Ornery:

Man and boy I have tended this land

wept when it was barren and bare

cheered when it was ripe and giving

walked corner to corner

and gazed upon furrows long

Ive harvested in sun golden and pure

toiled in cold sleet and rain

without beg or demand

then that given

I'am but a simple man making his means

asking for nothing 

that cannot be gained by hand alone

led my steers to plough on

awaiting the planting season

with great expectation

when the river ran dry

or the rain fell to hard

I picked myself up 

and dusted myself down

fought the odds 

held the tears

but bled into this soil

clutching the leather reins so tight

to make it another day

were I my family lived 

in Gods free land

and yet lurking was the farmers friend

awaiting to foreclose

whilst smiling all the while

diversify change the way you work

hire this buy that

whilst plunging debt upon them all

back then the banker was the farmers friend

but now he preys like the crow on the wing

for the showing of that first corn ear

to be fat and fed

upon my hard work and toil

things have changed and no more our say

but none the less through it all

we have each and everyday

our own slice of heaven

and the pride of knowing

we grow for us

not for you

~X~

Drapped In You:

Held fast in my arms

our lips pressed as one

the touch of skin on skin

as the flames roar behind us 

embers glow lighting the passion in your eyes

I crave for you too see 

this moment was for you

stare through my opaque walls

and look beyond sinuous and tissue

knowing this beating world

is for you

sliding my hands up and around 

your naked shoulders

laying you back and trailing my lips

down your neck to your chest

hearing you gasp 

as I slide further down

your body a sense of electric

urging me on as your flesh responds 

to the minute touches of ecstasy

in this moment and for always

you are mine and I am yours

candles flickering

making shadows on the walls

as we rise and fall as one

your moans driving me deeper

to find the core of what is you

voices unspoken

words unsaid

just eyes on eyes

speaking the language of the things

for so long both of us

wanted always to say

beads of sweat trickle down our bodies

as if crystal drops

adding to the senses and smells

of our love making

as outside the wind blows

and the rain falls

whilst the moon peers her light

through the curtains ajar

as we fall to the floor

wrapped in sheets of white

holding each other close

as shooting stars fly past

with each others dreams and wishes

for another tomorrow

~X~

Golden:

Oh to feel the sun on ones face

the gentle warmth caressing the soul

shining its way deep inside

as if a firm fire in the stove

to walk under trees of shade

as the light plays its games

making the kind of shadows

only seen by candle lite 

on walls of night time

to turn and turn

held in this moment

to lazily drift away to places on high

and here the summer birds sonnets

as they sing their chorus

as if to announce your arrival

to dip hands in cool waters

as you float on down stream

under willow trees

as they part their limbs 

to allow you by

to close your eyes and forget

all that is for that instance

and be a part of a beating world

that lives inside

and outside 

of the very essence that is you

to smile and laugh

to hear the sounds of nature

as it lives and breathes

flowers a bloom

colours regal

fit for king or queen

smiling and bowing

as you walk past them so

this is the beauty of life

wrapped up in a single

quality street yellow wrapper

filled with the rapture and joy

you surely deserve so

~X~

Held:

What is but this thing
that I hold so precious
that allows me to see
all that is
for there in
lies the beauty
of it all
everything I touch
all that I feel
that I desire
want and need
in this here world
all that resides
and yet seems
to just pass me by
here today
gone tomorrow
leaving me with a sense
of welcome and hope
an utter glory
filling my mind body and soul
with
faith and belief
clutched tightly to my heart
for there is always
the promise
of another tomorrow

~X~

Harp:

Oh green seas of grass

rolling on through the mind

filling my eyes with the rise and fall

light dances upon your surface

shades a many here and there

a walk one will take

to the top of the lines

were a view down or across

reveals the bigger picture

of a opulent summers day

nothing but blue skies

surely shining on me

laughter and joy faintly caught

on a breeze so

walkers walking far and wide

exploring the hidden depths

of this here world

larks on the wing

trilling their sweet summers song

the uplifting breeze

gently sways the hair

of the girl whose hand you hold

as you stand and gaze

oh in this moment

I can reach out and touch heaven

I am part of God 

and he is part of me

as we surely stand

under the mighty majestic oak

a carpet of bluebells spreads a through

the cooling glade

were one can rest awhile

and pause the still life

that is this wonderful view

shared by you

with me

~X~

Fortitude:

Birthdays come and go

all in the blink of a eye

years passed minds aged

along with bodies

and yet

memories afore refreshed of now

a time to pause to reflect

to accept realise 

that though perhaps

slightly more seasoned

we are but so much wiser

an have touched the skies

and flown as if birds 

nay a eagle on the wing

we have crashed into oceans

drowned and wept in despair

but always surfaced

to face another day

people changed left and joined

and left us so much more

richer stronger

in the promise of a better moment

soon to come as we turn older

wisdom an fortitude

a constant reminder

of the love we have

within us all

given freely regardless

of age looks lines 

devotion 

wrapped up in a silk bow

with as many a candles 

as needed required to mark

the day you came to be

all and everything

to those who love you so 

always

an

forever

Happy Birthday

~X~

On A Wing:

I am free to soar upon the winds

free to soar on the clouds on high

to touch the sun 

and feel her gentle warmth on my flesh so

I am the light and darkness

fading into a distant memory

as afar afield

 as the mind remembers

lifted beyond the gaze of all

to the echoes of eternity

and Angels dare lay their heads so

voices of them and us 

resounding in the currents

as I turn and turn

swooping low to pervay

the land afore me so

trees soaring and mighty

reaching their knotted arms

towards heaven

as if in rejoice

mountains on high

with their stone faces

hiding the peace they hold

age and wisdom touched with fortitude

as they cool themselves 

at waters edge of

crystal lakes of sheen glass

reflecting a thousand million diamonds

sparkling in my eyes so

perched upon a branch

I see this life pass me by

and ask

what more does one need

then the beauty of this life

stillness and peace

lifting the senses

touching the soul

as I fly free

in this beautiful blue world

of yours and mine

~

Mother:

This planet this earth

your home my home our home

so why do we scream at each other

kill each other 

destroy each other

raping our lands breaking the cycle

that is the balance of life for all

animals mighty and proud

now but ghosts left to walk

the plains of what was

winds and rains savage the lands

we live and breath

taking fragile life's

that once was all 

countless wars 

anger 

hate

as 20 million lay dead

for what ?

so you can be more then you think you are

in the belief your so much better

alas did you forget

this isn't your land your earth

we are but borrowing this here life

and at any time

the lights will dim and surely fade

if not already

and all your guns oils golds

will be worth nothing

so save your tears

for there's no time for goodbyes

we have to teach our young

how fragile ALL life is

and show unto them

that we can all live as one

religion creed race

in coexistence with the animals

creatures that roam this here land

until we stop the wars

the hate the violence the greed

we will lose such a beautiful place

that lest you forget

gave you life

a home

a reason to breath

to be

can you let go

so very easily

?

I think not

!

Bathed In Crystal:

                                                             

The rain fell last night

tapping upon my window pane

as if to ask to be let in 

to shelter from the north winds

upon the mire of wind and rain

I sat watching huddled in my blanket

tracing the crystal drops

as each one rolled down the glass

wondering upon their journey so

and as to whose dreams shattered with them 

as they hit the bottom of the sill

wishes and thoughts

held tight in a glass ball

until the weather turns and skies open

were upon dreams no more

fall to the ground

forgotten and left behind

my thoughts turn to the lights shining bending

as if neon rays 

shooting their beams

at me so

each one twisting and turning

their way through my window 

only to dance on the white sheets

of my messed up bed

the rain drops making patterns

like that of a spiral-graph

of when we was children

cold is the night bleak is the day

but warm and contented is me

with the knowledge

that though dreams may come and go

tomorrow is always another day

were new dreams are abound

as the rain washes and cleanses away

the ill thoughts for another time and place

slowly from the window I retire

lay down upon my pillows

and drift away to the sounds 

of the pitter patter

of the rain falling against my window pane

     

Perfect Storm:

I am but over washed by this

and you inside and out

this cleansing need to be

pure and sacred for the turning

of a new eventual better day

that will hold me tight

cooling oceans waves

awash the senses of my mind

closed and shattered

by the events of a normality

of a abnormal person

as I turn to face the ever rising current

embracing the sharp coldness

braced against the sudden rush

of being at one

with this life that is mine

upside down and ten feet down

living above the surface of a torrid world

as the waters take me away

settling soothing

all that is my storm

in this here world

of yours

x

Breaking The Habit:

 

Do you come undone by their words

of self need to be something they are not

do you become twisted by self affliction

of tormented belief of what was said

back then in the midst of hurt

when you were and dreams were but borne

did you become lost in the seas of loss

drifting past echoes of those long gone

beyond the lines of distinction

or even clarity

did you raise hands and say no not me

or did you suffer fools gladly

and become the meek 

praying they will pass you by 

left in the corner 

as if no one nothing

your tears a stream the cheeks

but no one noticed you

as slowly you came untied

unhinged within

Oh to be born as a flower 

in the summer sun

to stretch out petals

to the light and warmth

that is devotional

to be sheltered touched fed

and to be to grow in wonderment

as those that see

admire all the beauty

that is surely you

Well we all cant be that we dream of

but we can be a flower

growing in our own garden

of self hope and belief

and those that stop to listen

hear our very voices

are those that care about you

for being you

without expectation demand

this is your garden

X

Ashen:

 

These scorched hands raised on high

asking begging as to why

I chased the sun and all

for you to be free

I fought the demons till they dropped

darkness prevailed beyond

the eternal light 

that is but you 

but still to my knees I dropped

I tried to be the saviour

the rescuer for your salvation

but I'm still on my knees

this fight this moment

Bourne of hurt and pain

rolled into a dagger of justice

carved by the flames of hatred

stabbed into the heart of the beast

that dared linger to close

screams of torments 

as the souls of those taken

clutch to their host tighter

this is all we know

and yet in the pale morning light

there is nothing

but the echo of my sobs

what was will be

and I am left but even more confused

Ages:

The life I am before you so 

a beating stirring eon of energy

that will burst forth in a blazing light

burning through the night skies

as if a neon blur of dreams

in your solitude of sleep

cascading on by the emptiness

stillness that is but a velvet curtain

of darkness 

lit only by the glow of me

together we will grow

life will hence spring forth

and to me your look 

your ask me to watch over you so 

to protect all you love care for

and wishes will be a thousand million

clutched to my heart

heard with the ears of all those

before me and after me

my light will guide you home

from shores afar

and my glow will light the smiles

of those that gaze from afar

unto me in my night sky

and though tomorrow

I will be but gone from this here place

my light will never wavier

for this is birth life and death

wrapped up in a ball of energy

only to dispel to the solar winds

were the voices of eternity

echo for always

~X~

Risen:

 

Oh too have risen this very morn

too have seen the dawn

of this tomorrow

watching as the gold hues 

set about flames of beckoning

unto the day that will be

all that you make it so

to walk the steps you must

as you achieve the goals 

set before you by you

for you

knowing all affinity and eternity 

is but surely

laid out before you so 

in a path of opulent light

held tight by a blanket

of woven dreams

this is your moment

your day

your life

~X~