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Michael John Dec 2024
other people´s faults
appall me-
says lily-

(or is it the word?)
mine however pale
into trivia..

impatience
pathological meaness
cowardice..

in the great scheme of
things-
those tiny sweet cymbals

(going ding...ding..)
eg spelling
another thing..

ii

my old man was a
generous sort
he walked into his local
and bought everyone a drink..

and he gave me what he
promised
i touched his dead hand
it was very cold..
Michael John Dec 2024
inbetween the bars
is joy
the clef the key

freedom stalks..
it is simple or
genius..

it is life
it is death-
round and round

it goes..
universe of  sound
and meaning..
Michael John Dec 2024
hamsters are not known
for their care free boating
proclivities

they prefer to go round
and round-essentially-
land-lovers..

i travelled with one
he liked spaghetti
i recall his first

glimse of the sea-o-
little eye
evening star..
Michael John Dec 2024
the theme to tales from
the riverbank-set me alight
it is a study from the classical period
put ambition in my heart-

i can´t recall-but it lasted a life-
time..giuliani or carulli..
hammy hamster on his boat
sailing happy..
Michael John Nov 2024
i
i

i put on a set of strings on
my birthday-very fiddley
my guitar is kind of part  of me
i know a cliche but everyday

i love and carress her-she is named
paloma-not the kind of task
that is to be attempted-****** or
drunk..

really it is a mine-field..but if
you want a litany of complaint
look no further..
her pure wing..ruffle-she is old..

my dove..battered and broke
my little bird o
golden sun
another year..

ii

strings have deteriated
perhaps not in quality
but in presentation..

i berate the seemingly
loss of pride
and one is a little short

every generation..
is bought and sold
i deal with it..
Michael John Nov 2024
playing music joins
the dots
or fills the void
(an ink blot blown..)

i imagine it the same
mind set as meditation..
unifys the self..
(a smile for a frown..)
Michael John Nov 2024
something issac said has
slipped my mind
there was a time i could
multi-task but now i
can sing..

music i received upon my
birthday
at the begining of a new
decade i said
now i will play..
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