Friday, December 29, 2023

Hole in the Sky

The radio just told me
of a war going by

a mother told me
her child wouldn't cry

I sat and listened
what else to do

are you going to get up
and join this war too?

Shaking and rattling,
Blazes on ice,
Loving and bleeding,
A hole in the sky,
A hole in the sky...

This ship is not sailing
it has no more crew

watch for the albatross
see where it flew

The trip is a long one
it began at the end

look close behind you
you might need a friend.

Shaking and rattling,
Blazes on ice,
Loving and bleeding,
A hole in the sky,
A hole in the sky...

 Downstream


Higher Power guides my way

keeping me safe

and not astray


Events don’t go the way I planned

but HP has got it sorted


Prayer should not be my last resort

but the key that opens my day

and the lock when I turn out my light


The less I struggle

the more serene

acceptance & surrender

no longer a dream


when I float down

the stream of life.



 

Wednesday, December 27, 2023

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Thursday, March 23, 2023

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Monday, August 25, 2008

Music for the Apocalypse

They say
the revolution
will not be televised

we know now
that it will be
on the Net

no trumpet blast
is necessary

we were
forewarned
by Dylan

and now
the chatter
of the keyboard

is the accompaniment
to Decay...

Thursday, July 24, 2008

The Pumphouse

Sunlight behind the chimney of the Pumphouse, Takapuna, Auckland, New Zealand
 
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