THE OAK

DOWN THE ROAD WHERE I WAS BORN THERE WAS AN OAK SO CLEAN AND TALL

THE WONDEROUS BRANCHES UP SO HIGH, ALMOST REACHED AND TOUCHED THE SKY

IT GREW AND GREW YEAR AFTER YEAR, ALL WENT PAST BUT NOT TOO NEAR.

THE PARK IT CHANGED THE HOUSES TOO THE TREE WENT ON, JUST GREW AND GREW,

PLANS FOR BUILDINGS ALL AROUND STILL IT STOOD THERE SO BIG AND GRAND.

THEN CAME THE WIND THAT CHANGED THE WORLD , IT BLASTED IN AND MADE A SWIRL

DESTROYING ALL WITHIN IT'S PATH, BUT THE GRAND OLD OAK HAD THE LAST LAUGH

THE ELM'S WERE GONE, THE ROSE BUSHES TOO, EVERYTHING DESTROYED EVEN THE ZOO AND THE GRAND OLD OAK YOU MAY ASK?

STOOD STRONGER STILL AND SURVIVED THE BLAST

I'VE MOVED AROUND AND GONE ASTRAY, FAMILIES PAST AND GONE AWAY

I AM WEAKENED BY THE STORM THAT BLEW IN, LED ME AND TOOK ME FAR FROM HOME
ONE DAY, YEARS FROM NOW WHEN MY LIFE IS AT AN END

BLOWN AWAY IN HISTORIES BLEND
I HOPE THAT OAK GOES ON AND ON GROWING STRONG UNTIL WINTERS GONE

Bright Yellow Car

What"s that bright yellow car doing out there?
That"s the garden dad you"re looking at grass.
No through the window just out there
It"s enclosed Dad surrounded by a wall 

there is no car it's far too tall.
Why are you saying that, I know what I see, 

look it"s there don't take me for a fool.
Oh yeh dad I can see it now in the garden in front of the shed now do you want Ham, Cheese and pickle with bread?
What am I doing here, staying with you?
You came over last week coz you had flu
I know where I am, but who the hell are you?
What are you saying Dad it's me your daughter Sam

 and that's Andrew.
Oh, I don"t know who you people are
Just please take me home in your bright yellow car.

MEET ME SOON

DO YOU WANT TO COME FISHING?

UNFORTUNATELY I CAN'T

I'M GOING TO LONDON TO VISIT MY AUNT.

HOW ABOUT MONDAY, WE COULD GO FOR A WALK?

I'M ACTING IN A SHOW ON BROADWAY, NEW YORK

NEXT WEEK IN MY LOCAL FOR A QUICK DRINK?

I'M SORRY, I'VE GOT A PLUMBER ROUND FITTING A SINK

JOIN ME IN FRANCE AT THE CANNES FESTIVAL

WE MIGHT HAVE A SWIM IN THE HOTEL POOL

OR PERHAPS WE CAN MEET SOMETIME IN JUNE?

I DO HOPE SO, I'LL CONTACT YOU SOON.

VENICE IN OCTOBER, IT'S MY BIRTHDAY BASH

I'M OVER IN SWITZERLAND SAVING MY CASH

PLEASE CAN YOU MEET ME?, SOME CHRISTMAS PIE?
THE PASTOR SAID AS HE WENT BY

I CAN'T PROMISE ANYTHING BUT I WILL TRY

TO MEET IN DECEMBER AND LET BYGONE'S GO BY.

WHACK!!

PLEASE DO NOT HIT ME COS I DON'T LIKE PAIN
I KNOW I SCARE YOU BUT IT IS SUCH A SHAME
YOU HAVE TO USE VIOLENCE TO COVER YOUR FEAR
I COULD BE A FRIEND TO YOU, SOMEONE WHO'S DEAR
TO HIT AND BEAT ME WOULD LEAVE ME LAME
SQUASH ME FLAT AND DAMAGE MY BRAIN
BUT AS IT HAPPENS THE MAN LOST HIS GLANCE
THE NEWSPAPER MISSED AND RUINED HIS CHANCE
THE LITTLE PEST WAS GIVEN MUCH TIME TO HIS GAIN

AND THE SPIDER RAN OFF AND INTO THE DRAIN

CHARLIE BIT MY FINGER HARD

CHARLIE BIT MY FINGER, THEN BEGAN TO LAUGH
CHARLIE BIT MY FINGER BUT I HAVEN'T GOT A SCAR
IT WAS SO VERY PAINFUL THAT I ALMOST CRIED,
YET CHARLIE BIT MY FINGER RIGHT HERE ON THE SIDE
AFTER A LITTLE WHILE  I HAD COCO AND THEN A BATH
CHARLIE WENT TO BED AND I HEARD HIM LAUGH
WHY'S CHARLIE LAUGHING I ASKED MY MUM
"COZ DAD'S READING HIM A BOOK AND TICKLING HIS TUM"

HOW'S HE FIND IT FUNNY, HE'S TOO YOUNG TO KNOW
BUT CHARLIE LAUGHED HE LAUGHED AT ME, WHEN HE BIT MY FINGER SO
MY DAD PUT IT IN A DVD FOR ALL THE WORLD TO SEE
I WASN'T VERY HAPPY IN FACT I WAS ANGRY, ANGRY AS CAN BE
THAT EVERYONE IN THE WORLD WAS LAUGHING, LAUGHING JUST AT ME
I TOLD MY MUM IT WASN'T FUN, THEM ALL GIGGLING AT ME
MY MUM SAID I DON'T THINK THEY ARE HAVING FUN AT YOU, HONEY
TAKE A LOOK IN YOUR BROTHERS FACE WHEN HE LAUGHS OUT LOUD
IT'LL SEND JOY ACROSS YOUR FACE AND SPIN YOU IN A CLOUD

I WENT DOWN TO BREAKFAST CHARLIE WAS EATING TOAST
MY FACE WENT VERY WHITE AS IF I'D SEEN A GHOST
A WARM GLOW ROSE INSIDE AS IF IN A CHIMNEY
WHEN CHARLIE TOOK ONE LITTLE GLANCE LOOKING RIGHT AT ME
A BIG GRIN  APPEARED ON HIS FACE FOR ALL THE WORLD TO SEE
I PUT MY HAND UPON HIS HEAD AND TOUCHED HIS LITTLE FACE
THEN CHARLIE TURNED HIS HEAD I THOUGHT TO HAVE A LOOK
BUT CHARLIE BIT MY FINGER, A REALLY HARD BITE HE TOOK
HARDER THAN I HAD EXPECTED HIM TO,  HARDER THAN I THOUGHT
CHARLIE BIT MY FINGER AND I DROPPED MY EFFING BOOK.

YOU

I SEE YOU IN THE BLACK DRESS

I SEE YOU IN THE BLUE

I SEE YOU IN THE PINK DRESS

IT REALLY SUITS YOU

PRETTY IN ANYTHING

IN MY MINDS EYE YOU DO

BUT DON'T WEAR THE RED DRESS

IT'S NOT VERY NICE ON YOU

I SEE YOU IN THE SHADOWS

I SEE YOU IN THE TREES

I SEE YOU IN THE FLOWERS

SO COLOURFUL TO ME

I SEE YOU ALL AROUND

EVERYWHERE I MAY GO

BUT DON'T PASS  TONIGHT
COS I CANNOT SAY HELLO

I SEE YOU AS A WOMAN

I SEE YOU AS A GIRL

I SEE YOU AS A CHILD

WHEN YOU INNOCENTLY TWIRL

YOUR BEAUTY STILL ASTOUNDS ME

WHEN I THINK OF YOU

BUT DON'T FORGET MY HEART

ONLY YOU COULD HURT ME TRUE

I SEE YOU SEARCHING ALWAYS

I SEE YOU CANNOT COPE

I SEE YOU DRINKING ALL ALONE

WHEN THERE IS NO HOPE

YOU ALWAYS LOVED ME ONLY

EVEN, WHEN YOU WERE ILL

BUT DON'T EXPECT FORGIVENESS

FOR TAKING THAT AWFUL PILL

I SEE THE ILLNESS DROWN YOUR JOY

I SEE YOUR SUFFERING PAIN

I SEE YOUR NOTE HELD WITH A PIN

NEXT TO THE BOTTLE OF GIN

THOUGH YOU'RE BEAUTY HASN'T LEFT YOUR FACE

WHEN I SEE YOU HANGING IN THAT PLACE

THE FLAT WE USED TO SHARE I SEE YOU HANGING THERE

SO DON'T EXPECT TO BE FORGIVEN THIS DAY

YOU COULD HAVE TAKEN THE MISERY AWAY

YOU COULD HAVE GIVE ME ONE MORE DAY

I SEE YOU IN MY DREAMS

I SEE YOU IN MY SLEEP

I SEE YOU IN MY EYES

WHEN I BEGIN TO WEEP

WHY DID YOU HAVE TO LEAVE ME

WHY DID YOU HAVE TO GO

I GUESS IT JUST IS MEANT THAT WAY

FOR ME TO HAVE TO GROW

THAT'S FINE FOR YOU, THEY NEVER EVEN KNEW

NOW I HAVE TO MOVE AWAY

MOVE OVER THE FLOWING SEA SO BLUE

ILL NEVER BE WITHOUT THE WARMTH

I FEEL INSIDE FOR YOU

NEVER WILL BE A DAY WITHOUT

MY LOVE THAT'S HIDDEN TRUE

I'LL NEVER LEAVE YOU ALONE AGAIN

SO DON'T EXPECT ME TO.

Dangerous Driving

On Wednesday I went for a countryside drive
slid off the road and hit a bee hive
A mass of bees came swarming round
And stung me till I was hospital bound.
They Injected me with adrenalin see
To take away my misery
But when well again
I had the last laugh
With a petrol jug made out of glass
I lit the wick with a firestick
And Burned the hive
That done the trick.

SLIME

MY FRIEND VIC WAS SUCH A DIME
HIS TEETH ALWAYS GREEN AND COVERED IN SLIME
HIS HAIR SO RED AND FIERY TOO
LIKE HIS TEMPER' CHILI IN A STEW
SO WHAT HAPPENED TO HIM
HIS NAN AND MUM
COULD HAVE GROWN UP TO BE A BUM
BUT KNOWING GINGE THE WAY I DID THEN
A LAUGH EVERY MINUTE OF EVERYDAY
COULD'NT POSSIBLY BE ANY OTHER WAY.
YES MY FRIEND VIC WAS MY VERY GOOD FRIEND
IT WAS SUCH A SHAME IT HAD TO END

Thought Provoking On Leadership

The Leader is best,
When people are hardly aware of his existence,
Not so good when people praise his government,
Less good when people stand in fear,
Worst, when people are contemptuous.
Fail to honor people, and they will fail to honor you.
But of a good leader, who speaks little
When his work is done, his aim fulfilled,
The people say, ‘We did it ourselves.’

~ Lao Tzu, Chinese philosopher,
Founder of Taoism (born circa. 500 BC)

TRAMP

WENT TO A SHOW TODAY, WALKED PAST A DRUNK
I THINK HOW DISGUSTING WHAT A NASTY SKUNK
SITTING THERE ALONE WITHOUT ANY MONEY
PONCING OFF ME, IT'S NOT VERY FUNNY.
"GO GET A JOB" THAT'S WHAT I SAY
AS HE HOLDS OUT HIS HAND, TO MY DISMAY.
"I'VE BEEN LOOKING FOR WORK TO PAY MY WAY",
"I'M 56 YEARS OLD AND FEELING SO ILL,
IT WON'T BE LONG UNTIL I PAY MY BILL".
"JUST AN EXCUSE" I HEAR MYSELF SAY TO THE MAN ON THE STREET,
HOLES IN THE SOLES ON THE SHOES ON HIS FEET.
"GO GET A JOB YOU WORTHLESS LOUT
THEN YOU CAN GET A HOME AND WON'T LAY ABOUT".
"I USED TO LIVE IN A FIVE BEDROOM HOUSE,
HAD LOVELY CHILDREN OF 3 & 4 UNTIL
SHE TOOK THEM AWAY AND THREW ME OUT",
"NOW I LIVE ON THE STREET LIKE A WORTHLESS MOUSE"
"WELL IT'LL DO NO GOOD SITTING ABOUT,
YOU MUST HAVE DONE SOMETHING TO BE WITHOUT?"
"MY ONLY SIN IS THIS, I SWEAR,
80 HOURS A WEEK OF THE HARDEST WORK,
IN A LITTLE TOWN, A PLACE CALLED WARE"
"YES, OF COURSE YOU DID, I SNARLED AT THE MAN
SO WHAT HAPPENED TO THAT?.. AS IF I FROWN"
"I WENT TO BANKRUPT AND LOST IT ALL
SHE TOOK MY HOUSE MY KIDS AND ALL,
NOW I HAVE CANCER WITH NOT MUCH TIME
NO SUIT FOR THE FUNERAL, NOT A DIME.
I DON'T WANT HELP COZ LIFE'S THAT WAY
JUST A BOTTLE OF WHISKY TO HELP THE PAIN"
I KIND OF FELT SORRY FOR THIS MAN'S GRIEF,
SO I GAVE HIM 2 POUNDS AND FELT INSTANT RELIEF.
UNUSUAL STORY I FELT MYSELF SAY
THEN I GATHERED MY THOUGHTS AND WALKED AWAY.

FAMILY

I remember a family sitting together around our small but warm coal fire
A heat we felt was like no other or was that the warmth of my loving mother
coal cracked and spat onto the hearth, no feeling like it upon this earth
I pointed the fire with a poker to expose the flame that rose up higher
Mum told me "you're a fire bug" as she splashed water on the rug,
but then she went away and came back in with lot's of ovaltines and a mug for me.

All of us with such young lives, taking for granted food in the cupboard, like bee's in a hive
If only we could see, how it would be, a struggle to grow and the will to succeed
To earn a living and support our own, savings with cash, veg freshly grown
now growing old, remembering good times, I can still hear your laughter with the wind in my chimes
As a family we never had much yet we had warm clothes, good food and a caring mothers love.

Tories destruction of Britain (here we go again) Now more riots

I could not help looking back at the birth of the year of 2001 the beginning of the present decade, with the hopes and aspirations which we thought would have changed the course of life for the better for humankind as a whole, especially the British Working Classes.
In 1997 we had just seen off 18 years of a Conservative Government which slowly destroyed the Industrial base of England.  We saw the disappearance of the Coal Industry where we witnessed the state of affairs which leaves one to wonder how one woman could turn brothers against brother, fathers against son, and wives against husband, this did happen.
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We saw the destruction of the Steel Industry where one by one the Steel Furnaces were closing down leaving thousands of people unemployed, while new steel factories were established in India, Korea and Taiwan, the jobs were taken from the workers of this country, and moved overseas for cheap labour.
We saw the privatisation of the Railways where the Trains were sold to one section of private enterprise, while the tracks were sold to another.  We saw the death of the Car Industry where the Car Factories were sold one by one to foreign investment leaving the workers without a means of earning a livelihood.
Even one of the most important industries we had the Rolls Royce Manufacturers of  Aeroplane Engines and Cars was sold to the highest bidder, when all of these industries disappeared so did the livelihood of the people.   The Miners strike was the most potent of all, hatred gripped the country, and all the other industries which were sold had their Trade Unions purposely destroyed.
Now here we go again, we also face riot,s for the second time with Tory government cuts, however the Tories are not completely to blame, there's no denying that a proportion of the blame lay with the Lib/Con cuts  but unfortunately greed has also reared it's ugly head with the want now, spoilt and selfish society that is today's Britain. perhaps if the Conservatives had not destroyed the social care and well being of friendly neighbourhoods, common care for one anothers interests and friendliness toward each other by making britain a money loving, independent and selfish society, then perhaps the riots taking place this week would not be.. however innocent people need protecting and a hard line must be drawn now before it is too late.

At the same time cuts in welfare and social care must be halted immediately and investment in our country has to be made before it is too late and there is no country left to invest in.

MY BROTHER

WE GREW UP IN A HOUSE OF FIVE
SOMETIMES IT WAS LIKE A HIVE
BUSY, NOISY, BUZZING AROUND,
NO WHERE COULD PEACE BE FOUND
FRIENDS OF US ALL EVERYWHERE
IT’S NO WONDER MUM HAD ANY HAIR
SUCH DIFFERENT MOODS
SUCH DIFFERENT SOUNDS
PUNK WAS PETE, ANDY ROCK… AND ROLL ME,
CASSIDY, BYGRAVES TOO
THE HOUSE WAS LIKE A BLOODY ZOO
ONE I RECALL AMONGST THEM ALL
THE TIME I STABBED YOU IN THE LOO
WHY’S THAT SPECIAL YOU MAY SAY  ?
IT’S BECAUSE THE DOOR WAS IN THE WAY
HAPPY BIRTHDAY MY BROTHER, FIFTY TODAY
A MILESTONE IN AGE
SO PROUD OF YOU THIS DAY

Mother Read To Me

The Reading Mother
I had a Mother who read me things
That wholesome life to a child's heart brings –
Stories that stir with an upward touch.
Oh that every Mother were such!
You may have tangible wealth untold
Caskets of jewels and coffers of gold.
Richer than I you can never be.
I had a Mother who read to me.

GOOD DAY

HAD A GOOD DAY TODAY
ATE KFC
BEFORE I REALISED THAT IT’S NOT GOOD FOR ME
NASTY MORSEL THAT MADE ME ILL
MY BELLY HURTS IT’S SO GREASY.

DRANK SOME SPIRIT
IT WENT TO MY HEAD
FEELING AWFULLY GREEN
I CAN’T WAKE UP DEAD!!.

KILLED A RABBIT WITH MY CAR
FELT SO SORRY, PUT HIS FOOT IN A JAR.

THE SPURS LOST TO THE GUNNERS
PUSHED OVER BY SOME RUNNERS
KIDS JUST HAVING FUN
PROBABLY THOUGHT, I WAS A BUM.

THATS THE KIND OF DAY I’VE HAD
YET I’M NOT FAZED
AND STILL I’M GLAD WITH MY ELBOW GRAZED

YOU SMILED WHEN I GOT HOME
SO WARM AND TENDER
RATHER SURPRISING SINCE OUR TIFF ABOUT GENDER
WOMEN ARE BITCHES
MEN ARE PRICKS
SINGLE MINDEDLY WE ARGUE, LIKE THIS

THEN YOU SAID, “I LOVE YOU,”  “I LOVE YOU TOO”
SOMETIMES I AM LIKE A BEAR IN A ZOO
YOU SMILE AGAIN, A LITTLE WRY,
GUILTY NOW, I BEGIN TO CRY
YOUR PASSION IS KIND AND SO SINCERE
I FEEL YOUR KISS AS I HOLD YOU NEAR
I MELT IN YOUR ARMS
EMBRACED IN YOUR CHARMS
THEN I WHISPER SO WITHOUT DISMAY, “YOU KNOW BABE”
“IT’S BEEN A GOOD DAY…
…TODAY.”

SHAMPOO OOOOH HOOOO

Most people do not realise it but shampoo’s contain many chemicals that have damaging and harmful results to your hair.
Here is a list of some of them chemicals that are in shampoo’s and body washes.
1 & 2) Sodium Laurel Sulfate (SLS) & Sodium Laureth Sulfate (SLES) Along with their chemical cousins, these are in just about every conventional commercial shampoo and body wash. The scientific jury is still out on whether these irritating detergents cause endocrine disruption; however several known carcinogens are by-products of their processing, 1,4 dioxane and nitrosamine.
3, 4 & 5) Parabens: methlyparaben, propylparaben, & ethylparaben are preservatives. They’re also likely hormone disruptors and environmental/potential human carcinogens. Avoid them.
6) Phthalates (fragrance). If your shampoo or body wash says ‘fragrance’ on it, it may contain these dangerous plasticizers. Yes, the same ones recently removed from baby bottles because of health concerns. These chemicals are immune system toxicants, and impact the reproductive system.
7) Formaldehyde. Formaldhyde often forms in processing or in use, and masquerades on labels as other named preservatives; doazolidinyl urea, imidazolidinyl urea, quarternium-15. Reactions include allergies and neurotoxicity.
Toluene. An industrial solvent and VOC found in almost all nail polish and some hair coloring. Yuk!
9) Ethanolamines (diethanolamine/DEA, triethanolamine/TEA & monoethanolamine/MEA). These chemicals are emulsifiers and foaming agents, potentially toxic, and easily absorbed by the skin. They can cause liver and kidney damage, especially with repeated use. Avoid even the coconut-derived cocamide DEA/MEA, and lauramide DEA.
10) Propylene glycol. A key ingredient in brake fluid and antifreeze (not recommended for the skin).
So, what to use instead? I’m not out to endorse brands (or risk litigation),
My personal take on this is to stop using shampoo’s completely.
I stopped washing my hair with shampoo approximately 2 years ago and have had good end results.
It started when going for a haircut, I looked in the mirror to see the back, I had bald spot on the top of my head, obviously being paranoid about this I mentioned it in work, My colleagues exaggerated it as they do by extracting the urine  out of me, thanks guy’s you know I’m so sensitive sometimes, but seriously it frightened me, the thought ‘I might be going bald. I know eventually, I probably will go bald but if I could somehow slow it down, would be Good 
The next point is after considering it for some time i realized that I used Hair Wax and Gel very frequently for a spiky fashionable look and although it was very nice, my scalp was not breathing naturally, so I stopped using these products. anyone that knows me would witness this, my hair did feel much cleaner but I was still concerned.
One day whilst on the way to work, I began listening to a radio programme, there were people on it discussing the reasons why they had stopped using shampoos. I listened intently to this programme, then decide to try it.
RESULTS 
After a week of using just water I realised my hair needed a thorough wash than my normal quick wash.
Week one.. it felt very dirty, I was not happy, I decided that I needed to spend longer washing it. I separated my hair with my fingers and scratched clean my skull every day.


Week two.. My hair felt much cleaner after spending Ten minutes scrubbing it with shower water every day.

after about a month my hair began to feel hard like cardboard and greasy!!, it was at this point when I considered using shampoo again but decided to be more exertive with washing efforts and in particular drying my hair with a towel more thorough. I know the human body has a way of creating a healthy balance and I was hoping this might be the reason, why it was feeling unhealthy.
Now after two years I can honestly say my hair is shiny, soft and clean. I do not have to spend fifteen minutes scrubbing it, I just give my hair a good five minute wash and dry it with a towel.
I never use products on it just water. my skull has worked out a balance of oils and it is not in the slightest greasy.
I’m glad that I persevered with this my hair feels healthier than it ever has been and most of all my dreaded bald spot…..? IT HAS GONE. My hair is thicker, shinier and softer.
I hope that this is of some interest to anyone that questions things.. such as I do. EVERYDAY. Is it Just tabloid guilt flowing adverts that make you feel you are dirty if you do not use shampoo? most probably. 


UPDATE
29th December 2011


Still the same, hair is soft and shiny not greasy, five minute wash and a good dry every day.
still feels and looks very clean. there is no bald spot on the back of my head however, Iv'e found that I have a slight recedence  at the front, this means when having my usual cut at the barber I ask for slightly less off the top, although I never usually have long hair anyway.
please keep reading for future changes, but no shampoo is still the right way to go, even my barber commented on how nice soft and thick my hair is...... Pat

FURTHER UPDATE
31st March 2012


Have finally given up and washed my hair in a very cheap non-chemical shampoo
I think this was mainly due to health, although for the last 3 years of having no problems with this method and it has stayed clean and healthy, recently has become, quite greasy and although I am washing it thoroughly it was not improving, conclusion is when  your person is not in the fullness of health it does appear to show in your hair, strange but true, from now on I'll use shampoo.

Friends

My friends

Is he my friend?
How can he offend me?
My friendship request ignored
Oh god.. I'm so bored.

 I sent it last week
My intention is good
Still not accepted
That man is no good.

What a bloody cheek
He has so many friends
From Alfie to Will
But I'm not accepted still.

Well let me tell you people
I may ignore your request
I May accept yours as best
But the people I need more
Are the ones withing my chest

My memories are kept
Stored away for best
Feelings for those
Never will I forget

Acceptance on Facebook
Does not make you my friend
Notice of goodwill
Intentions of good
A smile and kindness
Has the affect that it should.

I never forget my true friends
All withing my heart
I will love them forever
 till death do us part

Even those I know longer see
Are special still to me
Friendship accepted
Until the land has no sea

Until blood has gone from me. 

Whatever the weather

Any chance for a dance on this lonely february morn, not a chance for a prance since the day You were born.
any kiss for a miss on this quiet summers  eve
Not a fish on a dish now would you believe

Any time for a rhyme on this rainy autumn day
Not a penny or a dime can get the sun to shine.

Where is hope

Where is hope

In the depth of sorrow,
filled with gloom
The sun shines through
A lightened room

In the middle of a haunting
That appears most daunting
A strength of need
Springs up from seed

Hope abandonment
A joy, is not left
New strength within
Begin again, begin again

Wait for dreams
Simplistic Isolation,
an act of watching
A life of passing by
Sit around, weep and cry

always a good hope
When life is in smoke
Never give in or go without
Not when there is love about.

Happiness is found, when none appears around,
Consider an end, at an end
Fear of hurt, in the past
Your desire is within grasp
abandon your soul
with a heart of glass.

let it last, let it last.

The Little Fete

Author - Li Po 8th Century

"I take a bottle of wine and I go drink it among the flowers.

We are always three ... counting my shadow and my friend the shimmering moon

Happily the moon knows nothing of drinking, and my shadow is never thirsty

When I sing, the moon listens to me in silence. when I dance, my shadow dances too.

After all festivities the guests must depart. this sadness I do not know.

When I go home, the moon goes with me and my shadow follows me"