The wind and rain
Is here again
Too windy for a hike
Too wet to ride a bike
Morning exercise is now postponed
Cancellation excuses not condoned
Forecast to stop raining sometime soon
I’ll ride my bike this afternoon
Filling my morning with routine chores
Doing laundry and cleaning floors
Playing really loud music while I mop
Rocking the house down with ZZ Top
almost everyone carries a burden
some make it obvious, others hide it well
however heavy your own burden may be
try to take the burden from somebody who needs help
they will stand taller, walk stronger and see clearer
while you carry their burden
it will take your mind off yours
your own burden will wither away from neglect
when they no longer need their burden
you can discard it
eventually you will be burden free
with an infinite capacity to relieve others
Oh Soaring birds
Way up high
Riding the wind
Chasing rainbows
The sky is your playground
An aerial glider park
Free of rules
No traffic controllers
You come daily at dawn
In large groups
To watch the sunrise
Shooting the breeze
Wantonly hanging out
With your friends
Riding the thermals
Making fast turns
Diving between high rises
Dancing and swirling
Trying to impress
Looking for a date
Searching for a mate
Love on wings
Living the high life
I want to be in your gang
I have always been a fan of mathematics
Equations for everything
How fast is Infinity
Calculate the square root of tomorrow
How many days until I get happy
What is the solution to the beautiful equation
Mathematics is the key to the universe
Some say beauty is defined
By divine proportions
A mathematical equation
Guaranteed to dispense dopamine
Be it in nature or of human form
A fine painting or a classic car
We all yearn for viewing things so beautiful
When things are not going great for you
Just close your eyes
Go on a virtual voyage
To your favorite place
With beautiful scenery
And cool companions
Enjoy their company
Stay there until you feel happy
Then dare yourself to come back
Open your eyes
Applaud yourself
Award yourself a grade A++++
You have just solved
The beautiful equation
Einstein would be proud of you
I have always been a fan of mathematics
Equations for everything
How fast is Infinity
Calculate the square root of tomorrow
How many days until I get happy
What is the solution to the beautiful equation
Mathematics is the key to the universe
Some say beauty is defined
By divine proportions
A mathematical equation
Guaranteed to dispense dopamine
Be it in nature or of human form
A fine painting or a classic car
We all yearn for viewing things so beautiful
When things are not going great for you
Just close your eyes
Go on a virtual voyage
To your favorite place
With beautiful scenery
And cool companions
Enjoy their company
Stay there until you feel happy
Then dare yourself to come back
Open your eyes
Applaud yourself
Award yourself a grade A++++
You have just solved
The beautiful equation
Einstein would be proud of you
not many folks know that seahorses
race on underwater courses
miniature scuba diving jockeys riding
over coral reefs they are gliding
crowds gather for the seahorse derby race
always held in the same underwater place
even the sharks are welcome to observe
as the race leading seahorse comes round the final curve
crowds are restless, they are sensing trouble
the leading jockey coughs and floats away in a bubble
second place seahorse claims the prize
sharks ate all the crowd, what a surprise
life can be so busy
dashing around all the time
late for work again
a quick goodbye kiss
before you run out the door
hardly a minute to spare all day
rushing from work to buy groceries
speeding home to cook dinner
greeting your partner with a quick kiss
catching up on the days events over dinner
maybe grab some time together watching a Netflix series
before you know it the evening is done
you are tired and its time for bed
a goodnight kiss then sleep
before doing it all again tomorrow
even on non-working days there is plenty to do
answering emails and texts
household chores of cleaning and laundry
bills to pay and fixing broken stuff
will you ever get to finish that DIY project
hardly a minute to spare for quality time with your partner
you are passing like ships in the night
if you are longing to reconnect
without investing a lot of time
in listening and talking about problem solving
then next time you kiss you partner
make it last for at least six seconds
do this at least three or four times every day
think of it as making a deposit in your emotional bank account
that account will grow daily with interest
you can tap into that account in times of intimacy
you will become better connected
you will both feel appreciated
stress levels will fall
your relationship health will improve
it only takes six seconds
Morning light
Soft tones
Long shadows
Crisp air
Gentle breeze
Big breath
Eyes closed
Clear mind
Deep breathing
Body relaxed
Positive thoughts
Inner peace
Opening eyes
Saying hello
To myself
I answer
hello back
I ask
myself directly
you happy
long pause
I answer
yes deliriously
with a
wry smile
I woke up at 6am
weather was clear, no sign of rain
fixed up my protein drink and a cup of tea
loaded up on hydration
checked my bike and set off at 7:50am
met my riding friends at 08:15am and set off north into the wind
3 minutes later the rain arrived
not a light drizzle but a torrential downpour
we were totally soaked in minutes and it was not safe to continue
we sheltered under trees for a while but the rain persisted
frantic calls to wives to come pick us up
they dutifully obliged to rescue us
soon back home and shivering into a warm shower
then cleaning the mud soaked bike
my phone was so wet that it stopped working
praying it would come back to life when dried out
my faith in the weather service was at an all time low
predicting no rain but we still got drenched
will this stop me from riding again?
hell no, its just a wet blip in the road
she was walking when it started to rain
at first it was just a few drops
she was apprehensive
but then came a downpour
she was far from any shelter
she started to get really concerned
she was quickly drenched
soaked to the skin
but it was summer and warm
she continued walking
surrendering to the power of the rain
looking for deep puddles to splash in
no longer worried or concerned
daring the rain to continue
walking more
the rain answered her dare
rivers ran down her arms and legs
she felt empowered by the rain
she continued walking
the rain began to taper off
she felt slightly cold
moisture was sucking the heat from her body
she continued walking
she started to shiver
finally she reached home
peeled off her wet clothes
stepped into a hot shower
it felt like warm rain
she wanted to stay there forever
letting the streaming water wash away her troubles
watching her worries flow away
with no desire to go back to the dry world
she wanted to be a mermaid
to feel water flow over her skin
to dive deep into the ocean
to swim far away from reality
to live in a subterranean world
where nobody could ever bother her
it started to rain again outside
she smiled
she started walking towards the shore
Cheeky Monkey Poetry 