It is a bit frustrating to see my poetry all squashed together in a single block. It’s only after you click “Read more” that you can read it as I mean you to read it. So this is a lengthy intoduction to a simple 4 liner that I rather like. Thanks Del and your dad. …
Category Archives: spiritual
Banks
There are all sorts of bank That make our world much better Food banks and blood banks Where no one’s made a debtor Seed banks ensure we have A world that’s fair and green The profit is for all of us To share when times get lean The miracle of selflessness Is not an idle …
Just Go For It
Astra was a tuna fish Who liked to swim at speed The other fishes laughed and said, “There really is no need. Don’t make a fuss and swim like us “ But Astra took no heed. Tuna swim fantastically At speeds that would amaze And Astra laughed while leaping through The massive foam topped waves …
Job Done
What holds us to this earth? This plane of being? It is love. Love is strong And it constantly amazes us. But in the end we must relax our grasp. Despite love Because of love We must let life go. All of us must. At our time, when it comes. Say a fond goodbye. It’s …
Mercy
There is meanness in the best of us And sweetness in the worst That cautions the rest of us Not to throw a stone first. Steve Blakesley © September 2016
Are there angels?
In your desperate plight When the world has gone black, And you scrabble to get a grip on your situation And can’t get one… You might pray for help Even if God is an imaginary friend And praying is reverting to a childlike state You still might pray. And here’s the thing, God sends his …
Job Done.
What holds us to this earth? This plane of being? It is love. Love is strong And it constantly amazes us. But in the end we must relax our grasp. Despite love Because of love We must let life go. All of us must. At our time, when it comes. Say a fond goodbye. It’s …
I am a time traveller
I am a time traveller And I saw history made My seat was in the grandstand I watched the Earth degrade. As a youth I saw Donald Trump With his amazing hair And people walked to the north pole When they still had ice flows there. I saw the London Olympics Mo Farrah winning gold …
Taid of Life 