Whatever life’s chances have brought us
We must finally leave
Past behind:
Take heart that the future’s
Before us, untouched
Life’s a new path to find.
Pristine, the new year
Lies awaiting
Like a newborn entering the world.
Take care of your
Future chances
Give thanks for,
And nourish each day.
Happy 2018 to all readers.
Copyright Englepip © poem and photo.
Picture of Liverpool Library, by Englepip©
Don’t shout!
Keep off the grass!
The park closes at sundown!
Don’t smoke!
Don’t run ! …
Don’t be late!
Therefore, I’m going to…….
Shout out loud in the library
Til the books cascade to the floor:
Run free cross the lawns round the buildings
and whoop in the air as I pass:
I’ll dance in the park in the moonlight
Seek Excalibur deep in the lake:
I’ll smoke Marlboro behind the bike sheds
Blow smoke-rings til my jaw aches:
Then I’ll speed down the polished corridors,
Knocking on every door,
And oh how I’ll relish their looks
When I slouch in ten minutes late.
The freedom,
Release from oppression
To break all these rules, one day
All punishments will be worth
That urge to disobey.
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