Layers of defences to defend you
Prayers of pretences you pretend you
Darers of suspense still suspend you
In the core, the kernel
Beneath the efficacy
Which needles alone can reach
Soothsayer we lent for you to lean on
Mystic we meant no not to mean on
Pilgrims we sent only to be seen on
In the deep, in the subterranean
In the unfathomable
Which only the needles can reach
Windmill
Barbed wire, broken fences
Irregular stone walls
Set against a blue sky
With a mist of silver bullets
About to pounce, or plummet
Wings of calculated dimensions
Listen to the wind, love her
For her energy, love her for her calm
And on this cold winters day
Love her for the warmth
She brings to those from fallen ground
Turn now and turn again
Show off your wares
Flaunt your infinite beauty
Set against a blue sky
With a drift of silver bullets
About to pounce, or plummet
Load off my mind, unburdened
I try to be kind
For certain
Cheque books I've signed at the final curtain
I try to remind
For certain
Mountains I've climbed from Boston to Burton
I still try to find
For certain
Clay pots to grind when putting the skirt on
I still have desires
For certain
The uneven road twists and turns
No long-shot horizons
Foreshortened views overtaken
The benefit of past experience
While looking backwards
Disturbs the forward thinking
Year on year, generation after generation
Only chance changes
The significant outcomes
That, and the determination
The will to win, the desire to succeed
Even against adversity
The uneven road
Sympathetically
Follows the contours
Of natures curvature
Therein lies her hidden beauty
Her undiscovered depths
Frozen windscreen, warm bed, car radio
I think of you
Gentleness, kindness, generosity, beauty
With such words
You take your time to bind me
As I think of you
Fog settles in the valleys, fog drifts on the hilltops
The engine purrs
Regular, synchronised, good timing, efficient
The automotive elixir
Takes the road from under my feet
I drift and I dream
Warm bed, soft pillars, waiting for daybreak
I think of you
Secure, calm, tactile, serene, vivacious
With these such words
You are bound beside me
As I think of you
 |
| Available at Amazon |