Tuesday, November 30, 2010

I'm a Travelling Man

I'm a travelling man
who stays in one place;
A frantic sprinter and a runner
keeping perfect pace.

Never tripping or trapping,
pictures keep snapping;
Seeing that tired old smile
on a weary runner's face.

A driver without a license,
a singer singing silence,
A fighter without violence,
and I leave without a trace.

So I'm a travelling man
who never really moves,
Muddling through evidence
that I never try to prove.

A runner and a rambler,
a whiskey ridden gambler;
Cuz I can do it all right here,
because there's always stuff to do.

Wednesday, November 24, 2010

The Tide

Our mouths open and close
like the rhythms of those
Waves as they crash
and crash on the shore
Forth and back and back and forth.
Like the push and pull of the tide,
We are happy to leave and happy to arrive.

Lost at sea by the touch of your hand,
a drop of water lost in the sand.
Knowing I'll evaporate and rise to the sky
We are happy to live and happy to die.

Thursday, November 11, 2010

Monarchy

this was very fun to write.

Monarchy

"Deported!" retorted
  the King from his throne
"Sire, why must you
  evict me from my home?
All I had asked for
  was to trade alabaster
The cause for your laughter
  to me is unknown."

"Peasant, it's pheasant
  I'd much rather have.
It's worth more to me
  and worth more to the land.
So this thing that you present
  I truly resent.
If your life's to be pleasant,
  you'll respect my command."

"It's needed," he pleaded
  "that we have better houses.
Our thatched homes can't keep
  safe our children and spouses.
We can make better homes
  with alabaster and stone.
I know I'm not alone
  in resenting how we are treated."

"I don't care," shared
  the socially unconscious king.
"I care less about your houses
  then almost anything.
So I'll have you executed
  because you disputed
Instead of bowed or saluted
  or at least kissed my ring."

Honor your Monarchs,
  at least to their face.
Because if you don't,
  well, you'll be misplaced.
But if you feel great fervor,
  Conspire in murmurs
To just get them murdered
  and make the world a better place.