Is enthralling the day,Tasting the breeze,Seeing their way,Honoring friendsLike it’s child’s play,Giving all just as you would. Sitting at homeYou cannot knowWhat you would doAs opportunities growAnd you had the breathTo not take it slowAnd could break from a world of should. But just check your heartRemember the daysWhen so many optionsTravelled your wayAnd youContinue reading “Somewhere your child”
Category Archives: Poems
Travel
TravelIs reality’s second cousin.You’re not sureHow you’re relatedBut you cherish The connection. These people sitAt cafes don’t they,Facing what They faceWith their thimblefulOf history? And yetThey walk,Smile,Need,Rush to watchThe dancers, clowns and spirit animals;The crowds convulse and change. Alone you guessThat people can be wondrousClose your eyes andTouch your face.Moi aussi.A prayer Escapes your lips.
Earth Prayer
Illustration by Khorshed Dubash Let me sit where the Earth will hearThough I don’t know what I’ll say,Where river breezes banish fear,I’ll sit me down to pray. Apologies unnecessary,Yet the wounds I’ve made are deep,What could I do to make it upBefore She puts me back to sleep? Honor Her from this day forth?That couldContinue reading “Earth Prayer”
I’m a Little Teapot
I’m a little teapotShort and stout,Last night I was MosesSpeaking on the Mount,Increasingly these episodesAre what I am about,Don’t tip me overI’m filled with doubt. Frere Jacques Frere Jacques visits his rich brother. They have a lovely dinner and drink so much wine that Jacques falls asleep. His brother has to leave, but before heContinue reading “I’m a Little Teapot”
A Geezer's Garden of Verses 