Daniel Kemp

With a heart that was open but eyes that were closed,

She found a safe place and within she dozed.

In her sleep, she saw a star way up high

And she listened as it sang a soulful lullaby.

“I feel your sobbing heart through the soles of my feet,

But I pray the day is prolonged until finally, we meet.

Your body I caress through my spirit and soul,

But no wish nor truth can make my own body whole.”

Deeper she slept, but the dream didn’t fade,

No matter how much she tried, in her heart it still laid.

Trying to forget, praying for release

She sang in silence in search of that peace.

“I feel your heart and I feel your pain,

I imagined that at my side you’d always remain.

But death took you away and left me here,

With the doubts that surround me, filling me with fear.”

The star returned, now lower in the sky,

A tear she saw as it began to cry.

She wiped that tear with a lock of her hair,

Placed it in her heart and left it there.

The tear was returned when his hand touched her own,

As she made her way skyward no longer alone.

The lovers became one when her life slipped away,

Now in heaven, together, the lovers now lay!

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I have a pain in my toe
A pain in my heel.
Ever since I turned ninety-six
I’ve always been ill.

I have no appetite for love
I’d rather have a new leg.
But if you can’t manage that
Then how about a poached egg?

My eyesight’s good as gold
And I’m handsome as I’ve always been.
But I was recently told
That lying is a sin.

My hands are a bit shaky
And I swear quite a bit.
It’s normally when I lose at bingo
Or if someone sits where I sit

I’m told I’m ace on the dance floor
A bit like Fred Astaire.
They put a sign on me at The Waldorf
‘Be Careful And Beware.’

Now I need my nightcap
Before I’m sent to bed.
But never think of bad things
Only ever look ahead!

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As the tide does turn,
With its ebb and flow.
So a tree will bend,
As the wind does blow.

As a pain will ease,
With a loving touch.
So sorrow will fade,
If the need is much.

As all life will end,
When its time is through.
So love will disappear,
If you allow it to.

As youth turns to age,
And the seasons must go
Live life to its fullest,
Before the wind does blow.

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Your words of love that were shared with mine
A truth that fell through a passage of time
Hopes that were crushed and now have died
A world that stopped when the tears were cried.

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If I sat on top of a lamppost
And called out your name.
Would you be happy to come and see me
Or think me insane?

If I called you my raspberry doughnut
And pruned you once a year.
Would you be happy with what I’m doing
Or slap me around the ear?

If I mowed the grass in your garage
Then offered to cut your hair.
Would you object to me hanging around
And tell me to go elsewhere?

You may think these questions to be silly
And asked by a fool or buffoon.
You would be right in your assumption
But they are coming to take me away quite soon

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If Tubby had a flat belly
And Baldy a head of hair?
Was Muscles really a weakling
And Nutter a cuddly bear?

If Blondie was a red-head
And Brainy never sure?
Was Sleepy energetic
And did Sick Note have a cure?

If being lazy is good for you
And exercise is bad?
Is eating sensibly being stupid
And being logical really mad?

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Poetic Confusion
Optical Illusion
Images Not Viewed.

Parliamentary Constitution
Mental Institution
Instruments to Delude.

World Desolation
Climate Configuration
Tension Never Defused.

A Stressed Population
A Child’s Deprivation
Only Wealth is Valued.

Human Reconstruction
Armed Domination
It’s The innocent That Are Screwed.

Nations Reconciliation
Free Education
Always The Truth Is Misconstrued.

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