Each night I lose all that I have,
Each day it is returned,
Preserved with care just as it was;
Not mangled, scarred or burned. Continue reading
Monthly Archives: August 2014
Twenty-Four and Two-Thirds
My apologies for the delay, I have completed my course of antibiotics for my eye problem, then was on holiday in England for two weeks. Today is my wife’s birthday, here is this year’s poem:
Twenty-Four and Two-Thirds
Twenty-four and two-thirds old is not so bad to be,
Especially when most of that has been spent here with me.
I’ve seen you at your very best, I’ve seen you at your worst
I’ve seen the way you always work to put all others first.
All the chaos and the noise that you’re forced to endure,
All the troubles and complaints and annoyed demands for more
You deserve far better than we give you every day,
So we thought we’d try to gladden you in another way. Continue reading
Caleb and Sara
Two of my friends got married today, here is a poem I wrote them for the occasion (the ‘ornament’ was a chocolate fountain) :
Caleb and Sara
Two gleaming souls have made a choice
To become one today,
But how this union came about?
I really cannot say.
I’m sure they would quite happily
Recount the tale for you;
Of smiles and hints that something more
Than friendship was in view. Continue reading