Sunday 11 October 2015

Family

50 years ago

My family was represented by other souls

all with goals

and their lives unfold.


I miss them

the older generation

who came before me,

who taught me what I know.


Lovely people

who all loved me

who made their lives

so I could make mine.


Sometimes I wish

I could see them once again

to show them how I turned out

in this life I lead.


I think of them often

and miss their quick whit

and their naughty ways

adult things I'd now understand.


When I think it is

10 years, 20 years, 30 years

since they've been gone

life just doesn't seem that long.


Wednesday 7 October 2015

What It Could Have Been?

My life should have been

something serene

not something mean

I would have been happy with routine.


If my mother hadn't died

when I was young,

or my daughter hadn't gone mad,

when she'd just begun.


If my father hadn’t drunk,

If my foot hadn’t been clubbed,

If I hadn't got sick

when I had my life to enjoy.

If I hadn't lost

my little boy.


What it could have been

what I see other people have,

the happy, successful life

what would that have been like?

What, would that have been like?

What would that, have been like?


Thursday 1 October 2015

Changing Weather

Changing Weather

Don't know why the sun won't stay up in the sky

Changing weather

Since my man and I just like being together,

It can cloud over, whatever


Oh, yeah

Life is good, happy and smiles everywhere

Changing weather

And I just can't get my good self together,

I'm lazy all the time

Love makes me lazy all the time

When he came along 'contented' walked in and met me.

Oh, yeah

He and I, the old rockin' chairs will get us.


All I do is hope the universe above 

will let us walk in the sun we adore.

We can go on, can go on, can go on, 

ev'ry thing we want is above

Changing weather


Since my man and I got together,

It can cloud over, whatever

We just like being together

All the time.