Oh, Bavay

Oh, Bavay, oh Bavay,
What words can I give, what words can I say?
My first time to set foot in the Frenchland,
Though much too swift to ever take you in.
Just over the border from where I dwell,
Quite easy to stumble upon coming from the land of Belg.
I’ve heard of the delights of your cheese,
So many to [...]

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Longings

Amazed, I am, at the bigger picture;
Heart enlivened to feel the flicker.
Our journey’s superior to words on paper;
Deadening the drama never made us greater.
If only you know by parchment and ink,
Tis no satisfaction for longings so deep.
Only drinking from the cup of life’s great treasure,
Can we truly taste delight and unearth truest pleasure.

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Let Us Not Defer

Hope deferred makes the heart sick,
But sometimes it is not ours to pick.
Too many have awaited their answer,
Even liberation from the oppressor.
So it leaves for humanity many a questions,
And many times lacking one easy solution.
But let that not distort, let that not cause stumble,
For, though queries remain, the call is stay humble.
Think it not foolish, [...]

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‘Round the Table

Four sit ‘round the table,
Nothing could be as such delight.
Eyes widen to gaze upon feast,
Water comes over palate on this very night.
Fruit of the grape poured into cup,
And barleyed malt bubbles do fill.
A glass to taste, or two all the better,
The sweetness makes it all the more real.
Sense of smell heightened,
Buds of taste dancing.
It is [...]

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I Looked Into The Mirror

I knew of one who was once locked up tightly,
The room to move was only ever so slightly.
Mind in turmoil, and bleeding heart in despair,
The pain to endure, another would not deem fair.
The rules were followed, the line was walked straight,
Yet those were left wanting as words closed other gates.
Contempt for self, no knowledge of [...]

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