Saturday, December 25, 2021
Saturday, December 4, 2021
2 poems : ' Don't Go Beyond Your Station ' and " Have A Muffin '
- SHE SAID -
by Gordon Coombes
don't go beyond your station
she said
as the train stopped -
after all these years
she said
finally you are silent -
read only comic books
she said
while watching television -
never rely on anyone
she said
as she walked away -
in the end we are alone
she said
as she hung up the phone -
- COFFEE & MUFFINS:
HAVE A MUFFIN SHE SAYS -
by Gordon Coombes
the cold rain pounds
against the window
and she says have a muffin -
the brown leaves are blown
to the ground
and she says have a muffin -
the darkness surrounds us
our island of light fading
and she says have a muffin -
the shadows of a thousand crows
pass over
and she says have a muffin -
the universe is winding down
as the sun goes NOVA
and she says have a muffin -
the love we had for each other is dying
just a convenient lie to get by
and she says have a muffin -
death squads patrol the city streets
the madmen have taken over
and she says have a muffin -
empires rise and fall
millions on the tv screen are dying
and she says have a muffin -
thousands roam the streets homeless
and she says have a muffin -
another friend fails in their ambition
as she strikes them off her guest list
and she says have a muffin -
take solace in your success
forget about the rest she says
as she bites into another hot buttered muffin -
a thousand mushroom clouds boiling
above the earth
and she says have a muffin -
missiles rain down upon us
and she says have a muffin -
planes crash into skyscrapers of steel & glass exploding
while she says have a muffin -
friends are rungs on the ladder to success
ditch any who stand in your way she said
and offered her guests coffee and muffins -
And no tea & sympathy from me
she added -
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