Catherine Habbie

On international friendship day
I cement my friendship with you
In bricks of stone and mortar alone
Are not strong castles made
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O what is this that doth taste so sweet
Wrapped in nuts, making life complete?
Tis cocoa, butter and sugar neat
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The shooting stars
The pink grey skies
Early in the morning
Or late twilight
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O Grenfell O Tower of Babel
You had to go
you brought so many people together
its obvious you had to go
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On the highway
The internet highway
The surf is always up
Never stop surfing
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40 be a special number

It doth have a special place in history
Hear ye and mark not assunder
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Wake up now, you're out of bed!
Morpheus is appeased
The dreams have ceased
The day you still have to seize.
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A wise old man sat on the stone
Many a sin he knew he had to atone
His crinkled eyes
Though gave the game away
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Winter Lights
The ceremony of winter lights
A harbinger of many cold nights
Lit up with many hued beacons of hope
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We share our lives
We share our minds
We let out sighs
We are one of a kind
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Christmas Time
It is Christmas time
Memories of Auld Lang Syne
& getting together over mulled wine
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A lost art form
Still dutifully followed
by rebels refusing to conform
to society's norm
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Ullr & Skadi have smiled on us
It must be true
Wishes do come true
We will never be blue
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They took us to the road today.
I was shaking like a leaf
When the road got steep
trying the pace to keep
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Alice is in wonderland
She sees sights beyond comprehension
With tremendous tension
And even apprehension
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There is a box of pearls
In the recess of my head
I touch them up with swirls
Before I go to bed
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You are walking down the street with various shades of people,
Bells pealing from the church steeple.
You first wonder how, you wonder why
You decided to even try.
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We the girl scouts always prepared
The only ones who dared
And did our cookies share
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The feel of paper
The whiff of a book
Together in a cosy nook
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Far away in Damascus
A falling star lit up the night sky
2000 years ago one more did appear
To tell people do not fear
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