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True Grit!
True Grit! Integrity is life’s ‘true grit’There for the taking Integrity is like our riverbedWhich we can ‘sell down the river’ Integrity is the first light of dayShining brightly to clear the fog Integrity is a wonderful rainbowRomanticising life’s harsh realities Integrity is a joyous shantyTo aid or abet our crooning Integrity is a babe’s first smileIts innocence personified Integrity is the souls ‘shining’Enabling its reincarnation Integrity is in you and meTo show to the world how to…See More
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Hi Rod This made me smile as I don't have Aspergers yet also consider a lot of the time that I am on another planet which this world revolves around! I love the simplicity of the statement so thanks for that."
" Hi Mark _ I much appreciate being in your top 7 list for January! I am a very upbeat person but feeling very low when I wrote this as I had just said goodbye to my best friend from France after she and her husband had spent Christmas and…"
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Enjoyed this poem Kayla and could almost see it being the anthem for an anorexia or eating disorder association."
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Like this a lot and it makes a very emotive read!"
BLISS...
BLISSWith rhythmic pumpingYou live under my skinBecoming my life bloodPerpetuating my beingWhilst being integralYou and I as oneDependent on eachFor existence I breathe with onlyYou fuelling my lifeBy charismatic sourceLeading me gentlyTo the destinyOf true loveUnconditional harmonyKnowing no endRecognizing only nowLiving the momentMinute of minuteDay of daysEach one the other’s soothsayerFriend, lover and guideBest we lay downTogether at the templeOur shrine of eternal loveTo praise the…See More
Ailill commented on Heather Royle's blog post Melancholy in D major"good versing of imagery in this piece.. "
"WOW - gave me goosebumps it's such a good read! Right from the first line and the use of the word 'rancour' to the very last line "all that you've put down you need your peace with", which is used several times to very…"
"Haha! Like this as I can so easily imagine myself looking in my pantry with the same thoughts - maybe why ever so often I have a clear out of old labels and sell by dates years rather than months out of date!"
"This piece brought back fond memories of when I first held a shell to my ear at my fathers suggestion and how I was so intrigued as to how the sound they emitted was held captive! Lovely sentiment beautifully written."
Melancholy in D major
Melancholy in D major Rolling hills out beyond- a whimsical vistawind ticklinglike piano keysthe leaves of treescompeting withbirds trillingone against the otheroctave and pitch perfectforcing the ear of the airto be borne far awayall but breakingthe pregnant silencesurrounding meensuring the whip handof melancholy brokenby sheer wondrous energydistracting this momentin time so engaginglyall other thoughtsbecome secondaryto natures powerhouseSee More
"Neat work and enjoyed the read - intrigued as Matakatia is near to where I live and as soon as I drive on to the peninsula, my whole mood is always uplifted no matter whether it's the north facing 'grey for dusk' side…"
The Moral of the Story of Santa!
The Moral of the Story of Santa! Santa is comingIt’s true!Yes he is coming and may visit meAnd may even visit youBut have you been good enough?Well we’ll seeFor Santa sees everythingTe..he..he..he.. He sees when you are happyHe sees when you are sadHe sees especially whenYou are very, very bad But Santa also sees behind the good…See More
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True Grit!
True Grit!
Integrity is life’s ‘true grit’
There for the taking
Integrity is like our riverbed
Which we can ‘sell down the river’
Integrity is the first light of day
Shining brightly to clear the fog
Integrity is a wonderful rainbow
Romanticising life’s harsh realities
Integrity is a joyous shanty
To aid or abet our crooning
Integrity is a babe’s first…
ContinuePosted on February 16, 2012 at 23:45
Melancholy in D major
Melancholy in D major
Rolling hills out beyond
- a whimsical vista
wind tickling
like piano keys
the leaves of trees
competing with
birds trilling
one against the other
octave and pitch perfect
forcing the ear of the air
to be borne far away
all but breaking
the pregnant silence
surrounding me
ensuring the whip hand
of melancholy broken
by sheer wondrous…
ContinuePosted on January 13, 2012 at 0:14 — 1 Comment
The Moral of the Story of Santa!
The Moral of the Story of Santa!
Santa is coming
It’s true!
Yes he is coming and may visit me
And may even visit you
But have you been good enough?
Well we’ll see
For Santa sees…
ContinuePosted on December 11, 2011 at 12:53
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- At 21:04 on October 16, 2011,
Peter Le Baige said… - Thanks for the invitation Heather.
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