Wednesday 29 August 2012

Tough Love

he is a small town boy
in love with
the city
since he could crawl
he knew about tough love
what a pity
it is he didn't
get enough love
to see him through
he comes home
with gum 
on the sole of his shoe
he side steps
the spit
the pavement pizza
and dog shit
he's in love with
the city
the neon lights
the fly by nights
the pub fights
the girls in tights
oh, so pretty
what a pity
it is he mumbles 
when he talks
he stumbles 
when he walks
he knows about
rough love
what a pity
it is he doesn't
get enough love
to see him through
he comes home
with gum on the sole
of his shoe
he plays the guitar
like a real rock star
he weeps melodies
to the junkies
in the allies
until the homeless bitch
who once was rich
screams her obscenities 
he knows about tough love
what a pity 
it is he doesn't get 
enough love
to make him whole
to see him through
he's in love with the city
he comes home
with gum 
on the sole of his shoe
as he pulls the cardboard
over his head
he says 
Lord thank you
for this bed
 if anyone should ask
he said
 I'm not homeless
I'm not alone
I'm waiting for my Father
to call me home
©Rose

Thursday 23 August 2012

Love Was So Much Simpler Then


love was so much simpler then
 
cross my heart and hope to die
should i ever tell a lie
criss-cross for ever and ever

everyone thought you'd be the one
but over time everything changes
we grew up and then grew apart
drawn in crayon, carved in wood
our names inside a big red heart
criss-cross for ever and ever

a little cross marks the place where we lay
gazing at the stars, and at the moon
as it traveled across the night sky
dreaming our lives, living our dreams
we'd be together till we die
 criss-cross for ever and ever

hide and seek and count to ten
love letters and the alphabet
wishing wont bring you back again
still, i haven't forgotten you yet
 criss-cross for ever and ever

love was so much simpler then
©Rose

Monday 13 August 2012

The Spider and The Bee


She thought of him~
all night long
she spun a web of
her finest silk
and then
waited for him

She watched him~
all day long
she dreamed of him
her hero with
beautiful wings

The sound of him
hypnotised her
she rushed to meet him
shrouding him in sheets
of her finest silk

Now he was all hers
he had never noticed her
if only she had wings
she could fly with him
amongst the flowers
©Rose

Friday 10 August 2012

Butterfly


she spreads her beauty
between pale green leaves
harlequined with sun
©Rose

Tuesday 7 August 2012

Chasing Rainbows


lover come 
dance with me
in the shadow 
of dreams and reality
there we'll 
chase rainbows
watch the stars
twinkle between 
our toes
we'll plant 
kisses
cover them
with moonbeams
and other 
heavenly things
and lover 
you know
our love 
may just grow
©Rose

Friday 3 August 2012

How To Fly

 First you would need these things
they are called wings
 drop right and lift left to turn left
like so - the tail is for steering and slowing down
Got it? now spread you wings
here goes! now fly, fly with the wind! Like so....
oops!
These shots were taken of a wood pigeon sunbathing after having a bath :))