On international friendship day
I cement my friendship with you
In bricks of stone and mortar alone
Are not strong castles made
...
O what is this that doth taste so sweet
Wrapped in nuts, making life complete?
Tis cocoa, butter and sugar neat
...
The shooting stars
The pink grey skies
Early in the morning
Or late twilight
...
O Grenfell O Tower of Babel
You had to go
you brought so many people together
its obvious you had to go
...
On the highway
The internet highway
The surf is always up
Never stop surfing
...
40 be a special number
It doth have a special place in history
Hear ye and mark not assunder
...
Wake up now, you're out of bed!
Morpheus is appeased
The dreams have ceased
The day you still have to seize.
...
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
...
Winter Lights
The ceremony of winter lights
A harbinger of many cold nights
Lit up with many hued beacons of hope
...
We share our lives
We share our minds
We let out sighs
We are one of a kind
...
Christmas Time
It is Christmas time
Memories of Auld Lang Syne
& getting together over mulled wine
...
A lost art form
Still dutifully followed
by rebels refusing to conform
to society's norm
...
Ullr & Skadi have smiled on us
It must be true
Wishes do come true
We will never be blue
...
They took us to the road today.
I was shaking like a leaf
When the road got steep
trying the pace to keep
...
Alice is in wonderland
She sees sights beyond comprehension
With tremendous tension
And even apprehension
...
There is a box of pearls
In the recess of my head
I touch them up with swirls
Before I go to bed
...
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.
...
We the girl scouts always prepared
The only ones who dared
And did our cookies share
...
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An Ode To Friendship
On international friendship day
I cement my friendship with you
In bricks of stone and mortar alone
Are not strong castles made
They need a little ounce of trust
And loads of honesty too
They rely on hours of silent suffering
For someone loved and lost
When words begin to fail them
But friendship never rusts
It thrives on forgiveness
Kindness is its middle name
It seeks to create a new world
Where care and sin go bust
This land is for souls
Like minded and true
When with a friend
You need no one but you
So this ode to friends today
Is for all to share and say
I am my best friend
When I am with you
True friend you are when
Long shadows break through