Marie-Claire

The vexed poet sits and sulks; his verses don’t like him anymore. He stares at the stubborn verses Who refuse to dance to the tune Of the rhyme and rhythm master. Quite a disaster don’t you think Dear reader. The rebel verses twist and turn on their master Terse tense words drop out line by line and... Sign in to see full entry.

Sweet love Dying Mother Crying Baby Missing Empty sighing wishing life back again recall lost years reclaim presence relive absence laments losses big boy missing daily good byes daily greetings with grief sighing Sign in to see full entry.

Spring is missing you The night is still young my son Why did you kill it so soon? Spring has come looking for you But you were gone new season stillborn bursting with life Mourning for you. Peach trees are grieving flowers Blossoms are weeping colours Delicate pink hues Fallen just for you. Spring... Sign in to see full entry.

Confessions of frog in exile I loathe toads They make my skin crawl They look like sick frogs Struck with chicken pox I loathe toads they make me dance like a jitterbug They look like aliens From outer space I loathe toads. They make me shudder in utter disgust Call me jittery Call me ugly But call... Sign in to see full entry.

Oh Lord I pray Meet our daily kneads But Please Deliver us from our deli needs Grant us our daily bread with perhaps a sprinkle of sesame seeds White or brown, we are not racists. Do give us Our daily bread So long as it’s fresh and not of the flesh. Sign in to see full entry.

Clock works It clicks and clocks the night away It ticks and tocks And watch's me toss It ticks and talks And watch's me turn It sleepwalks me Into the night A very long night It talks and talks Until at last I yield myself To blissful sleep. Sign in to see full entry.

IF ONLY YOU KNEW If only you knew The sorrow of my soul If only you saw The depth of my sorrow If only you heard The silent scream of my tears If only you felt the winter In my soul You too would shiver. You would not scowl But cover me with your shawl Of comfort. Sign in to see full entry.

Beauty lies where lies can’t go Close your eyes and look inside see the beauty hid within, the one that you hide from self that others guess and yet not see Close your eyes and see rejoice In what true love will offer. From loving God do not hide All the present lies inside For they no longer hold... Sign in to see full entry.

In all things give thanks Lord I thank you for this day The one before and the one after I thank you in advance For all the days ahead I thank you for all the days gone by In case I owe you one I thank you for tomorrow Before I change my mind Come what may I thank you anyway Sign in to see full entry.

I am haunted by the sadness Day by day by day I hear the sound of sadness Day by day by day by day It never fades I hear it in my sleep It is the knowing Of something so deep That wells up so forcefully In my dormant fitful sleep I hear it you all day long Your sad of song of loneliness It is of... Sign in to see full entry.