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“Things are not quite so simple always as black and white”
Doris Lessing
Life in the Monochrome
I am neither black or white
I am just a gray delight
Maybe not so much fun
Being only a colour of one
That of a monotone
But not a clone
You may call me,
Monochrome
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“Then this ebony bird beguiling my sad fancy into smiling,
By the grave and stern decorum of the countenance it wore,
“Though thy crest be shorn and shaven, thou,” I said, “art sure no craven,
Ghastly grim and ancient Raven wandering from the Nightly shore—
Tell me what thy lordly name is on the Night’s Plutonian shore!”
Quoth the Raven “Nevermore.”
The Raven EDGAR ALLAN POE
Birds
Face to face
Eye to eye
This was one race
Which could go awry
Standing there
Assessing me
Its glare
Devouring me
Without any warning
Flying across the air
Giving me the scare
Looking with scorning
No escape
Its mouth agape
It tilted its head
Quoth the bird “Polly wants a cracker”
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“Tea, Earl Grey, Hot!”
Tea (and some Vodka) for Throwback Thursday
This weeks TBT is dedicated to Tea, the dark liquid and life saviour (well, most of the times ;P).
Enjoy these gems from the archives!
Tea, Earl Grey, Hot
I may not be Everyone’s Cup of Tea, but I am Someone’s Double Vodka
Tea Time!
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“If you don’t like me, fine.
It’s not my job to make you happy”
I may not be Everyone’s Cup of Tea, but I am Someone’s Double Vodka
You don’t have to like me
Or be my friend
I am not looking for a life partner
Just someone to understand
If you expect to mend
And change my existence
I’d rather you just pretend
Then try to fix it
Somewhere
Someone
Is buying
What I am
Selling
I may not be
Your cup of tea
But surely some one
Prefers me
As their double vodka
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“Make it so!”
Captain Jean-Luc Picard
Tea Time!
Tea, hot, with a twist of lemon
Maybe enjoyed even in Bremen
The delightful aroma
Can lull you to a coma
In company or solitude
It is a prelude
To a life’s passion
A sweet sensation
When into the dark liquid dipping
Whether gulping or sipping
Enjoy the moment of pure bliss
For who could resist
Tea time
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“Enjoy life sip by sip, not gulp by gulp”
The Minister of Leaves, The Republic of Tea
Tea, Earl Grey, Hot
Slow down
Listen
To the world
Around
Forget
That strife
Just Enjoy
Without a ploy
The simple pleasures,
Purest treasures
Of life
A cup of tea,
Plain and simple
Easy as
Your A, B, C
Soon you’ll see
A dimple
On your cheek
Will sneak
Breathe in
Breathe out
Relinquish
All doubt
Nothing to it
You can do it
Relax a while
It is no guile
Soon enough
The moment
That should have
Forever lasted
Has passed
You are back
On track
Remembering,
Hoping
The moments
Between now
And running out
To the
wide open
Would last
Longer than
A token
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“As we grow older, our bodies get shorter and our anecdotes longer” Robert Quillen
Anecdote Time!
Never judge a book by its cover. A paperback can be just as entertaining as hardcover.
If you want to dwell in the past, buy yourself a time machine.
You have to learn how to walk before you can run. I found out that the hard way after my hip-surgery.
Looking into a mirror is like… Well, you obviously need to take a selfie!
Time, time, precious time, where have you gone? Don’t tell me, you lost your watch again?
In my youth, the grass was always greener, food tasted better and life was much happier… Then we woke up and put the dog out to pee.
Walking a mile in someone else’s shoes… Be damned sure they are the same size as your own ones!
Today, I woke up, the day was stormy, the skies were gray, my mind felt dull... Well, you can’t always expect to be in the tropics, now can you Dearie?
Don’t do as I do, do as I say! Apparently, you can get away with murder?
People who are smart, beautiful and talented… Really piss me off!
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“Christmas is a season not only of rejoicing but of reflection”
Winston Churchill
Reflections
Reflections on the walls
Reflections on the windows
The sunsets and sunrises
Reflected on each surface
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“A dream doesn’t become reality through magic;
it takes sweat, determination and hard work”
Colin Powell
Magic
Like a flick
Of the light switch
Like scratching
A really bad itch
I had started writing
Once more
Just like that
Just like magic
I found my muse
And I did it
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“Even if it turns out that time travel is impossible,
it is important that we understand why it is impossible”
Stephen Hawking
Seconds
Heart beating
Time is running out
Only a few seconds left
For the ultimate request
Using a different route
Feels like cheating
Finally reaching
My own hideout
No time for rest
Only doing my best
No time for tryout
Parameter breaching
Safely in my blue box
Punching the clock
Time starts moving
Seconds removing
Going backwards
Against standards
They said
It couldn’t be done
But did I bet
And know I am gone
Back in time
Trying to find
…My future
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