REQUIEM

 I wrote a song for you my dear,

I hummed the tune close to your ear,

I had forgotten that you were not here.

It is for our night, when I’ll be yours.

The vows and kisses that will unite us.

I saw you dance when I become yours.

I need no church,

I need no bridesmaids.

I need no best men,

Nor the flowers.

I waited each day to pass,

To see you clamour in glee.

I waited each day to pass,

For the wedding day to be.

You arrived at last,  all in black

I wondered how handsome it must be.

Indeed, it was handsome enough,

But what about the clamour in glee?

I saw a box, and quailed towards

I saw flowers, rim round  

I saw your men in their best way.

I saw the maids going away.

I shall sing the song for you my dear,

After all, it is our wedding day.

To unite us in all love and vows

Be it a Requiem in May.

A SCARLET SCAR

Red is scarlet

Colour of love, I thought.

Red is scar

Colour of blood.

Blue is serene

Colour of sky, I thought.

Blue is pain

Colour of clotted blood.

Stars at night

Harmony and twinkling, I thought.

Stars are symbols

To tell me you are drunk.

You held me tight

Passion in love, I thought

Just that the grip was

Around my  neck at last. 

GAZE

Beneath my window

I watch you play,

Footballs, cricket and mighty kites.

Above my roof

I watch you stay

Close to the stars and clouds.

The colours are burnt

Of your shirt,

In the bright midday sun.

The wall seems to be pale

Of your room,

In the afternoon’s glaze.

I see you closer

To the sand

And envy the mud across the bay.

I see you closer

To the stars

And envy the sparkle you see that way.

I see you jump, shout and fight

With your friends of the alley.

For tiny toffees and pebbles,

As you rejoice and be jolly again.

I see your window

From my camp bed

And wander in the Dawn,

Do you see the sun rise,

Even before it’s Dawn?