Christmas’ first sign
Fun frolics and naff jumpers
The late late toy show
Mom makes tea cosies
Owning one can be quite tough
Fighting urge to wear
Arrive late for work?
Totally not a problem
Just work really late
Suddenly, life changes
Without warning what was once ironclad can become shattered
Vulnerable
Cast away from all that is known
Cast to the very edge of life
The edge of sanity
All for the sake of a few seconds
For a brief moment of indecision
Of lapsing judgement
Leading to a lifetime of regret
A lifetime of repercussions
No life at all
Suddenly is all it takes
For a life years in the making
A life lived
Taken for granted
To be gone
Less than an month left
But it is still November
Too soon for Christmas
School visits are planned
“No! Science is a great
job”
Lying to the kids.
Foggy winters day
Cold makes it hard to get up
From under warm sheets
Hole in ground for sale
Asking price two million
Selling potential
Disaster movies
Please don’t mention climate change
That’s impolitic
Charity giving
Even if it’s very small
Makes you feel better
My friend the wordsmith
Is performing tomorrow
I think I should go
A new tradition
Inaugurated this week
Steak and movie night
Government backs down
Will that silence the masses?
Campaigners say “Nope!”
A hopeful action
No guarantee of success
Worth it just to try
Winter weather’s here
The cold made very much worse
By an empty bed
Walk with me
Through these hallowed halls
Filled with history
Ghosts of men long gone
Filled with tales of forbidden love
Of the great torment of genius
Of culture’s great clash
Come with me my friend
Let me be your guide
As I tell you tales
The stories in these walls
You are distant now
Past forests and seas
Past clouds and the mountains that pierce them
Across the very world
Our separation is vast
Almost beyond comprehension
The width of the world between us
Keeping you from my arms
But I weep not
Because though the world keeps us apart
With a barrier of distance
We are still together
Together in our minds
Together in our hearts
And not even the distance of the world
Can keep my love from you
Waiting
Yearing
Wanting
Needing
Demanding
Despairing
Hoping
Praying
Seeing
Rejoicing
Having
Holding
Loving
Attractive woman
Hides beneath her overcoat
From lecherous eyes
At the coffee shop
A man spends his day waiting
For his life to start
Pictures on railings
Sold by struggling new artists
Seeking patronage
Walking home
Halloween party reluctantly over
Costume half-off, half-on
Gone is the mask
But remaining, defiant
A cape, blood scarlet
Home, past merry revelers
Public urination
Brief moments of passion
I ignore them all
Only my homeward goal
Perhaps a quick stop for a bite
But nothing else
Only the rhythmic march of steps
The stars overhead
The cold night air
And my cape rustling in the wind
As I ponder a night to savour
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