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Overworked
Overworked
When the words have all been used
Wondering what can I say, what can I do
Overwhelmed, confused, and quite askew
How do I explain that I love only you
I’ve said it all before, a hundred times
In poetry, verse, and many rhymes
In this moment, feeling quite bemused
I desire words to touch your heart and amuse
Leaving you without doubt or worry
Not over the top or too flowery
Nothing cliche or overworked
Words fresh and new that invoke
All the love I hold in my heart for you
Now and forever only you shall I pursue
Float
Float
(First thought that came to mind)
Float like a butterfly sting like a bee!
Who hasn’t heard of Muhammad Ali
His birth name was Cassius Clay
Born in Louisville Kentucky
A boxer who fought in light and heavyweight bouts
He reigned as undisputed heavyweight with clout
Refusing conscription into the US military
He was charged as a draft dodger and hence found guilty
He successfully appealed, the decision overturned
After boxing, in charitable works he was concerned
He stood fast in what he believed
To his honour he continually cleaved
Although not personally a boxing fan
I have to admire the boxer and the man
Renewal
Renewal
Profoundly refreshed and whole
Renewal affects body and soul.
Cleaning of all the old and tired
A process honoured and admired.
Feelings of relaxation and freedom
A blending of healing through the season.
Culminating in a renewed spirit
Deserving of thanks and great merit.
Understood by others who search
Hoping they too will emerge
Ready, prepared, lifted and wise
Nothing for which to apologise
Soul searching seeking now complete
Emerging changed, from their retreat
Mystical
Mystical
A mystical magical wonderland
It seemed as though it were planned
White crystal glistening snow
All around them the world was aglow
Bedazzling gemstones covered the earth
Their sparkle delicate giving birth
To pleasure and laughter and much mirth
The first snowfall silent and white
Stillness hovered under moonlight
Oh how beautiful the landscape was
Loudly welcomed with resounding applause
An inch or two of fluffy white flakes
Turned the countryside into eerie shapes
Everyone’s wish for a white Christmas
Staring out the window in warm pajamas
Children eagerly running to play in the snow
While amongst decorations hung the mistletoe
And for now twas such a romantic scene
With snow filled branches of evergreen
The panorama now bathed in a mystical cloak
Filling their hearts with memories to invoke
Of the first perfect snowfall, that would not last
Soon forgotten and relegated to the past
Abide
Abide
It is a word not often heard
With meaning somewhat blurred
As several meaningful words are
It might seem somewhat bizarre
Archaic to a fault perhaps
Not used as much as time elapses
For some a religious connect
Living with god they expect
For others, it is intolerant of
Things they really hate not love
Somewhere we choose to reside
A place in which you and family abide
Encapsulates much more however
When we delve thoughtfully moreover
Whether an agreement of law, place, or emotion,
It sums up nicely in a single word deep devotion
Panoply
Panoply
I’ve never come across this word
Indeed it sounded quite absurd
I tried to decide what it meant
You can imagine my discontent
I knew not what the word alluded to
For it wasn’t a word that I knew
I looked it up and learned the word
And exactly what the word inferred
A group, or armour or a bunch of things
It covers a multitude of sins
Alas I’ll never use panoply
In daily life or elsewhere I cry
But perhaps it’s just a word of fun
Maybe used to impress someone
Back into the closet of my brain it goes
Perhaps one day to use in prose
Turning Tables – Adele November Songs
Adele is one of my all-time favourite artists.
This is, alas, the end of November Songs. I wish to thank you all for offering up a selection of thought-provoking music, in which to take part. It has been a delightful pleasure indeed. I also thank each of you, dear readers, for following along. Interpretation pertaining to each song by each writer has been individual and so interesting to follow.
I thought our future strong
That you were the only one
Until you belittled and put me down
Or you sliced me up without a sound
I’m not what you would make of me
I never was, I never could be
For I don’t want to keep up with all
The ups and downs that you so enthrall
Affection, love, devotion, strong
Are what we needed to build on
Not the wall to shut me out
Leaving me filled with such doubt
Always keeping me at arm’s length
Until finally I admit defeat with strength
I held on hoping you would see
What you were doing to me
I shall go on, alone for a time if I must
Perhaps then find someone else to entrust
All that I have to give and share
Enjoying a life beyond compare
The Fray – Look After You November Songs
I want you in my life, come with me
Thou’ I’m sure we won’t always agree
I’ll take care of you and you of me
And we shall together always be
I’ll support you be your shoulder
If you’re ever feeling insecure
You’ll be the rock that grounds
All the thoughts that abound
Together we support each other
Always seeking the answers together
Realize
Realize
Pressures gone, we are at peace
We realize we can now cease
Running the merry-go-round of perfection
Without a sense of self or direction
Perfection sought does not exist
A bill of goods sold, yet still persists
Young girls and young women alike
Against this ideology we must strike
None are good enough they would have you believe
We must see beyond the glare and gloss to perceive
We are perfect as we are
In each of us a blazing star
Now our young men they objectify
The onslaught a price too high
Without that trademark six pack or buns of steal
You are no longer good enough, no sex appeal
Pay it forward for all to see
How detrimental this is, my plea
Take back our youth their lives be free
To live without angst but with dignity.
Fierce
The storm unleashed dark clouds and blackened sky
Fierce is it’s exhibition, do we stay or run away
Suddenly entranced by it’s power now unleashed
Mighty winds and broiling clouds bearing down from north-east
We are held spell bound as we witnessed the glory
Waves crashing upon the shore restless full of fury
Sounds of thunder and lightening rend the air
We watch in awe, we stand, we stare
How fierce how powerful how unexpected
Arms open wide, face to the sky we welcome unaffected
The rain that falls to land with delightful fierceness
The storm has some how managed to release us
Free from burdens too long carried
We return from whence we came unhurried
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