Love again

So love had been 

And love had gone

She didn't think

She'd carry on

Through darkest dreams

Of blackened sorrows

His smile brought hope

Of new tomorrows.

She found a way 

To love once more

A love she'd never 

Felt before

Excitement dances 

Like a flame

That loving feeling

Once again.

The mum and Me...

I'm the monster scare-awayer

When it's dark and time for bed,

Expert plaster putter-onner

For those cuts from toe to head.

A degree in cuddles,snuggles

Warming words for a broken heart,

And i'm quickest draw at hankies

For when the tears start.

I'm cook although my meals 

Do not always look so great

It's dished up quick and all a fed

A meal on their plate.

I'm referee to stop the wars

When fists may start to fly,

But when all is calm and all asleep

I sometimes sit and cry.

I'm ironer, cleaner,

dog shit picker-upper,slave,

And when all falls down around me

On the outside I am brave.

I'm billy whizz at shopping

With a trolley on two wheels,

Dashing home with twenty bags

To prepare thte evening meals.

The constant nag of naggerers

That's always on your case, 

The one who sees that cocky

Little look upon your face.

I'm painter, decorator

Odd job woman, mrs fix it,

If it has a tear just hand a thread

I'll see if i can stitch it.

I'm the voice that will defend you

If you're ever treated wrong

And the arms that wrap around you

When your days been hard and long.

I am not a robot,

Who i sometimes feel to be

If you look at little closer; you will find

...i'm only ME!

I'm the clown to make you smile

When you're feeling at a low,

But you step out of line

And believe me, you will know.

I'm the lego castle builder

I'm the ever ready purse,

And i'm always armed and ready

If you ever need a nurse.

I'm the solver of a problem

I'm the shoulder here to lean

I'm the fastest chocolate hider

You have ever bloomin seen.

I am the ears that listen

I am the heart that bleeds,

The one who tries her very best 

To cater all your needs.

I'm the fighter of the battles

I can conquer any army,

I'm the bestest ever maker 

of a tripple decker sarnie.

I can fix the un-fixable

Just pass a little glue,

I'm a super duper trooper

But that's all down to you.  

Just when I think I know it all

You teach a little more,

I stand back and often think

Why did i not know that before?

I'm the one who's been there

Got the T.shirt; don't you see?

But so often you're the ones

That i find are teaching me.

I'm the one who watches

As every day you grow

The one who often wonders

Where did the years go?

I'm the one who worries

If ever you're late home,

Pacing up and down the floor

Checking on the phone.

I'm the hand to guide you

Heart to love you, arms to hold,

The rock to keep you safe

From what life may unfold.

You're the laughter in my life

You're the love that keeps me strong,

You're the ones that make me realise

I'm right where I belong.

You're the ones that bring me sunshine

You're the ones that find my smile,

You're the ones that reassure me

That it's all been so worth while.

But somewhere, in between the cooker,

Plaster putter-onner; picker-upper

Look a little closer and you'll see

Somewhere deep inside...

There's only ME.

Dream

I shall not sleep,only to dream

I shall live to dream

Yet i shall dream as if i'll live forever

And live as if i'll die today

What secrets do you hold behind those eyes?

What stories tell the tales within your cries?

Do you ever think of... Wonder why's?

Or is your darkened heart just full of lies?

Could it be you're scared deep down inside?

Dare not take that risk, so you just hide

But would it not be best to say "I tried"?

No longer would you let the heart divide.

Some times i guess it's all best left unsaid

A half written story... just half read

Now they can make their endings up instead

Maybe then they would not feel misled.

So as you lay your head to sleep tonight

Ask why you didn't do what felt so right

And wonder why you didn't see the light

When now you could be holding him so tight.

Here i sit alone in thought

often so quiet and peaceful

yet tonight, i sit and smile...

as i listen to the old Italian lady

from the coffee shop,

shouting at her staff with such firm

authority. 

Then Silence once again.

I drift off in thought 

along with the still waters of this canal

my daydreams rudely awakened 

by the sound of an old Italian lady

as she bellows out her off key Oprah and clatters her pots.

A man paints by the side of me,

people return from work to their apartments

shops close at the end of the day

and here i am...just sitting.

I sip my coffee and demolish

the most gorgeous lasagne i have ever tasted

and think to myself...

i'd marry this old Italian lady if she didn't sing so much.

Lost soul

Empty is the soul that walks within the shadows

as the wind howls like a lost wolf in a silent wood,

Always one step closer to the emptiness of nowhere

still he treds his long and lonely path.

 

 

 

A smile danced with such passion in his voice

through the phone, down the line and across the miles to her heart.

He said he'd call tomorrow, but tomorrow never came. 

Yesterday she loved him, today she yearns for him

And tomorrow she will smile and remember, as he dances with such passion in her heart.