Poems About Life Love Friendship
Posted in Poems on Nov 1st, 2009
As those of you who have followed my poems know, I often write because of something in my life stirring me to comment. Quite a number of years ago my life long friend married for a second time. Both he and his lady had grown children and I chided him how someone as plain as [...]
Posted in Poems on Oct 18th, 2009
I am sometimes disappointed at the way we set up barriers to prevent us reaching our true potential. We lose courage and daring as life buffets us about, never realizing that it’s the struggle that is the essence of life. We should celebrate our triumphs and learn from our tragedies. Yet so many of us [...]
One time in my life some people took me for gay. I was divorced, had no lady in my life, yet seemed happy and sociable. In fact it was a period where I had resigned myself to being alone. I try to help people anywhere I go and sometimes this has been misconstrued. When I [...]
Introspective cab ride – cell phone pic, originally uploaded by Kamal H.. Like us all I sometimes wonder on what might have been if I had done things differently in my life. I currently have no lady in my life and I sorely miss that. I wrote this poem when I was in a pensive [...]
Posted in Observations on Life, Poems on Jul 5th, 2009
The world lost a unique individual with the death of Michael Jackson. A brilliant dancer, singer, recording artist, he epitomized what it was to be a star. An incandescent talent, so brilliant he burned out long before what the world would have wanted of him could eventuate. Unfortunately he wasn’t the first brilliant talent whose [...]
Posted in Poems on Jun 22nd, 2009
Many times I have contemplated what my real purpose in life is. I wrote this poem at a time when I realised that simply musing, whilst entertaining, was less important than actually doing things and that wasting time simply robbed you of life. Life that could be spent in getting things done. Comes a Time [...]
Posted in Poems on Jun 17th, 2009
I’ve posted Ollie’s latest poem Journey on poemhunter.com and it already got 2 reviews. This is a great site with thousands of poems from poets all around the world. Like it? Please leave a comment on poemhunter too. Here is what Ollie said about Journey: I have found much of my life to be a [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on Feb 3rd, 2008
I want to share some of these experiences with you. To me, one of the greatest sources of joy for me is writing poetry. It releases my soul and allows me to express beauty, sadness and what to me is the essence of living; being connected to others.
