Near a green hollow where a ditch runs
it lies off road: grassy fronds toss
shade back towards the sun’s
rays that  fall on cushioning moss.  
Hit by a passing vehicle - I surmise…

A badger, mouth open, jet hair
bathed in blue water cress
seems asleep, white blazed, unaware
of clouds and wind’s caress.
On closer look  - a grim surprise…

Like a stroller taking a rest,
its nostrils uncloyed by scents.
Motionless. Laid out on its chest.
In its right side are two red rents.
Lead-shot peppers the entry wounds.

TOBIAS

Within me is a heart
pleading and true:
a man forced apart
willing to free you.

Remembering our life,
recalling fifty years
as man and wife
eroding in tears..

From this illness
turn from pain:
you to stillness
revived again.

Bring your mind
home - a release
safe once more
in Hearts-ease.

TOBIAS

Definition of Hearts-Ease in
the language of flowers: Peace of mind.

Two souls sundered
while coming to life:
formed as two bodies.
created as Twin Flames.
yet drifted apart,
still destined to meet.

Longing always:
feeling the torment
of separation.  
Getting weaker
in time and distance.
Each passing second
incomplete without
the precious  Other.

Like a missing
piece of a puzzle
finally in place.
We meet
We merge
into One.
At last again
united - Forever

TOBIAS

Holding on to you
so tight - a dream.
Unable to part
with this love,
My joy is endless.

On life’s  path ahead,
all I can see is,
myself  with you.
Let  Winter winds
blow cold...

...come Spring
They’re old
and we are new.

Missing you:
knowing of
your  sensual
accomplishments,

Surely we will
become reunited,
until then
this  love
will grow
truly,
eternally.

TOBIAS

“Attention! For those desiring body
Re-construction.  You can be on the
way to a new You. Now thanks to a
range of  cosmetic techniques,
your true beauty is unlocked”.
Dr. Hiram Shapemgood.

Take my mate’s girl friend - answered the advert:
she’s a cosmetic surgeon’s dream:
Botox rid the wrinkles round her eyes
and Lipo-Suction smoothed her cheeks.

Then the talk was all about
her saggy, thin lips: a  Trout Pout
soon  transformed them into
tasty,  luscious smackers.

She just had to get a Nose Job.
a Chin Lift followed that.
Neck Fat Transfer was a bargain
and banished unwanted floppy bulges.

For the sake of body proportion,
A **** Job next: had them reshaped:
made pert with silicon implants
firmer, fuller, lifted, enhanced.

As for her abdomen – The Tummy Tuck.
Buttocks augment? – The **** Lift,
Hips reshaped. Thighs trimmed.
Knees, calves, and ankles re-contoured.

She loves herself the way she is
and swears it’s all worthwhile.
As for him? She who once was toned, elastic,
he reckons might as well be Barbie Doll plastic.

TOBIAS

It used to frighten me
as a young farm worker
that the bull would break out.

I would take my blanket
and in practice play
the matador’s moves

It was my way
of countering my fears
of a horned charge in the night.

It never came
but being ever ready
I slept always on guard.

TOBIAS

When I arrive at The Pearly Gates,
I will still be troubled by
the one thing in life I never
really understood. I mean
the second Theory of Relativity.
My nightmare is that St. Peter
is not on duty the day I die
and I seek entry.
He will have, I hope, passed
on the usual questions....

...all of which I have sure-fire
prepared answers,
to one of his locum guardians.
Hope it’s not Albert Einstein.

TOBIAS