THE TALE OF THE ANCIENT MARINA.
Poems.
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Why I did the things I did.
When
I was a boy, just a kid
I
didn’t understand why my parents said the things they said and did the things
they did
“Eat
it up, there’s children starving in Africa”.
“Don’t
mix Coca Cola with paprika”.
I
didn’t know their words were delivered with love
To
spur me on or give me a shove
Now
I am a father to teens
And
I expound similar themes
My
words continue that very same thread
As
I do the things they did and say the things they said
Now
you no longer have to hold my hand
One
day I think you will understand
It’s
my overwhelming love for you
That
makes me say the things I say and do the things I do
When
lines of devotion show upon my face
You
will take the parent’s place
When
you try to impart wisdom on your own kids
You’ll
see why I said the things I said and did the things I did.
Aaron
David 2010.
A way
with words.
She
had a way with words, my Mum did
She
was my everything when I was a kid
She
always taught me right from wrong
She
made my childhood bounce along
She
found the funny side of life
She
trivialised the daily strife
She
made sense of life’s absurds
You
can do that with a way with words
She
taught me compassion, how to care
For
those who had no one else to share
How
could this angel be taken away?
Why
put a cloud over every day?
There’s
no point asking how or why
Fifty-seven’s
no age to die
A demon with a capital C
Took my Mum away from me
So
away with words, they’re no consolation
There’s
a new, shining star in the constellation
Thank
you Mum for making me me
I wish
you could be here to see
Your
three beautiful grandchildren who
Remind
me so very much of you.
Rest
in peace Mum.
Aaron David 2010
I wrote this for my wife, never intended to put it on the site but what the hell...
Daybreak Smile.
When
I was nineteen I met a girl
Who
turned my life around
She
was pretty and petite
Her
eyes were deepest brown
She
was obviously too good for me
Our
relationship couldn’t last
I’d
eventually have to return
To
the disappointments of the past
Her
disposition was so happy
She
had a smile that was so bright
She
could turn the drabbest day into springtime
And
illuminate the darkest night
Against
all odds we stayed together
And
twenty-five years later
We’re
more in love than ever before
Every
day it grows greater
Our
three children are growing up
With
lives and friends of their own
We
have our happy family
And
our happy home
I
want to thank you Julie
For
agreeing to be my wife
For
your daybreak smile
For
giving me this life
I’ll
love you always.
Aaron
David 2009.