Penetrates physical appearance,
Realises the flaws,
Accepts them even when unchangeable,
And colours them with strengths.
Beauty lies in the eyes of love,
Love from within,
Looks attract but don't keep the fire burning,
Love does.

I set out one fine day
Along life's endless highway
Where I plainly thought that
I could travel on it my way

Until the day I ran into
A beggar who I thought I knew
Who carried with him a special gift
One he was willing to let loose

He gave to me the gift to try
No need to ask or question why
Take it with you, you're bound to find
How it changes others lives

The only condition he said to me
Is that I give it out freely
To those with no hope along the road
To all the lost and needy

There and then I soon found out
As I went from town to town
The special gift he'd given me
Was the one of self

I gave to those who did not earn
A lesson I was soon to learn
It's best to give and to mean it
When there's nothing in return

This gift I found helped those around
And most of all I did find out
I can not lie to my surprise
It mainly helped myself

i took some time to think
and what it is i thunk
double time inside my mind
is i don't think enough

whether on this side of smooth
or the other side of rough
is mostly what i thought it was
when it was i thunk

when i'm on the brink of think
my mind in overdrive
thinking what i thunk i thought
is what i thought this time

mercy sakes alive
goodness gracious please
now that i've thunk all of this out
why do i even think

If parents are the roof
Grandparents are the floor

The willow hangs,
drapes the ground,
dances to a tune
unheard in the hum
of cars and lorries,
in the commotion of
people passing in a
hurry, barely noticing
anything more than the
phones tapped with
fingers & thumbs.
But I notice,
I see it all,
the dance on display,
the symbol of sanity
I need today.

There exists a place on earth
Where one can find true peace
A place away from stress and pain
A place where all of it will cease

For some, it's near the ocean
That a calm can always be found
The waves carry all the stress away
With that familiar relaxing sound

The coolness of the water,
And the warmth of sunny rays,
It doesn't take very long at all
Before the world melts away

For others it's the forest
That sets their mind at ease
The world feels completely still
When you're surrounded by tall trees

The air somehow feels calmer
It smells remarkably fresh
Some birds tweet in the distance
And your thoughts again can mesh

So often we get caught up
In the worries of the day
We forget to worry about ourselves
And take some time away

So whether you go alone
Or with someone you hold dear
Make sure to find the time you need
To make your head feel clear