Remembrance.
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Remembrance
Easy as our mind slips back to days bygone
Munia we had so many memories in our vaults
Especially as we were in the darkest beyond
My life and yours so entwined with our thought
Black days to haunt us but both became fond
Rich poetry the tonic to sustain both our lives
And we rose up to fly so free from our bonds
Naturally living without husbands or wives
Counting days putting right that was wrong
Especial remembrance of love ones now gone
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Written by Philip.
April 3rd 2019
Apr 3, 2019
Apr 3, 2019 at 9:46 AM UTC
If you can’t say something nice. Say nothing.
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If you can’t say something nice . Say nothing.
Fortunately I’ve been told I’ve a silver tongue
You would not believe me if I told you but
Only people with silver tongues never offend
Usually they are clever enough to be kind
Clever in the way they talk , the right words
Are coming out of their beautiful mouths
Now I have been told I have a beautiful mouth
That was long ago and I think that man lied
See he was the one who taught Me English
And he was just saying this to be nice
Yes he said “If you can’t say anything nice”
Say nothing. So I said nothing n I had lots Say.
Only I was inhibited not saying anything nice
My phobia grew so I learnt poetry by heart
Eventually speaking in only pure rhyme
The people could see I was different
Having no malice against anyone at all.
I never would gossip, never sand-bag anyone
Never take part in character assassination
Give false witness, commit perjury or lie
No I would say nothing if it were not nice.
I found that if I only said the good things
Comfort them when the were feeling down
Eventually they thought that I was a liar.
See a liar needs everyone else to be truthful
And I could only say nice things or nothing
You know how they told you that if you did
Nothing , the devil would make work for you
Or you would be given a silver tongue
Then with a silver tongue you’d be a poet.
Having learnt all those poems and been nice
I wandered the earth reciting poems by heart
Now my days are filled with guiding God.
God then inspires all poets to write only in
PRAISE. With kind regards.
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Written by Philip.
November 23rd 2018.
Apr 3, 2019
Apr 3, 2019 at 2:37 AM UTC
The struggle to overcome the differences
Between the impossible and the possible
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The struggle to overcome the differences
Between the impossible and the possible
Hope being the word that springs to mind.
To link these two opposites to attract.
Eternally wandering Cyber space side by side,
Hooking into every adjective or verb.
Seeking impossible causes and take away
Excuses and make them once more possible
To overcome the bigotry and blind self-centred
Mind sets of the Atheist Un-Believers
Reaching cornerstones of minds that Muslim
or Christian Faiths never thought existed.
Unless you have all spent your life on earth
In a Butterfly cocoon , not in real time.
GOD has chosen you to teach the differences
Poetically between the Impossible n possible
Given that that if you don’t succeed first time
You will eventually get it right next time.
Love for all your Fellow Men and Women
May seem important,trust me it’s the way.
Every possibility, has been, at sometime within
It’s long life, seemingly most impossible.
Take the clever fabrication of a silk purse
Out of a muddy sow’s ear , if you will ?
Or the finding of a needle in a hay -stack.
Or the abolition of third world hunger?
Or the creation of the Love of Nations unto
Nations .The end all Wars n Ethnic cleansing
Very nearly every problem has a solution
Indeed many solutions do often exist.
Electricity? How unbelievable to most thought
So impossible once upon a time.
Radio waves converted into the sweet sounds
Ever to be heard by mortal Man.
Communication n instant chat across a globe
In real time, one to one, No ? Impossible.
Of loving commitment betwixt different creeds
And cultures ,without ever meeting possible
Mighty soon God will look down on the Earth
And see two wonderful words rolled to one
Entreating the impossible always possible
And the possible never impossible.
The struggle to overcome the differences
Between the the impossible and the possible
Holy ,holy,holy ! Eureka , glory be .We are
We are getting there , I really do believe.
Eternally where two poets or more can meet
And compose , recite and critique as one
Differences are diffused between the
Impossible and the possible, reduced to nil.
In practical terms every metaphor or rhetoric
Noun verb or adjective can be polished.
From the most impossible dream into reality
Of the finest poetry ever written.
From the dullest of dyslectic muttering
To the most floral of sweetest love songs
Endlessly tripping from the lips of strangers
Meeting strangers ,wisest verse ever ?
Reactivating opposites attracting impossibly
With the possibility of judging for yourself.
Enactment with that poet that composed this
Lengthy missive...you never wished to meet
Never in a thousand years of co-habitation
Meeting this poet maybe possibly possible
Catch the impossible chance on the
Boundaries of your mind to make it work
Every chance that catch can win the game
Turning an impossible result into success
Success is the fuel to drive the possibility
Beyond the full limits of the impossible
By making then the impossible possible
You’ve changed in one action your whole life.
Every possible thought can be dismissed
From your mind , possible for ever.
The sun to leave the sky ,rivers all run dry ?
Babies not to cry ? No that’s impossible.
We have that song within our minds
Which possibly keeps our feet on the ground
Every now and then to accept that all things
Are possibly impossible
Even mighty magicians from time to time
Cannot turn, however hard they try by day n
Night to raise experiments turning base metals
Into gold. For no good reason save reward.
The gold that they are seeking is currency
But to the poet it is the currency of rhyme
Heroic epic verses ,Odes,Rhyming verse
And translations left right and centre.
Ethereal gifts making sense of the hopeless
Antiquated jumble of English words n idioms
Impossible smilies as impractical unfeasible
Unworkable, unattainable,inconceivable.
Measured against the conceivable by remove
Of the whole reason for failure or excuses
Possible solutions are always potentially
Available to the ever open mind of a poet
Obtain if you will the very unattainable for if
You believe in God you most probably will.
Subjected to the most absurd verbal abuse
Of an unromantic Philistine or carping critic
Stand upon your highest tip toe . Tall as you
can be, yell and yell , making yourself heard
In so doing even an ugly Giant , fearsome
Fire breathing Ogre will be confused awhile.
Blinded by the impossible beauty of the prose
You write and the melodious songs you sing
Like the charming of a deadly Cobra,
Mesmerised into loving every living thing
Every time you may have a smudge of doubt
Creeping into your positive life with negativity.
Awake in that moment and assume that
Nothing is nothing like as impossible as it is
Nothing was ever impossible to God .
The one true creator, HE passes on his skills
Don’t be lead to believe by others that your life
Is at all ludicrous, if that life works for you.
The struggle to overcome the differences
Between the impossible and the possible
Herculean . If you stop to think about it ?
Best have the courage of faith ,you’ll resolve
Each and everything you ever put your mind to
As unacceptably,positively out o’the question.
Practicable solutions and compromise dilutes
The acid contamination of the perfection.
Oh, I have seen this in my life so many times
Before ,sadly only to expect to see it again
So take away any excuse for failure .Find !!
the tools to make the unthinkable thinkable
Substitute the negatives for a positive frame
Of your mind the unreasonable to reasonable
Illogical thoughts and actions you convert
By your process of logical practical analysis
Before long , my goodness it’s before your very
Eyes. The simple solution to the problem
Like a magic wand covered in Fairy dust
Making every impossible task possible in time
Earth took its creator only six days to design
and several million years for us to get it as is
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Written by Philip.
November 14th 2018.
Feb 7, 2019
Feb 7, 2019 at 11:03 AM UTC
Are you a victim of your time , must you live
With your mistakes, and suffer ?
Really it’s time we wake up n smell the coffee
Every problem has solution,so let’s start today
You need not to put it off or procrastinate .
Oh I know it’s easy said , so best get o’t a bed
Unless you ever wish to live with a mistake
And identify the faults, without delay.
Verify with me , in the best way to identify
In a poetic form an A to Z of your mistakes.
Can I start with A the abandonment
The abandonment of self-surrendering
I next target B for Bacchanalia nights
Melancholic days getting over a hangover
On to The Cacodemon of an evil spirit
Found in our home , a most malignant person
Yes and Depreciation of the value of our
assets usually by the Bankers we trusted.
Oh to have the benefits of fiscal hindsight
Understanding E as extenuating circumstance
Reason then becomes the excuse for failure.
Together with F the F word so commonly used
In emphasis to any topic or discussions
Migrating to G , not mistaking God or life alone
Ethereal spirits surround us n help us choose
Methodically H the mistake that you made
Unwittingly you could ignore Holy Spirit of God
Sympathetically I now carry the spirit with me
The change to my life is now monumental.
Yes up to J for the justice that you mistake
On the times when you are it’s sad victim.
Understandably K for Karma of getting out of
Life , whatever you put in.You are punished too
In reaching L for Life. Well the mistake is plain
Virtually you spend a lifetime getting to grips
Engage with M for the mistakes you made
With each one made , don’t cry , learn from it.
In a section for N then note daily five blessings
That you have , it is a mistake not to care.
Having an Opinion is fine but it’s a big mistake
Yes to be opinionated or dogmatic with others
O is followed by P for Procrastination of time
Uselessness , putting off what’s needed today
Reaching the Q the queue that you got into
Mistakenly got into as more haste less speed
Indicative of R for recapitulation of all mistakes
Some simple and some massive and correct
To sequester an S for sententiousness
And pompous moralising must be avoided
Knowing the T of toutological mistakes
Even though it looks good in a poetry scan
So to the U. For understanding when a mistake
And a small mistake can have repercussions
Now to Virtually every mistake has a price
Do you admit to it and face the consequences
Simplicity of the W to weather to own up
Unless you admit it and show grace n humility
Fortunately the Xanadu is not achieved now
For all the mistakes made have a huge price.
Eventually the Y n Z. Are the yardstick to
Reluctantly measure your path on to Zion.
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Written by Philip.
November 28th 2018.
Jan 25, 2019
Jan 25, 2019 at 11:45 PM UTC
Title. Never take for granted
the greatest power, the power to choose.
( An Acrostic ) of 50 lines.
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Never take for granted the greatest power.
The power to choose !
Every concession,or subsidy in whatever form
As a contribution or donation to charity
Value this as a highest prize , volition is the
Sacred power to choose ,use that power well
Efficacy empowering the production of results
By marching forward in a positive direction
Ranges of choices sometimes oh so wide as to
Make a decision very difficult indeed.
Two equally ,typically undesirable alternatives
We get to know typically as a dilemma
An act of choosing to take up one option as
Opposed to another to maintain momentum
Knowing that there’s no apparent option rather
than the real , you have “Hobson’s choice”
Embarras de richesses you become spoilt for
Choice, is the other side of the coin.
From the comparison betwixt the humble poet
And the power hungry “Megalomaniac,
Optimising in an act of choosing between the
two, voluntary ,of one’s own free will Choose
Rights to act or judge by your power of choice
you may call this discretion,one or t’other
God grants such power as yet unmaterialised
and unrealised which he labels potential.
Relinquish that potential at your peril
you may never live to see that choice again
An area of power and influence you may get
to understand as your domain but reflect
Never take for granted the greatest power,
the power to choose.
Twitter and chat with all and sundry
relatives you’re born to, friends you choose
Even if you use your power of wit n influence
and see it as weight n clout you throw about
Delegate or depute and assign somebody to
make your choices for you. No don’t quit !
The A to Z of choices takes no time to ponder
If you take for granted the power to choose
Even by commencing from “A”. Aha . Eureka!
you have chosen first time lucky .But wait. !
Great though he may appear as the “Boy”
of your dreams, will he stand the test of time?
Retiring back into your shell ,your”Colleagues“
At work never choose to know the real you.
Every “Demi-God “or “Elder”that you meet ,
give respect to ,spoil it all by choosing not to.
An “F” word muttered under your breath .
A “Gender” question,which choice of path?
To “Hero-worship” then a real life commitment
“Interpreters “ of choices thru a Drago Man
Established in the art of choice as lead by
“Jesus” Christ “Knowledge “that it will not fail
Superimposed, will “Liquidise “and blend
all the choices that are available “Mmmmm”
To the most “Natural “smoothie that you have
ever chosen to drink. “Ohhhh” yes. !
Pause and “ Pause” again ,do we really under
stand the power of choice. Procrastinate !
Oh put off until tomorrow, “Quit” whilst ahead
“Realise” your winnings in the now.
Weather you “Seek” perfection ,or an easy
way out . “ Take” heart it is your choice
Ethereal choice becomes the mother of
invention, when and where necessities dwell
React with an un-earthly prowess and ability
to establish what was to be the right choice.
The “ Virtual “ choice that you could have
made under the circumstances, bono-fide.
Having and knowing you have the power
Of choice, it leaves it in your hands.
Even if you get the choice “Wrong” this time
it is your mistake , no one else’s
Pretty soon you will know the error and mark
It with an “X” n strive to get it right next time
Only “You “ have this individual power
To make up your own mind .You do, don’t you
We can all be as”Zealous “and pedantic as
You like in life but choices win through .
Even if you can’t be bothered to take the
Choice to read this poem, on and on and on.
Reacting in a moment of impatience.
“ what am I doing wasting time reading this?”
To have a power of choice is a valuable power
not granted to all people of the world.
Oh stay with me ! Tell me that you understand
the meaning of this poem. Do I make it clear
Can you choose? Do you choose? Are you
exercising a sacred power that you’re given?
Holy power, not given to timid mice sitting
on the fence waiting for the right choice
Oh no ! Never take for granted the greatest
power, the power to choose.
Onlookers and bystanders are you learning
from any of the simple examples I have set?
See unless you see and understand the good
and bad choices made by man thru ages .
Earth and the Universe would have failed
In its quest to provide a Heaven that we seek
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Written by Philip.
December 29 th. 2018. ~
Jan 23, 2019
Jan 23, 2019 at 9:47 PM UTC
All in love is fair. ?
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All in love is fair?
Love ? Don’t need me to tell you it ain’t true
Love is so one-sided , you feel taken for a fool
In love or out o’ love are there any special rules
No one can say without hindsight anyway.
Love may still be said , be essential to the plan
Of couples in attraction,magnetism draws ‘me
Violate the trust though it’s to remain unsaid
Eternal life relationships are most times rare.
In man a selfish gene’s bin resident from birth
Sons waited on by hand and foot by mum.
Females are the servants of that super Adonis
All macho drinking and reading tabloid papers
In life only love that’s fair is love n no condition
Requited love is sure “The only love that’s fair”
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Written by Philip
31/10/2018.
Jan 23, 2019
Jan 23, 2019 at 8:56 PM UTC
I appreciate the comforts God grants me daily
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An Acrostic.
I appreciate the comforts God grants me daily.
And I ask with a willing heart ; May I contribute
Perhaps if I list at least five without obligation
Poetry is the first gift that I today can attribute
Rhyming line after line in our poetry Legation .
Easy when you’re under the spell of your Muse
Clever to add value n share gifts to the World
I appreciate the comforts God grants me daily.
Another gift that I see is the love everlasting
Today and everyday so unconditionally
Earth Angels guide me always keep romancing
Treat others as you would be treated.Tenderly.
Home’s where a heart is n your jig for dancing
Eternal everlasting friends best to practice on.
Can you appreciate all the comforts you have.
Only me for one, I do yes I do . For God I’m one
Memory is the next comfort that I cherish of all
For it serves me well and as far as I recall
On occasions ,I talk remembering to pause
Reacting to the other persons conversations
The secret is not to talk at one ,be mutual.
So tell me can you really appreciate your gifts
God needs you not to attend church to praise
Oh these days Gods spirit is environmental
Dedicated to you by his will and your intention
God you carry with you and that is inspiring
Remember to thank him for your gift of rhyme
And know it really doesn’t matter at all t’rhyme
Now do you appreciate the gifts of comfort
The command of the English language a plus
See the words that you accumulate daily.
Making three words fit where you should one
Especially on a poem with a syllable count
Dear poets ,that is a true gift of God’s spirit
And let no man (or woman ) tell you otherwise
I appreciate the comforts God grants me daily.
Let me say the number is beyond limitless.
You can read my words n challenge if you will.
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Written by Philip.
Jan 22, 2019
Jan 22, 2019 at 1:27 AM UTC
Respect
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With respect for any stranger
Deserving a tolerant review
The depths of one’s emotions
Held close by someone new
A ***** friend’s comparison
With critique both bad and good
Can tolerate a daggers ******
Or a mood of sweet content.
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Written by Philip.
December 11th 2018.
Jan 18, 2019
Jan 18, 2019 at 7:29 PM UTC
An ABCDERIAN of soups
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As an application for the post of ~
Castle Sou Chef and would be Laureate
Below stairs a Sou Chef most extra ordinary
Is required. ( Only stupid need apply)
Candidates must be most experienced and
Inspiring without pride ,prejudice or ego.
Dedicated to the daily soup production and
Miles and miles of uplifting prose for all
Each and every day, three sessions per day
Without interruption or failure to amuse
For with failure comes “Death by be heading “
No second chances , there’s no way out.
Granted this post has never been filled ,
No applications have ever been received.
Hundreds of sad Sou i cidal people have tried
To apply but their poetry was *******
I think they were happy with the risk of failure
It must have played a part I guess.
Joking with the chief jailer ,had this Poet with.
His finger to write with ink in the dust
Kings loved this kind of justice, killing two birds
Poets and Sou chefs with a single stone.
Like as if any poet could be a Sou chef
With his head always in the clouds ?
Might I then hand this condemned Poet a life-
Line with an aid of ABCDERIAN of soups .
Now to enable him to list by heart a few soups
And produce a winning Anthology ~
Olives, Omelette, Onions , Oranges all make
Special soups and very special soups too.
Pakchoi,Panchetta, Parsley,Parsnips,Pasta,
Peas , Peppers and pretty purple prose.
Quick soups, slow soups,Pork and potatoes
Poultry,Prawns in barley , even prunes.
Radicchio, Rice,Rosemary, roasted lamb shank
Indeed a hundred and one different broths
Soups of the Mediterranean,Seafood ,Salsa,
Samosas or simply left over sausages.
Thai chicken noodle,stir fry bean sprouts,
Thyme, tofu or even mention Tuscan bean
Using recipes from around the World over a
Thousand days ,should allay the AXE.
Vegetables both hot or cold ,sour or sweet
Can be produced from,Knowledge of vinegar
Wild mushrooms grow in every corner of the
Castle inside the walls and without
Xanadu can thence become the paradise a
Poet seeks as long as he can stand damp
Yes poet if you can’t stand the damp try to get
Into an unbearable heat of the Kitchen.
Zucchini (or courgettes as you know them)
May bring this poem to a close. Now Apply.
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Written by Philip
December 14th 2018.
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P
Jan 12, 2019
Jan 12, 2019 at 10:07 PM UTC
Are you a victim of your time , must you live
With your mistakes, and suffer ?
Really it’s time we wake up n smell the coffee
Every problem has solution,so let’s start today
You need not to put it off or procrastinate .
Oh I know it’s easy said , so best get o’t a bed
Unless you ever wish to live with a mistake
And identify the faults, without delay.
Verify with me , in the best way to identify
In a poetic form an A to Z of your mistakes.
Can I start with A the abandonment
The abandonment of self-surrendering
I next target B for Bacchanalia nights
Melancholic days getting over a hangover
On to The Cacodemon of an evil spirit
Found in our home , a most malignant person
Yes and Depreciation of the value of our
assets usually by the Bankers we trusted.
Oh to have the benefits of fiscal hindsight
Understanding E as extenuating circumstance
Reason then becomes the excuse for failure.
Together with F the F word so commonly used
In emphasis to any topic or discussions
Migrating to G , not mistaking God or life alone
Ethereal spirits surround us n help us choose
Methodically H the mistake that you made
Unwittingly you could ignore Holy Spirit of God
Sympathetically I now carry the spirit with me
The change to my life is now monumental.
Yes up to J for the justice that you mistake
On the times when you are it’s sad victim.
Understandably K for Karma of getting out of
Life , whatever you put in.You are punished too
In reaching L for Life. Well the mistake is plain
Virtually you spend a lifetime getting to grips
Engage with M for the mistakes you made
With each one made , don’t cry , learn from it.
In a section for N then note daily five blessings
That you have , it is a mistake not to care.
Having an Opinion is fine but it’s a big mistake
Yes to be opinionated or dogmatic with others
O is followed by P for Procrastination of time
Uselessness , putting off what’s needed today
Reaching the Q the queue that you got into
Mistakenly got into as more haste less speed
Indicative of R for recapitulation of all mistakes
Some simple and some massive and correct
To sequester an S for sententiousness
And pompous moralising must be avoided
Knowing the T of toutological mistakes
Even though it looks good in a poetry scan
So to the U. For understanding when a mistake
And a small mistake can have repercussions
Now to Virtually every mistake has a price
Do you admit to it and face the consequences
Simplicity of the W to weather to own up
Unless you admit it and show grace n humility
Fortunately the Xanadu is not achieved now
For all the mistakes made have a huge price.
Eventually the Y n Z. Are the yardstick to
Reluctantly measure your path on to Zion.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Written by Philip.
November 28th 2018.
Jan 12, 2019
Jan 12, 2019 at 7:15 AM UTC