Author Archives: sunrays

We don’t talk about the thingsThat hurt us in ways we didn’t know exist. We wonder whether we really hurt,Or if it is just a vague discomfort;Maybe one of those feelingsAkin to the itch one cannot scratch. We talk about … Continue reading →

I If I grew wings and flew awayInto the darkness that stole the dayAnd hid its light in its belly,Would the daisies weep,Or the merry trout in the stream,Or even the manky felineI’d taken under my wingsThence deprived of its … Continue reading →

There’s a hope hanging downBy a fragile thread, off a moonbeamSending a faint but steady streamOf soft, radiant light,Into the darkest corner in this quiet town;But the girl sat there, on a lonesome benchTakes no notice of the light or … Continue reading →

If they could just keep quiet,All would be well with our world;It would rain sunshine,And the fields would host unicorns. There would be no crying foul,No vague stories of bogeymenNor horrific ones of weapons –Nothing really to be afraid of. … Continue reading →

AloneA state of beingYou didn’t chooseYet adapted toPerchance gracefully. Thousands around youHundreds you knowA dozen you could callClose, or really soAnd yet you remainAt your coreAlone. The world has a wayOf moving, of being,That is at oddsWith who you are,And … Continue reading →

The dirty rag is wrungSqueezed really hardTo let every drop of moisture outAnd yet it holds onObstinately soInviting yet another roundOf merciless wringing. And then it’s slappedOn to the dirt laden surfaceThat demands to be cleanedTaking in more of the … Continue reading →

A white lily grew in the wild,Amidst the bushes by the roadside,A thing of beauty, until the eventide. The fresh rays of a new dawn,Fell upon it, yet failed to adornIts blemished countenance, so utterly worn. Yonder in someone’s much … Continue reading →

If social media commentaryIs any measure of society,I’d say it is going south,And that’s not to sayIn a direction geographically speaking;Nay – it’s going southThe other way – such as when,That famed apple fell onThe scientist’s head. Everyone is preciousAbout … Continue reading →

You are stood on the floorAll wet and dripping,After effects of my walk,Earlier in the evening;The rain drops slide deftlyOff your pitch black skin,And onto the floorIn tiny streams,Adding a glistenTo your rich darkness. By the morningYou’ll be all ready,Waiting … Continue reading →

There’s a long line,Winding down the lane,People hunched from the cold,Arms crossed, heads bowed down. Nobody talks much,Except to ask the timeOnce in a while;Everyone cranes there neckEvery now and then,To check if someone’s headed back,From the place they’d been … Continue reading →