Oh the depths of the mysteries
Oh the depths of the mysteries
The memories so warm and light
Left behind in this universal blackness
Shining like the stars tonight
You are somewhere beyond the galaxies
Smiling like that moment of time
Lost as a sun which left this space
Haunting me by the riverside
What is love?
Love is simple
Love is simply
Not having to figure something out
Open and pure
Like a raging current
As gentle as the homely rivers
And as wild as the blue sea
It is not absolute
But something beyond time
Beyond words
A feeling
A belonging
That brings two people closer together
It is not a belief
A system
An idea
But completely natural
Like the leaves falling in autumn
The cold snow in winter
Birds in flight at spring
The warmth of the summer sun
It is as uncatchable as the mysteries of the universe
A butterfly evading a net
A war drum singing its last tune
Death and life are its closest friends
And allies
Knowledge never tasted as sweet
As the sight of land
The distant cry of home
An embrace
Amongst the mountains of our hearts
Questions and Answers
Why do I hurt so much?
Why do I cry?
What makes me so lonely?
What makes me try?
Is it a feeling of helplessness?
Is it the sky so blue?
The sun shining fleetingly?
A woman not kissing my truth?
Is the world a confusing place?
Are the oceans deep?
Do the stars shine just for me?
Is all there is war and peace?
Can the air be as transparent as us?
Are we longing to be free?
Must we suffer to be alive?
Are we stronger than the trees?
Questions and answers mean nothing to me
As true as the dunes of light
Shimmering forever in awkward moments
Taking hold of our plight
Wine
I drink wine
Through the rivers of my discontent
Like tourist buses travelling on the water
Holy but not religious
Natural as the immortal trees
Yawning like the lions of the coffee shops
Mysterious and wild
Leaving my cup by the side of the road
Enjoying the jungle of the street lights
And that beautiful woman in my life
Flowing like the blue sky to distant continents
Where the sun shines for peace
As wild as the night
As forgotten as the dawn
Restless and joyful
Full of the moon and the deep
Taking me to dusk
Like a trailer park poet
Loved and transient
Appearing drunk at the altar
Of time
In time
I’ll be free of myself
And give her valentine flowers
Pre nup
The human denies itself on this earth
Not because it is destructive
But because it denies it is an animal
The most self destructive act
In the whole of the kingdom
We call the universe
Face the fact we are animals
And the marriage will be a long one
At the moment
It feels like we are calling the divorce lawyers
Each and every day
The deluded arrogance of knowing too much
But really knowing too little
How simple
How different life would be
If we accept that
Our insignificance
I look out of my window
At the man made world
Trees seem insignificant
Birds as fragile as dust
Humans drag coffee to unknown places
Cars storm past the moors of our concrete
But somewhere
There past that giant building
A storm is blowing
A cat is singing
The sun is living
Our insignificance is ringing
Records are breaking
The world is spinning
Look whose talking
The world is like an episode of Columbo
But no ones been murdered
But we're all guilty
But who is Columbo?
The Big Bang
What was there before the Big Bang?
What was there before God?
Nothing?
But nothing is still something
Maybe there was agnosticism
Maybe there was Socrates
The small bang
Jesus was not the messiah.
He was a very naughty boy.
The Great Escape
All the humans should be put in the zoo
And all the animals should be let out
In the beginning…
Gladiators are you ready?
Contenders are you ready?
Laugh out loud
The far left
The far right
And the piggy in the middle
Flowing with time
I decided to write the most free thinking poem
That leaves this earth and has me flying through the rain
Shores of discovery take me to ages when being alive is not a mistake
Coast to coast
Memory to memory
In love with a woman I can never have
Take me to the sunshine
To the islands of my hearts
Give me hope through the madness
Release me from the pain
I am happiest to be alive
Now
This moment is beautiful
Sing
Dance
Kiss me sweet
Remember all I’ve been through
It’s beautiful
Streaming with life
Bridges
Time
I can see Ithaca in the distance
Flowing with time
The water keeps slipping from my hands
I picture Penelope laughing
The sirens have finally taken me
I look out my window at the London gloom
Live my years as a traveller
A foreigner to these emotions
Free thinking but high
Soaring through the gates of heaven
Touching the crisps of hell
Smiling through it all
Looking forward to the future
Can we live life in a free thinking way?
Why not?
But then we would really be living
As free as a bird
The bookshelf
The wooden shelves remain dormant
Collecting dust and a tear or two
When I buy my first book
I put it in its place proudly
Happy at last
To finally have overcome emptiness
And the universal silence
The words fall into place
Like jigsaw pieces
The paper cut fine
Ink radiant
Letters slip off my tongue
Like sweets
Someday
I dream of many books
Aligning the shelves
As trees last for thousands of years
Clinging on to dear life
So I will read heroically
From one generation to the next
Stories passed down
Along humanities curve
Helping us create our own
With new born eyes
Grand union
I looked at the cat,
The cat looked at me.
And the rest as they say,
Is history
Constellations
Years stretched out across the tombstones
Lavenders of light swaying back and forth
Like a ship lost at sea
I feel like a singer with stage fright
Remembering the constellations in the sky
Now daylight is constantly speaking to me
in other tongues
Is this a play with words?
Or a play with life?
Am I too sensitive to my inevitable downfall?
Plucking each string without any passion
Following the book methodically
Dancing this waltz alone
Under the blazing sunlight
I await the empirical night
The moon’s fullness
The stars and their glory
Fate’s darkness
And like a hummingbird
In it’s odyssey to far offshores
I raise my wings
And fly
Cats
Humans have dogs as pets
Cats have humans as pets
Whose buying the Christmas presents?
Can we ever be free?
I want to be free
But can I be free
In this man made world
Of celluloid dreams?
If I take off my clothes
And run in the jungle
Will I find my place in the sun?
Will pain be a burden no longer?
I want to be free
So now I have my answer
Is this possible in this man made world?
Do the jungles exist no longer?
Am I purring for an afterlife?
I hear the sun calling me
One moment of freedom
Worth more than billion dollar yachts and pennies
My cat winks at me
The king of nothing
I am the king of nothing
Living in a godlike sky
The only one surviving in loneliness
Stretching out across faces
Here there are no words
No ideas or beliefs
Trust has no place
On this throne of denial
But here I am most alive
My thoughts most clear
My desire to wake most urging
Time like a lunar eclipse
I am the king of nothing
The king of everything
Free to experience life
Like an innocent child
Striving for a perfect world
Imagine living in a world where everything is perfect.
A paradise where we live forever,
Where everyone is good and time does not exist.
A place where all are beautiful and talented,
This is a contradiction!!!!
Such a world can not exist.
For in order for perfection to live,
Hell must also strive,
There to climb that distant mountain,
We must sail in that violent sea,
Reach for the stars,
Head to the comfort of home.
Would we recognise the sun with no rain?
Feel a smile without sadness?
Understand love without hate?
Swim in the ocean if not for land?
Hope for a touch if not for war?
Is there music in the madness?
Can you hear the poetry in the chaos?
Magic
Roses in bloom.
The blue sky.
Sun beaming on my face.
Crisp morning air radiating.
Breathing.
The gift of an embrace.
Her smile.
Love in the afternoon.
Sipping a drink by a river.
The storm of a city.
Finding my way to a sea.
Swimming in anachronisms.
A potion of reality.
Why do we need more?
The waterfall of understanding
There was a time when I remember I was happy
A time when I was breathing with life
Where everything seemed right
And I could do nothing wrong
Those days are partly gone
For to truly understand the world
A certain sadness must accompany you on your journeys
A tugging at the difficulties
A calling to the rhythm of life
Like a twig going down a river towards a waterfall
Lost and alone and transitory
But the drop is beautiful
Down below
Clear crystal water for you to rest in
Surrounded by nature
And a meaningful song
Now I understand the true beauty of being alive
And it gives me hope
That one day I’ll be happier again
A peace of mind
I should not give up
So I’ll keep searching along the road
It is my road after all
And the sun is oh so high in the sky
I am almost flying
I feel a smile etching on my solitary face
Who knows where this waterfall will take me today?
The skies have mesmerised the mirrors
The reflections tell only half the stories
Rivers gaze back at me with a certain sadness
Happiness is all in my mind
Maybe I should let the water take me
And enjoy the ride
Like reading a book
The mysteries are the most important part
Already I’m starting to feel some joy
In the waterfall of understanding
With these words of hope
I sense a great freedom coming
As the water keeps flowing for a lifetime
Of sadness and joy
Sadness and joy
Sadness and joy
Sadness and joy
Green tree
The tree roots penetrating the concrete
Rising up over the city
Where buildings rise
Man walks over centuries of ash
As the tree breathes with time
Nature has its revenge over man
The greed and the destruction
Too plain to see
Reaching for the heavens and creating a hell
But earth will live on after we’re gone
The grey slabs hidden by greenery in bloom
Oh the depths of the mysteries
The memories so warm and light
Left behind in this universal blackness
Shining like the stars tonight
You are somewhere beyond the galaxies
Smiling like that moment of time
Lost as a sun which left this space
Haunting me by the riverside
What is love?
Love is simple
Love is simply
Not having to figure something out
Open and pure
Like a raging current
As gentle as the homely rivers
And as wild as the blue sea
It is not absolute
But something beyond time
Beyond words
A feeling
A belonging
That brings two people closer together
It is not a belief
A system
An idea
But completely natural
Like the leaves falling in autumn
The cold snow in winter
Birds in flight at spring
The warmth of the summer sun
It is as uncatchable as the mysteries of the universe
A butterfly evading a net
A war drum singing its last tune
Death and life are its closest friends
And allies
Knowledge never tasted as sweet
As the sight of land
The distant cry of home
An embrace
Amongst the mountains of our hearts
Questions and Answers
Why do I hurt so much?
Why do I cry?
What makes me so lonely?
What makes me try?
Is it a feeling of helplessness?
Is it the sky so blue?
The sun shining fleetingly?
A woman not kissing my truth?
Is the world a confusing place?
Are the oceans deep?
Do the stars shine just for me?
Is all there is war and peace?
Can the air be as transparent as us?
Are we longing to be free?
Must we suffer to be alive?
Are we stronger than the trees?
Questions and answers mean nothing to me
As true as the dunes of light
Shimmering forever in awkward moments
Taking hold of our plight
Wine
I drink wine
Through the rivers of my discontent
Like tourist buses travelling on the water
Holy but not religious
Natural as the immortal trees
Yawning like the lions of the coffee shops
Mysterious and wild
Leaving my cup by the side of the road
Enjoying the jungle of the street lights
And that beautiful woman in my life
Flowing like the blue sky to distant continents
Where the sun shines for peace
As wild as the night
As forgotten as the dawn
Restless and joyful
Full of the moon and the deep
Taking me to dusk
Like a trailer park poet
Loved and transient
Appearing drunk at the altar
Of time
In time
I’ll be free of myself
And give her valentine flowers
Pre nup
The human denies itself on this earth
Not because it is destructive
But because it denies it is an animal
The most self destructive act
In the whole of the kingdom
We call the universe
Face the fact we are animals
And the marriage will be a long one
At the moment
It feels like we are calling the divorce lawyers
Each and every day
The deluded arrogance of knowing too much
But really knowing too little
How simple
How different life would be
If we accept that
Our insignificance
I look out of my window
At the man made world
Trees seem insignificant
Birds as fragile as dust
Humans drag coffee to unknown places
Cars storm past the moors of our concrete
But somewhere
There past that giant building
A storm is blowing
A cat is singing
The sun is living
Our insignificance is ringing
Records are breaking
The world is spinning
Look whose talking
The world is like an episode of Columbo
But no ones been murdered
But we're all guilty
But who is Columbo?
The Big Bang
What was there before the Big Bang?
What was there before God?
Nothing?
But nothing is still something
Maybe there was agnosticism
Maybe there was Socrates
The small bang
Jesus was not the messiah.
He was a very naughty boy.
The Great Escape
All the humans should be put in the zoo
And all the animals should be let out
In the beginning…
Gladiators are you ready?
Contenders are you ready?
Laugh out loud
The far left
The far right
And the piggy in the middle
Flowing with time
I decided to write the most free thinking poem
That leaves this earth and has me flying through the rain
Shores of discovery take me to ages when being alive is not a mistake
Coast to coast
Memory to memory
In love with a woman I can never have
Take me to the sunshine
To the islands of my hearts
Give me hope through the madness
Release me from the pain
I am happiest to be alive
Now
This moment is beautiful
Sing
Dance
Kiss me sweet
Remember all I’ve been through
It’s beautiful
Streaming with life
Bridges
Time
I can see Ithaca in the distance
Flowing with time
The water keeps slipping from my hands
I picture Penelope laughing
The sirens have finally taken me
I look out my window at the London gloom
Live my years as a traveller
A foreigner to these emotions
Free thinking but high
Soaring through the gates of heaven
Touching the crisps of hell
Smiling through it all
Looking forward to the future
Can we live life in a free thinking way?
Why not?
But then we would really be living
As free as a bird
The bookshelf
The wooden shelves remain dormant
Collecting dust and a tear or two
When I buy my first book
I put it in its place proudly
Happy at last
To finally have overcome emptiness
And the universal silence
The words fall into place
Like jigsaw pieces
The paper cut fine
Ink radiant
Letters slip off my tongue
Like sweets
Someday
I dream of many books
Aligning the shelves
As trees last for thousands of years
Clinging on to dear life
So I will read heroically
From one generation to the next
Stories passed down
Along humanities curve
Helping us create our own
With new born eyes
Grand union
I looked at the cat,
The cat looked at me.
And the rest as they say,
Is history
Constellations
Years stretched out across the tombstones
Lavenders of light swaying back and forth
Like a ship lost at sea
I feel like a singer with stage fright
Remembering the constellations in the sky
Now daylight is constantly speaking to me
in other tongues
Is this a play with words?
Or a play with life?
Am I too sensitive to my inevitable downfall?
Plucking each string without any passion
Following the book methodically
Dancing this waltz alone
Under the blazing sunlight
I await the empirical night
The moon’s fullness
The stars and their glory
Fate’s darkness
And like a hummingbird
In it’s odyssey to far offshores
I raise my wings
And fly
Cats
Humans have dogs as pets
Cats have humans as pets
Whose buying the Christmas presents?
Can we ever be free?
I want to be free
But can I be free
In this man made world
Of celluloid dreams?
If I take off my clothes
And run in the jungle
Will I find my place in the sun?
Will pain be a burden no longer?
I want to be free
So now I have my answer
Is this possible in this man made world?
Do the jungles exist no longer?
Am I purring for an afterlife?
I hear the sun calling me
One moment of freedom
Worth more than billion dollar yachts and pennies
My cat winks at me
The king of nothing
I am the king of nothing
Living in a godlike sky
The only one surviving in loneliness
Stretching out across faces
Here there are no words
No ideas or beliefs
Trust has no place
On this throne of denial
But here I am most alive
My thoughts most clear
My desire to wake most urging
Time like a lunar eclipse
I am the king of nothing
The king of everything
Free to experience life
Like an innocent child
Striving for a perfect world
Imagine living in a world where everything is perfect.
A paradise where we live forever,
Where everyone is good and time does not exist.
A place where all are beautiful and talented,
This is a contradiction!!!!
Such a world can not exist.
For in order for perfection to live,
Hell must also strive,
There to climb that distant mountain,
We must sail in that violent sea,
Reach for the stars,
Head to the comfort of home.
Would we recognise the sun with no rain?
Feel a smile without sadness?
Understand love without hate?
Swim in the ocean if not for land?
Hope for a touch if not for war?
Is there music in the madness?
Can you hear the poetry in the chaos?
Magic
Roses in bloom.
The blue sky.
Sun beaming on my face.
Crisp morning air radiating.
Breathing.
The gift of an embrace.
Her smile.
Love in the afternoon.
Sipping a drink by a river.
The storm of a city.
Finding my way to a sea.
Swimming in anachronisms.
A potion of reality.
Why do we need more?
The waterfall of understanding
There was a time when I remember I was happy
A time when I was breathing with life
Where everything seemed right
And I could do nothing wrong
Those days are partly gone
For to truly understand the world
A certain sadness must accompany you on your journeys
A tugging at the difficulties
A calling to the rhythm of life
Like a twig going down a river towards a waterfall
Lost and alone and transitory
But the drop is beautiful
Down below
Clear crystal water for you to rest in
Surrounded by nature
And a meaningful song
Now I understand the true beauty of being alive
And it gives me hope
That one day I’ll be happier again
A peace of mind
I should not give up
So I’ll keep searching along the road
It is my road after all
And the sun is oh so high in the sky
I am almost flying
I feel a smile etching on my solitary face
Who knows where this waterfall will take me today?
The skies have mesmerised the mirrors
The reflections tell only half the stories
Rivers gaze back at me with a certain sadness
Happiness is all in my mind
Maybe I should let the water take me
And enjoy the ride
Like reading a book
The mysteries are the most important part
Already I’m starting to feel some joy
In the waterfall of understanding
With these words of hope
I sense a great freedom coming
As the water keeps flowing for a lifetime
Of sadness and joy
Sadness and joy
Sadness and joy
Sadness and joy
Green tree
The tree roots penetrating the concrete
Rising up over the city
Where buildings rise
Man walks over centuries of ash
As the tree breathes with time
Nature has its revenge over man
The greed and the destruction
Too plain to see
Reaching for the heavens and creating a hell
But earth will live on after we’re gone
The grey slabs hidden by greenery in bloom
