Expectations, a lyric by Alan Ewing

 

Expectations

by Alan Ewing

Here we go again, expecting all from one another

You can't change someone

Else they'll go undercover

Some might say it's politics that divides the line

Not if you accept another's

View it's fine

Expectations ...

So what do I expect from you in all truth be known

I just want you to be yourself

To strike the right tone

All that matters is the two becoming one together

That above all else

To be divided never

Expectations ...

Middle -Eight

Oh what a world that is so divided

Of this there can be no denying

I just love us to be one and all

Rather than to see us in fall

So off into debate , as we find our way

Somehow meet in centre

As each other have a say

All I know is how I accept you each and every day

This much I do know

We can have our say

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Winter Writing

 Winter Writing

by Alan Ewing

Tribute (to my little punkette Sarah Sara)

)

She's my little punkette

Lest I forget

Totally my mate

Ain't it great

To have someone

Like that around

She's my little friend

Until the very end

Love her to bits

Such teenage kicks

In her little ways

She's my best friend

Always with trend

I couldn't wish for

For anything more

Her knockin' down

My high wall

Brings me down to Earth

Shows my true worth

She is so kind

I could hardly find

A better friend

Yes, it's all online my dear

Nothin' crazy

Have no fear

She is friendship

Itself

Guess I'm livin' the dream

Twelfth Night

Here we go again with Twelfth Night

Now, tell me is it the fifth or sixth?

Well, I'm not seeking argument on this

Certainly not the fifth and sixth in conflict

The night rolls on with daybreak next day

And so the sixth plays a part in Twelfth

It really does not matter very much to me

For on sixth daybreak, we have Epiphany

Well, take your decorations down anyway

Or leave them up to burn on Shrove Tuesday

This is what tradition says about Twelfth Night

Escape being Candlemas 2nd February light

So hope that it's been merry over twelve days

Now go out and see one of Shakespeare's plays

Which one you may ask to pass the test?

Answer is Twelfth Night which is suited best

Time Crackles

Time Crackles

Time crackles as the seasons go on

Have the good times been and gone?

No more Mabel giving her best dance

As Carly worked herself into a trance

The days when I would stand at the bar

Pouring myself an ale, just one more jar

Last one standing being the total fool

Then hangovers and his workshop tool

The seasons pass for those who notice

Back to school at the rainy bus-stop

In the pouring rain middle of January

School life is about being on the hop

And so time crackles as the seasons wander

You can't keep up as you freeze and sweat

To the seasons you always have to pander

Whether you are boiling or you are soaked wet

Woman Obsession

Obsession on a woman

 is not good.

 Though it is.

 Ride your bike

through the night

 and try not to

 ring your bell.

 For she can never tell

 if you are in love with her

 God's Games we play,

 in romance anyway,

 a simple chance to be.  

SOCKS GAG: Billy was chuffed with himself: 'Look I spent all of my Christmas Presents money on socks.  Edna had really had enough: 'Put a sock in it will you!'

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Late November Writing, by Alan Ewing

 

Late November Writing 

by Alan Ewing

Sally Holly (2 paragraph story)

 

Sally Holly was in a horrible mood. "I am so ill and the world hates me; I can't trust anybody." Flocks of boys arrived to save her. Then she turned and said "So long, suckers!" Last we heard was that Sally Holly was living in a two-bit motel outside of LA and had not a friend or boy to chase after her in the world. SH had made the fatal mistake of loving herself. She never knew love because she could not see outside of herself. 

Sally Holly decided to take the veil in order to escape her life. She eventually became Head of A Convent in Switzerland. She would frown upon the young novices, always wanting to stop their progress in case they became a power issue. She had taken the name of Sister Narci little realising the connotations. She still continues to love herself. Her God is in her Goddess self-image. Here at Vatican Headquarters we tend to her in her isolated cell of analysis. A truly fascinating human being.

Jottings

Took A Bunk (punky-wunky)

I took a bunk on life
Sick of it all
Tired of the strife
I decided to have a ball

I shot down annoyances
No more crap
Fed up with cloying
I really hit the mat

I got so damn annoyed
With frustration
I really got on a trip
Such anger I was making

The bunk stank as it would
I was really pissed
Decided to just chuck it all
Nothing would be missed

And so my bunk on life
Is today
Really just had to get rid
Of all in my way

True Love

 

True Love never runs smoothly ...
A Midsummer Night's Dream
and yet here we are in November, 
with leaves off the trees 
and all looking barren. 
And yet romantic love abounds within this. 
To be or not to be says Hamlet, may have
connotations that go beyond politics. 
For did Orphelia not suffer due to 
the protagonist's inaction?

The Abyss Nightclub

More Tales from 'The Abyss' the nightclub to end all nightmares with the biggest one. 'Don't arf fancy 'im'', sprung up Cheryl. Liz answered 'If you like seconds then you're okay, 'erd 'ee was sniffin' around Lesley last night'. Cheryl didn't care. And then somebody remarked: 'Is this the kind of tosh writing that we have to put up with on Facebook these days? I'll write to my MP about it.' The MP was at the bar getting smashed. It was that kind of nightmare. With no ending.

 

With God

 

With God, we are in it
Life, I mean
We feel such love
That's God in-between 

We struggle for meaning
In our daily lives
Something beyond us
As in heart we try

A Lord who lives with us
In every experience
One who offers hope
If you would believe it

Even unto death itself
Walking by your side
Lord experienced it
Came back on this side

And so new bodies next
Your Lord has come through
Did you really doubt?
Oh silly old you!

 

 

Just Like Alice

Tweedle Dum said no
Tweedle Dee said yes
I was in a muddle
Just Like Alice

The cat was smiling
In its way
I was in a muddle
Just like Alice

The Red Queen was in a huff
The White Queen even more so
I was in a muddle
Just like Alice

The Rabbit in a hurry
Maybe off for a curry
I was in a muddle
Just like Alice

I grew so much taller
Then shrank again
I was in a muddle
Just like Alice

Another Car

 

If I ever get another car
You won't see me again
I'll take off into the distance
Life will never be the same

I'll drive through the mountains
Just like I used to in days gone by
I'll hit the pedal like no tomorrow
Not seen by even one little eye

And I'll laugh and shout 'whoo!'
As I drive through valleys and lakes
I will go so fast in the wind storm
I won't even use the brakes

I'll call the car 'sugar babe'
as she whizzes
She'll be my honey bee
She'll almost be my Missus

For if I ever get another car
That will make me happy
I'll drive in and out the wilds
Not on a motorway

 

Blogs 

MASKS: So many to choose from. In acting and psychology then you try them on. You form an identity which may not be you though you love to try it on. We do this each time we walk out of the door. What was personal becomes public and the mask is required. The job mask, the shopping mask, the walking down the street mask, the going out to the pub mask, the church mask, the posing in the mirror mask ...the mask from yourself ...nothing quite like a good theatre night .  

PREDESTINATION: John Calvin, theologian (1509-1564) held that that we are all simply living out all that is meant to be. Well, excuse me for staring at the wall with a blank expression, what if I deliberately go astray? Simple, says the Calvinist, that was in the script. So you see it can't be disproven. All swings and roundabouts and getting back on the bus! Doesn't that question free will? Calvanist replies 'not if it's written in the script'. – Do'h!

PREDESTINATION (2): John Calvin (theologian 1509-1564) got it wrong. God would never grant us free will to believe or not, and then in deception write a script in advance. That would go against God's Nature, and against Natural Law (Aristotle, Aquinas). The hypothesis is flawed. Now you know what I sit up all night thinking about 😌 That, and sitting by the window looking for Uranus, who is moving close. Must get a better telescope (in the loft with roof window, hooked up to computer). Love astronomy.

PREDESTINATION (3) I hope that I debunked the Calvinist theory (see earlier posts). I mean, it just isn't God to play deception with games/scripts. We do have free will to believe or not believe. That is core to how God's Love works. She/He is not a dictator ... He/She wants your love in genuine form. I do hope that we can just forget about being forced into God's Love for it is beauty itself and freely given and totally up to us to receive it or not ±

Gags

 

ASTRONOMY GAG: I spend my nights eating Milky Ways, Mars Bars and Galaxy Bars. Who needs a telescope!

COMPUTER GAG: Computers are like cars. They depreciate. When it comes to replace them you are always looking for the next MOT.

 

 

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Late Summer Writing (3) by Alan Ewing

 

 

 

 

 

 Late Summer Writing  (3) 

by Alan Ewing

 

 

 

 

Summer Ends 

 

We bid goodbye to Summer
As it comes to an end
Planet tilts, ardour wilts
As our love we send

So how was your little Summer?
Did it treat you well?
Finding love under the apple tree?
If not then just as well

For Summer's love ends forlorn
As leaves fall from the trees
Though Autumn brings love reborn
As it refreshes with its breeze

Oh your heart seems lost now
Though you always get through
Always a case of work on somehow
Because Winter is kind, that's true

So take your aching Summer heart
And take lessons from the wind
It blows, gusts as it plays its part
As Spring promises a new start

LOVE GAG: I gave up falling in love because it drained my resources. Like her turning up for a bath, having my naps disturbed, having to go out, all the chocolate gone in fridge, being bossed around, not able to make a decision without approval, not able to set my own routine, debating about what to watch on TV, arguing about nothing, constant clashes about nothing, not able to move without being questioned about my intentions, told that I neglect her ... life is never the same

My Pen

What happened to my pen?
I must have left it there again
I was just about to write lines
About how my heart just pines

Oh, gee, my silly old gold pen
Looks like I've just lost it again
Typical when I am in this mood
To write something so crude

Now where did I leave my pen
Did I just leave it in my den
That's The Study if you know
My little place where I go

Now someone knows of my pen
Maybe it was stolen once again
I'll catch that thief oh for sure
Regret breaking through my door

I will surely find my pen again
Without it I would go insane
My best friend all it means to me
For my pen sets me free

 

GOD GAG: I wouldn't say that I'm overly religious, I just believe in God.

Best Friend

 

 

A Best Friend?
There isn't one
At life's end
All love gone

Often a surprise
From distance
Those being eyes
Saw your existence

Angel from above
Not expected
Saw you love
And selected

A huge relief
To know that so
Inspires belief
The way to go

Who did you think
Was your best friend?
Just another link
To find God's end

GAG: Dave was still searching for the ice cube that he dropped on the floor the night before.

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Late Summer Writing (2) by Alan Ewing

Late Summer Writing (2) by Alan Ewing

 

THE GREAT CHEESE DEBATE: Everybody knows it's made from Cow's milk' said Bertie. 'Not so', piped up Tommy, "It grows on Cheese Plants like my dad told me!" Graham laughed: 'You're both wrong. The Moon is made of cheese, as Wallace & Gromit proved. It gets imported to Earth by rockets!'

 

AI Gerl

Excuse me!
I asked.
Why should I?
She replied
Can you comply?
I requested.
No! I can't.
She answered.
Do you mind?
I stated.
Not a bit.
She said.
It was funny
And was sunny
She took time
No friend of mine
It was all AI
Latest model
Developed fault
Not worth its salt
Her name was Pepper.

 

101 Labradors

All I wish for is 101 Labrador puppies
With Siamese kittens to match
I'd be such a very happy yuppy
If life allow this without a catch 

A few years to go with economics
Till I can find a bit of Peace
You know I'll go supersonic
When I finally find release

Sometimes I tire and want to be with The Lord
I long for Him to arrive to avenge with sword
Though I know that Love is so complicated
And I do not wish to end up exasperated

I just long for domestic bliss in life
Like cosying down after a day
With loved ones who actually care
And it's not put down to heresay

And so I wish for 101 Labrador puppies
With Siamese Kittens to match
For what is life without an aim?
A silly old troubled and futile game

 

The Great Cake

This was the day of the cake. Gerald had staked everything upon it to impress Geraldine. He told her that it would be the greatest cake ever made. It would blow off the Victoria Sponges, Swiss Rolls and Bakewell Tarts. Nothing would ever match it in history for sure. He was convinced that he would win her.
Come the day for his presentation to her, Gerald ended up in a mess. His cake was flat because he forgot to put in the Baking Powder. He was mortified. How could this happen? He had forgotten his own ingredient - arrogance. Geraldine laughed and said that it was a piece of cake to walk out upon him.

 

BLONDE GAG: How many blondes does it take to change a light-bulb? Answer: Too many! 

 

My Church of England Rosary Bead

My Church of England
Rosary Bead
Means so much
At my touch

Not Roman Catholic
Anglo Catholic
My dedication
Oh my frustration

I pray for Love 
To reign
An end
To war and pain 

I need Resurrection
Within my soul
Holy Ghost
Is my goal

My Church of England
Rosary Bead
Means so much
At my touch

 

Fizz

I got in a bit of a tizz 
Bottle of pop went fizz
Tried a little Brandy
Made me go randy
A Mrs from a Mizz

Tried to get my head
Together all said
Into a state of finesse
Tried for the best
I'd be better off dead

Tried to make amends
Ended up with dead-ends
You're taking the joke
When you really do poke
At the love that I send

Going out of my mind 
You are really so kind
For a great cup of tea
That made me see
All that I could find

So now my mind is clear
It's very easy to steer
To where I should go
I'd like you to know
All is well around here

 

Move On

When I move on
I'll move
faster than sound
in a groove

When I walk on
no talk
silence of footsteps
I'll heed all sorts

When I leave you
just so
speed of movement
I will go

When it is time
on clock
take my steps
key in lock 

When comes dawn
I will leave
que on time
you better believe

 

Frustration

When nobody is on your level
Like tuning in an old FM radio
When you feel like everyone 
Is playing the devil

When you feel you are going 
Out of your mind
And feel inclined
To go out and do some sowing

When life has brought you
All lemons, no lemonade
When nothing makes any sense
I've been there too

When there seems to be
Nobody around
Not even a sound
It gets hard to see

Though know that moments
Are only still
And you find within yourself
A symphonic thrill

 

 

 

The Pharmacist

My pharmacist
Is Abayda
Muslim gerl
Takes a twirl
Lovely Abayda

Gets my pills 
On time
Wish that she
Was mine
Gorgeous Abayda

Sweet Muslim
Gerl
Head in 
A twerl
Oh Abayda

Tradition dress
Never a mess
Hear it for
Beautiful Abayda

Always my friend
I say
Peace Be Upon You
Sweet Abayda

 

The Bum's Rush

Did you 
Get it?
Saiddit
The Rush

Up yer
Bum
Hardly
Fun

Adorable 
Got 
Pinched
Ouch!

Surprise
In eyes
It came
For true

Hardly sit
On it
You know
Bum's Rush

 

Every Word

Every word
She says
I hang
Upon
My woman
friend
For love
is Anon
Trust given
All weight
Gone now
Oh how
Soul mate
not too
late
Take a
bow
Love 
Oh how

 

So

So
this is
it
What
you
may 
wonder
Is
going 
on
Well 
It
Is
You
Driving 
Me
Around 
The
Bend
Again

 

EXISTENTIAL GAG: I think, therefore I am a lunatic

 

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