Rhyme and Reason, vol 2 | Page 2

create a third?8>)
I'm Leaving :
Goodbye there's a pensive stillness?A short while to reflect the jolt?There's a blithe smile of carelessness?A short pause to fasten the bolt?8>)
Action Required :
Thoughts that lodge in me?should I bolt them and forget ??should I say them and release ??this quandary baits me?with a jerk of regret
Questions play within me?should I price their logic ??should I leave them be ??this quandary baits me?with care I am to pick
Resolve swells in me?I should heed apprehension !?I should calm uncertainty !?the last stroke awaits me?with an expectation?8>)
Little One's Hope :
Your tiny feet stumble and knees buckle?yet you walk with outstretched arms?Your hands grapple at awkward angles?yet you come with curious arms?Child of hope and child of trust?Shape your future with our past?8>)
A Toast To Thee :
though the distance for miles swell?much from Fortune we can't tell?savour rewards and joys we had?while sweat and toil made us prepared?your quests ahead, I wish you well?8>)
Whimsical Verse :
There was a lady of wavy long tresses?who pined for short locks of hair?so to her wish she one day addresses?and was delighted by a sight so fair!?8>)
A weave of thanks :
'twas inspired by inspiration?I thank thee for thy plaudit?where reason and words meet?'tis to me a joyous notion?with words Bards shape and weave?while from the Muses they receive !?8>)
Quatrain For Friends :
In friendship and in sport?Trust and faith scaled the fort?In light jest and with truth?Hands clasp with regard true?8>)
The World Turns :
for as long as the world turns?there'll be cause to go on?along its twists and turns?from night to new morn?sparks alight where fire burns?warm embraces and cold spurns?events that press us upon?when cause and effect churns?while hopes and chances spawn?sadness and joy have their turns?there'll be cause to go on?for as long as the world turns?8>)
Pricey Temptation :
Sell us your finest finery?To cheer up lively livery?the earthly passing passions?tempt with comely compulsions?8>)
Your Move :
where does your heart lie ??when it must be true ??the hard questions they pry?and they are now due !
to salvation where you're cleansed ??or reap damnation of recompense ??judge and make fateful choice?foolish plunge or righteous poise !?8>)
Restless Reckless :
Mesh of contradictions?with likely predilections?flirting with chance?in a worldly prance
Providence queried with questions varied?in a rush hurried of temper unburied
Toasts to eventuality?with a toss of probability?come fame or infamy?taunts decreed mortality?8>)
Three Thoughts at Three Paces :
1?For what is a lavish bauble?but sight to behold and marvel ??It cares not how you fare?merely a trinket to compare ?
2?Mock not the spartan or ornate?swiftly in haste or in debate?With stealth change alters priorities?makes necessary, luxuries?makes luxuries, necessities?A restless evolving state?fills or wipes a slate
3?Spare traders of things necessary?for their lack of tasteful grace?Their use and place have longevity?with wares to ease passing days?8>)
Some Questions(while Hope still waits) :?1?Will sworn foes swear anew?be seated on common pew ??though far easier to renounce strangers?bad blood among same blood breeds dangers
2?Will sworn foes swear anew?be seated on common pew ??or will peace be only enforced?when each choose a separate course ?
3?Will sworn foes swear anew?be seated on common pew ??or must ill churn till last breath?with no certainty but death ?
4?By own accord, jettison pride?Courage on a limb, bare one's hide?If sincerity resides on each side...
5?Will sworn foes swear anew?be seated on common pew ??if oaths can be retaken?can they embrace as brethren ??8>)
Passing Days :
Cry for joy and sorrow?Yet lay hope for morrow?Lift that blanket over you?Till grass is wet with dew?Lift your head to a new morn?you'll be long way from forlorn?greet sunrise with relish?bid sunset with a wish?8>)
A Year Of Changes :
A year of welcomes and partings?short jaunts and long meanderings?of prosaic and verse wanderings?sustained efforts and constant dartings
A year of comings and goings?sure-footed steps and trippings?swift stirrings and quiet mullings?along known paths and new turnings?8>)
Another Round(for my friends) :
Wishing you joys plenty and setbacks few?Like the seasonal changes right on cue?Friendship true cloys not but breathes anew?Bursting with good faith and goodness due?8>)
Eight Lines :
Things said are said fully?Deeds done are done truly?There shan't be lies to grieve?If truth is like a sieve
When wits are matched?Our minds are lighted?When sins are hatched?Our joys are blighted?8>)
Dose Of Happiness :
Feast on meals healthy and hearty?moods brightened by fair company?amidst weather fine and agreeable?chosen activities are feasible?with pleasant and peaceful repose?awashed with life's joyful dose?8>)
Under The Influence :
Resolute we are to mark treasures?with length and breadth of finite measures?as if their expanse explains indulgence?where passion and devotion fuse at confluence?8>)
Grant Me A Moment :
Grant me a moment its tarrying worth?so I may savour my own lingering?that later at length I could with mirth?dub it a spell apt for remembering?8>)
The Best Seat :
Seated amongst fondest of friends?I took my place with much relish?there's truth that happiness depends?on presence of those we cherish?8>)
Simple Worship :
Elaborate rituals and traditions serve to lengthen the divide between