Magpie Tales - Sunday, August 31, 2014 – Great Catch - Mag 235

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Image: Dark Harbor, 1943, N. C. Wyeth 

A bounty to surpass all others

Surprised myself

Alf amazed at our haul.

The seagulls hysterical.

It comes with pleasant consequences

New clothes for the kids

A new hat for the wife

A full pantry

Home life contentment.

Makes up for the days of minimal catch

Barely enough to feed us

Nothing to sell

Desperate times

Hunger a way of life.

Now in the immediate,

More settled times.

Though after todays elation

Tomorrow it all begins again

Nets out

Hopes high

Dreams a plenty

Seagulls just as frenzied.

Written for: http://magpietales.blogspot.co.uk/2014/08/mag-235.htm

Magpie Tales Sunday, August 24, 2014 – Face

                                                           Starry Night by Alex Ruiz

Illuminesence

Constellations

Silhouettes

Where to begin he thought.

Took hours to get here

The sky is brilliant

Dare I capture it all?

Can I do that?

Right now I am overcome

Magnificence and grief

Such strange bed fellows.

I wonder what goes on out there

In their day to day?

My candle is burning down

Paint at the ready

I’ll engross myself in this

See where it takes me.

That crescent moon

Reminds me of a love I lost

A spark was all there was

No time for nurturing.

Consumption.

Sorrow.

All a matter of what if.

Her face is what I see

Even now staring into these heavens

It’s her image

Glittering among the stars

I see it now

As I take up my brush.

Written for: http://magpietales.blogspot.co.uk/2014/08/mag-234.html

Prompt #69 “A Dream Come True?” - Ambition

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You aimed high,

The sky you said.

It was a driving ambition

Nothing would stand in your way

Including me

Friends
Decency

Wisdom.

You trampled on the lives of others

But you did succeed.

You have to gold office

Plush chair

Secretary with benefits

(Your words not mine).

A wife who complements you

A family the envy of most.

You have it made

Except, where are the friends?

The ones who stood by you?

The mates who took you in on those dark nights?

There’s a price you pay

You don’t see it

Oblivious to others

Now its all me me me.

So while you have it all

There’s only one way to go now

And it’s a long way down!

Written for: http://mindlovemiserysmenagerie.wordpress.com/2014/08/24/prompt-69-a-dream-come-true/

Fairytale #22 - The Oracle

Wisdom, words of
uttered casually but
with great intent
listen, they will make a difference
when the times comes.
the quest is long
danger lurks
can it be overcome?
courage is asked for
come gird your loins
there's adventure amongst adversity.
the fairy children might beguile you
lead you falsely
beware the one carrying gifts
keep your wits about you
carry a bit stick
even better a laser lighter
for demons hate the light
it melts their eyes
which makes them
easy targets.
The Oracle's words taken on board
ensure safe and trouble free passage
but listen carefully
sometimes its riddles
sometimes its clear
but take notice
you are only told once.

Written for: http://mindlovemiserysmenagerie.wordpress.com/2014/08/22/fairytale-22/

Patterns

We weave intricate patterns
lives with many dimensions
moments when the past stays with us
times when the future is obscured
when there's a void we just want to hide in.
then again who would change our lot?
we are who we are
a stitch or two dropped along the way
a hitch, a hiccup,
but learning as we go
hard lessons, nothing is easy
but it's a forward motion
a pattern we each embroider
a little at a time
till we have perfection
staring at us
as it all comes to an end
our pattern complete
our lives tied off.
Others look at us and hopefully
agree the end justified the means
a clash of colour, a few rough ends
all part of this thing we call the pattern of life.

Awakening an old blog

I see I haven't been here since 2008.
Such a long time
I had forgotten this still existed.
I see some dverse friends have come by as well.

I am in a wilderness right now
my life turned up side down
its what happens when you end things
when what you thought was good is taken away.

So now I feel lost,
bewildered
like the best thing for me is to crawl into my space
lick my wounds and generally feel sorry for myself.

this I can do as I don't have any great compunction
to reach out
to write much
even though I have but not posted.

Its a strange world to find myself
somewhat familiar,
the unworthy demon rejoices
the sense of self diminished.

I have been tired and sleepy
I was away two days last week
supporting artistic son, waving the flag as they say.
glad I did get away if only for those days.

but the pain I know will decrease
just hang in there and I'll be ok
not much else really
grin and bear it, accept it as fate.

Its irritating when nature steps in
tales away what was once so precious
a rare love that sails away
and you can't help but feel responsible.

For it does take two,
no matter how hard done by you might feel
but in fact it was no ones fault
but natures cruel harsh reality.

Tomorrow the sun will rise
the day will promise change and growth
whether or not it materialises is another thing.
But you have to hold on to hope.