold
And picking up the pace
No loopholes left
One by one
Purls of wisdom hung together
Increasing and decreasing
A pattern hard to follow
But made clear to fit
Then cast off and put together
To make your peace
Nov 14, 2020
Nov 14, 2020 at 11:45 AM UTC
"This time it will be different"
we say
Starting out with so much hope
For bright beginnings
Thinking the spark will never fade
And the pursuit of happiness
Will not go unrewarded
But on the path of love
New ups and downs
Can set aside good will
Making mother's warning
'Not to court disaster'
all too real
Voicing those "if only's "
And "this is all enchantment"
As if true love
Were just beyond belief
So when the moment comes
And a miracle occurs
It's time to be together
Plan a future
Make a difference
Realizing love was there all along
Sustaining our connection
Being ourselves in the end.
Nov 14, 2020
Nov 14, 2020 at 11:34 AM UTC
Upright from root to tip
Sap rising
From earth to leaf
Strength and flow
To trunk and branch
All aspiring upwards
Yet held firm on solid ground
Supporting all
To reach a higher power
May we follow your lead
And have pride of place
Standing noble to the day
Bending to a humble need
Showering grace
With fragrant blossoms
Scattering seed for a new start
Giving shelter to the weary
Whispering with tender touch
Of future things to come
Rooting us in truth
Guardians of a sacred space
Nov 14, 2020
Nov 14, 2020 at 11:23 AM UTC
As spirit of the land
Roaming paths well known
You see the current boundaries
And ever present to a mood within
Connect at last to nature
Here is peace and quiet
Mindful of your progress
Through ups and downs transcended
You choose your place
Sensing all around
To be at one
In the silence of your being
Seeing a bigger picture
At this focal point
All unfolds to show
The highest and the best
A perfect landscape
Perfumed and just right
Now your spirit's fed
With form and light in flow
You bring your gift's delight
On time
So heaven comes to earth.
Nov 14, 2020
Nov 14, 2020 at 11:18 AM UTC
The shopping trolley
Is left on it's side
Wheels akimbo
Just abandoned
Discarded and miles
From the store
Like many others of its kind
How it got there
Is quite a story
But now its sitting on the pavement
Waiting to be restored
To an upright function
And carry the load
Of another shopper
Fulfilling its destiny
Nov 13, 2020
Nov 13, 2020 at 6:55 PM UTC