There were the mornings When we would wake up early My mom would make tea My dad would take a quick walk Around the garden while us kids donned our sneakers and jogging pants Then we would all take a walk in the early morn up the hill overlooking the garden And every now and [...]
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Sunset Drive
Posted in Cherry Garden, Poetry on May 8, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
Whatcha Gonna Do
Posted in Poetry on February 19, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
So you never want to be alone on Valentine’s Day Whatcha gonna do Whatcha gonna do when the one you love Leaves you with a broken heart Whatcha gonna do when you find yourself alone walking down another lonely highway Whatcha gonna do Whatcha gonna do Is all you can do Reach out and touch [...]
The Moment of a Disappointment
Posted in Poetry on October 21, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Living life to the fullest means That there are times when you will face disappointments The question is how to handle them You can pretend nothing happened Choosing instead to maintain the status quo You can take ten steps backward From where you find yourself Negating the accomplishments you made so far Or you can [...]
Bad Boys Need Love Too
Posted in Poetry on October 16, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Bad boys often fear love Not because they don’t know love But because they too have fears But when love calls Instead of fearing love They ponder You have no idea how much They can love And how much they care for you For they act like bad little boys would Hiding their emotions But [...]
Catching up on Life – Menu for my Father’s 80th Birthday Dinner
Posted in Poetry on October 9, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
BBQ Chicken Roast Pork Fish Fillet Curried Mutton Potato Salad Yam Salad Tossed Salad Gungo and Rice Plain Rice Drinks and Dessert imadon @ 2009
In the Face of Reality
Posted in Poetry on October 6, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Time can do a person wonders And then again maybe not For sometimes the mind Would rather see things As they were in the past And maybe not I remember looking At the photograph Of my childhood friend And knowing something was amiss It was right there before me But then again maybe not For [...]
Sometimes
Posted in Poetry on September 23, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Sometimes love beckons you And in a moment of fear You fail to heed the call For when love beckons It tugs at your heart, and soul Mindful that it will never grow cold For though seasons will come and go The call of love Is like a breath of morning air That is always [...]
A Matter of Time
Posted in Poetry on September 18, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
We tend to have time When we need Love Attention Advice And all and sundry other things We tend not to have time When others want of our Love Attention Advice And all and sundry other things imadon @ 2009
Winter Memories
Posted in Poetry on September 11, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Most likely When you least expect it Life will create for you a memory Filled with bliss Joy untold You relax and let good fortune unfold Such was the case That morning in November When alas I found myself Walking in the middle of winter Cold, yet hot under the layers Of clothing Intending to [...]
One Vice or Many Vices
Posted in Poetry on August 4, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
If there were to be one vice Let it be gardening For nothing is as beautiful As the sweet sounds of birds Chirping in the new morning air Or the dew drops trickling from the leaves of berry trees Or blossoms drifting gently to the garden floor At the dawn of another day In the [...]
