It sits there, so inviting, a wide expansive space Polished stone greets high rise chairs, nothing out of place There is beauty in the expanse, simplicity, clean lines A strategic, handpicked houseplant, readily aligns Until one fateful morning, a carelessly misplaced Tool of unknown origin appears, askew, displaced Before long more have gathered, a blight … Continue reading Flat Surface
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Making Time
Time is an illusion, still the clock ticks on each day The more of it we have, the more it slips away The more we chase it down, the more it runs ahead The more we grasp it tight, the more it drifts away instead Time is a deception, a construct in our heads Still … Continue reading Making Time
In My Pocket
My partner lives in my pocket, always close when we’re far away We share jokes, we share pictures, one-liners, several times a day When we get home all is silent, downturned faces lit by soft blue light We never argue, fall out or get angry, soft clicks the only sound in the night My friends … Continue reading In My Pocket
Another Way
In shrouds of black, scythe held high, manner firm but kind and wise He goes about his business, collecting souls at their bodies demise For eternity he listens, to their anguish and regret Of all their dreams and hopes, and all their needs unmet Of words unsaid, or said too much, of never seizing the … Continue reading Another Way
The Reason Why
The dog sat still in wonder, as she gazed upon the sky She watched it turn from grey to pink, but didn't question why. Her ears twitched to capture, the chorus of the birds But she didn't try to describe it, or put it into words She simply sat and took it in, the glory … Continue reading The Reason Why
Enough
Have you ever said out loud, the thoughts inside your head? The dark, relentless shadow words, that drag you from your bed In the dark of night when all is quiet and you've all the time to think The thoughts that whisper you're no good, the ones that make you shrink My thoughts escaped the … Continue reading Enough
Mr May’s life lessons
Day one of remote schooling and my class look very keen I clear my throat and smile at all the faces on the screen Good morning class three, how are you? Thirty kids shout in unison I mute them all, make a mental note to ask questions one by one I've just unmuted Jacob who's … Continue reading Mr May’s life lessons
Happy Trails
As the snail slithered home from his art class, a poster caught his eyeDare to dream big, the poster proclaimed, you can do anything if you tryThe poster depicted a snail like him, with a magnificent shiny shellThe shell had a pool and a Tiki bar; he fell under the posters spellSo the snail went … Continue reading Happy Trails
An Unexpected Visitor
There are holes in my house the size of a door They’re all boarded up, still there’s draughts galore But there must be a hole somewhere I can’t see Because today a little bird came in to visit me I was brewing some tea when I heard a rustle, of all things I looked … Continue reading An Unexpected Visitor
The Metaphorical Oracle
Each and every morning I step upon the scale I try to resist the calling, but always to no avail The numbers it foretells hold a strange power over me For they often can predict, just how my day will be Should the number go up my day will be grim I lose an … Continue reading The Metaphorical Oracle
Rae Cod’s Writing 