A Little Piece of Heaven

Let me show you a piece of heaven

where angels have never tread

There's no need to be frightened

no need to be filled with dread

Take my hand and I will lead you

out of the darkness of your mind

Take my hand you know you want to

Let's leave the banal world behind

There is no short cut to paradise

but the journey is half the pleasure

so bring your fey soul and weary eyes

and your fickle heart for good measure 

©Rose

Paper Boat Of Dreams

Down rain filled gutters

into little streams

I skipped beside

my paper boat

following my dreams

I freed it by the river

under the willow tree

my little boat a quiver

swirled off to the sea

A sea of emotion

was soon to ebb and flow

if it ever made the ocean

I would never know

Twirling through rainwater

rushing down streams

I'm trying hard to stay afloat

on my paper boat

of dreams

 ©Rose

A Windy Day (Southend-on-Sea)

Masts 

protrude

erect and naked

from berthed hulls

Flagrantly probing

the cloudy skies

Penetrating the cries

 of squabbling seagulls

 their pink feet

dangling

they wobble in

the wind

above the

flaccid sea 

©Rose

The Mermaid's Song

Welcome lover to my nightmare

just a short walk down the stone stair

Slip into the grave waves with me

to the treasures under the sea

I'll dress you in fitting attire

With fish hooks and rusty wire

On my lips and kisses you'll taste

your poisons and chemical waste

My embrace you'll never forget

much more tight than a fishing net

Come my lover heed my sweet song

for I've been lovesick far too long

©Rose

There's An Elephant In The Room

There's an elephant

in the room

that needs talking about

But nobody wants to

start the conversation

Avoiding the situation

seems the best thing to do

Exchanging pleasantries

And everyone agrees

the weather is rough

this time of the year

There'll be time enough

tomorrow

to shed a sad tear

to wallow in sorrow

to bury their grief

But the elephant

still hides in the shadows

A silent thief

©Rose

Q:~How do you shrink an elephant?

A:~ With small talk! 

Dancing With The Rain

You tiptoe softly through my dreams

like a cloud on a summer breeze

Although I try and embrace you

you slip through my fingers like rain

Arms open wide I reach for you

Rain is falling all around me

pitter-patter like a heart beat

I'm dancing with the falling rain

When I wake up in the morning

I pray that I may fall asleep

I want to dance with you again

rain is falling all round me

©Rose

I Wrote You A Poem

I wrote you a poem (left unread)

So I wove you a dream instead

I caught the wind in the forest

And chased the rain on the river

I collected dew from the dawn

And captured the gentle quiver

of lilting birdsong in the morn

 I spun heaven into your dreams

with bits of sky ever so blue

And wisps of silvery moonbeams

Spun with stars and a twilight hue

I wrote a poem for you

Nothing to cling to

Nothing to give or take

No keepsake

Rose

The Devil's Darning Needle

The devil's darning needle

she is named

and for this legend 

she is famed

So take heed

of this indeed:-

Daydreamer do not slip

into a sleep

beside a shady stream

As the damselflies

will stitch your eyes

while you lie and dream

 Children do not lie just

do as you're told

 Wives be fearful - do not

 nag and scold

Husbands do take care 

never to cuss - never to swear

Young ladies please do not pry 

and never mix with gossips

 Or the evil dameselfly

will stitch up your lips

ⒸRose