happiness – Sailor Songs – Poetry from the deep..

Perfect Day

I’m on track to recover some of the joy of living I had as a younger man. 08/01/2021 A truly perfect day I’d be proposing to The love of my life Under the Eiffel Tower As it lights up at night We’d walk around Paris in the rain And drink all night Falling ever deeperContinue reading “Perfect Day”

Forever Golden, Golden Forever

The golden path is no longer paradise lost. October 2020 Hold on to what’s golden 7 months no breaches A job and a place of my own That’s how gravy’s made New friends, new connections Precious Banter Sacred good cheer And all that hard work is rewarded So move forward Let the soul sing AndContinue reading “Forever Golden, Golden Forever”

Beautiful Thing

Wish me luck I must be doing something right As the quality of life improves The quality of my art declines Because it’s true what they say That art is pain That we bleed onto the page With our troubled souls and troubled ways – So that when the pain dries up A truly beautifulContinue reading “Beautiful Thing”

So It Goes

So it goes That misery flows Into the river of life Far and wide And no one is safe For rich and for poor Things get real With ruthless regularity Cancer, hunger, divorce Starving in Palestine Rotting in jail Starving in Yemen Living in squalor The devil finds a way Into every nook and crannyContinue reading “So It Goes”