Halloween

Bonfires crackle

and cackle

at wandering ghouls

and a freak

children scream

and shriek

lured by treats

they take to the streets

going where they

couldn't, wouldn't

 shouldn't 

shadows follow

filling every corner

and hollow

with fright

shadows unseen

on this night

of Halloween

©Rose

      

Paint the Wind

Paint the wind

with dove grey wings

so I may snare 

and cage it

before the trees

hear all the things

I told the wind

in secret

For secrets

cast long shadows

that don't melt

into the sun

and leaves

will fall

like burning

tears

before the fall

is done

Rose

What a windy day this was for the poor dove trying to eat berries

Well Fair Summer farewell

Quote by John Keats:- "i almost wish we were butterflies and lived but three summer days - three such days with you i could fill with more delight than fifty common years could ever contain" 

one word is a seed

from which many

could grow

thoughts spring

like weeds

from which i

could sow

wild rambling prose

or poems with

rhyme

but summer like

the rose

fades with time

 Rose

You Fill My Senses

you are

the gentle caress

of wind 

on my lips



the tender kiss

of dew

on dawn's bareness



the warm sunrise

on my sleepy 

eyes



the summer 

rain upon

my nakedness



an oasis

in the desert

of passion



you fill my senses

with sweet

temptation



Rose

The Temptation of Dreams

I saw in your eyes

a blinding vision

a passion, a fire

a spark of desire

But nothing is

what it seems

The temptation

 of dreams

The final illusion

Trapped inside

a memory

I wish I could

make you see

make you feel

make it real

Darken my eyes

Set me free

©Rose

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

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

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