Carnival time is about to appear, and hopefully, there'll be one big cheer - celebrities in a bungle, and someone Playing the bugle - children at the fair, carnival floats arriving if they dare. The carnival queen sitting all so fair. People cheer as they stare. The ice-cream seller in his glory, wishing he could … Continue reading Carnival Time
Why Am I Late
Why am I late today? I couldn't get away. From what, I hear you say? from the strains of life that gets me down and makes me feel like I'm going to drown. This internal feeling burning inside tends to make me want to hide - just to disappear at the turn of the tide. … Continue reading Why Am I Late
Live In Hope
Was there a time to live in hope? We are never certain Who were the ones that raised the curtain and gave freedom to the world - for people to live in peace - in the meantime at least - to forget all wars for what- ever cause and let all the people be one, … Continue reading Live In Hope
Half Asleep
Feels like I'm half asleep. feeling like I want to weep. But what is keeping me awake is my thoughts about you - the dreams I wish to come true, so real and so fine, knowing that one day you will be mine And hopefully till the end of time. Doesn't it all sound so … Continue reading Half Asleep
Wishing For Today
Were you wishing for today? or were you wishing for me to stay away? I could just disappear and then I wouldn't be here, or anywhere near. It would be as though I had vanished into thin air - that was if I'd dare Anyway, what would you care!
The Park Just Down The Road
They Played In A Band
They played in a band, only because they said they came from
The promised land. Couldn’t sing, couldn’t act and that was a
Matter of fact. So what could they do? Live in a shoe? Tell every-
One to say boo? But they carried on, even if their lead singer
Was called Ron, who droned on and on, driving the audience
Mad, even though one of them was his dad.
In the end, they decided to part. Boy, were their fans relieved?
But only one of them was peeved, so he went away to die
And that was the end of the band and they all said goodbye.
Went Away
Went away, but only for the day. Went to the zoo, but you didn't come too. So I was left on my own I should have stayed at home - to do what, I haven't a clue. I could have watched television, seeing all the soaps, making me live in hope. But maybe I was … Continue reading Went Away
Lovlorn
Will there ever be another you? I live in hope, but there
are only a few. But what can I do now you have walked
away? I’m left knowing that you’ll never come back
another day, leaving my heart to break every time I
am awake. From morning till dawn, I feel lost and worn,
falling apart and ever so torn. maybe there are days I
wished I was never born. But what is there left after you
have left me feeling so lovelorn?
Struggle
Struggle if I must. I think my work is turning to dust No matter how I try the words often seem a little wry. They are so hard to rhyme, and I doubt I'll ever make a dime. But carry on I must or my mind could turn to dust and my work would suffer … Continue reading Struggle
Poems By ken makepeace 