Oh Vanity

Oh vanity oh vanity
You only like to read
About beauty

Little about pain
Or hateful disdain
Am I so vain

Am I so shallow
To refuse a
Dark place to go

I'll lend a hand
To those in need
I'll give my love

While looking up
Is this not positivity
Not vanity

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Breakfast tea in Knightsbridge

Good morning Henrietta,
How do you like your tea
Dark and strong she said
And quite lemony

The turning to Marie
She replied light and mild
Maybe camomile
(even though it tastes vile)

Then turning to me
I said good morning Jack
I'll have a coffee
Thanks

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Options for children on a rainy day

Go to the pool with the slide
And get wetter
Make sandcastles on the beach
(Sticky sand much better)

Go inside to dry by the fire
Find a coloring book and color
Play board games until you tire
Share funny stories at dinner

More available, just add water...

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A Tale of Reincarnation

As the sun comes out
From behind the clouds,
Cocoon cracks slowly.

Light pours in.

The baby butterfly,
All dressed
In blue and white
For the Ball,
Takes flight.

A low cower
At first, then higher
Until he reaches the tower,
To land
On Fairy Princess' hand.

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On Return

Wearily, she puts down her bags.
She surveys the scene;
Another year,
A new class.

Yet, old friends
Have been working fervently
Since she left on sabbatical
So long ago.

At last, she smiles,
She surveys the scene;
Yes, it's going to be
An interesting year.

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Percy The Robot

Percy the robot lives in the water
Percy the robot lies on the floor
Percy the robot runs on motor
Percy the robot goes for a walk
Percy the robot is on a lead
Percy the robot does not talk
Percy the robot cleans and cleans
Percy the robot never leaves....
The pool

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Because I love you

For how long more
Shall I whisper to my heart
And smile

For how long more
Will I smile to the sky
And sing

For how long more
Shall I imagine your face
In front of mine

For how long more
Will I write silly rhymes
For you to find

For as long as it takes
Because I love you

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Moving Trams In Wonderland

Step on water
Onto magic stones.
The river gurgles
Tickling them as it flows,

So they dart and glide
All over the place,
Bobbing up and down
Laughing. Follow them, trace

Their haphazard pattern.
As a fairy you can
Sit atop each and jump on;
Moving trams in wonderland.

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Phone Conversation On The Tube To Knightsbridge

Well really Henrietta,
This me, me, me
Just has to stop.

If you had let me
Speak to you
In person,
We could have really
Talked.

This type of
Communication
For me is difficult,
And in my mind
Has not worked.

But if you insist,
I'll stay on the line
Until we're cut off.

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The world will never understand

The world will never understand our love
So we'll not judge it by their measures.
We'll just accept it as a gift
And guard it as our treasure.

I have been fighting with a worldly view.
Now let me heal those wounds
I've inflicted on you.
Keep me mindful of our origin of truth.

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