A Bump In The Road Everythingโs goodUntil itโs not A bump in the roadA skid in the rowA curl in the carpetThat trips your toe So what do you do?What can you do?What must you do?What will you do? NothingNothing at allBecause there is nothingThat you or anyone can doBut to wait Til they come … Continue reading My Monday Metrical Musings #252
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Will You Ever Sing With Me My Son? As I watched this morningFrom the humble pewThis father-son combo Belting out a tuneI felt a tearTrickling down my cheekAs I wondered, sonWill that someday be you and me? My boy, as you grow older and furtherAway from me into maturityWill you ever consider getting on stageTo … Continue reading My Monday Metrical Musings #250
Time to break my streak Time to break my streakAs I'm one from 250Time to pause for restAs I've not been giving my best It was always meant for funNot trying to impress anyonebut me. Just cos I wantedto do something I'd never flaunted Never thought I'll get this farDidn't think I had it in … Continue reading My Monday Metrical Musings #249
Fathers Take The Hit! Yep that's what these recent years have beenAnd I know it doesn't seem fitBut no matter how far we've come in timeFather's simply aren't a hit! They're still ignored in crucial yearsWhen they need to feel they're seenBut bit by bit they fade awayUntil they're nothing but a dream Forgotten birthdaysAnd … Continue reading My Monday Metrical Musings #248
Not Under My Roof Iโm notIโm notIโm not under my roof These insects that fly aboutThey scare my sons to deathAll cos I'm not under my roof Iโm not Theyโre notWeโre not under my roof So these flying monsters With their scales and hairy wingsContinue to bring nightmares and other scary dreams I'm notI'm notI'm … Continue reading My Monday Metrical Musings #244
Tender Tribes / A Star To Be Born Itโs 3 amHave you a friendTo call? If you doGood for youA tender tribe is born! What's that?You ask. A chatGroup for the lost? No my dearNot midnight beerCertainly not your boss! It's a communityOf men in unityA tribe to belong Tender and gentleNot trophies on a … Continue reading My Monday Metrical Musings #243
"I'll Lock Each One Of You In Jail" I'll lock each one of you in jailRight now!So my son says each time things Go south When he loses an argumentHe's boundTo say that as a way to holdHis own ground I don't know how to helpHim see there are other ways.He doesn't have to get … Continue reading My Monday Metrical Musings #241
I See You As the season renewsAnd I begin againMy goal is this:I want to see you I know it sounds likeOf cos you should!You mean you need to Spell it out in black and blueI mean white?! Yes I do! You seeIn this fragmented world it's so easy To loseYourself in distractions that come … Continue reading My Monday Metrical Musings #240
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