Selfishness is wrong...
SELFISHNESS IS WRONG,
REMEMBER YOU ARE HUMAN,
YOU NEED TO CONNECT!
Life is always change...
LIFE IS ALWAYS CHANGE,
WITHOUT CHANGE THERE’S NO PROGRESS,
BE ADAPTABLE.
nature vs man...
THE SEA FOAMS ANGER,
THROWN AROUND LIKE WHITE SPITTLE,
NATURE VS MAN.
Soft light and cool breeze
SOFT LIGHT AND COOL BREEZE,
SLOW FOCUSED TAI-CHI KATA,
THERE IS ONLY NOW!
A Happy Christmas
A HAPPY CHRISTMAS,
HAPPINESS AND JOY TO ALL,
LIVE LONG AND PROSPER.
Slow calm precise moves...
SLOW CALM PRECISE MOVES,
THIS IS THE CORE OF TAI-CHI,
STILLNESS FOR YOUR SOUL.
The Planet cries tears
THE PLANET CRIES TEARS,
HOWLS WIND AND STORMS IN ANGER,
MANKIND JUSTLY SHAMED.
Little Breakfast Joy
LITTLE BREAKFAST JOY,
CRUMPET’S ARE PIECE OF HEAVEN,
MANY MEMORIES!
The cold season starts...
THE COLD SEASON STARTS,
MY OLD JOINTS START TO ACHE MORE,
THIS IS AS IT IS.
Is this real progress?
WHY CHILDREN SUFFER,
IN MANKINDS VARIOUS WARS,
IS THIS REAL PROGRESS?
Picture taken in 1945 after the bombing at Nagasaki. Young boy carrying the dead body of his brother. I want to cry.
Irish weather is fickle?
SUN MORE OFTEN RAIN,
IRISH WEATHER IS FICKLE,
LIKE HUMAN CHAOS
Stand back and observe....
MOON HOVERS AT DAWN,
LIKE LOVING PATIENT PARENT,
STAND BACK AND OBSERVE.
Mists blanket the land....
MISTS BLANKET THE LAND,
LIKE EMOTIONS THEY HOVER,
WITH SUNSHINE THEY PASS.
Ocean waves like life....
OCEAN WAVES LIKE LIFE,
START SMALL AND GROW POWERFUL,
THEN IT DISSIPATES.
Whats indifference?
WHATS INDIFFERENCE?
STOICS INDIFFERENT TO FATE,
NO CONTROL EXISTS.
Always have respect
ALWAYS HAVE RESPECT,
AND EVERYONE DESERVES SOME.
RESPECT YOURSELF TOO.
Frost covers the sand....
FROST COVERS THE SAND,
CHILLY BLANKET COVERS ALL,
COVID-19 & HUMANNESS.
Look for truth inside
LOOK FOR TRUTH INSIDE,
IT CARES NOT WHAT OTHERS SAY,
THEY HAVE AGENDAS.
Art of concise emotion...
HAIKU POETRY,
ART OF CONCISE EMOTION,
ENCOURAGES FOCUS.
Find what is the truth
FRIGHTENED MORE THAN HURT,
SUFFER IMAGINATION,
FIND WHAT IS THE TRUTH.
Perspectives can change
PERSPECTIVES CAN CHANGE,
IT’S MY VIEWS ON THINGS THAT HURT,
THINGS CANNOT HURT ME.
See what's truly real
STOP THINGS THAT YOU SEE,
STRIP IT DOWN TO BASIC BLOCKS,
SEE WHAT’S TRULY REAL.
See it for itself
STOP THINGS THAT YOU SEE,
STRIP IT DOWN TO BASIC BLOCKS,
SEE IT FOR ITSELF.
Bear it with courage
WITH EVERYONE’S LIFE,
PAIN IS INEVITABLE,
BEAR IT WITH COURAGE.
Acts - We can control
WITH SOME ILLNESSES,
TO LIVE IS COURAGEOUS ACT,
ACTS - WE CAN CONTROL.
Punish the Rebels!
PUNISH THE REBELS,
OUR LORD VADER HAS BEEN KILLED,
LONG LIVE THE EMPIRE!
Long live the Empire!
PUNISH JEDI SCUM,
FOR THE DEATH OF LORD VADER,
LONG LIVE THE EMPIRE!
Logic v Ego
LOGIC V EGO,
THE LATTER IS BUT A CHILD,
THE DARK HATES LIGHT.
Memories of school
MEMORIES OF SCHOOL,
IN LEAFY MIDDLE ENGLAND,
NEVER FAR AWAY.
Now in this moment ....
NOW IN THIS MOMENT…
AM I ILL OR SICK LIKE SOME ?
NO … EGO SHUT UP!!
Death comes to us all
DEATH COMES TO US ALL,
LITTLE IS IN OUR CONTROL,
ALL THIS COMES TO PASS.
Stoic Moderation
RESTRAINT IS VIRTUE,
EXCESS SHOULD NOT BE SEEN GOOD,
CONTROL YOUR ACTIONS.
Stoic Justice
JUSTICE IS VIRTUE,
KINDNESS AND FAIRNESS TO ALL,
IT’S NOT PUNISHMENT.
Thing's cannot hurt me
THINGS CANNOT HURT ME,
IT’S MY VIEWS ON THINGS THAT HURT,
PERSPECTIVES CAN CHANGE.
Stoic Wisdom
WISDOM IS VIRTUE,
GOOD REASONING AND JUDGEMENT,
LISTEN TO REASON.
Darth Vadar has died!!
DARTH VADAR HAS DIED!!
THE EMPIRE IS NOW IN SHOCK. RIP DAVID PROWSE.
Stoic Courage
COURAGE IS VIRTUE,
IN ADVERSITY ALWAYS,
ALWAYS DO WHAT’S RIGHT.
Do remember this
DO REMEMBER THIS,
SOME ARE WITHIN OUR CONTROL,
OTHERS THINGS ARE NOT.
Anxiety felt
ANXIETY FELT,
A COUGH AND TIGHTNESS IN CHEST,
BEYOND MY CONTROL.
Think variations
YOU DO REALIZE,
FEW THINGS ARE REALLY NEW,
THINK VARIATIONS.
It's vital to loose
IT’S VITAL TO LOOSE,
AND TO LOOSE BUT GRACEFULLY,
BECAUSE ITS HARDER.
I need to centre
A STRANGE DAY TODAY,
FOCUS AND REFLECTION SHOT,
I NEED TO CENTRE.
Mead the drink of Gods
MEAD THE DRINK OF GODS,
HONEY IN ITS ANCIENT ROOTS,
WASSAIL ANCESTORS.
Be like a Meerkat
BE LIKE A MEERKAT,
WORK IN TIGHT BUT TRUSTED TEAM,
MORE MINDS YIELDS RESULTS.
Be like a Meerkat
BE LIKE A MEERKAT,
OFTEN SCAN THE HORIZON,
GET A PERSPECTIVE.
Tragedy of a young boy
A DISTURBED LONG NIGHT,
TRAGEDY OF A YOUNG BOY,
LOST PARENTS COVID.
In a global crowd
IN A GLOBAL CROWD,
LISTENING TO THE SPEAKERS,
ONE HUMANITY.
Quieten the inner storm
PATIENCE IN SILENCE,
QUIETEN THE INNER STORM,
YOUR TIME WILL ARRIVE.
Live life like a hawk
LIVE LIFE LIKE A HAWK,
FOCUS WHEN NECESSARY,
BUT STEP BACK FOR VIEW.
The rain gently falls
THE RAIN GENTLY FALLS,
CLEANSING AND NOURISHING ALL,
A NEW BEGINNING.
Problems are as mists
PROBLEMS ARE AS MISTS, HIDING UNDERLYING TRUTHS,
REVEALED WHEN MISTS RISE.
Each day is anew
EACH DAY IS ANEW,
SO LEAVE YESTERDAYS PROBLEMS,
LIVE IN THE MOMENT.
How do I set goals?
HOW DO I SET GOALS?
DEFINE BROAD CATAGORIES,
LIST FEASIBLE TASKS.
Arrogance with Time
ARROGANCE WITH TIME,
PROCRASTINATION IS BAD,
DO WHATS IMPORTANT.
You have to adapt
LIFE IS LIKE THE SEA,
SOMETIMES CALM SOMETIMES STORMY,
YOU HAVE TO ADAPT.
I salute you
I SALUTE YOU,
THE WARRIORS OF PAST WARS,
YOU ARE REMEMBERED.
Take small little steps
TAKE SMALL LITTLE STEPS,
AND CHECK AS YOU GO ALONG,
BIG PROBLEMS ARE SMALL.
We are like Islands
WE ARE LIKE ISLANDS,
BATTERED BY THE SEAS OF LIFE,
ERRODED BY TIME.
Everyone's voice needs counting
VOTE IS IMPORTANT,
EVERYONE’S VOICE NEEDS COUNTING.
DEMOCRACY RULES.
All fools are foolish
ALL FOOLS ARE FOOLISH,
SO ARE ALL POLITICIANS,
GLAD THAT I’M ‘NORMAL’.