Reginald Reid

THE KNOW ALLS

Now don't you think it rather quaint
you're called to be the things you aint?
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THE LADIES' BOOK CLUB MEETING
I found the book was hard to get,
Now I haven't tried these nibbles yet.
But I found the plot in chapter four
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The Particularty

A place for all things and each in its place
Rules to obey for the whole human race
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THE STUFF OF DREAMS

I visioned how things might sometimes be
for all set free of burdened need
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THE TREE


She stands her arms outstretched embracing all the sky
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THE UNIVERSAL MYSTERIES


Great universal mysteries,
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THE WONDER OF IT ALL

What drives the wind and where does it go?
Its very own call how does each creature know?
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TIME

I've been looking at a bowl of water
placed for the birds to bathe and drink.
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TODAY SEPTEMBER 2017
We're approaching a drought, there's been no rain
The farmers are saying there'll be no grain
Prices will rise but supply isn't there
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WHAT IS LIFE WITHOUT A HOME

What is life without a home?
A refuge, a sanctuary to call your own.
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WHEN ALL OF LIFE IS SAID AND DONE

When all of life is said and done
Defeats are lost and victories won
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YOUTH AND AGE
Fast and slow days come and go
Treasure and dross the hours are lost
Youth and age the turning page
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AND HERE IS THE NEWS -- TO NAME A FEW August 2016

Anytime soon, going and moving forward on the ground,
at this point in time, in this day and age, I myself, personally
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SEASONS GREETINGS
The gum trees are all swaying in the western wind that's rising.
The temperature is increasing and it's really not surprising
As for us the time is summer, compared to Bethlehem
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CHRISTMAS 2021

No snow to feel while out dancing
No reindeer to see when out prancing,
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CHRISTMAS 2020

With joy we all treasure the miracle of birth
And celebrate the arrival of a new life on earth.
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At Christmas.

When is the best time to visit Bethlehem some people ask
The weather's colder and snow can add an icy blast
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A Christmas Poem

We measure time in days, months, and years.
And as each one passes new beginnings do appear.
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AND SO TO BED

Must I surrender to the night
that all encompassing dark light?
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COME DANCE WITH ME

Come dance with me,
Let us move like the leaves up in the trees
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