Luke Price

Time to Reflect

In the winter of my life

I take time to reflect

Upon the lessons of the years

Frailness crept up on me

Like an invisible shadow

The autumn years rolled by

Like blowing leaves in the wind

My first grandchild was born

And a new relationship blossomed

The beauty of this child

Was inherent and graceful

Summer was enlightening

Having emerged quickly from childhood

The responsibilities became apparent

Meeting my sole mate

Gave me the passion for life

Our children were as precious to us

As food is to the starving

Watching them grow and develop as individuals

The pride we had in them

Grew like a beautiful rose.

Spring was refreshing and informative

The learning of life

Was like a bud becoming a flower

Shining through the storm

The Dream World

Don’t waste your time in a dream world

With its comforting security

You may never want it to end

In an eternal slumber

Exciting dreams are revitalizing

Like newly breaking waves

As you creep deeper and deeper into darkness

The images unfold

Bright and light they come alive

The feelings are overwhelming

You become totally immersed in your dream world

Deathly blackness envelops you

The fear is skin crawling

With your heart pounding and your hair on end

You want out, NOW!

The terrors increases in intensity

And you feel deaths door is ahead

Bolt upright you realise you’re awake

Still breathing heavily with the adrenalin rushing

You breathe a huge sigh of relief

Life is appreciated for all its glory

And now you sleep.

Inherent Grace

You move like a soft silky scarf

with effortless grace and agility

the ease and self assurance is inherent

to those watching you perform

Blue Chiffon clings to every curve

matching the colour of your glorious eyes

the dance of the elegant swan is outstanding

Riveting the audience to their seats

as the music becomes livelier

the dancing becomes breathless

Your hair swirls like a golden shimmer

and the audience wishes eternity would come

eternity arrives and the dance is finished

like a summer flower you have blossomed this performance

to their feet the audience rise

thunderous applause reaches you

like a bolt of lightening

you come back to this world.