Yellow Roses Don’t give me red roses, They frighten me. I don’t want declarations of undying love And deep passion. So please don’t give me red roses. Their darkness scares me! I’d much rather have yellow roses, That talk of sunlight, And friendship, And all that’s light and bright. So if you have to give…
Read moreNaPoWriMo – day 13 Drunken Nostalgia
Drunken Nostalgia Chilled beer Warm summer afternoons Abba playing in the background. Voulez vous ? Oh yes I would! I would so go back to those days, Of LP records, And yelling out the lyrics at the top of our voices! Of making jugsful of Rasna And suddenly I am running barefoot On…
Read moreNaPoWriMo Day 12 -It’s time for the Phoenix to die
It’s time for the phoenix to die It’s time for the phoenix to die, And rise from the ashes of the past; Where the tears mix with flames; Flames to destroy; Tears to heal. The phoenix has to die. And in the dying so much has to be destroyed. Old thoughts, old feelings, Old…
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NaPoWriMo Day 11 – A few more minutes please
A few more minutes please! I open my eyes, Half awake, half asleep. I look at the clock And sigh with relief! It will be another 10 minutes Before the alarm goes. So hurriedly My eyes I close. Those few extra minutes Are so precious to me! My wonderful dream I had to complete you…
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