Up and down

The good and bad are always mixed
You find the ups and fall down the downs
But up you get to face anew
The smiles that vanished replaced by frowns


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Power

Greatness is forged through suffering
The best minds knew peace
But in it all, each person's destiny
Was the what gave them release


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Sick

Ah the roiling sensation
Of your guts all coming up
Nothing short of disgusting
A truly vile, poisoned cup

Crutch

A story or two to warm the heart
Some milk and bread for solid start
No other measures mean quite so much
Only constant love cures any crutch


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Sharp words

Sharp as tasks
Words that hack
Use them wisely
Or they'll cost you immensely


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US shopping

Across the border the bargains call
We've slashed each price for one and all
Fewer taxes to pay, less money spent
Is the reason why we all went


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Too much!

Neglect is hard when you're in charge
Knowing with each passing minute
The burden you wield grows oh so large

But tomorrow is another chance
A brand new start from dawn to dusk
To do those things that fall into your glance


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Can't

Ah, the bitter disappointment
Of being told that you can't
Is worse when you're a teenager
When all you can do is rant


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Cloak & dagger

Coded words, shrouded words
Cloak and dagger stuff
The kind of existence suffered
When enlightened minds weren't enough

Now we've swung the other way
To extremes both good and bad
Flaunting our sheer openness
Whether appripriate or sad

In the shadows the wheels still spin
Working throught the grain
Knowing that in years to come
It'll all go down the drain



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Oh no!

Eyes burn
Head spins
Stomach turns
I am moving
While lying still


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Valley of Fire

Away from all the noise
In the stillness of the air
You can still imagine beings
Who once walked and ruled there

Displaying the earth's magnificence
A tremendous coloured land
Of power, grace and beauty
All carved from rock and sand

Visiting was a privilege
Walking there a gift
Of soul and prayer and rememberance
A momentous ancestral lift

Thank you for the brilliance
Of unending natural change
The creation of a bastion
Far beyond our meager range



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YUL-LAS

Lights! Lights! Lights!
Pushing away the nights! Nights! Nights!
Leading us on a chase! Chase! Chase!
Of that elusive triple ace! Ace! Ace!
But make sure you don't fall! Fall! Fall!
For Lady Luck's siren's call! Call! Call!

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Spirit walk

If rocks could talk what stories they'd tell
Of water, movement & the spirits they knew so well
The ancient traces of their strength
Enduring through this awesome length
Shattering the nearby vanity
Of those who look but do not see
Maybe one day we'll stop and feel
How so much more than this is what's truly real


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Red path

Reds, greens and shades of grey
Blues, yellows stretching a long, long way
A well-used path for newer feet
A spirit guide waiting for you to meet
The call above speaks to your soul
As the eons clash making you whole


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Temporary Absence

For anyone reading...

I'll be away for the next few days (until Monday). As I'm not sure what kind of coverage I'll have, I'm not sure if I'll be able to keep posting while I'm gone. However, I will most certainly try! Rest assured (for those who care), that I'll be writing while I'm there and I'll post them all when I get back!

Cheerio!

Break!

Heading out along the trail
No end in sight, we cannot fail
Our minds bereft of work and need
The only though left for us to feed
Is time to lounge, relax & unwind
For our inner peace we came to find

Trouble shooting

Okay. Step back and take a breath
The only thing happening is we're out of our depth
No longer sure of each step we had to look away
To feel along the edges and hope to have our say

Relativity

Crisis is a relative term
Used for death & bad perms
But overall we tend to see
Life's true gravity

Anticipation

Oh the anticipation that once used to be
It's sad not knowing your sweet anxiety
Now the days fly by and never do I feel
That if it was that day, it would be more real
Gone the rush of fun, of waiting and excitement
Of knowing that the wait would not bring disappointment
But that's reserved for youth, the nectar of the new
Since with each first expression those remaining are but few

Mall

Drop those coins they don't mean a thing
They won't make you smile like that brand new bling
Shop, shop, shop until you drop
And then cry and cry when you can't stop

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Good hair

Good hair. We all have it
Even if we don't see it
All the rest
Just won't pass the test
But it's what we face
As part of this race


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No smile

It never fails
It's late, so start the wails
No quiet ever after
Long ago was the laughter
Now it's all faded
As we're all jaded



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Snowstorm!!!

Get off that horse
And look outside
There's a damn good reason
Why you can't ride
Unless you want
To be swallowed whole
You stem that flow
Of insane vitriole


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Clarity

It's funny how little it takes
For life to affirm itself anew
To see again the beauty
That had escaped from you

Each tiny little turn
Can make things crystal clear
And help you through the cycle
Started with each new frozen year

Illusion

I pour myself into
Something that looks so good
But knowing that inside
You won't react as I would
The outer shell is what
I like to see and touch
But the inside is far
From what I like so much
I guess its harder to feel
When the mind gets shut down
But its also much harder to see
Through the creases of a frown

Last Dance?

Can a house contain
All the energy of falling rain?
The noise, the clutter, the unending clamour
Of those who chose to wander
Down this road as a family
Learning the lessons we cannot see
Hoping that it'll be the last dance
Around this world we stupidly call chance

I'm 5 now

You looked at us and said
I'm five! I don't have to go to bed
In the morning you chide
I'm five! So, what I wear I decide!
At the table you declare
I'm five! I'll brush my own hair!
Little lady growing up so fast
Wish childhood a little longer would last!

Saturday night

How to ruin a real good time
Just keep talking of an imagined crime
Hang on to your assumed guilt
And weave yourself a righteous quilt
A tapestry of fear and suspicion
That everyone wants to create division
The rest of us will step back and sigh
Knowing that well will soon run dry


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L'amie du jour

L'amie du jour
Mais non pas toujours
Avec Madame Chenile
Un plus petit anguille
Sur une berceuse
Ça me rend très heureuse!





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Changes

Gone the days of party-hardy
Now as the sun sets it's nighty-nighty
Each day pounding
Every action demanding
Quietness calling
And no respite forthcoming
But everything has its time
And in the end, life's still sublime


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