Its dark outside
And I,m awake
It,s two fifteen
For heavens sake
Why is it
That every night
My bodies tired
But my brains alight
It burns and burns
Like the fires of hell
Why can,t I sleep
Please won,t you tell

I had a dream to see a king called elvis
Up on stage so supreme
But alas I am a British fan
But us British can,t half dream

So welcome to my dreamworld
To my private elvis show
And since this is my dream
I,ll sit in the front row

With a crash of a drum
And the sound of a horn
From the side of the stage
Elvis was born

As the spotlight shone
On sequins so bright
My eyes were absorbing
Everything in sight

Then he curled his lip
Graced the mike with his hand
Elvis the magician
His music is his wand

From see see rider
To blue suede shoes
Then I got a woman
To a mess of blues

From love me tender
To heartbreak hotel
Then he sang witchcraft
We were under his spell

He took a little boy
On stage from the crowd
Sang teddy bear to him
The boy looked so proud

He sang suspicious minds
And the wonder of you
Then elvis left the building
And we all felt moody blue

Where does the heart go
When the great love affair ends
When love and kisses
Become a handshake between friends

Where do We put our hands
When we have no one to hold
After the love is over
And a lovers heart grows cold

To love a person
Who no longers loves you
Is the biggest heartache
You could go through

We all need somewhere
To heal our pain
A place to hide and lick our wounds
A place to start again

After the love is over
It's a very lonely place
A frown replacing a smile
On a tear stained face

After the love is over
After the final scene
We all react differently
In this place we,ve all been

Some turn to drink
And lock themselves away
Wallow in self pity
And throw there lives away

Some comfort eat
And pile on all the weight
Some contemplating suicide
And bathing in self hate

After the love is over
The best thing you can do
Is learn by your mistakes
And make a better you

I,m serving my sentence
Four weeks hard time
Being unemployed
Is my only crime

They sent me to felling
I did,nt think it was funny
But I had to serve my time
Or lose all my money

So I turned up on my course
Nervous on my first day
Then I met dave
Induction out the way

Straight down the factory
To the bottom shed
Putting paper into dumpy bags
Really blagged my head

So I shovel people,s ****
It Destroys my soul
But it pays Daves mortgage
And keeps 25 people off the dole

Then worked on the balers
Handballed cardboard and paper
Got to do the boring bumpers
But dave said I can do them later

Might get to go out on the van
Collecting people's ****
But it's a break from the shovel
If only for a bit

Got 25 boxes
To empty for Steve
More ****** dumpy bags
It's hard to believe

The lad I started with
His name was John
He managed one day
Now he is gone

Now he,s back to the dole
To see his advisor
Sanctioned to pieces
I would of been wiser

Just keep my head down
Do whatever I,m told
So my lovely advisor
Don,t stop my dole

Done 3days now
Just 25 to go
No good moaning
Just get on with the show

It's really not so bad
Shovelling people's ****
And it's that kind of job
We're someone's got to do it

So if you don,t like shovelling ****
We're you don't get paid a bob
Get of your **** of the dole
And get yourself a job

No offence to the **** shovelers
All over the  land
but I,m a man of verse
Not a **** shovelling fan

I touched your belly
And shouted hello
Can you hear me bump
I guess I,ll never know

I know scientists say
Babies hear in the womb
Can you hear me bump
One kick if  it's true

Whoa bump
I said one kick will do
Guess you ai,nt learnt to count yet
Cos you gave me two

Hurry up bump
Please don,t be late
I would really love to meet you
I just can,t wait

I guess you,d like to know
How you got in mummies belly
Well I can,t lie to you
There was nothing on the telly

Seven month more
And we,ll finally meet
Will you be another boy
Or a little girl so sweet

Not that it matters
I really just don,t care
A boy or a girl
Daddies always there

I love you Clare
I love bump too
So to you both
A big thank you

She looked quite elegant
As her fingers danced across the key
She surfed the Internet like a beach boy
Was she trying to get free
She looked up foreign holidays
And used google earth a lot
Lost in world of cyber dreams
Not happy with her lot
Yet as I sat there watching her
Like so many nights before
I loved her still after twenty years
Yet she always searched for more
So I sat there lovingly staring
While she got lost in her cyber dream
Thinking to myself how beautiful she looked
By the light of her computer screen
So I thought if you can,t beat them join them
and I moved into the spare bed
I bought myself a laptop
And began to surf the web
I added her on facebook
Under a false name
I knew the things she wanted
So I began to play the game
I told her things she longed for
I tried to set her free
But deep down all I wanted
Was for her to fall for me
I wanted back the dream
From twenty years ago
The only way to get it
Was to be someone she did,nt know
So to win back my wife
To share her cyber dream
I sit in the spare room
By the faded light of my computer screen

you can take my pride
take my dignity
call me abuse me 
throw your stones at me 
break my heart 
make me cry
but you cant take my memories
cos they will never die 
the good ones are precious
the bad ones are too
they all mean so much 
cos there memories of you 
one day we,ll meet in heaven 
i feel this in my heart
then i,ll shelve my fading memories
so the new ones can start
we will dance to golden harps
and fly on angels wings
when i get to heaven 
is when my life begins
this world i face without you 
has never been the same 
the wind in the treetops 
still calls out your name 
everywere i go 
and everything i do 
reminds me of the precious times 
i was proud to spend with you 
wait for me in heaven
i promise i,ll soon be there 
to meet with you and hold you 
and find new memories we can share

Sleep evades me
Most every night
Words fill my head
When I turn out my light

When I close my eyes
The poetry demon enters my head
So I stay awake all night
Writing instead

I close my eyes
Finally sleep envelops me
I start to dream
I dream poetry

Then when I wake
And open my eyes in the morn
I write about my dreams
And some poems are born

One
Two
Miss a few
Six ate seven
Nine ten

Pour me a big glass of whiskey
Open a big can of beer
Let the alcohol loosen my brainwaves
And let the drunk poet appear

Mi eys don't sem to be wrkn
As I,mmm lokig downnn AT&T; my yay screen
Theee drunkkk pots taking mi overr
Ifff yu kno wat I mean

I looked at your profile
Are those your eyes
I could swim in them forever
Like the never ending skies

They say our eyes
Are windows to our soul
I could dive in your eyes
Like a never ending pool

I look in your eyes
I see my inspiration
Beauty is the eye of the beholder
I behold you are amazing

I liken your eyes
To two diamond bright stars
Are you truly from our world
Or do you come from mars

Do people born on earth
Ever have eyes like you
Your my mirage in my desert
I know this much is true

It was a pleasure
To look into your eyes
Thank you elsa
You win first prize

I,ll never forget
The day that I cried
It was August the sixteenth
The day Elvis died

I could,nt believe it
It couldn't be true
The king could,nt die
He was just forty two

He gave us three decades
Out of his four
Thirty three films
And records galore

After all that he gave us
We still screamed for more
Till fame took its toll
And they found him on the floor

Elvis sings in heaven now
While Gabriel blows his horn
The angels rocking in the clouds
And a legend has been born

He had a wife
And a daughter too
And now he,s left the building
We all feel moody blue

Everybody
Has an unfinished work
A loss of inspiration
A dark day or night
When I do
I sign out and return on a better day
An unfinished poem of mine is not unfinished
It is just a work in progress

I sent my fish a swimming
In the Fallopian sea
Some swam better than others
One reached the end of his journey

And now the joy of joys
And much to my delight
I found out my girlfriends pregnant
She took a test tonight

So it's all about baby planning
Picking baby names for a girl or a boy
Buying cots and pram blankets
And the odd baby toy

Doing out the nursery
Will it be pink or blue
Can,t wait for the scan
To see what colour to do

Maternity clothing
Hospital visit or two
Morning sickness
raging hormones too

In nine month it,ll be all over
We,ll be holding a girl or a boy
Sleepless nights and ***** nappies
Is,nt parenthood a joy

I was sitting in the gutter
Wearing worn out clothes
My pockets were empty
Except for the holes
My shoes took in the rain
And let out my toes
Everyone would pass me
With a turned up nose
But they don,t know my story
They don't know how it goes
People would pass
With a frown on there face
Say look at that drunk
He,s such a disgrace
But I haven,t been drinking
Not since that dreadful night
When I turned the car over
And the petrol caught alight
My wife and two kids
We're asleep in the rear
They did,nt stand a chance
Yet I was thrown clear

See I was once just like them
I had a wife and two kids
But they died in a car crash
And my life'***** the skids
They still keep on passing
Some throw an odd nickel or dime
Why do they pay me
Cos they don,t know my crime
So I sit in this gutter
Day after day
Just passing my loneliest
Hours away
Sometimes I cry
Sometimes I pray
That death will come for me
To take my pain away
For I don,t fear death now
I,ve made him my friend
Cos he can take me up to heaven
To be a family man again

Feeling down
Look around
Realise I,m not wanted anymore

Five and a half year
Of loving care
Then the closing of the door

The tears I cried
Cos her love has died
No looking  back to the past

Like a fool
I thought love was forever
But good things never last

To prove I love you
I,m gonna leave
Give you the freedom you need

You won't see my tears
Or hear me cry
You won't see my heart bleed

I,ll live in hope
Till the day I die
Reliving every memory

Hoping and praying
One day you,ll forgive
And bring your love back to me

As I pour the last dregs out the bottle
Drink up then stagger to bed
In the seconds before my eyes close
Your image invading my head

Then I wake and your lying beside me
Tears of happiness from my eyes stream
As I realise that we're still together
And it just was a terrible dream

So I kiss you while you are still sleeping
And I gaze happily at your sweet face
And I wrap my arms softly around you
As I realise I,m in the best place

We went today
For our gender scan
To find out our babies ***
Hello there little man

Now we saw  you
On the scan
Your no longer an it
Your actually a man

Time to go shopping now
That we know what you are
Little blue jump suits
Little toy car

No pink dresses
Or doll toys for you
Action man figures
And boys toys will do

So hello little Bentley
Hope you like your name
And though your not a girl
We love you just the same

Congrats to my lovely lady Clare
Thanks babes ***

made a lot of mistakes
but i,m learning fast
time to exorcise
the ghosts of my past
theres a rainbow on my horizon
an end to all my pain
no more ghosts will haunt me 
ever again 
new roads to travel
new friends to meet 
time to look for happiness
to stretch my itchy feet
i,ve come to a crossroads
on my dusty track 
left right or forward
i aint going back
got the wind on my back
and the sun on my face 
gonna keep on walking 
till i find a happy place
were tears are distant memories
and heartaches are banned 
i,m gonna keep on walking 
till i find this wonderland
holes in my shoes 
blisters on my feet 
still walking still looking 
but i wont admit defeat
one day i,ll find my heaven 
and be happy at last
and finally say goodbye 
to the ghosts of my past

I don,t believe in god
Or the man in the sky
And if you listen closely
I,ll try to tell you why

I read about the things he did
To give us a better life
But how can I believe it's true
When there's so much trouble and strife

If I was god
For even just one day
And I could perform a miracle
I,d take all pain away

No one would starve
No one would die
No one would go hungry
No one would cry

No one would fight
No one would ****
We,d all have a place to live
There,d be no blood to spill

I,d undiscover the atom bomb
And nuclear weapon too
If I was god
This and more I,d do

So me being mr average
Just a mortal man
How can I believe in a god
Who does,nt when he can

I joined hello poetry
About a month or two ago
I thought I might be good
But I really did,nt know

But I read poems by some members
And I had to think again
Some of them were brilliant
And used a golden pen

It,s filled with bards
With Shakespearean skill
I,d love to write like them
Maybe one day I will

Some already published
And a lot of them should be
And amongst the literary geniuses
Sits little old me

Writing my own poetry
That simply don,t compare
But they say god loves a trier
So I put my work out there

Maybe if I,m lucky
One or two might take a look
But I know in self confession
It will never make a book

So to everybody out there
Who does amuse and entertain
And gives me inspiration and the courage
To try and try again

I humbly kneel before you all
With my plastic ball point pen
A mere literary beginner
A fool amongst learned men

debbie dear debbie 
you dont quiz my friends 
this is the day 
our friendship ends 
if you had something 
you needed to know 
why didnt you ask me 
i wud of told you so 
who i sleep with 
wat i do 
really has nothing 
to do with you 
the person you asked 
i aint even met 
but she is the best friend 
i got on the net 
and wen you hurt my friends 
and make them cry 
thats wen the time comes 
we must say goodbye 
so take care debbie 
hope all your dreams come true 
i wish you all the best 
i really do 
gonna delete you off my facebook 
now ive told you why 
take care of urself debbie 
adios and goodbye

Thinking of you pat
On this special day
Rest peacefully in heaven
Enjoy your birthday

We  remember fondly
The birthdays before
And sadly regret
We can,t share no more

Your deep in our thoughts
And missed every day
But even more so
On your birthday

Look over gods shoulder
Keep watching the sky
We bought you birthday balloons
And we all let them fly

We filled them with memories
And sweet thoughts of you
Happy birthday sweet pat
We all miss you

So though your not with us
And heavens your new home
We think of you always
Your never alone


Happy birthday pat. R.i.p

Its fast approaching
Valentines day
So my darling Clare
I,d just like to say
I love you with all my heart

Valentines day again
Our fifth together
Love you more with every year
I,m so glad were together

I,ll get you a big card
And a cute little cuddly toy
Just to say I love you
And I,m glad to be your boy

I,ll fill it full of verses
And hearts and kisses too
I,ll even write a sloppy poem
To prove my love is true

So never leave me darling
I don,t know what I,d do
If I had to spend my valentines day
Without my love so true

So happy valentines day
And thanks my darling Clare
For giving me a valentines day
That me and you can share

I just read some poems
By the harbinger of nightmare
I was really quite impressed
If I,m honest and fair

I love reading poems
And do whenever I can
And mr harbinger of nightmares
Your a very well versed man

Reading your poems
Is like looking in my head
But I did,nt write them
You did instead

So mr harbinger
Please leave my brain
Your poetry is amazing
It,s driving me insane

I hope you don,t mind
If I follow you
Cos I really admire
The poems that you do

Thanks for the invite
To look in your brain
Just keep on writing
Again and again

I wonder,
When my life clock stops,
And my heart no longer beats.
When the worms feast on my rotting corpse
Or the flames burn the flesh from my bones
Will I travel the up or down escalator of life

Will I go to heaven
Or will I go to hell
Only god
Or the devil can tell

I guess it depends
On the life that I led
Whether I,ll burn in hell
Or wear a halo on my head

When I die
And I,m no longer there
To be frank and honest
I doubt that I,ll care

Your members cheered me up
When I was feeling down
I turn to your members
When inspiration can,t be found
I find comfort when I,m writing
And solace in some of yours
Your hello poetry site
Has opened many doors
So thank you hello poetry
And to all who choose to write
I,m really pleased
To be part of your site

Some people say
Men are,nt supposed to cry
But that's a load of crap
And now I,ll tell you why
I watched the champ
And at the end when he died
Something  strange happened
I broke up and cried
I cried and cried
At another film too
A fault in our stars
It broke my heart in two
So don,t you believe it
When you hear men don,t cry
Cos one weepy film
Puts tears in my eye
Guess I,m just a softy
But shhh don,t tell anyone
Cos men ain't posed to cry
Guess I,m just an odd one

I don,t hate you
I loathe your belief
To ****** people
To cause so much grief
How can it be the norm
To relish in the pain
Say no to terrorism
Again and again
To live by the sword
And swear by the bomb
I,m sorry to disagree
But it really is wrong

I searched the highest mountains
I swam the deepest sea
In search of inspiration
That freely eluded me

I looked in every library
I searched in every book
But you were good at hiding
You were never we're I,d look

I searched the deepest darkest caves
Took a rocket to the moon
You,d found a brilliant hiding place
But I knew I,d find you soon

Then one day I decided
To search for you know more
Then like a little lost puppy
You came knocking at my door

I found my inspiration
We're I never thought he,d be
In the one place I did,nt look
Right inside of me

I looked for the words
I searched high and low
For the words I would say
So you and only you would know
That I loved you so
I love you Clare
But you already know
That's why you ignore me
And tell me to go

Hello peeps
I,m back again
Bathed in sorrow
Swathed in pain
For a while
I was lost
I,m found again
Despite the cost
I lost my pen
Down my settee
When it was gone
I was,not me
But now I,m back
I feel at home
I live to write
Another poem

I remember our first kiss
Was it really so long ago
When our lips first met
I knew I never wanted to let you go

A million kisses later
And it still feels the same
I still get the butterflies
When you whisper my name

We carved our names on that sapling
Laughed like it was a joke
Now where that sapling stood
Is a fifty year old oak

So many bridges
We built then we burnt
Some good times some bad times
We can,t say there were,nt

But as we grow old together
Like so many people do
I realised I still feel the same
As when our love was new

So when our life clock stops ticking
I hope it's mine that stops first
Cos a life without you
Just could,nt be any worse

It's easy to say I love you
But what does I love you mean
The answer is ever so simple
Your the best girl that I,ve ever seen

It's easy to say I love you
It's only 3 words after all
You make me feel like a giant
Before you I felt so small

It's easy to say I love you
Like I,ve said a million times before
It gets easier the longer I,m with you
And I,ll love you forever more

It's easy to say I love you
Cos my heart doesn't,t beat without you
It's easy to say I love you Clare
Cos deep down I truly do

So remember each time that we argue
And we both say things we should,nt say
That it's easy to say I love you
Cos I will till my dying day

What would the world be like
If we all had the same names
If we all had the same thoughts
If we all played the same games
If we all agreed on everything
And we all ate the same food
I guess we,d lead a humdrum life
It would,nt be very good
It's good to be different
To have different points of view
It's good to be me
Is it good to be you?
I think the glass is half full
You think it is half empty
We won,t agree on everything
But we will agree on plenty

its so hard 
to watch you suffer
you gave me life 
my sweet mother 
to see the pain 
in your face 
feeling so hopeless 
cos i can,t take your place
what will i do 
when your gone
i,ll remember the times
you made me strong
i,ll remember all the love 
over all the years 
a loving mum
who always cares
i,ll cry you a river
it will break my heart
for i hoped and prayed 
we,d never part
through all my tears 
and all my pain 
i know in my heart 
we will meet again 
so keep your loving arms open 
smile a smile only a mother can give 
till the day we meet in heaven 
i,ll remember as long as i live 
the sweetest mum 
that walked the land 
you earned the right 
to hold gods hand 
look out for me mum 
like you always used to do 
cos when my time on earth is done 
i,ll surely look for you 
 
i love you mam  xxxxxxxxxx

I used to have a puppy
His eyes were big and brown
He messed upon my carpets
And knocked my ornaments down

He ate my favourite slippers
He chewed my armchair too
But I miss my little puppy
I really really do

If only I,d been more careful
Remembered to close the door
I,d still have my little puppy
That I have,nt got anymore

I still have his little collar
And his dog chews in the drawer
Still see his little scratches
On the back of the kitchen door

I thought of getting another dog
With a cute little face
But I used to have a puppy
That no dog could replace

So if you,ve got a pet
Please look after and take care
Cos I miss my little puppy
Now that he,s not there

learning concepts
is the place to be
to do all your courses
or get an up to date c.v
cos some people out there
really want jobs
not everyone on the dole
are all lazy slobs
so what brings me here
working so hard
i want to pass
for a new cscs card
cos my last one ran out
a month or two ago
and i need a new one
to employers to show
cos getting a site job
is really hard
in fact you have,nt got a chance
without a cscs card
so here i sit
put boredom to rest
write for two weeks
and then pass my test
then its thank you learning concepts
then a site job for me
with money in my pockets
and a bit of dignity

People think it's easy
Being on the dole
But it strips you of your dignity
And slowly destroys your soul

It's not all tabs and alcohol
And pub crawls everyday
There's no designer clothes
It's primark all the way

It's farm foods or herons
For your weekly shopping too
Forget your marks and Spencer's
There just to dear for you

Your mates who work are clubbing
And pulling all the lasses
Your stuck at home with four cheap cans
And cups instead of glasses

You smell of pound shop aftershave
You use bic razors too
You wipe your *** on newspaper
When you go to have a poo

So when you say life on benefits
Is really quite a breeze
Walk a mile in my holey shoes
Before you call me please

To every1 who knew her
She was simply little pat
But to all of us who loved her
She was so much more than that

She was our sunshine
On every rainy day
She had an enigmatic smile
That brightened the darkest day

Of all the stars in the universe
The brightest in a midnight sky
We're dark in comparison
To the twinkle in pats eye

Of all the wonders of the world
The greatest one of all
Is how god gave a heart so big
To somebody so small

To know pat was to love her
And so many people did
Pat could Be a grown up
Or even be a kid

I,ll never forget
She came to ours one night
And pat and all the kids
Had a silly loom band fight

They flicked them back and forth
One hit Her in the eye
She shouted ow you ******
I laughed enough to cry

We will never forget her
As long as we live
She lives on inside of us
What a gift to give

So rest in peace in heaven pat
Ride your scooter on gods golden cloud
For you,ll always be our little pat
You really done us proud

I love you
You love me
Will you marry me

Mistakes
Everybody makes them
Some more than others
To admit a mistake
And to learn by it means that mistake was,nt made in vane
If you get bit by a crocodile
You will be wary of them in the past
And you won,t get bitten again
Look back on your mistakes and amend them
Life is too short to make to many mistakes

i,d pluck the stars
from out the sky
and place there twinkle
in your eye
i,d give u the dust
from a butterflies wings
i,d search the world
for special things
i,d give my last
and a little bit more
i,d walk a million miles
just to knock on ur door
i,d give u a shoulder to cry on
and always a hand to hold
a small ring with a diamond
and then a band of gold
every minute
of everyday
you,d know u were special
in everyway
cudnt promise you 4ever
but its wat i,d be aiming for
you,d always get my best
and even a little bit more
i,d give you my everything
and all you have to do
is learn to love me
the way that i love you

My girl thinks I,m crazy
Or maybe even worse
Cos my head is filled with poetry
And I love writing verse

I write her love poems
Filled with beautiful word
She laughs in my face
And says that I,m absurd

But I don,t really mind
I love her free will
And no matter what she says
I go on writing still

Maybe one day
I,ll write a poem she loves
About football or knitting
Or white turtle doves

About Catherine Cookson books
Or a peter Andre song
Canal boats in Venice
Or a trip to hong kong

About dance moms
Her favourite tv show
I very much doubt it
But I guess you never know

So I keep going
And with every word
I,m beginning to wonder
Am I really absurd..????????

nobody will ever hurt me again
my heart was once
an open door
i fell in love so easily
but not anymore
had enough of misery
had enough of pain
made my mind up
nobody will ever hurt me again
if that means being lonely
and sleeping by myself
then thats the price i,ll have to pay
so leave me on the shelf
its not like i,m a prize boyfriend
got no money got no car
i cant even sing
and i dont look like a pop star
if i spend the rest of my life
sitting all alone
and crying everynight in bed
in my sad little home
dont pity me
or my sadness and pain
just remember how lucky i am
cos nobody will ever hurt me again
till the next time (****)

I used to watch the news
Morning noon and night
No news for me anymore
It just gives me a fright
It's always bombs or murders
That seem to make the news
IS the world really that depressing
It ,s giving me the blues
A car went in the water
Six people were inside
Five of them perished
One baby survived
Do I rejoice for the baby
Then weep for the rest
Listening to the news
Puts your morals to the test
So I stopped watching and listening
To the news three times a day
Cos no news is good news
Or so some people say

I read your comments
I do agree
That you are you
And I am me

I don't tell fibs
My poems are true
I fell off a roof before
Have you ever fell too

Roofing is a dangerous job
As are some other jobs too
And I,d just got two words 4 the spellcheck
Thank you

I,m not as bright as others
As you already know by a mile
So I really got to ask you
What is a pluviophile??

I learnt a lesson
So immense
Poetry does,nt
Have to make sense
Some of the meaning
You can only understand
If your the one who wrote it
With that pen in your hand
For I haven,t walked in your shoes
And you have,nt walked in mine
Yet sometimes you stir me to emotion
Poetry,s so divine
So to all the poetry writers
And to those who have,nt yet
Pick up your pens
You can do it I bet

If you,ve something to say
Don,t squeak like a mouse
Roar like a lion
Bring down the house
If its the truth you are speaking
Make sure you,re heard
Roar like a lion
With every word
A truth softly spoken
Just does,nt ring true
Roar like a lion
Let people hear you
There's no greater sound
Than a lions roar
So roar like a lion
And speak the truth evermore

Do the blind of the world
See no evil
Do the deaf of the world
Hear no evil
Do the dumb of the world
Speak no evil
If so
Take these senses from me
As long as I can smell the wonderful scents of the world
And hold the hands of the people I love
I would be truly happy

dear mr postman
send my mothers day card to heaven
cos i lost the most important woman in my life
she died when i was 37

she really was amazing
a good mum and wonderful wife
she grew me like a flower in her womb
she blessed me with a life

50 years have floated by
like a feather on a summer breeze
so take my mothers day gifts to heaven
postman wont you please

i think of her so often
i miss her more than words could say
and without my mother by my side
it wont feel like its mothers day

i look back fondly on my childhood
and the love my mother gave to me

the tears she dried
the the plasters she applied
the food she fed
the stories in bed

the advice she gave
for being my slave
for teaching me the rules
walking me to my schools

for my college fees
my first house keys
for the loving care
for always being there

i,m eighty seven now
and i still fill with sadness and gloom
but i know i wont live forever
and i,ll be in heaven soon

to sit by the side of my mother
to share on her special day
to thank her for the life that she gave me
and wish her a happy mothers day