Wednesday, December 30, 2009
Happy New Year

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Wednesday, December 23, 2009
Christmas Cards
Christmas cards trickle in
one, a few, a batch of ten
from family and accumulated friends
Some close, some you never see
but most of them hovering somewhere in between
All sizes too, big and small
some self-made, but most self-bought
with snowy landscapes and Santa Claus
or lots of glitter on colourful Christmas balls
But they all bring the same holiday cheer
and make you feel more blessed

with every Christmas wish you get
Here's my card for you
©2009 Fenny
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Wednesday, December 16, 2009
Useless Memories Made
What to do
with all the useless memories made
all those moments
from so many years
locked firmly in your mind
that suddenly have lost
their meaning and their shine
You can’t throw them out

like you did
with the mementos
and the keepsakes
or hit delete
and whoosh
they’re gone
like little typographical mistakes
Useless and annoying they pop up
between the good and the fine
casting their cold shadows
and there’s nothing you can do
but regret
and hope that in time
you’ll simply forget
©2009 Fenny
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Monday, December 07, 2009
Come Lie With Me For A While
Come lie with me for a while
let's give our souls the time they need
to align
Just you and me
and the way we truly feel
until no walls exist
and only love remains
Then hold me in your arms
while I rest my head upon your heart
and listen to its reassuring whispers
dreaming that we’ll never part
©2009 Fenny
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Monday, December 07, 2009
Laat Ons Samen Liggen
Laat ons samen liggen
zodat onze zielen
ruimschoots de tijd hebben
om zich te verbinden
Alleen jij en ik
en wat we voelen diep van binnen
tot we elke muur hebben geslecht
en alleen de liefde is overgebleven
Houd me daarna in je armen
terwijl ik mijn hoofd te rusten leg op je hart
en luister naar zijn geruststellend gefluister
dromend dat onze wegen
nooit zullen scheiden
©2009 Fenny
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Friday, November 13, 2009
Shellshocked On A Sunday Morning
I follow the coffee aroma to its source
looking for some mild wake up time
My baby's made breakfast
'French style'
and life
on this drowsy Sunday morning
seems so worthwhile
That is
until baby speaks
and lets the bomb
he's been sitting on
for months apparently
detonate in my face
©2009 Fenny
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Dark Clouds
My skin’s all wrinkled
colour’s a ghostly grey
from rain
and lack of sun
I struggle hard
to get away
but they cling to me
like we belong
Like angry black sheep
they hover my sky
threatening
dark and vile
leaving no room
for birds to fly
or a single ray
to make life worthwhile
©2009 Fenny
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Sunday, August 30, 2009
The Last Leaf Of Autumn
Long ago when I was still a child
you lost the battle for your life
after a fierce fight
fought with all your might
And for years now I’ve wondered
what did you see
that made you cling to life’s tree
like the last leaf of autumn
Was there no light

and none to guide you
to the other side
No angels
no glimmer of eternal peace
and did you not feel relieve
With your life having become unbearable
towards the end
what fears could death have sent
And were it his demons showing you
what would be next
or were it your own that scared you away
from taking the final step
At the very end
much as that last leaf of autumn
a light breeze was enough
to take you from this world
Totally worn
you lost your grasp
and a brittle leaf was sent airborne
I hope it found peace at last
©2009 Fenny
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Like Pebbles
Like pebbles rippling the water
we ripple each others lives
until the water calms
and the surface
all smooth again
has no visible proof left
But the pebbles nevertheless
will lie forever
on the bottom of our hearts
stirred only
by the currents of memory
every once in a while
©2009 Fenny
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Tuesday, June 16, 2009
The Old Swing
There’s an old swing
hanging from one of the trees
out back
that craves child’s play
They used to come and sway
every day
he says
and wonders why
they’ve stopped coming by
And not even the wind
though in a playful mood today
can make him forget
©2009 Fenny
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One Lonely Tear
All your pain silently wept
in one grief packed droplet
falling from the corner of your eye
unnoticed by anyone
but me
Traceless
it ran down your perfect cheek
while you quickly regained yourself
even smiled
before you began to speak
But the sorrow in that lonely tear
said so much more
©2009 Fenny
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Dream
She dreamt she was a flower
blooming in a field
petals wide open
her gentle heart revealed
Waving softly in the breeze
while taking in some sun
she was never happier
and then the dream was gone
©2009 Fenny
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Thursday, May 21, 2009
Luke (1995-2009)
You went wherever I went
for more than fourteen years
the only one I ever told all
about my hopes and fears
Never judgemental
not capable of holding a grudge
and always melting my heart
with your eyes of rich chocolate fudge
I love you deeply
and you surely were my truest of friends
and so it’s doubly sad our life together
has reached its inevitable end
On your favourite spot in the garden
you laid your weary head to rest
and peacefully went to heaven
in that you were truly blessed
No pain
no suffering
your heart just stopped
ceased remembering
how to beat
Now from the empty morning
in which I miss your enthusiastic greet
to the lonely night
without you lying snoring at my feet
I miss you throughout the day
But there’s kind solace that softens your depart
the countless memories of you frolicking about
will always warm my heart
Goodbye my friend
©2009 Fenny
17:06 Posted in Shards Of Life | Permalink | Comments (7) | Email this | Tags: poetry, friend, dog, death
Never Shy
I don’t want to be a spring anemone
opening my petals to the wind
who in return will blow them away
without as much as a hint
nor do I want to be a basking rose
that withers in the sun
and is all dried up dead
before summer’s been and gone
is what a simple weed said
when offered a choice
by mother Flora
and she went on
And most certainly not an apple tree
losing all its sweet
when autumn leaves softly rustle
underneath peoples feet
nor a bright winter jasmine
blooming alone in a shower of stars
like a little lost soldier
in between winter day wars
No just let me be a simple weed
and I’ll always find a way
to show my leaves
and never shy
©2009 Fenny
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Thursday, April 02, 2009
Bird Of Prey

Just before dawn
when it’s not dark anymore
but not light either
when everything is shadowless and grey
and only exists through soft whispers
and innuendo
and the air feels like pure silk
softly stroking his body
while the stillness of his motions
almost makes him seem sheer endless
but life itself lacks all meaning
other than to exist
that’s when he wings the sky
looking for prey
©2009 Fenny
14:55 Posted in At The Dark End | Permalink | Comments (6) | Email this | Tags: poetry, bird, dawn
Earth's Decline
Never has there been
a greater injustice
or sin - if you would -
than man robbing earth
of all her beauty and good
leaving nothing but dearth
©2009 Fenny
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Friday, March 13, 2009
A Wintry Spell
Our town has disappeared
beneath last night’s ton of snow
and trees moan loud while bending double
under their heavy load
The warning’s out
everyone should best stay indoors
for expectations are
there will come down a whole lot more
The word disaster’s spread
all over the news
but when I look outside
all I see is beauty and peace
Suddenly our busy lives
have come full stop
and not used to taking it as it comes
that much
reactions are a bit over the top
So ease your minds

and lose your frowns
and enjoy this wintry spell
the heavens sent down
for in a week or two
at the most
the snow will all have melted
and disappeared
like an evanescent ghost
©2009 Fenny
14:36 Posted in Seasons | Permalink | Comments (3) | Email this | Tags: poetry, seasons, winter, snow
Thick Skin
Between the layers of my skin
I store all that hurts
and don’t want deep within
even if they’re only words
©2009 Fenny
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Thursday, February 26, 2009
Lumps Of Ignorance
Pour me another cup of stupid
and sweeten it
with lumps of ignorance
for I feel better
not knowing
©2009 Fenny
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