POETRY THAT COMES FROM THE HEART AND SOUL: 2013-05-05

Saturday 11 May 2013

#ASMSG FIGHTING FOR A CAUSE

FIGHTING FOR A CAUSE

Although we fight for

Causes

For whatever reason they maybe

There is always the basic

Essentials to be undertaken before hand

The standing on a

Solid ground

Foundations will need

Underpinning

Fundamentals

The nitty-gritties

The essential facts and figures

Necessities

Requirements

Is our cause worth the fight?

Can we carry out the cause?

Or try to

Enlist

Recruit

Others to the cause

As times change

With motions

Emotions

Feelings

Passions

Sentiments

Thoughts

Ideas

Attitudes

Not everyone agrees

Disagrees

Opposes

Resists

Contests

Disputes

Contradicts

The causes that are worth fighting for

Or are you standing alone?

Defend

And win the cause alone

In this end note

Thank you for standing for the cause

19^th June 2012

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Friday 10 May 2013

#ASMSG extract from 'THE WISHING WELL'

Annabelle or Belle as Arthur calls her for short makes her way upstairs to the bell ladder which Arthur had made himself. It is made of wooden steps there is no rail on one side of the steps only a brick wall for support to the right. Arthur used strong, strong oak from a felled tree a long time ago when they first moved into the cottage; there was no other way that they could get up to the upper level of the cottage without a ladder. It took Arthur a long time to make with his own hands and tools, but once made they were able to make their own bedroom away from the hub bub of the downstairs living area. Arthur is home today, he is pottering about in his garden outside where he grows vegetables and flowers for Belle. Their youngest child and son Douglas has been gone since the break of dawn, he works for the local shop as the delivery boy. Douglas left school at the age of fourteen once his education was completed, Arthur knows that he is a strong boy and a proud one too, and said to his parents that he needed to go out to work to help bring in much needed income for the family since his father had an accident at the stables. Arthur ponders the lads future which he so wanted him to follow in his footsteps as the ploughman in the fields, but this never came about young Douglas went and sought employment wherever he could earn a wage.

Belle is now upstairs she takes the first steps towards hers and Arthur’s bedroom which is the largest in the cottage. It is airy and bright with sun shining through the double windows, the only possessions that they have in this room is a double wardrobe, two chests of drawers and their double bed. Belle had made all the curtains that are hanging which are of a floral design, mostly of the flowers that grow in the garden, poppies, daisies, daffodils too. With the remnants that were left over she had made a patchwork quilt, the shapes being designed into a star in the centre of the quilt with a blue background. All the patchwork quilts were made from Belle’s and daughter Christabelle handwork.

Thursday 9 May 2013

#ASMSG STANDING ON THE EDGE part 6

Standing On The Edge

Take from ‘On A Mission’

Whilst standing here on the edge

With my trusty black steed

We see a battle below

Powerful, strong and in control

Pushing the marauders back

With a mighty attack

From this position I see their advantage

Their superiority and authority

Using maximum coerces

Their strong-arms compelling

They look tired and exhausted

But they are standing firm

These strong men and their beasts

Will not be beaten!

Raven is hovering above the snow covered trees

He sees, he watches, he’ll know when to join the battle

My trusted wolf restless, he wants to join the forces

But we must stay here for a short while

Not to stay out of the fray

It is finding a way

Safely, securely, surely

Down this mountain ridge

Across to the stony bridge

Flanked by warriors young and old

Oh their will be stories told!

Once this mission is enfold

9^th May 2013

Wednesday 8 May 2013

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#ASMSG The Last Time This Is Being Bared

THE LAST TIME THIS IS BEING BARED

These feelings so real and true

Those feelings I shared with you

Those feelings that I showed to you

Showered you with

Adored you

Loved you

Those dam feelings of yours

How macabre, cadaverous

Hit and run

Run and hit

Hit and miss

Miss and hit

They have run their course

You left me feeling so bare

Exposed

Uncovered

How dare I let it happen?

You smooth operator

You sneaked in

Crept in without this stupid woman knowing

Didn’t see it coming

Blind as a bat

Oh love is so blind to the fools

So now the invitation has been rescinded

Never, ever to call

To visit at all

This room feels quiet

So still and peaceful

No feelings of invasion

Invasion of privacy

Invasion of what I do or say

The freedom is mine once again

Now it is time for me to rescind this naked feeing

Get myself together again

Be as whole as whole

11^th December 2012

#ASMSG 'A Time To Reflect' part 5

A Time To Reflect

Take from the ‘On A Mission’

Taking a moment to reflect

With all that has been affected

The causes, the troubles

The losses, the losers

This mission, this one to end it all

Began with crossing the ridges, the bridges

Near and far distant lands

Broken and baron

Tattered and torn

The homeless, their burnt out homes

Wandering aimlessly for shelter

From the bitter, bitter cold

Their shattered, tattered expressions says it all

‘When does this end?’

‘Where does this end?’

His thoughts now saying

‘It ends with bitterness my friend’

But this mission will only be accomplished

When evil intent, malice, spite and hatred

Is eradicated, destroyed, exterminated

So his mission will seem endless

But he has his eyes in the sky

The Raven constantly by his side

The Wolf, his guardian, protector

Listening with his honed, tuned ears

Sniffing the air, with caution and care

His snowy white coat, a disguise in this snowy, snowy land

So far, far away from his pack

But the pack will understand and comprehend

They know of the struggles

The fight for their lands

Wiped out, wiping out

Man and wolf learning and teaching

From one another

Brothers and sisters coming together as one

8^th May 2013

Tuesday 7 May 2013

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Monday 6 May 2013

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#ASMSG CONTROVERSIAL

CONTROVERSIAL

Being different from the crowd

Speaking out loud and proud

Contentious, pretentious

Who’s inventions?

Without the being argumentative

Antagonistic

Aggressive

Unfriendly

Or hostile

Debatable I maybe

Arguably you may agree

Controversial this I can be

Free to be

Expressive

Just like anyone is free to be

At times but this is who I am

Divisive

Never creating or causing disagreement

Never creating or causing hostility

Notorious who isn’t at times?

Provocative

Challenging

Vexing

Annoying

Never would I insult

Offend

But watch out for the defend

Pretentious is not with me

Hypocrite

Heck what is that?

Never has and never will be

Who you see

And who I am is the real person

That speaks out loud

Always daring to push that boundary line

Way, way, way

Forward

Daring to be different

Love me or hate me

That is your choice

But heck we all have a voice

10^th June 2012

Sunday 5 May 2013

#ASMSG Extract from 'The Wishing Well ' part 2

Arthur and Annabelle’s home has been built from the local stone, cold in the winter, yet cool in the summer months. The cottage is of an average size. It is thatched from front to back on the roof, and there upon the thatch is a weather vane which turns when the wind blows giving the family a forecast of which way the wind is coming from. This was made by Annabelle’s father as a wedding present when they first set up home over sixteen years ago. A shire horse tethered to a post whilst the blacksmith hammers away on the anvil to make a new shoe. They are both depicted on the arrow, which then is welded to a post beneath; two balls are the pivotal point that holds everything together, the north, the south, the east and the west that turns and turns in the blowing winds. Michael Crawford must have taken ages to forge all the shapes especially the balls. He had also decided that the colour should be black so that it would stand the tests of time with all the seasons, spring, summer, autumn and winter.

Inside their cottage which is sparsely decorated. There were high oak beams stretching from one end of the cottage to the other in the attic, and the living spaces downstairs. The walls have been white washed to bring and air of lightness and brightness that would otherwise would have been dim, gloomy and dark, the sun gleaming outside their cottage is coming in through the windows lifting the shadows away. Also inside their cottage hangs their precious plates, pictures of horses, the beautiful landscape that surrounds their village and far off places, one such precious plate that belongs to Annabelle and Arthur is of a church that they were married in. Their memories of all the family gathering at the happy event. The blossom blossoming on the trees outside of the church in the month of April pink and white so like Annabelle’s dress that she wore. Below these precious plates is a shelf that Arthur had put up so that Annabelle could place her crockery, cups, saucer, plates and jugs. Hooks can be seen under the bottom of the shelf for her pots and pans for cooking, not many but enough for their sized family.

#ASMSG Sailing Away On A Silent Night

Sailing away on a silent night

Take from the book of poems

‘Simply Magical’

The twinkling starry night

Shining so bright

The heavenly sky

Azure blue, with a hint of sapphire too

A tall ship sailing by

On the calmest of seas

Where its destination is no one knows

But the gentlest of winds blows

A maiden propped against the tall tree

Blowing a kiss, so that the sailor will not miss

Her on the sailing trip, he carries her heart

So that they are never depart

He watches from the tall ship

There in the distance she has lit her candles

With a lily in the centre barely visible

To his eyes, he can just about see his love

And sweetheart

Their love story only just beginning

But this is not the end

They both know this is just a moment in time

They will be together once again

And never be apart

He’ll work the land like his forefathers

Bring back the riches that she so deserves

His Lily, his love, the treasure of his heart

5^th May 2013