Cassandra Knew
I’m waiting though impatiently
but don’t know what I’m waiting for.
A high state of expectancy.
I’ve often felt like this before.
I think I am a sensitive
who’s blessed or cursed with second sight.
I hope for something positive.
But I foresee a tragedy.
Something that is yet to be.
Heavy responsibility
Though I may know I cannot say
who would believe me anyway?
I sometimes wish that I was blind
to pictures forming in my mind
but now I have become resigned.
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Enemy
I owe no man, no man owes me
Exactly as it ought to be.
I pay hard cash for what I buy.
There is a simple reason why.
I will not pay expensively
for things I buy impulsively.
I do not need the latest style
I find that if I wait a while.
That fashion change and prices fall
I can resist the siren call.
Of T.V. adverts telling me
that I can have all that I see.
By spending on my credit card,
but I am always on my guard.
I have no debts that worry me
at nights I can sleep peacefully.
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Tourist not Tuareg
I have visited the lands
where no sign of green is seen
I have walked the desert sands
where the Nomads roam between
the oases which they know
Secrets that they do not tell.
As they wander to and fro
by hidden ways from well to well.
I don’t know how they navigate
A total mystery to me
but I can appreciate.
They see signs I do not see.
Adapted to their habitat,
they have learned to live an thrive
They deserve respect for that
ability to survive.
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Unexpected visitor
From my back window I espy
a stray soap bubble passing by.
From whence it came I do not know
but carried by the winds that blow.
I saw it dancing in the air
a sight which was beyond compare.
I only wish I was as free
as the soap bubble I can see.
The bubble goes where the wind blows
until it bursts I must suppose.
It had no choice when it was blown
but venture into the unknown.
I watched.it ‘til it disappeared
carried by a wind that veered
and took it high into the sky.
It had no time to say goodbye
but I was glad to see it go.
So when it burst I would not know.
31-Jul-08
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Effluvium
Silent but deadly in effect
some one has farted quietly
There is no way we can detect
just which one of us is guilty.
The lift is carrying six of us
and everyone looks innocent
Nobody wants to make a fuss
but everyone is discontent..
The lift cuts out as usual
and tempers now begin to fray
We try to keep it casual
but someone is compelled to say.
It’s bad enough to be confined.
Without this stench I would not mind
Six frozen faces all agree
but one is smiling secretly.
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The Knights Tale
A dirty night without
a dirty Knight within
I entertain no doubt
The dirty knight will win
the naïve maiden’s heart.
She’s ready for romance.
He’ll play the lovers part
most grateful for the chance
to satisfy his lust
and at no extra cost.
Betray the maidens trust.
Her innocence once lost
can never be replaced.
She has lost, he has won.
She is no longer chaste.
The Knight will travel on
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The scent of success
I wandered lonely as a cloud.
Perhaps because I had B.O.
I was not welcomed in the crowd.
But no one ever told me so.
Until a friend took me aside
and whispered to me quietly
with distaste he could barely hide.
You trouble is you smell you see.
I thanked him for his honesty
although the truth was hard to bear.
I did not see how this could be
because I bathe myself with care.
I bought a new deodorant
with which to combat my B.O
Now I smell rather elegant.
The ladies think I’m nice to know.
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No Thanks! !
There is no way I’d like to be
somebody else: I quite like me.
I’ll never be a household name
but I am happy just the same.
Content to be ordinary
by no means a celebrity.
I have no wish to seek great fame
to me that is a foolish game.
I know my limits and accept.
I have no reason to expect,
that Lady Luck will smile on me
There is no reason I can see.
Why she should, although she could
or so I’ve always understood
The lady’s known for her caprice.
Although she does not always please
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Blinkered
Am I run mad that I believe?
In things that others cannot see.
I do not wish you to relieve
me of divine insanity.
I can reject reality
it holds but small allure for me.
I much prefer my fantasy.
My dreams that others cannot see.
Although you doubt my sanity.
That does not mean you are correct
The things I see you cannot see.
You are too frightened to accept.
Your mind is closed you do not see
Remove the blinkers from your eyes
and see the fairies everywhere.
All I can do is sympathise.
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Much Needed
The night draws near now day is done.
Blue shadows lengthen on the ground,
the traffic noise is almost gone.
The ticking clock the only sound.
The children safe and snug in bed.
I have some precious time alone,
I try to read but drift instead
into a small world of my own.
Where I am young and innocent
without responsibility.
There I can please myself content
I need consider only me.
I wake up with a sudden start
adjusting to reality
Adopt again my real life part,
and say goodbye to fantasy.
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