Category: Reflection

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.

Annie’s Poem.

In our lives challenges are thrown at us.
In your life you are facing one,
But you have the strength to conquer it.
Within you is resilience,
I can see it within you,
That purpose to move on in your life.
There are friends around you
Who will be there for you.
I too will be there as always.
I look into your eyes and see,
And see the beauty that is you,
That has always been there.
That beauty will come out
And you will move forward,
Move forward into a better place,
A better place in your life.
Yet in those sad moments
I will still be there,
Be there to listen,
And to pull you up,
Up into your wonderful world.

Gaz Hughes Sextet.

The first notes sounded
And it came to me,
That smile came onto my face.
They were playing music,
My type of music
From the time
That bebop ruled,
Ruled the jazz world.
Just the six of them
Sending this amazing sound
Into my heart,
Into my soul.
And evening of unbounded delight
Taking me to new places,
To new places in my Universe.

Alan Barnes – alto/baritone saxophone
Bruce Adams – trumpet
Dean Masser – tenor saxophone
Andrezej Baranek – piano
Ed Harrison – bass
Gaz Hughes – drums

Candle or Mirror

In this enlightened life light is there,
It is always there
But so many do not see it,
Or do not want to see it.
Everyone can spread the light,
Even those who are not the candle,
The candle that holds the light.
They can always be the mirror,
The mirror that reflects it.
So go on then,
Go and do it,
Spread the light
So all can see,
Can see there tomorrows.

Gateway to Where?

I looked up the green path
And there at the end was a gate,
An iron gate.
I was rooted to the spot,
Could not walk to it,
But it mesmerised me.
I wondered what was there,
What was on the other side.
I could see through it
But the view was unclear.
I looked and looked
But nothing was seen,
If only I could get closer
But I just could not move,
Something was holding me,
Keeping me away.
I walked on wondering,
Wondering why I could not
Get to that gate.
Was the gateway to hell
And I was kept from it?
Or was it the gateway to heaven,
Waiting for my time,
My time on earth to end?

To the Right Place.

As I travelled through my life
I had a road before me
That I knew I would travel,
There were forks,
Forks in that path.
Which one should I take?
I would choose one
Which took me close,
Close but not where I wanted to go.
At each fork I would move,
Move further from my road.

I came to that time,
That time where I stopped,
Stopped travelling
And came to the place I am.
I may not have gone to where I intended to go,
But I have ended up where I needed to be
And I am so glad to be here,
Here in this place.

New Life.

She was new in my life,
Her birth gave new meaning to me.
I saw her grow through childhood,
Through to adulthood
Into the beautiful woman she became.

Once more I will see new life
As my daughter gives birth,
Birth to a young one
Into her world,
Into my world.
A world where joy will abound,
Where love will be given
To the mother,
To the father,
But especially to the child.
That love will never fail
As I will be there,
Surrounding my family,
With all my love.