Another Milestone I just want to state for the recordThat 200 is no mean featI've pushed out these ditties for so long Would hate to go out in defeat Many were the times I thought "Rhyming couplets"? Who does that anymore?How kiddish my poems must sound to othersYet every single one's mine to call I've … Continue reading My Monday Metrical Musings #200
Saying Goodbye To My Million Dollar View Some may scoff but they don't knowThis greenery so rare I've loved since long agoTwenty-five years to be exact I've had it butNow I must say goodbye to my MillionDollarView Just opposite my apartmentAll shades of green you'll seeEach one a special treeEach one a leafy scene I … Continue reading My Monday Metrical Musings #198
Winterfell When hot meets coldThings become lukewarmHow does that figure?Does it mean hot won since There's no chill in lukewarmOnly warmth? I've debated for so longOver this crazy phenomenonAs a parent especiallyWith a cool cat teenager. How swell!!Who responds to my outbursts like The icy wall of Winterfell I don't know how many more timesI … Continue reading My Monday Metrical Musings #197
Boiling Water Water boilingA delightTap gushingBeautiful sight Love overflowingWaterfall soundKettle whistlingAnother round My thingBoiling waterCalming meFilling bottle Time frozenWorld recedesJust mePouring treats Life watchesSlow motionCascades downNiagra beckons Water replenishesParched throats Thirst quenchingHope floats Boiling waterMinutes slowSavour momentsRestores soul
The "Force & Refuse" Band My son likes to say I forceI like to say he refuseSo maybe we can form a bandCalled (what else)......Force & Refuse! He says I like to force himTo do lots of homework every dayOr make him work on his OT*Don't let up son keep going I say! I like … Continue reading My Monday Metrical Musings #194
Football Executioner Mixing metaphors hereAs I mused over what to call this Mixed feelings as I pauseTo contemplate my fathering journey One son is obsessed with the English Premier LeagueThe other with Storm Trooper ExecutionersThey flip-flop really from one to the otherLeaving me bemused and often bewildered While I don't mind some Jedi mind tricksWith … Continue reading My Monday Metrical Musings #193
Singing Hallelujah The moments I feel overwhelmedAre those when words leave me When I feel the walls closing inAnd I am simply drowning That's when I get down on my kneesWith my face lifted up to the cloudsAnd I sing a loud HallelujahGiving thanks for my circumstance I know it doesn't make any senseThen again … Continue reading My Monday Metrical Musings #191
I Can't Fall Asleep I wish to be stupidTo never have to thinkThen maybe I can sleep through the nightAnd never wake up intermittently For what other solutions can there beTo prevent me waking up during wee hours constantly?Then the fact that my mind keeps ChurningSwirling Spinning Turning! All manner of thoughts about the day … Continue reading My Monday Metrical Musings #190
They have no school It's the June hols nowSo no surpriseThey have no schoolSo Daddy-O needs to work overtime! Planning for stuff to while away every dayAvoiding boredom, keeping it at bayTo come up with things and activities to doKeeping them occupied and my sanity too I wish it lasts a mere few daysThen I … Continue reading My Monday Metrical Musings #187
I Just Need To Walk It Off One foot before the otherTroubles left behind Two eyes looking front and centerWith heaven on my mind Casting all my cares asideMy worries flung awayTaking one carefree leisurely strideBare feet on sand today I wish I didn't have toThink so hard and tryTo hold the world together As … Continue reading My Monday Metrical Musings #186
