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
In Time I Will Time to breathe deepTo slow downFeel my chest rise and fallShut the world out Need the spaceTo find it againSanityTranquilitySerendipity I can't be longAmong the articulateThe pompous and loudI need me my quiet Where can I go?Soon I'll be living in borrowed spaceAt the mercy of anotherWhere can I go? To … Continue reading My Monday Metrical Musings #234
Planned Breaks Taking a breakAs the year draws to a closeTo breathe, decompressTo feel. Again. This has been a busyCrazy yearAnd next year maybeEven worse! So now's the timeTo slow things downBefore I'm forced To speed myself up. At 55 in 2025I'll be moving houseTackling schoolSo much oh so much to do! I must plan … Continue reading My Monday Metrical Musings #212
Recently I wrote what was to be a two-part letter to my younger self, in response to a radio talk show I was invited to speak on (the segment was aired on national radio last evening). This is Part 2 of that letter (click here for Part 1). My Letter to "Mini-Me" (Part 2/2) Photo … Continue reading A Letter To My Younger Self #2/2
Recently, I was asked* what I would say if I could write a letter that could travel back in time to the younger me. Specifically, the question was about how I plan to share with my younger self the current journey I'm on as a stay-at-home dad. My first thought was, no sweat. Just cut … Continue reading A Letter to My Younger Self #1/2
Torn but for Faith Hope Joy Torn by competing demandsHow I wish I had a chanceEnter into a dream-like tranceForgetting my present circumstance But... ...No. This thing in the way called Life(Any wonder it rhymes with 'Strife'?!)Leads inevitably to our demiseOur fates in the roll of a dice Still......Yes. Such ruminations don't have to dictateHow … Continue reading My Monday Metrical Musings #167
What I lose each passing minute What I lose each passing minuteIs a sense of the divineAs my hairline slowly recedesLike the lonesome evening tide What I lose each passing minute Is the sense I'm still right hereThat I matter and have a voiceJust waiting for someone to hear What I lose each passing minuteIs … Continue reading My Monday Metrical Musings #104
Just five minutes Just five minutes That's all you needFive brief minutesFor you to breathe Just five minutesTo unwindTo let the wind Blow away the grime Just five minutesFor you to stepOutside your hurtAnd endless regret Just five minutesIt won't take longPlug in and listen toYour favourite tune or song Just five minutesYou need it … Continue reading My Monday Metrical Musings #46
Ever Wish...? Ever wish you could go back in timeTo that fateful conversation?Get behind the face and eyesEach explosive altercation?Or peek under that cool veneerJust to see what lies beneath?To discover every fear and tearDewdrops from a trembling leaf? Ever wish you could go back in timePick up where you left off?As if nothing ever … Continue reading My Monday Metrical Musings #31
As parents, we've all heard this adage more times than we care to count: For kids, LOVE is spelled T-I-M-E. Cos spending time with them is the best sign that we the parents care and love them. Many have even gone on to qualify that it's not just about Quality time; it's also about Quantity … Continue reading To a child, LOVE’s not only spelled “T-I-M-E”; it’s also spelled….
