THEY PAID ME A VISIT ONE SUNNY DAY,
IT WAS TIME FOR A WARNING SO THEY SAY,
THE CAR WAS OLD BUT UPHOLSTERY SMELLED NEW,
CLOTHES AND HATS OLD - FASHIONED, MANNER TOO;
THEY SAID IT WAS BEST IF I KEPT MY MOUTH SHUT,
PREFERABLE, ADVISABLE THAT I DIDN'T MAKE THE CUT,
SUPPOSING THAT I JUST IGNORED THEIR THREATS,
ON MY SURVIVAL, YOU WOULDN'T WANT TO MAKE ANY BETS,
WHO WERE THESE MYSTERIOUS GHOSTLY FIGURES?
FIGMENTS OF IMAGINATION, PARANORMAL BROTHERS?
IT WAS UNCERTAIN IF THE MYSTIQUE WAS NECESSARY,
MORE LIKE, THAT COULD NOT BE CARRIED OUT IT SEEMRD TO ME,
HOWEVER, I MIGHT BE WRONG BECAUSE THEY CAME ALONG,
AND JUST AS I SEEMED TO TOUCH THEM - THEY WERE GONE.

I WROTE AN ESSAY - THEY GAVE ME A NINE,
YOU COULD USUALLY TELL WHEN IT WAS ONE OF MINE,
YOU HAD TO KEEP IT SHORT, KEEP IT SWEET,
A BEGINNING, MIDDLE AND END MADE IT NEAT,
THEN THERE WAS THE MAGIC, MAYBE SOMETHING
TRAGIC AND FINALLY A REALIZATION - THAT'S IT,
IMAGINATION IS BORN FROM MADNESS AND
MAYBE A LITTLE SADNESS - UNDERSTAND
PATHOS, THE POWER OF EXCITING TENDER EMOTIONS;
WHAT WAS SOFT BECOMES HARD, SUDDENLY
YOU HAVE THE RICHNESS, EXPERTISE OF A BARD,
NOW WHEN YOU COME TO THE END, LOVE WILL TRANSCEND,
LIKE CONTROLLED PASSION, THERE IS NO DEVIL,
GOODNESS WILL ALWAYS TRIUMPH OVER EVIL.

THE SHADOW ON MY TEA CUP WAS STILL THE SAME,
YOUR BEAUTIFUL FACE HAD NOT CHANGED SINCE YOU CAME,
THE AFTERNOON SUN BISECTED THE CURTAINS,
FILTERED BREEZE HUNG AND THE TIME HAD MADE NO GAINS;
BUT MY MIND IS STILL THINKING HOW NICE IT WAS,
YOUR SMILE, YOUR MYSTIQUE AND I LOVED YOU BECAUSE,
THE GARDEN DOORS DID NOT MOVE TO HALT THE VIEW,
A RED BUTTERFLY HUNG AS THOUGH BORN ANEW,
I WONDERED IF I COULD REACH OUT, TOUCH YOUR HAND,
BUT ALL MY LIMBS WERE MOTIONLESS LIKE QUICKSAND,
HOLDIG ME, SCOLDING ME FOR DISTURBING THE STILL,
WOULD THIS EVER END OR JUST CONTINUE TILL,
THERE WAS NO EMOTION, TEARS OR CONSTANT PAIN,
THE SECOND-HAND ON THE CLOCK STARTED MOVING AGAIN.

WHERE CAN YO'U FIND SUCH 'FEARFUL SYMMETRY?'
IT WAS TRUE THAT THE LINES CAME TOGETHEIR
BUT YOU WONDERED WHETHER THE POWER WAS
THERE OR CAME FROM A SOURCE BEYOND OUR OWN;
IF I HAD THE POWER, I'D EAT YOU UP,
CONSUME YOUR ENERGY, MAKE A MYSTERY,
PUT MY PAWS TO A GOOD CAUSE, BECAUSE
I WAS MADE TO DEVOUR MY PREY, SO THEY
SAY THAT I'M ON A ROLL, I'LL TAKE YOU WHOLE;
IT'S TIME TO SLEEP AWHILE - CLOSE MY LARGE
LUMINOUS GREEN EYES, MAKE A FEW SIGHS,
PUSH AT THE AIR AS THOUGH I'M CATCHING
AN INVISIBLE FLY, DREAM OF SUNNY GRASS
BE WARY OF MY RHYTHM WHEN I COME TO PASS.

ALL  WILL  BE  REVEALED,  IF  NOT - THEN
THERE  IS  NOTHING;  GIVE  ME  THE  TUNNEL
WITH  WHITE  LIGHT  AT  THE  END,  LIFT
MY  SPIRIT  WHICH  LOVE  WILL  TRANSCEND,  
LET  ME  SEE THE  DUST  ON  THE  LIGHTS,
NOW  THAT  I'VE  RISEN  TO  NEW  HEIGHTS,
BY  ASTRAL  PROJECTION,  MY  RESURRECTION  
IS  COMPLETE - FROM  UP  HERE  EVERYTHING
LOOKS  SO  NEAT, SPREAD  OUT  ALL IN  ROWS,
I'M  FLOATING  ALL THE  TIME BUT  NO  ONE  KNOWS
WHERE  WE  MIGHT  FINALLY  REST  IN THE  END,
I  COULD  TELL  YOU  BUT  PERHAPS  I'LL  JUST  PRETEND
THAT  I'M  STILL  IN  MY  BODY  LYING  PROSTRATE,
BUT  TO  TRAVEL  AGAIN  I  JUST  CAN'T  WAIT.

THE COLOURS WERE GRAINY BROWN AS YOU WENT DOWN,
THERE WERE DARK MARKS ON THE BACK LIKE A HALFWAY FROWN,
THE HILLS UNDULATED WITH BEACONS FOR ALL TO SEE,
A REMINDER AND KEYNOTE SHOWING WHERE YOU WANTED TO BE;
PERHAPS THERE HAD BEEN NO RAIN FOR A LONG TIME,
BUT WHEN IT CAME, WAS LIKE A LONG LOST FRIEND OF MINE,
IN TORRENTS, WAITING FOR SO EVER IT COULD NEVER HAVE BEEN
LIKE THIS BUT WHOSE TO SAY WHEN YOU DON'T KNOW WHAT YOU MISS;
YOU DON'T KNOW IF IT'S ENOUGH TO SATISFY YOUR THIRST,
AND WHEN DO YOU LAUGH - MAYBE ONLY WHEN IT HURTS,
ONLY WHEN IT'S NOT OVER, YOU RETURN TO THE BEGINNING,
IT'S ONLY REALLY GOOD, HELD IN LIMBO, WHEN YOU'RE NOT WINNING;
YOU WERE TOLD TO GO FOR IT - ACHIEVE A ZENITH BY ALL MEANS,
BUT WHEN YOU WERE DRY, YOU REALIZED IT WAS A FIGMENT OF YOUR DREAMS.

THIS LIFE OF OURS - ALL IN OUR IVORY TOWERS,
IS ANYONE LISTENING TO OUR PRAYERS?
LET''S SAY, YES - THEY ARE; SO YOU SAY - SO WHY
IS NOTHING HAPPENING? IT IS HAPPENING -
IT HAPPENS EVERY DAY - THAT'S WHY WE PRAY;
I'M ONE DAY OLDER TODAY - STILL KEEPING ON,
PERHAPS WE SHOULD ASK SOMEONE ELSE,
THE SOLUTION TO OUR PROBLEMS - THE COUNCILLOR;
SHE ASKED ME: 'WHY DO YOU LOOK DOWN AND NOT
MEET ME EYE-TO-EYE,' I SAID THAT I WOULD TRY,
'ARE YOU HAPPY AT WORK?'
'NO, I AM NOT - PEOPLE IRK ME AND ANNOY ME,'
'ARE YOU IN A GOOD RELATIONSHIP?'
'NO, I AM NOT - NOTHING IS GOING RIGHT,'
'IS YOUR FAMILY OK,'
'NO, THEY ARE NOT - SEEMS TO BE A NEW PROBLEM EVERY DAY;'
'STOP - WHERE IS YOUR MINDSET, WHERE IS YOUR FOCUS,
LOOK WITHIN YOURSELF AND RIISE ABOVE THESE THINGS,
TELL YOURSELF YOU'RE HAPPY, GIVE YOURSELF LOVE,
WHETHER IT BE TRUE OR NOT IT'S ALL YOU'VE GOT
TO GIVE YOU STRENGTH AND TELL YOUR INNER SOUL;
WE'VE BEEN WHERE YOU ARE - YOU'RE YOUR OWN STAR,
THERE'S NO ONE LIKE YOU, NO ONE CAN TOUCH YOU,
YOU'LL BE AMAZED AT WHAT GOD'S GIVEN YOU - YOU NEVER KNEW - DON'T KEEP TELLING YOURSELF THAT THERE'S NOTHING I CAN DO - WRONG!! SO WRONG.
YOU TELL ME THAT 'I DON'T KNOW WHAT IT'S LIKE - I DO!
WHAT RIGHT HAVE I TO TELL YOU ANYTHING IF IT'S NOT TRUE?
GO ON, PROVE ME RIGHT - GET YOURSELF YOUR OWN LIFE.

IT HAPPENED WITH AN ARGUMENT,
A SUDDEN SCORE AT ANY SPORT,
THEN THE WEATHER'S TURNING NASTY,
NOT GOOD IF YOU'RE THE WORRYING SORT,
MY SKIN WAS CLEAR - NOT A SPOT IN SIGHT,
THEN A SUDDEN RASH GAVE ME A FRIGHT,
THERE WAS NOTHING I COULD DO TO STOP
A FIGHT, THERE WAS NOTHING I COULD
DO TO STOP THE BALL GOING OVER THE LINE,
SUDDENLY YOU'RE NO LONGER A FRIEND OF MINE,
NOW IT'S STORMY WHEN ONCE IT WAS FINE,
THERE WAS NO WARNING, NOT EVEN A SIGN;
I REMEMBER THE RUSH, DUST ON THE HORIZON,
I KNEW THAT GOD WAS ALL I COULD RELY ON.

SOMEONE SAID 'THAT: 'I DON'T LIKE THE WAY YOU EAT,'
YOU'RE THE NICEST PERSON THAT I COULD WISH TO MEET,
NOW I HEAR PEOPLE ARGUING ABOUT SHOWER GEL,
ASHTRAYS, NOT ANSWERING THE PHONE AS WELL;
PATHETIC REALLY, EVEN THOUGH I LOVE YOU DEARLY,
WE SEEM TO GO THRO' ALL THIS NONSENSE YEARLY,
WHY DON'T WE EACH GET A ROOM ON OUR OWN,
THEN THERE WOULD BE NO MORE NEED TO MOAN,
NO MORE WORRIES ABOUT DRINKING AND SMOKING,
LIPSTICK ON YOUR TEETH - I WAS ONLY JOKING,
CLOTHES ALL OVER THE PLACE, A MASK UPON YOUR FACE,
IMPATIENCE WHEN WE CAN'T EVEN FIX A NECKLACE;
TO THINK THAT HALF OF US WILL NOT LAST TOGETHER,
TRIVIA BECOMES IMPORTANT - BEYOND ENDEAVOUR.

THERE WAS OTHER WORK TO DO - FOR ME AND YOU,
PEOPLE TO HELP, RESCUE FROM MAKING RASH DECISIONS,
TO LIFT THEM UP WHEN THEY'D FALLEN DOWN, TO MAKE SURE
THAT EVERYTHING WAS TICKING OVER NICELY AND IN PLACE;
YOU DON'T BELIEVE IN ANGELS - DO YOU BELIEVE IN LIFE?
YOU'RE HERE - NOT AN ACCIDENT - YOU'RE FOR ALL TIME,
YOU'RE SACROSANCT, BESPOKE - BUILT TO WITHSTAND ANYTHING;
TIME FOR THE WEEKLY MEETING AGAIN - 'WHAT HAVE WE
GOT TODAY? NORTH KOREA, IRAQ, AFGHANISTAN AND SYRIA,
WHEN WILL THEY EVER LEARN - I COULD DESTROY THEM ALL
AND MAKE THEM BURN - BUT THAT IS NOT THE ANSWER,
I CREATED THEM AND THEY WILL BE ACCOUNTABLE TO ME,
THEY CAN NOT CHEAT BY DYING - ONLY SUCCEED BY TRYING
TO BE AS THEY WERE INTENDED - REAL MEN - GO TELL THEM.'

THE  CHILDREN MADE ME IN AN ICY LANDSCAPE,
WITH HAT AND SCARF, GLOVES AND BUTTONS, LEFT TO GAPE,
I WANTED TO JOIN THEM - BECOME A HUMAN BEING,
ONLY THEN, WITH SOME PROPER COTHES,MY LIFE WOULD HAVE MEANING,
I COULD RUN THRO' ****-FROSTED BUSHES WITH GAY ABANDON,
RACE ON A SLEDGE, THROW SNOWBALLS, PLAY AT RANDOM;
PERHAPS MAKE LOVE LIKE THEY DO BEFORE I MELTED AWAY
BECAUSE I WILL NEVER COME AGAIN SO THEY SAY
THAT WINTER MAKES PEOPLE CUDDLE CLOSER TOGETHER,
SEEKING WARMTH AND CLOSENESS DURING SNOWY WEATHER,
MEANWHILE, I PEER THROUGH RIME- LADEN SPIDER'S WEBS,
PALE SUN ILLUMINATES ICY BOUGHS, STEAMING, TIME EBBS
BUT STANDS STILL SO THAT YOU CAN NOT HEAR A SNOWFLAKE FALL
ONLY SEE YOUR DESTINY AND WHITE MAJESTIC TREES STANDING TALL.

IT WAS TRUE WHEN I MET YOU, THERE WAS NOTHING I COULD DO,
TO STOP FALLING IN LOVE WITH SOMEONE LIKE YOU,
IT WAS TRUE THAT YOU COULD BE HAPPY WITH SUNSHINE,
BUT MOST WOULD BE ENVIOUS OF A FRIEND LIKE MINE,
TO PICK ME UP WHEN I'M FEELING DOWN, ALWAYS
THERE TO REMOVE A FROWN - SUCH COMFORT IS RARE TO OWN;
NOW, THAT SUNSHINE WAS INSUFFICIENT FOR THE SOUL,
ONLY A FREE SPIRIT COULD MESMERISE AND EAT YOU WHOLE;
SOME THINGS CHANGE YOUR LIFE FOREVER, AND WHETHER
THEY BE GOOD OR BAD - IT'S THE ONLY LIFE YOU'VE EVER HAD,
YOU MAY WISH TO CHANGE WHAT'S GONE BEFORE - WHAT FOR?
IT WAS YOUR DESTINY TO MAKE MISTAKES AND WHATEVER
IT TAKES TO GET BACK ON TRACK - THERE'S NO TURNING BACK,
I'M HAPPY NOW AND THERE SEEMS LITTLE THAT I LACK.

YOU  CAN'T  STOP  ME - I'M  GOING  TO  PUBLISH
BY  WHATEVER  MEANS  POSSIBE - JUST  YOU  SEE,
IT'S  NOT  TOO  MUCH  TO  ASK - I  DON'T  WANT  FAME,
THERE'S  NO  ONE  LEFT  TO  BLAME  -  ONLY  ME;
I  WASTED  TIME - YOU'RE  NO  FRIEND  OF  MINE,
AND  WHEN  IT'S  DONE  I'LL  TELL  YOU  HOW  IT  WAS,
I'LL  TELL YOU  WHAT  YOU  HAVE  TO  DO - NEVER
MIND  RANDOM  HOUSE,  OLYMPIA  OR  ANY  OF  THEM,
SUCH  A  RELIEF  TO  DO  SOMETHING  BEFORE  I  GO,
BEFORE  TIME  RUNS  OUT,  BEFORE  MY  LAST  SHOUT;
EVEN  THEN  I  WILL  NOT  BE  FAZED  -  I  KNOW
IT  WAS  GOOD;  I  KNOW  MY  SOUL  WAS  POURED  OUT,
WHAT  HAVE  YOU  DONE - IS  THERE  ANYTHING  TO  CRY  ABOUT?
NO,  THERE  IS  NOT,  I'M  HOLDING  A  COPY  IN  MY  HAND.

IT WOULD BE NICE TO LIVE IN A FOREST - NO ONE ALONGSIDE,
OR ABOVE OR BELOW, NOW THE SPACES ARE WIDE,
NOW I HEAR NO TAPPING, ONLY THE WIND IN THE TREES,
TO ACHIEVE PEACE IS ONE OF LIFE'S MYSTERIES;
BOTH SIDES OF THE FENCE ARE MINE - NO DISPUTE,
IT'S WONDERFUL TO GO DOWN A DIFFERENT ROUTE,
NO MORE SILLY REMARKS, NO BLOCKED DRAINS,
NO STUPID ARGUMENTS EVERY TIME IT RAINS;
'DON'T YOU GET LONELY LIVING OUT THERE,' SOMEONE SAID,
'NO, WE DON'T,' WAS THE USUAL REPLY FOLLOWED BY A SIGH,
EVERYTHING WAS FINE, WE COULDN'T WISH FOR MORE,
DON'T HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT A NEIGHBOUR BEING A BORE,
DON'T HAVE TO THROW THE BALL BACK OVER THE FENCE,
IT'S AMAZING HOW MANY PEOPLE LACK COMMON SENSE.

THEY CAME TO THE MARSHES WHERE THE WIND BLEW THE REEDS,
WHERE THE DRAGONFLIES SKIMMED AND THE HERON FEEDS,
WINGS FLAPPED, HANDS CLAPPED AND FISH DARTED LIKE FIRE,
OF SUN FLASHES AND SHADOWS, UNSEEN GHOSTS - YOU COULD NOT TIRE;
CAUGHT IN A NET - MY FREEDOM IS CURTAILED,
TO REMAIN AT LARGE I HAVE FAILED AND BECOME SMALL
IN THE SCHEME OF THINGS - NO LONGER, 'LORD OF THE RINGS,'
BUT THERE IS A GAP I CAN HEAD FOR - AN ESCAPE TO THE SKY -
YOU MUST ENJOY YOUR LIFE = PROMISE ME YOU'LL TRY,
PROMISE ME YOU'LL HELP OTHERS IF I LET YOU GO,
PROMISE ME TO SHARE AND SHARE ALIKE YOUR SHADES OF INDIGO,
OTHERWISE I'LL CATCH YOU AGAIN WHEN YOU'RE RUNNING SLOW;
WHEN THEY WENT - EVERYONE WAS SETTLED = ONLY AN 'ADMIRAL'
WHO HAD LOST HIS PARTNER WAS SO SAD WITH IT ALL.

WHAT'S YOUR IDEA OF UTOPIAN BLISS?
A PASSIONATE EMBRACE TOPPED WITH A KISS,
OR SIPPING A BRANDY AND SMOKING A CIGAR,
ON A WARM SUMMER'S EVENING UNDER A STAR,
AS MUCH AS WE MIGHT LIKE THESE EARTHLY PURSUITS,
WHAT HAPPENS WHEN WE NO LONGER HAVE ROUTES
TO EMBARK ON PLANES EXCEPT IN SPIRITUAL LANES?
SOME MAY SIT AT THE RIGHT HAND OF GOD
BUT WHAT EMPLOYMENT WOULD SUCH AN INDIVIDUAL HAVE?
PERHAPS THERE'S THE BUSINESS OF HELPING OTHERS DOWN HERE
BECAUSE CERTAINLY CAN'T BE MUCH FLOATING UP THERE,
EXCEPT COMING BACK TO A NEW STATION AFTER REINCARNATION,
IT WON'T BE VERY LONG BEFORE WE ALL FINALLY KNOW
WHAT EVERTONE'S BEEN HUNTING FOR - HIGH AND BELOW.

IF THERE'S NOT MUCH TIME LEFT, IT MUST BE A SHORT STORY,
JUST ENOUGH TO INCLUDE LOVE, HEARTBREAK, GEOGRAPHY AND HISTORY,
THE LOVE OF PEOPLE, HEARTBREAK IN BETWEEN - YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN,
NOW GEOGRAPHY DESCRIBES THE DUST DOWN THE ROAD, HISTORY - WHERE YOU'VE BEEN;
IN THE BEGINNING, GOD MADE ME AND YOU ( NOT YOU AND I ),
THE WEATHER WAS FAIR AND THE STARS WERE IN THE SKY,
THERE WERE NO SERPENTS, NO PROBLEMS WITH FORBIDDEN FRUIT,
EVERYTHING IN PLACE, BODIES WITHOUT BLEMISH, FACES KINDA CUTE,
THERE HAD TO BE AN OCCUPATION - MAYBE LAND TO BE PLOUGHED,
FOOD TO BE GROWN, HARVEST GATHERED AND IDLENESS NOT ALLOWED;
PROCREATION FROM DAY ONE AND AMAZINGLY NO BROTHERS ARGUING,
HOWEVER,NO PLASTIC PEOPLE - MINDS OF THEIR OWN, BARGAINING,
LOVING, LAUGHING, CRYING WITH PLEASURE IT WOULD SEEM,
IT WAS A SHAME THAT IT JUST TRANSPIRED TO BE A BEAUTIFUL DREAM.

IT WAS A PITY TO SPOIL A SUNNY DAY,
TAKE THE SUN OUT OF THE SKY SO THEY SAY,
THAT YOU CAN NOT QUELL A SPIRIT EASILY,
OR BELIEVE THAT YOUR LIFE DOESN'T RUN BEAUTIFULLY;
YOUR SOUL MAY BE LIFTED, WARMTH ON YOUR BACK,
THE RETURN OF SUMMER, NOTHING YOU MAY LACK,
DON'T LOOK HEAVENWARDS TO IMPROVE YOUR STATION,
IT'S RIGHT HERE WAITING TO GIVE YOU INSPIRATION,
LOVE IN THE WINTER, LOVE IN THE FALL,
SPRING LEAVES YOU CAREFREE - NO DISSENT AT ALL,
YOU MAY SEE NO LINING, NO SIGN OF REPRIEVE,
REMEMBER THE HOLIDAY YOU DIDN'T WANT TO LEAVE,
I'VE TAKEN THE WARM, BLOWN DOWN THE STORM,
THERE'S NO MORE SPACE FOR CLOUDS TO FORM.

I  WILL  BE  WITH  YOU  ALWAYS - YOU  MUST  BELIEVE,
YOU  HAVE  NO  CHOICE  AS  I  LISTEN  TO  YOU  GRIEVE,
THE  ROSE  PETALS  HAVE  BEEN  WASHED UPON  THE  GROUND,
YOU  WILL  NOT  HEAR  ME  MAKE  ANY  FURTHER  SOUND;
THIS  IS  NOT  MAUDLIN - A PREOCCUPATION WITH  DEATH,
THE  PRAYERS  HAVE  BEEN  READ, EVERYTHING HAS BEEN SAID,
YOU HAVE GIVEN ME GREAT LOVE, ALL I EVER WANTED;
WHEN YOU FEEL  SOMETHING BRUSH AGAINST YOU - IT WILL BE ME,
JUST RAISE A HAND AND SQUEEZE THE ZEPHYR BREEZE GENTLY,
I WILL DANCE AROUND YOU AND SLOWLY RUFFLE YOUR HAIR,
YOU CAN'T SEE ME BECAUSE I SHALL NO LONGER BE THERE;
WHEN YOUR LIPS BECOME DRY, YOU WILL KNOW THAT I HAVE GONE AWAY,
DO NOT WORRY, LAUGH A LITTLE, BECAUSE I WILL RETURN ANOTHER DAY.

EVERYTHING  IS  TAKEN  CARE  OF  YOU  SEE,
THE  UNKNOWN  SPIRIT  LOOKS  AFTER  DESTINY,
WHERE  AM  I  GOING,  WHAT'S  TO  BE  DONE  NOW?
THERE  ARE  ONLY  SOME  THINGS THAT  GOD  WILL ALLOW;
PART  OF  ME  WANTS YOU BACK BUT  YOU  CAN  NOT  COME,
THE  THOUGHT  OF  NOT  HOLDING  YOU  LEAVES  ME  NUMB,
WOULD  YOU  LIKE  TO  STAY  IN  THE  PHOTOGRAPH?
DOES  IT  HURT  JUST  SO  MUCH - ONLY  WHEN  I  LAUGH;
I'VE  WRITTEN  IT  DOWN,  NOTHING  WILL  GO  AWAY,
I  REMEMBER  THE  WORDS,  WARMTH,  LOVE,  EVERYDAY,
I  CAN  NOT  GRIEVE,  ONLY  PERCEIVE,  UNDERSTAND,
IT  WAS  YOUR  TIME,  GOD  DID  NOT  WANT  TO  MAKE  IT  MINE,
HE  MADE  US,  HE  SHAPED  US,  LIKE  YELLOW  GOLD,
FOR  ONCE  IN  MY  LIFE,  I  FINALLY  DO  AS  I'M  TOLD.

THERE IS ONLY ONE NEW YEAR ALTHOUGH OTHERS MAY DISAGREE,
TIME WAITS FOR NO MAN, ONE CALENDER, NO MYSTREY,
YOU CAN HAVE YOUR MAGIC IF YOU WISH, YOUR WAY, YOUR CULTURE,
ONLY GOD INVENTED THE SUN, MOON AND THE STARS TO BE SURE
THAT EVERY THING WAS IN ORDER, SPACED OUT AS IT WERE;
'THE DAYS ARE GETTING LONGER MY DEAR,' SOMEBODY ONCE SAID,
'THE EARTH IS TILTING ON IT'S AXIS,' BUT NOT TAKEN AS READ,
THERE IS RESOLUTION - EVERYTHING IS CLEAR ABOUT EACH NEW YEAR,
NO ONE CAN CHANGE IT ALTHOUGH YOU MAY WISH TO PUT YOUR CLOCK BACK OR FORWARD, IF YOUR RESTLESS - FEELING BORED;
HOW CAN YOU HAVE NO SEASONS - THERE MUST BE REASONS
IF YOU'RE NEAR THE EQUATOR - IT'S PART OF GOD'S LAW;
WHEN DECEMBER IS GONE, WE SHOULD DO WELL TO REMEMBER,
A GREATER POWER THAN US WILL CONTROL TIME FOREVER.

A BURNING SPIRIT WHOOSHED FROM WITHIN ME,
THE THINGS I WANTED TO DO MYSTERIOUSLY,
SAME AS YOU DO WE LAUGHED ACROSS ALL,
THINGS HAD CHANGED - A DIFFERENT HAT IN THE HALL;
I TOOK THIS HAT AND WENT OUT INTO THE RAIN,
EVERYTHING WAS POSSIBLE - THE PAST WOULD NOT COME AGAIN,
I KICKED A BALL AND I SCORED A GOAL,
A SMILE THEY SAY WAS GOOD FOR THE SOUL,
I SAID 'HELLO' TO EVERYONE I MET,
THE JELLY WAS SET, I DIDN'T NOTICE I WAS WET,
MY MIND WAS CLEAR, AMAZING AFTER MANY A YEAR,
YOU SAY YOU CAN'T BUT YOU CAN ENGAGE ANOTHER GEAR;
MAYBE I REALIZED THAT SOME THINGS HAD BEEN WRONG,
WHEN I WENT HOME, MY WIFE SAID: 'WHAT TOOK YOU SO LONG?'

WILL IT BE THE SAME? WILL I STILL BE THE ONE
THAT GET'S THE BLAME? WILL I SHOOT MYSELF IN THE FOOT
AGAIN AND 'THROW THE BABY OUT WITH THE BATH WATER?'
IF YOU COULD DO IT ALL OVER AGAIN - WHAT WOULD YOU CHANGE?
ACCIDENTS COULD BE PREVENTED, FAILED MARRIAGES NOT INVENTED,
NO NICOTINE AND LITTLE ALCOHOL WOULD JUST BE ROUTINE,
NOW WATCH YOUR DIET - THINK TWICE BEFORE YOU TRY IT, DON'T FORGET
THE EXERCISE, LIMIT YOUR WEIGHT - IT'S YOUR BODY THAT YOU DON'T WANT TO HATE; FORGET ABOUT OBSESSION - THERE'S NO REASON FOR DEPRESSION AND IF YOU HAVE A FAMILY - HOLD ON TO WHAT YOU'VE GOT BECAUSE THERE'S NOTHING ELSE MORE LIKELY THAN NOT; THE HARDEST THING
OF ALL IS HAVING TO WITHSTAND SOME OF THE HUMAN RACE,
I DON'T LIKE YOUR PERSONA OR YOUR FACE,
BUT JUST THINK CAREFULLY - IS THIS RIGHT, BEFORE YOU PACK YOUR SUITCASE.

' THE  LEAVES  ARE  TURNING  MY  DEAR,'  IT  WOULD  APPEAR
THAT  I  LOVED  YOU  IN  THE  SUMMER  TIME,  AUTUMN  TOO,
WE HUDDLED IN THE WINTER, SPRING WHEN ALL WAS NEW,
I LIKED THE SCARVES AND HATS & PLENTY OF 'THIS & THATS,'
NOW YOU'RE COVERED IN LAYERS, I CAN'T SEE YOUR  FORM,
I KNOW YOUR CURVES, YOU'RE WARM FROM WHEN YOU WERE BORN,
WHEN THE SUN COMES, YOUR GENEROUS ARMS ARE SEEN,
I LOVE TO LOOK AT YOU IN COLOURS BLUE OR GREEN,
WE ARE IN SPIRIT, KNOW EACH OTHER WELL, STILL MAGIC,
KNOW WHAT WE'RE GOING TO SAY, AMAZING GRACE, I CARE
ABOUT YOUR EVERY MOVE, BUILD SPACE, TAKE TIME OUT,
I KNOW ANSWERS - NOW I UNDERSTAND WHAT LIFE'S ABOUT;
IT'S ABOUT EVERY MOMENT - THEY MAY NOT ALL BE FINE,
BUT WHEN I SEE THE LEAVES FALLING, I KNOW YOUR MINE.