Moving On

I'm moving on and forward now
Into spheres unknown,
I'm trying to find the strength somehow,
To make it on my own.

I'm starting with a chapter new,
A fresh page in my life,
I've had to become an adapter, who
Was once a loving wife!

I'm struggling hard to find a way
To come to terms with pain,
An throughout all the crying, pray
That I will smile again.

I'm moving on and forward now,
And hope time will be kind,
Lifting my lonely spirit somehow,
For eventual peace to find.

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My Escape

Looking out towards the horizon
I dream of my escape
Freedom beckons me

I have in my view a different world
A world with a different format
A view so opposite
to the one I have at the moment

But how to escape

Not easy when I have commitments
Things I can't leave behind
but can't take with me either

What a stalemate!

Perhaps it was just a hope,
an idea with no foundation,
a self analysis

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A Widow

A lonely pebble on a distant beach,
A castaway, tossed out of reach.
A solitary burden on this earth left,
A wanderer now, and so bereft.
A double act, once upon a time,
A feeling I'm not worth a dime.
A widow, struggling all alone,
A life instantly turned to stone.
A waif, a stray, lost and forlorn,
A heart so hurt, fragile and torn.
A someone once, a no one now,
A resolve to make it through somehow.
A faith, that life won't be in vain,
A trust, that in heaven we'll meet again.

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A Memento

I opened up a Bible, and there between the pages,
A rose had been secreted, it must have been there ages,
I wondered who had so placed it, displaying still its magenta red,
For remembrance perhaps, or a memento, sweet petal's carefully spread.

I tried to imagine it fresh and new, all that long time ago,
And observing it, quite suddenly, my tears began to flow,
I left it in that Bible, it wasn't damaged in any way,
Knowing someone else would find it, when they felt the need to pray.

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My Life Complete

An Angel turned and smiled at me with such a gentle face,
Her eyes they sparkled like the stars that shine in outer space.
Her raiment’s were of gossamer and glowed so radiantly,
I was amazed, what a surprise, her blessings were for me.

‘I’ve come with messages of love’. she said, with voice so sweet,
And whilst listening to her singing, I felt my life complete.
She rose up into the heavens, so swiftly did she fly,
That a trail of golden stardust was strewn across the sky.

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An Abundant Light

When the sun breaks through the sombre clouds,
It's as if all the hells' own darkest shrouds,
Have suddenly been lifted from the eyes,
And one finally perceives, limitless skies
Alive with such an abundant light,
As if all the Lord's most powerful might
Has blazed its way, from his heavenly home,
To form a huge and spacious dome,
Across this world, our precious earth,
A wondrous sight, of such vast worth
That it inspires us in an amazing way,
His laws to know, his words to obey.

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Such Delicious Wine

A melody rang out across the breeze,
and tinkled like a bell upon a sleigh.
It boosted up my soul and lit the day,
making me smile, its notes sang out to please.

The tune reverberated in my mind,
so sweet, that its refrain I wished to hum.
As if upon taut strings I’d gently strum,
fusing us both together, thus entwined.

This melody was nectar to the soul,
a pouring forth of such delicious wine,
That I was overcome with dreams divine,
a pleasure that did make my spirit whole.

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Within The Waves

Along vast beaches the rippling tides
to strong stone promenades duly proceed.
Taking with them pre-washed shingle that glides,
in a to-and-fro act of endless speed.

The sea bombards the shore, hour by hour,
churning up polished granules in its wake.
Myriads of grains feeling its power,
pile thus against a high concrete windbreak.

Forces within the waves, one cannot quell,
no one can calm the waters constant flow.
It is an endlessly repeated swell,
like music in ‘moto perpetuo’.

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A Treasure Sought

A pyracantha heavy with berries red,
Climbs strongly from the flower bed,
And radiates a warm cheerful sight,
Its rich fruit, a hungry bird's delight.

A massive show in blood coloured hue,
Suspended there for nature to bestrew,
Abundance found, a treasure sought,
Such juicy fare autumn's season brought.

Fine sustenance for a long winter's chill,
Our feathered friends can now feast at will,
On flesh coated seeds, with thorns to protect,
Aliment hung before them, a tasty prospect.

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Smile At Me

Can't you just smile back at me
When I send a smile to you,
Why is it that your lips are tight
And seem so frosty blue,
Can't you let your mouth just raise
Both sides a little bit,
Or is it that my face just doesn't,
In your mind, quite fit.
If you would smile, your face would be
A very handsome one,
And I believe that you and I
Could have a lot of fun,
But until you give a welcome grin,
There's nothing I can do,
Except, when you look across at me,
I'll keep smiling back at you.

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