A Glimpse of Heaven
The hillside was a patchwork quilt
Neatly stitched with tidy hedge
And crumbling grey stone wall
The trees were bare, but spring was near
To cunjure up its endless strings
Of green magic hankerchieves.
Could you only see what i've seen
You would surely know what I mean
I think i must have caught a glimpse of heaven.
A string of diamonds formed a stream
That tumbled down the daunting cliff
To sparkle bright on the beach.
New born lambs that sweetly played
Speckled eggs all newly laid
But for you i would have stayed
I think I caught a glimpse of heaven
David Cousins.
I come and stand at every door
I come and stand at every door
But no one hears my silent prayer
I knock and yet remain unseen
For I am dead, for I am dead
I'm only seven although I died
In Hiroshima long ago
I'm seven now as I was then
When children die they do not grow
My hair was scorched by swirling flame
My eyes grew dim my eyes grew blind
Death came and turned my bones to dust
And that was scattered by the wind
I need no fruit I need no rice
I need no sweets nor even bread
I ask for nothing for myself
For I am dead, for I am dead
All that I ask for is for peace
You fight today, you fight today
So that the children of this world
May live and grow and laugh and play
Written by N.Hikmet
Tonight The Streets Are Ours :
Do you know why you got feelings in your heart
Don't let fear of me then fool you, what you see sets you apart
It's nothing here to bind you, it's no way for life to start
Do you know that tonight the streets are ours
Tonight the street are ours
These lights in our eyes tell no lies
Those people they got nothing in their souls
And they make our tvs blind us from our visions and our goals
Oh the trigger of time it tricks you so you have no way to grow
Do you know that tonight the streets are ours
Tonight the street are ours
These lights in our eyes tell no lies
And no one else can haunt me the way that you can haunt me
I need to know you want me, I couldn't be without you
and the light that shines around you
No nothing ever matter more than my darling
But tonight the street are ours
Do you know how to kill loneliness at last
Oh there's some much there to heel thee???
and make tears things of the past
But tonight the street are ours
Tonight the street are ours
These lights in our street are ours
Tonight the street are ours
These lights in our heart they tell no lies
Do you know why you got feelings in your heart
Don't let fear of me then fool you, what you see sets you apart
It's nothing here to bind you, it's no way for life to start
Do you know that tonight the streets are ours
Tonight the street are ours
These lights in our eyes tell no lies
Those people they got nothing in their souls
And they make our tv's blind us from our visions and our goals
Oh the trigger of time it tricks you so you have no way to grow
Do you know that tonight the streets are ours
Tonight the street are ours
These lights in our eyes tell no lies
And no one else can haunt me the way that you can haunt me
I need to know you want me, I couldn't be without you
and the light that shines around you
No nothing ever matter more than my darling
But tonight the street are ours
Do you know how to kill loneliness at last
Oh there's some much there to heel thee???
and make tears things of the past
But tonight the street are ours
Tonight the street are ours
These lights in our street are ours
Tonight the street are ours
These lights in our heart they tell no lies
Richerd Hawley
Midnight sun
I have seen the midnight sun shining
I saw you fly away smiling
The dark night sheds no light
It merely serves a warning
I pray for one single ray of hope
Oh midnight sun.
I have seen the midnight sun shining
Watched her rays steadily dying
The candles are alight
I sit alone in mourning
I wonder is there death after life
Oh midnight sun.
While in my life
I have loved
I have lost
I feel no warmth from your days.
Yet I have seen the midnight sun shining
Welcomed her full golden lining
For when I have to fight
To wake up in the morning
I look to her for her open arms
David Cousins
Benedictus
The wanderer has far to go
Humble must he constant be
Where the paths of wisdom lead
Distant is the shadow of the setting sun.
Bless the daytime
Bless the night
Bless the sun which gives us light
Bless the thunder
Bless the rain
Bless all those who cause us pain
Yellow stars may guide the way
All diversions lead astray
While his resolution holds
Fortune and goodwill will surely follow him
Bless the free man
Bless the slave
Bless the hero in his grave
Bless the soldier
Bless the saint
Bless all those whose hearts grow faint.
David Cousins
Sheep
July the fourth in the market town
Farmers have come from miles around
Bringing their wives and children.
A farmer stands with his youngest son
Watching the sheep driven from the pen
The slaughterhouse is waiting.
Look they're turning back
They're frightened
Dogs snapping at their heels
Jumping on each others backs
Hear their squeals.
The young boy stands looking quite dismayed
"How can they know, they are just animals,
Come pull yourself together" [farmer]
The farmer tells him to look inside
Row after row of raw carcasses
Their blood runs in the gutter
"Listen to their silly bleating" [the farmer]
Farmer beats them with a stick
Milling by an open door
"Dont be sick" [farmer]
The young boy
Takes a look around
See the people watching blankly
And he pities them
For they too
Look like sheep
And he tells himself
When he grows up
When he becomes a farmer
He will just plant seeds of love
He will just plant seeds of love
He will just plant seeds of love
And harvest peace.
David Cousins.
The Journey's End
The signpost stands where the crossways meet
There's but one road to the journey's end
The wanderer bent with his heavy load
Is waiting for a friend
The sun sinks slowly behind the hill
The dead leaves lie where the wind has blown
Likewise he who has travelled far
Must find his way alone
And as he leaves so the signpost turns
To point the way to the journey's end
The old grey man with his heavy load
No longer needs a friend
David Cousins and Blue Weaver.
Some proverbs by William Blake.
In seed time learn, in harvest teach, in winter enjoy.
Drive your cart and plough over the bones of the dead
He who desires but acts not breeds pestience.
He whose face gives no light shall never become a star.
Eternity is in love with the productions of time.
.
The busy bee has no time for sorrow.
All wholsome food is caught without net or trap.
If a fool would persist in his folly he would become wise.
The fox condems the trap, not himself.
Expect poison from standing water.
You never know whats enough unless you know whats more than enough.
To create a little flower is a labour of ages.
The bird a nest, the spider a web,man friendship.
Weak in courage, strong in cunning.
To see the world in a grain of sand and heaven in a wild flower,
Hold infinity in the palm of your hands and eternity in an hour.
He who binds to himself a joy does the winged life destroy,
But he who kisses the joy as it flies lives in eternity's sunrise.
Jimi Hendrix's last poem.
I am you searching to be free,
The story of life is quicker than the wink of the eye.
The story of love is hello and goodbye,
Until we meet again.