Wednesday 29 May 2019

Sandy Two

When you start to say, I always dance alone, please give me a break, sit by the fire, don't make a run, you’re not a flyer, not a second to waste it's lonely on stones, an Iliad from home, listening to the cryers, our bed’s rough-hewn, calms all desires, bring us our day, not a long megaphone, where we can bray, we are not like Sapphires, we’ll never atone, draw air to the pyre, it'll be our holiday, so far from Athlone, won't inquire about pain, or where we’re going.

Tuesday 28 May 2019

Sandy

Each gasp makes me a liar, will he see, the gaps between my hair, sometimes just a little move, heaven’s a place to be, even if I don’t feel love, terrible places hard chairs, they still let me dream, no one kids me there, get dressed need a hug, what about my teeth, grace comes from above, act like I don't care, scrubbed sparkling clean, I sail through the air, Joe’s my new Bud, he might rescue everything, rise each night in flood, it's only fair, when evening turns green, you take what you can, it's not me who screams.

Monday 27 May 2019

Simon Four

You used to be fine, to drink alone, a laugh stronger than wine, no need for weak tea, humour lachrymose, jokes your repartee, now what you find, hearing the groans, what is to be kind, the rain starts to cease, you still carry the stones, of that certainty, speak when it’s right, never one to ‘phone , everything keeps for a while, you need to believe, what used to be so, when we all dreamed, where is the line, that you cross going home, the stuff bathed in time, all that is gone?

Sunday 26 May 2019

Simon Three

Who will break your news, struggling to escape, all the stuff you blew, no horizon's bright, if your mark’s a stain, and you're always right, don’t make life a curfew, be frightened of the waves, knowing what to do, it nearly is the time, hear a donkey bray, you sit by the fire, before sunrise is due, your tears seep away, no one can reach you, ever wondered why, people pine for the day, after long silent nights, if your moans are true, a fortune lies at bay, rain falls on the roof, it sounds OK.

Saturday 25 May 2019

Simon Two

Look up down the road, try to be kind, a smile that’s your own, the stars show the way, cold in your time, you're back here to stay, no need for a comb, you'll walk down the miles, without any crown, what’s the going rate, your face alive, you know how to behave, where is the window, a face doesn't shine, there in your soul, never mind future days, don't burn out the fire, now you’re on your way, tell all what you know, it’s been more than a while, since the cock crows, the song of a child.

Friday 24 May 2019

Simon

Take the love you show, float it on the tide, live with what you know, drained by winter's news, before you sail on by, see the ones you threw, caught up in a cyclone, you’re going to be a bride, we say please don't go, what makes it true, a heart needs to fly, beat these river blues, try to break the ropes, the wind calls out at night, nothing can atone, all we have we lose, that fellow by your side, is He part of you, you never did do slow, to catch another's smile, think that you're alone, drink communion wine?

Thursday 23 May 2019

Paul Four

I wonder if she's right, to head for the sea, lilac as the night, she’ll dance and parade, make faces before the enemy, her soul works this way, the shouting and fighting, slakes her release, time is her lightning, her eyes bear the fray, cold in the season, she'll call it a day, what comes down the wire, before she flees, she pulls from the fire, she carries no tray, spring's done with heating, needs to be away, bags weigh heavy in flight, it's fun to believe, she'll never sit tight, will always love me.