Category Archives: Life

Keep my powder dry

Posted on February 17, 2017 by a foolhardy florilegium

Well, I could keep my powder dry expecting the war to start, or I could spend my whole long life learning Sun Tzu’s art. Maybe I should curl up and die; a most ignoble ending or slave away in servitude … Continue reading →

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When We Stand Tall

Posted on February 17, 2017 by a foolhardy florilegium

Why are there times when we stand tall and face the world with ease but then there’s those when we run away or buckle at the knees? How can we have those days when we do nought but stand up … Continue reading →

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The Law

Posted on January 31, 2017 by a foolhardy florilegium

“But it’s the law” he bellowed “a line we must not cross” and his religious dedication left me at a loss. For many things are legal, but does that make them right? And if there are unjust laws, should we … Continue reading →

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Love

Posted on January 28, 2017 by a foolhardy florilegium

I need to learn to love a man, and that man is me ‘cos if I do not love him then how can he be free. I need to learn to walk upright accepting I am me and knowing that … Continue reading →

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My Last Request

Posted on January 26, 2017 by a foolhardy florilegium

There’s a lot of ways it could have gone, this life that I have led; I coulda been a movie star, I coulda just been dead. Instead I’ve simply fumbled on, as in the end we do And pinned my … Continue reading →

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Breaking Out

Posted on January 21, 2017 by a foolhardy florilegium

Breaking out and moving up; drinking from another cup. Whatever you call, it’s trip with many barriers you must rip. All the while against the flow; walls are built each way you go. And all the time you’ll always be … Continue reading →

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Chickens

Posted on January 15, 2017 by a foolhardy florilegium

This is an ode to the poor headless bird; a fowl often seen that never is heard. It’s as though there is one reason alone that this poor creature has ever grown. It’s here to feed us, this hapless chick; … Continue reading →

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Class

Posted on January 12, 2017 by a foolhardy florilegium

They ask “What does it all mean, this life that I now lead?” “What will I be remembered as; what is my life’s great deed?” It’s then I know they’re well of, the upper middle class, ‘cos poor folk don’t … Continue reading →

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Paper World

Posted on January 12, 2017 by a foolhardy florilegium

My world is made of paper; in folds and folds I’m wrapped and sometimes deep within its folds my mind feels firmly trapped. Words and words and even more words are writ upon each page, until they do surround me; … Continue reading →

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Happy Whatever

Posted on December 23, 2016 by a foolhardy florilegium

Summer Solstice is upon us; is this some Pagan plot? Did they hide their rituals behind this Sana Clause we’ve got? Or did the Christians steal it; as the birth of their God’s son? In the northern hemisphere, it means … Continue reading →

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Happiness

Posted on December 23, 2016 by a foolhardy florilegium

happiness, I’ve heard it said can keep a soul from their deathbed and so I think that I might smile just to keep death at bay a while

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Freedom

Posted on December 23, 2016 by a foolhardy florilegium

I’ve found that freedom’s like a tree, it offers shelter to you and me. Its branches spread over this land from deepest forest to beaches sand. It’s there to offer us sanctuary because that is the right of you and … Continue reading →

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Sometimes

Posted on December 17, 2016 by a foolhardy florilegium

Sometimes the bond is broken as I wander through this space. Sometimes I forget the peace with so many foes I can face. Sometimes there’s little feeling down deep within my heart. Sometimes I see no beauty when I look … Continue reading →

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Paths

Posted on December 10, 2016 by a foolhardy florilegium

Sometimes you’ve got to walk off the path; sometimes you’ve got to leave home and hearth. The safety we see is not as safe as it seems, it’s merely somewhere we hide in our dreams. In reality safety’s found out … Continue reading →

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Me

Posted on December 9, 2016 by a foolhardy florilegium

Who am I, I wonder, there’s so many that I’ve been the concept of identity is more the “me’s” I’ve seen and other folk have noticed, deciding that is “me”. But really, after all this time I need to set … Continue reading →

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