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Unpolished Ink Jan 2021
We are all a part
of a universal whole
each living soul
is connected
unless directed
to be disconnected
war breaks the chains
until all that remains
are the crosses we sow
where flowers used to grow
Unpolished Ink Jan 2021
A fish
does not want to be on your dish
for it to be obtainable
it needs to be
sustainable
Unpolished Ink Jan 2021
Music the folder
and holder of sound

Rhythm the binder
that winds it around

Lyrics are papers
where meaning is found
The prompt was rhythm-so I kind of got stationery into my head
Unpolished Ink Jan 2021
A tiny trickle of sand
passing through
the fingers of your hand
that's an hour
just a shower
of amber grains
what remains
of a once mighty boulder
much older than time
it has heard midnight chime
many times
the tick tick tock
of the clock of eternity
and now it embraces modernity
slowly wearing away
day by day
hour by hour
as a shower of sand
in the palm of your hand
The prompt was hour
Unpolished Ink Jan 2021
The little knot
you know the one
it's tied
deep inside
been there for about a year
made up from fear
sometimes you hardly feel it
other times we can't help but reveal it
hard to hide
it's a gradual downward slide
to living with the constant stress
and listlessness
that boredom brings
when our wings
have been stilled
and we are constantly filled
with hope for a time that may never come again
and yet we remain
sane but still tied
by that little knot inside
I am a natural rhymer, for which I see no reason to apologise. Sometimes I just need to express it in rhyme like a child it gives me comfort.
Unpolished Ink Jan 2021
Fiery molten reds and flaming pink to make the birds weep in the trees

emerald greens and lapis blue to shame the sky,  so bright that we could never hope to see them with the human eye

Dragonflies are coloured with wonder
Dragonflies see colours that the rest of the world cannot hope to imagine
Unpolished Ink Jan 2021
Pile them up
stack stone on stone
hold each one
bone on bone
feel the rocks
between your fingers
rough and smooth
the feeling lingers
weigh each pebble
in your hand
lift it from the shifting sand
let it fall from where it came
to a rock it's all the same
one tiny part of an endless game!
Rocks are patient!
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