Category: Personal Inspiration

CAROLINE ~ RIDING FREE ~ 17th December 2015

19/12/2015

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RIDING FREE
by John Yeo

Wherever you are now you will always be free.
There was never a measure that could standardise you
Unique precious things are hard to define.
Little girls play with dolls remember.
You broke the mould when you stepped out of line.
Taking your place in this life.

A motorcycle roaring beneath you, travelling along life's road.
A girl,on a motorcycle, the wind flowing free,
A fighter, as free as a bird.
Following your instincts,
Weaving in and out,
Overtaking with ease
The obstacles life threw at you.

When cruel fate intervened with a serious blow,
You picked yourself up again and again.
Laughing in the face of reality,
Always following your personal dream.
The end of the road wasn't signposted
You always refused to give up,
Until your last breath was breathed.
Wherever you are now you will always be free.

Copyright © Written by John Yeo ~ All rights reserved.

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SUBMERGED IN GRIEF ~ 8TH NOVEMBER 2015

10/11/2015

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SUBMERGED IN GRIEF
by John Yeo

The flags were splendidly carried by veterans
Followed by Scouts and Cubs in procession.
With the priest and the choir leading the way
Singing a stirring hymn for Remembrance day.
The congregation attired in black and red,
Submerged in symbols of grief and remembrance.
~

Red Poppies and pride worn in a sad display.
As the service began with the mourners standing
For two minutes silence to remember the fallen.
A list of names of local heroes was read,
A stirring rendition of the Last Post sounded
As we gathered together to remember our dead.
~

Then after our remembrance service was over
We made our way to lay red poppy wreaths ,
At the cenotaph in a memorial statement.
A bugler sounded the Last Post once again
Submerged in grief, the village had assembled
For the annual service of loving remembrance .
~

Copyright (c) Written by John Yeo ~ All rights reserved.

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A SPIDERS WEB ~ 26th September 2015

28/9/2015

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A SPIDERS WEB
by John Yeo

Spider with the web you weave
What do you wait to catch?
A passing fly foraging to survive,
Perhaps you are passing time
Waiting for your food to arrive.

Spider your hungry instincts believe
All winged creatures you catch
Are food to sate your appetite.
Food for thought to feed your mind
With the struggling captive still alive.

Spider tell me do you ever grieve
Over the many lives you despatch?
Do you ever speculate the right
To kill and then manipulate
Your prey before you consume it.

Spider, I wonder how you conceive
Your part in a very long process
To eat a fly that you cleverly capture
By spinning your intricate web.
A link in a very long food chain.

Spider, I wonder with no reprieve
A flying predator passing by,
Watches you waiting on your web
Swoops and snatches you for food
To feed a family in a cosy nest.

Spider, the lasting legacy you left
Before your sad, sudden demise,
You laid and expertly hid your eggs.
Then the babies become food again
Links in the eternal food chain.

Copyright © Written by John Yeo ~ All rights reserved

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CAROLINE ~ RIDING FREE ~ 17th December 2015

SUBMERGED IN GRIEF ~ 8TH NOVEMBER 2015

A SPIDERS WEB ~ 26th September 2015

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