Author: goldfinch1948

I have been trying to be a poet for many years

They Paved Paradise.

We see those times in our lives
Where everything is so wonderful,
People love each other,
Going about their lives in happiness.
Where we have all before us,
And joy is all around.
All that is meaningful to us
Is within our lives,
And sorrow is never there.

Help to others is always given,
Nobody goes without
As there is enough for all.
The smiles in all our faces
Show the kindness towards each other
That will never be missing,
We know that we are there,
And have found Paradise.

We then awake,
And find that Paradise
Was paved with our dreams.

Thoughts.

I sit here with the blank page before me,
Words and feelings circling within my mind.
Then it happens,
A thought comes through,
And the words become clear.
I know what I am going to write,
Those words so important
That others need to know about them,
They must be written on this page.
So here we go!
Um,
Now what was that thought?

Spring Arises.

Each day starts earlier
As the darkness becomes shorter
And the light comes swifter,
Swifter into our lives.
I arise from my slumber
Into the morning
And out into nature’s realm.
I walk down the road,
Walk towards the wood
And it is all around me,
The vibrant colours of new life
Painting a new artwork
Into my life,
Each one unique.
I walk passed the blackthorn,
Whose bright white flowers
Belays its name.
As I reach the wood life stirs.
The birds gathering twigs and moss
Lining their nests for new life,
And their songs pervade my mind
As nature’s symphony assails my soul,
Bringing music to my heart.
New life abounds around me
As nature’s glory shows me,
Shows me that spring arises.

My Life in Music.

Music has always been with me,
All my life it has been there.
Classical and jazz ruled
And have lasted the test of time.
I was there in the sixties
When the world was changed,
And life became open to the world.
Where the old music was changed,
Changed into the modern sounds.
The modern sounds were fine,
But still in my heart classical and jazz
Ruled supreme.
There were songs of the time
That I saw as being for slow old people,
But now I am a slow old person
And accept that those songs were good.
And the older I get
The more music I listen to,
So that I now listen to music
That I would never have done
In my youth.
I now know that there is so much music,
So much music to listen to.
But there is also
So little time.
I believe I know a great deal
A great deal about music,
But it has come to me
That the more I know about music,
The more ignorant about it
I realise I am.
So much wonderful music
Is still out there
Out there for me to hear.

Within Our Worlds.

We sat drinking coffee
Looking out across the lawn.
The raindrops falling like diamonds
Enriching our lives as they fell.
Then it happened,
It appeared before us.
A rainbow shone,
Shone on our lives,
Showing us all
That our lives were good,
And all will be well
Within our own worlds.

Acceptance.

Acceptance in life,
We must all have this.
Sometimes things go wrong,
Can we do anything about it?
No?
So move on.
Worrying about those things
That cannot be fixed
Only delays your life
Into that future
Which is there for you.
If things are hard,
Move on.
Accept the simple things
That will take you forward
And your life
Will progress.
But in all life
There is one thing
That must always be accepted,
Even in its many forms,
Always accept love,
Love for one another.

Self Belief.

There are things in life
That you feel you have to do,
Do to help others in your life,
But sometimes this encroaches,
Encroaches into your life,
The life you need
To move forward,
To move forward for yourself.
At those times it can be hard,
But opportunities in life,
Opportunities in your life,
Can be infrequent.
If that gateway opens
Walk through it,
Walk through it into a new world,
A new world of happiness,
Happiness and self-belief.