Try to learn Wisdom...
TRY TO LEARN WISDOM,
BE GENEROUS WITH ITS GEMS,
BE A WISE OLD OWL.
Try moderation...
TRY MODERATION,
TRY IT IN THOUGHT AND IN DEED,
SQUIRREL IN WINTER.
Focus comes and goes...
FOCUS COMES AND GOES,
BUT WITH DISCIPLINE MAINTAINED,
BE LIKE HUNTING HAWK.
Travel the world...
TRAVEL THE WIDE WORLD,
MEET AND TALK TO FELLOW MEN,
WE ARE ONE LARGE CLAN
Little bright Candle...
LITTLE BRIGHT CANDLE,
IN A BIG ROOM OF DARKNESS,
HOW WELCOME YOU ARE.
A raging white sea...
A RAGING WHITE SEA,
CRASHING ON A BARREN SHORE,
LIKE A SHOPPING MALL.
The Wind howls with grief....
THE WIND HOWLS WITH GRIEF,
AT THE TOLL OF HUMAN LOSS,
MANKIND ON ITS KNEES.
Focus on the truth....
FOCUS ON THE TRUTH,
BE WISE WITH YOUR THOUGHT AND DEED,
BE PATIENT AS TIME.
Run by partisans....
LOOK AT THE US STATE,
BUILT ON FINE HIGH IDEALS,
RUN BY PARTISANS.
Happiness within...
HAPPINESS WITHIN,
SO SAY THE TIMELESS SAGES,
LIKE A MEERKAT CLAN.
Whats within control..
WHATS WITHIN CONTROL?
WHATEVER IS OWN DOING!
WHATS IS LEFT IS NOT.
Soak in the beauty..
SITTING ON THE CLIFFS,
SUNBEAMS ON THE HORIZON,
SOAK IN THE BEAUTY.
Moderation can be tough..
SOMETIMES AN EFFORT,
MODERATION CAN BE TOUGH,
PUSHING BACK THE SEA.
Like a gentle Breeze...
A FRIEND IN THE VOID,
NOT JUDGING OR USING YOU,
LIKE A GENTLE BREEZE.
Focus is...
FOCUS IS ESSENCE,
NO FOCUS NO DIRECTION,
WHY AM I LIKE THIS?
What the hell is Po!!...
WHAT THE HELL IS PO!!
PO IS A PROVOCATION,
LATERAL THINKING.
Some friends eternal..
SOME FRIENDS ETERNAL,
MANY TIMES PAST MOMENTS SHARED,
LIFE FLAMES DWINDLED GONE.
Tears for fallen friend..
OCEANS ANGER HOWLS,
SEA WATER POURS DOWN CRASHED ROCKS,
TEARS FOR FALLEN FRIEND.
The wooden stairs creak...
THE WOODEN STAIRS CREAK,
LIKE MY STIFF JOINTS WHEN I WALK,
MATURITY SIGN?
Pain is victory...
PAIN SHOWS YOU’RE ALIVE,
PAIN SHOWS THAT YOU HAVE SURVIVED,
PAIN IS VICTORY.
Define Happiness...
DEFINE HAPPINESS?
EXTERNAL OR INTERNAL?
OLD TIMES INTERNAL.
Memory is odd...
MEMORY IS ODD,
CAN REMEMBER WHERE I SHAVED,
THROUGH MY ADULT LIFE.
Shaving connects men...
SHAVING CONNECTS MEN,
SHAVE THROUGHOUT OUR ADULT LIVES,
FUTURE TO OUR PAST.
We're always looking...
WE’RE ALWAYS LOOKING,
FOR WHAT VARIES BY PERSON,
FIND ANY VIRTUE.
Ego hates Truth...
EGO HATES TRUTH,
BECAUSE WE LIE TO OURSELVES,
DARK DECRIES THE LIGHT.
Truth is a beacon...
TRUTH IS A BEACON,
LET’S DROP MY INTERNAL LIES,
THE TRUTH IS THE TRUTH.
Honest Men are Rare...
HONEST MEN ARE RARE,
HONEST LEADERS ARE RARER,
WHY IS THAT FACT SO?
When I'm shown I'm wrong...
WHEN I’M SHOWN I’M WRONG,
HAVE COURAGE TO EMBRACE IT,
TRUTH GIVES US FREEDOM.
What can be achieved...
MEETINGS PASS SLOWLY,
TRYING TO MEET THE TEAMS GOALS,
WHAT CAN BE ACHIEVED?
When good men cower...
WHEN GOOD MEN COWER,
DESPOTS AND COWARDS FLOURISH,
COURAGE AND JUSTICE.
Snow flakes fall softly...
SNOW FLAKES FALL SOFTLY,
MAKING MY HEART SING WITH JOY,
CALM TRANQUILITY.
The Despot has gone...
THE DESPOT HAS GONE,
A NEW HOPE AND A NEW START,
WILL WE BE SAFER?
Don't defeat yourself...
DON’T DEFEAT YOURSELF,
BE RESILIENT IN MIND,
FIND ALTERNATIVES.
Hard To Control Me...
I MUST REMEMBER…
I CANNOT CONTROL OTHERS,
HARD TO CONTROL ME.
Shaving is mediation...
IMPORTANT TO MEN,
SHAVING IS MEDITATION.
YOU NEED CLEAN BOLD STROKES.
Our life is transient...
OUR LIFE IS TRANSIENT,
LIKE BEAUTIFUL BEACH SAND ART,
HAVE JOY IN MOMENTS.
Despots come to rule...
DESPOTS COME TO RULE,
BECAUSE GOOD PEOPLE DON’T ACT,
BE PROACTIVE IN LIFE.
I must remember...
I MUST REMEMBER…
I CANNOT CONTROL OTHERS,
RESPECT ALL PEOPLE.
I must remember...
I MUST REMEMBER…
I CANNOT CONTROL OTHERS,
MUST LOVE THEM INSTEAD.
We're better than this..
NARCISSISM = EGO,
PATHETIC KIND OF HUMAN,
WE’RE BETTER THAN THIS.
Is freedom a right...
WHAT’S FREEDOM TODAY?
WHAT CONTROLS WHO HAS FREEDOM?
IS FREEDOM A RIGHT?
Rights must balance out...
SOCIAL RIGHTS TRUMP MINE,
PROVIDED NOT TOO SEVERE,
RIGHTS MUST BALANCE OUT.
Without the virtues...
WITHOUT THE VIRTUES,
DESPOTS COME TO CONTROL ALL,
PEOPLE ARE POWER.
Kids don't understand...
KIDS DON’T UNDERSTAND,
HISTORY IS AN ANCHOR,
FROM YOU TO THE PAST.
Learn how to focus...
LEARN HOW TO FOCUS,
FOCUS AT WILL ON DEMAND,
THIS IS A GREAT SKILL.
Waves in waves arrive...
WAVES IN WAVES ARRIVE,
POUNDING THE SHORELINE ALL DAY,
SUCH POWER SUCH JOY.
Should I pray...
WHY DO HUMANS PRAY?
FOR MANY VARIED REASONS.
SHOULD I ALSO PRAY?
My Daughters blessing....
GLOWING GINGER HAIR,
SUCH JOY SHE RADIATES OUT,
MY DAUGHTERS BLESSING.
Focus & Recenter...
GENTLE SOOTHING WAVES,
SMOOTH MY ACHING SORE TEMPLES,
FOCUS & RECENTER.
Covid-19 cases surge...
COVID-19 CASES SURGE,
MORE PEOPLE DYING DAILY,
IT WILL PASS - WHAT COST?
Trapped within four walls....
TRAPPED WITHIN FOUR WALLS,
COVID UPSURGE CATCHES ALL,
THIS EVENT WILL PASS.
Why do humans fight...
WHY DO HUMANS FIGHT?
WHY OVER OUR RELIGION?
RESPECT DIFFERENCES.
Why do humans pray...
WHY DO HUMANS PRAY?
FOR MANY VARIED REASONS.
FOR ME ITS PRIVATE.
Incense smoke rises...
INCENSE SMOKE RISES,
FROM SINGLE POINT GROWS AND TWIRLS,
DISSIPATES LIKE LIFE.
The Dream catchers trap...
THE DREAM CATCHERS TRAP,
FLEETING VISIONS SEEN AT NIGHT,
KEEPS SAFE ONE NATION.
Live in harmony...
SUN SMILES OVER CLOUDS,
IT’S LIKE MEETING AN OLD FRIEND,
LIVE IN HARMONY.
My Childhood hero...
MY CHILDHOOD HERO,
TIM SEVERIN SAILOR WAS.
THE BRENDAN VOYAGE.
Hero's are hero's...
HERO’S ARE HERO’S,
THEY DO AND INSPIRE GREAT DEEDS,
REMEMBER HUMAN.
Seductive essence....
SEDUCTIVE ESSENCE,
SO DESTRUCTIVE INFLUENCE,
BANE OF TOO MANY.
Selfishness is wrong...
SELFISHNESS IS WRONG,
REMEMBER YOU ARE HUMAN,
YOU NEED TO CONNECT!