Daily Archives: June 26, 2013
Harmony
balance and unity
passion filled love
peace from honesty
truth from above
the stillness inside
the serene presence
the total compliance to love
peaceful
love filled
agreement to self
aligned with spirit
where happiness dwells
forgetting worry
developing sense
seeing the truth
soul recompensed
the spark of the spirit
connected within
true identity
authentic
~Harmony~
The Steam engine
I remember the Steam engine
Thrashing out the wheat,
steamroller working
Laying out our street.
The Steam Trains,
Bellowing out their smoke.
Watching from the bridge,
Trains passing made me choke.
Steam boats on the river,
Chugging up and down,
Children smiling faces,
As they raced around.
Days spent by the embankment,
Paddling in the pool,
Children eating ice cream
Trying to keep them cool.
Trams clanking too and fro
Memories from the past
All these things I remember,
The years have gone so fast
Memories of Nottingham
Flowers that bloom in May
Memories I will treasure
Until my dying day
By Malcolm Bradshaw
9th Competition
For our own good
It is not out of naivety
Neither cowardice nor bravery
It is simply a matter of spontaneity
That I make my way to reach harmony
Through courtesy and behaving genteelly
So don’t think you are wiser
Superior or even smarter
It is simply I want to go further
And help you refine your behaviour
To make our coexistence better
I tightly hug friendship
Though you regenerate hatred and hardship
And do your best to spoil my life trip
Beware! Life won’t give you a tip
Only bitterness is what you will sip
I believe in peace
Despite your malice
That feeds your own caprice
Beware! Greed will make you obese
And then you will sorely belch every piece
I believe in tolerance
Despite your arrogance
That feeds your foolishness and ignorance
Beware! Respect, demureness, love and patience
Are not my weaknesses but my weapons
My friend, your tendency to despise
Won’t take you any further or stop sunrise
Please open your heart and eyes
And with others you should harmonize
Winning people’s love is the best prize
© Chaouki M’kaddem
July 8th, 2012