grandad Poetry (43)

I’ve just seen a ‘flying saucer’ honest, speeding ‘cross the sky.
I knew it was a ‘saucer’ because the pilot was a funny looking guy.
He had a smile upon his face as he looked when passed me by.
I gave him a wave with both my hands and signalled him to stop.
But he just waved back and winked at me with that one enormous eye.

As the setting sun retreats and darkness embraces the horizon.
Lonely Venus rises playing hide and seek with the moon.
I contemplate this troubled world so full of hurt and pain.
Is it not within our capabilities to thwart advancing doom?

We stand before an abyss that will envelope all we have,
Our selfish needs to quell, this World she cries in vain.
Yet even still her bounty does she give with no reserve.
If only we could suffer not those tears this Earth to stain.

All things die for that we know but what to follow is unknown.
Is this our promise for this life we live, a hole beneath our feet?
Or could there be a better place which eyes have never seen.
I fear for those with shallow minds, what future we may meet.

When I see the ‘1’
I realise that there is but one God and he lives inside of me.
When I see the ‘2’
I think of the two people that brought me into this life, my Mother and Father.
When I see the ’3’
I see three brothers, Bob, Phil and me.
When I see the ’4’
It reminds me that I have four beautiful Daughters.
When I see the ’5’
The five Children whom I know that I am their father.
When I see the ’6’
I add a ‘nought’ the number of jobs I’ve had, I think.
When I see the ‘7’
I think of my seven Grandchildren who mean the world to me.
When I see the ‘8’
I’m reminded of the eight types of medication I take in a day
that keep me alive.
When I see the ‘9’
The years I’ve lived away from my family.
When I see the ‘10’
I see those ten little friends I’ve had over the years, my Pets.
Five dogs, three budgies, a love bird and a ferret.
When I see the ’Jack’
It reminds me always use one when changing tyres.
When I see the ’Queen’
I see my only true love my soul mate.
When I see the ’King’
Of course there is only one, ‘Elvis’.
When I see the ‘Ace’
Then it’s the same as number ‘1’.
Finally the ‘Joker’ need you ask?
There are ’Four’ suits in a pack, the number of suits I’ve ever owned.
‘Thirteen’ cards in a suit, If that number falls on a ‘Friday’ then I don’t go out.
‘Fifty two’ cards in a pack, the number of women I’ve ‘loved’ (I wish).
Add all the spots on the cards, there are 365 the number of ‘women’ I wished I’d loved.
So you see my friends, by always carrying a ‘pack of cards’ with me I should be able to stave off
‘Senile dementia‘.

Does your life compare to a box of chocolates,
a bowl of cherries or a walk in the park?
Or do you see it as an endless uphill climb.
a constant struggle maybe just a loosing war?
Are you forever giving in to others demands,
feeling insecure and often left in the dark?
Being taken advantage of when you’re feeling low.
All your emotions just dashed to the floor.
When you try to fit in to the world around you,
do you feel like a million piece jigsaw?
Never really being accepted always left in the box,
to gather dust with the lid firmly closed.
Love seems to avoid you at every turn,
false promises given then fade once more.
Is your life just like this can you honestly relate?
Then you’ll know exactly how I feel I suppose!

Did you just come from Heaven above,
to steal this heart of mine?
Or from another galaxy and conquered
space and time?
I thought that I would never feel,
these feelings deep inside.
But since you came into my life
no longer can they hide.
If I could only show to you,
in a sentence of one line.
The only words that I could say,
Please be my Valentine?

A dream of you I had last night.
While you slept beside me.
You were in a wedding gown.
Looking beautiful as can be.
But where was I nowhere in sight?
You were marrying a clown!
Then I awoke and I could see.
That I’m a clown, you were right!

Poetic rhythms this heart in words transcends emotion.
Impossible feelings neither quill nor ink this virgin paper stain.
Yet one inspires this world to know of love’s devotion.
How then pray will I convey such love for which I pain?

To search, this soul goes forth on lips a prayer to guide.
From ocean deep the mind confused intent on revelation.
Seek not mortal words that will from temptation hide.
Lest meanings falsely shield from truth loves affirmation.

Lost in doubt the truth engulfed my heart from seeking weeps.
Where concealed these words my love to prove for all to know.
Neither love lives not by phrase of hand nor a word to utter speaks.
But with this hearts endearing beat this love will ever flow.

Earthquakes, hurricanes and floods catastrophes’ them all.
Is Mother Nature warning us or just banging her head against a wall.
The pain she’s feeling deep inside is tearing her apart.
We haven’t heard a word she’s spoken not from our very start.
Plundering her bounteous gifts with no consideration.
Everybody is to blame each and every single nation.
It can’t go on this reckless folly for all will soon be gone.
Until we learn to compromise our end will surely come.
Divisions will destroy us and ignorance as well.
We are all Gods children let’s not send them all to hell.

A thousand miles between us separates our love.
Across the wires and airwaves we found each other.
Amidst our lonely lives sheltered from emotions.
Someone healed our wounded hearts someone from above?

It seemed impossible at first how could this surely be.
We couldn’t see each others face or even hear our voices.
Yet in just a while a fire was lit and our love burst into flames.
Then I knew we had to meet for this was our final destiny.

Why wait a lifetime with all its ups and downs and many complications.
Living a lie over many years with all the heartaches and pain.
With that fateful vision of ‘deaths door’ forever coming closer.
I then find my soul mate at last for how long is speculation.

Maybe a day, a month or a year how long in this life none can know.
But to spend however much time in each others arms will suffice.
For I know in my heart now that we’ve met all of eternity waits.
We’ll now be together life after life and our love will stronger grow.

Behind an icy mist I see a moon so full and bright.
Hanging in the starry sky a wanderers guiding light.
The frost draped fields turn a ghostly hue.
Trees cloaked in varying shades of blue.
Ice crystalline diamonds fall from above.
Touch my face like kisses sent from the one I love.
With prayer I turned towards the light.
Shine not on me but her tonight.

Words of heartfelt emotions evaporate like morning dew at sunrise.
Were they all in vain, drifting towards a slow and embittering demise?
The love that traversed time and space awakened senses now departed.
All that remains a heart once whole but now completely shattered.

Drained of all emotion I sought the solitude that only death can give.
Why need to roam these paths I feel no purpose, reasons left to live.
Life was but a journey of sorrow with a scattering of fervent desire.
Torn away in a moment and discarded as scorched ashes from a fire.

I can’t go on, this lonely road holds but nought cold emptiness and pain.
All feelings spent in tireless search for loves embrace that never came
Farewell this world no pity shown just one more step then I’ll be home.
And with that dawn maybe a new horizon I’ll walk towards but not alone.

If love be the poet’s hand compose immortal words to write.
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If love be the maestro with wings sweet music takes to flight.
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If love be the diva’s angelic voice with heavenly chords delight.
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Then for you my love so great would these leave out of sight.


If love be the rainbows when droplets fall in vivid colours dress.
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If love be the spring time flowers do seek the warming suns caress.
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If love be the waves when greets the shore bow down in gratefulness.
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Then for you my love so great would these diminish none the less.


If love be the moon and stars above that illuminates the sky.
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If love be the clouds on summer breezes as un-sheared sheep drift by.
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If love be the voice of angels their singing praises him on high.
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Then for you my love so great like these will surely never die.