Reginald Reid Poems

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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