Where I Will Stop

I'm on my way Cars are racing pastsome leave unwanted specklesbut I’ll keep goingEach stride takes me closer The cloudburst is drenchingCold arrows pierce my bones;Sometimes it’s the wrath of the sunthat sears all overBut I’ll keep going My limbs are achingThey've been dashedagainst innumerable pebbles,along this curvy wayBut I’ll keep going And I'll keep …

Your Only Wish

Sometimes,your only wishis not some extra bucks,some sumptuous mealor a day in Barbados Sometimes,your only wishis that twenty-four hoursbecomes twenty-five Maybe some fellowswould lend you from theirsOr a time-doublerwould come to your aidOr the good Lordwill alter the seasons But each time,your wish returns unansweredBecause it was not meant to be We were madeto live …