Gratefulness

Night segues into day seamlessly

Another year peeps over from the horizon

The shards of broken dreams and regrets lie scattered

But amidst them bloom flowers of gratitude,

Of joy, of hope and of faith

It is time to say goodbye to negativity

To embrace whatever life has to offer

To leave no room for revenge

To follow traditions of loving and forgiving

And live life that is fulfilling

To never consider the glass half empty

But always count my blessings

And each one of you amongst them

So I thank every one of you

For your kind presence, encouraging words

And for making it all so worthwhile.

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Contentment

Pursuing happiness is easy

It is the pursuit of contentment

Which proves elusive

The inception of contentment

Takes place in the dirt soil

Of a heart rooted in simplicity.

Fantasy

I shake my head and blink my eyes
Surely you are not an abstract image
Your warm, silky presence is so promising
Or should I say alluring!
The thought of you melting at my touch
Makes me shiver with delight
Today I want to give in to my temptation
The whole world be damned
I reach out for you, my nerves tingling
When a voice calls out
“Mom! Don’t eat that chocolate, you’re on a diet!”

Distant dream

A cottage in the hills

was a childhood dream

Amassing material comforts

never the goal

But in the rollercoaster

ride of life

I seek adventures

all the time

And the dream remains

a distant dream.

Deep rooted

I stain sheet after sheet

As I bleed my heart

To purge it of your thoughts

But the blood-letting is no good

You are embedded in my soul

And I can’t seem to make it bleed.

Lawmakers

The corpulent

and uncaring politicians

lie on oath

passing laws

with scant thought

that are detrimental

to masses.

Release

Tradition demands a lot

Often straitjacketing people

Leaving them caricatures of self

Boxing with their own shadows

For a release.

Worth

The sun decided to go on a holiday

In his absence, fog played host

As she descended wearing a thick coat of gloom

People missed light and warmth

Absence leading to the discovery

Of the sun’s true worth.

The meeting

First of all I would like to wish all my blogger friends and visitors a merry Christmas. May it be a day of family time, happiness and contentment.

Please also accept my apologies for not being able to visit your blogs regularly these past couple of days. I intend to catch up in a day or two.

Taking his friend to meet the family

For the Christmas dinner

Seemed a formidable task

It had to be now or goodbye forever

He had been given the ultimatum

He was aware there would be a barrage of questions

And icy stares galore

But he had to do it

The first step he knew

Would be to make an impact

They both looked resplendent

And immaculately dressed

As they climbed the stairs

To his parents’ townhouse.

Restoration

Frost finally thaws
drama and intrigue recede
harmony abounds.