Month: February 2020

It is a little less calm today,
dancing beneath a coloured sky
the waves of the lake
are rowdy against the shore
calling me to drink
of its waters once more.

I ain’t the drummer in the band
I don’t build castles made of sand
I’m no echo in a wasteland
I’m here to make a solid stand

Here on the Kapiti Coast,
just two streets back from the ocean,
the sound of the waves thundering
against the rock and wood of the sea wall
becomes a muted lullaby
and I fall asleep to its rough rhythm.

She said he looked like he was having a seizure
As she watched the video of him reading his poem;
All the time she kept one eye peeled on the menu
Scanning the list of options for a tasty salad of Caesar.

I command the wind and the storm
Don’t believe in being lukewarm
Because it’s fear I out-perform
I’ll stand with you among the thorns