'So, a smile is always better'
Poems by Brendan Martin
Beware
Monsters may look nasty
but it’s not always the case
of judging how somebody is
by just seeing a face.
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It’s nice to be spoken to,
though appearances seem gruff;
and anticipating friendly answers
may not be quite enough.
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So, a smile is always better;
than a grimace, laugh or sneer;
be grateful and respectful,
as it could be you, they fear!
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Hello Leaf
Ah! Leaves at last,
peeping through,
from beneath the clay,
playing peekaboo.
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I wonder what, they
might turn out to be,
weeds or flowers?
We’ll wait and see.
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I cannot recall
what grew before;
but the world is alive,
outside once more.
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So! Hello green!
Welcome leaf!
Spring pushed back
that Winter thief.
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Now grow up strong,
and stand up tall,
be the hope of life,
for one, for all.
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Helping Hands
Guide the hands that care for me.
Keep them ever there for me,
even just for company,
or they can join in prayer with me.
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Help them every night and day,
as they toil at work or play;
making people feel okay,
or helping to keep pain away.
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Warm them if they feel the cold.
Give them strength and love to hold
other hands, which have grown old,
and held them as they were consoled.
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Thank you for your helping hands,
for caring for your fellow man;
from one who truly understands
your sacrifice, your love, your plans.
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Maybe
‘What’s the quickest way to Heaven?’,
asked the crow as she flew.
I shook my head, not knowing,
and the crow shook her head too.
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‘I guess I’ll just keep flying;
I might get to yonder hill,
so I may as well keep trying’;
and I agreed ‘you will’.
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‘Will I ever get to Heaven?’,
she shouted, as she passed.
‘Yes, where ever it may be,
but don’t you go so fast.’
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‘Well then, I’ll have a tea break’,
she said, landing on a tree;
‘and if I can’t find Heaven,
maybe Heaven will find me.
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Brendan Martin is a member of Inklings Writing Group, who meet on Tuesdays at 11am and on Wednesdays at 7.30pm in the Annebrook House Hotel. Mullingar. Aspiring and fun writers are welcome.