EquineAnn Poetry Stop

[Horsa]

Why don't more people stand up for what they believe in?
Why do some people treat you as if thinking differently is a sin?
Why is today's world so full of hate?
Why can peace be so hard to create?

 

[Horsa]

Sometimes we just need to calm ourselves down.
Sometimes we need to take a deep breath & turn our frown upside down.
Sometimes it's only right for us to frown.

Sometimes we just need to air our views.
Sometimes we have nothing but bad news.
Sometimes we just blow our fuse.

We all need a place to vent.
Sometimes all the wrong messages are sent.
Sometimes we all say things that aren't meant.

We need to just let ourselves be.
We need to let ourselves be free.
We sometimes need to agree to disagree.

We all have minds of our own.
Sometimes we have to stand up for what we believe in even if we stand alone.
Sometimes we have to have a little moan.

 

[Horsa]

Some people work better when doing things straight off the top of the head.
Overthinking for them instead of making them make less mistakes makes them make more instead.
Some people just come up with ideas for poems, stories, songs etc. without any thought or dream them up in bed.

They often get told they put a lot of thought into things.
They just get asked something & a bell just rings.

Their learning style is normally straight away or not at all.
Susceptibility to lack of self-esteem & confidence is a burden to which they fall.

They don't always realise how capable they are.
They don't always realise they can go far.

Other people make mistakes when they're not really thinking.
With no thought their efforts & successes go sinking.

 

[Horsa]

I wish you a Merry Xmas & a Happy New Year.
Don't eat too much chocolate, Don't drink too much beer.
You might be teetotal & not drink alcohol at all.
Some people believe 3 wise men visited Jesus with gifts & on their knees did fall.
The gifts they brought were Frankincense, Myrrh & gold.
We still have gifts at Xmas now as in days of old.
We also Carol sing.
We sing of heaven's King.
The church bells ring.
We remember the message the angel Gabriel did bring.
We remember the Magi following that star.
We remember the story of people for the census walking or riding donkeys so far.
We know this story whatever we believe & whoever we are.
We remember being told about St. Nicholas who is also known as Father Xmas or Santa Claus.
Some people believe (I don't) he brings good girls & boys Xmas presents & mine & yours.

 

[Horsa]

There are times when I wish I could live my life like the character in a book.
There are times when we have both good & bad luck.
Sometimes reading can be a great escape.
Sometimes we all make big mistakes.

 

[Horsa]

How can extremely grandiloquent, articulate & loquacious people be so misunderstood?
Why do things always go wrong even when they're good?
Why can highly intelligent people sometimes find it hard to say the simplest things?
Do other people know the embarrassment this brings?
How come some people who are nervous say more rather than less?
Why can some feelings be very hard to express?
Why are people so quick to judge people whose circumstances they don't know?
Why are we sometimes our worst foe?
Or rather sometimes our worst enemy is inside our own head.
Why can it be so hard to put bad memories & ideas to bed?
How come sometimes we think less of ourselves than other people do?hey
How come sometimes it takes other people to bring out the real you?
How come some people come out as arrogant when they're not?
They're really quite unsure of themselves & can come across as unconfident the next shot.
They've got a conscience & know the difference between right & wrong.
They try their best to always do the right thing & stay strong.
How come, no matter how people try to do the right thing they can't win?
No matter how hard they try they always sin.
Why is it so hard to forget things?
Do other people realise the sorrow this brings?
Good memories though they can be a blessing can also be a curse.
Maybe you remember all the useful, nice & important things but you always remember those worse.
Sometimes understanding what's going on is hard & "ignorance is bliss".
Sometimes you realise some people would love your abilities & feel ungrateful for thinking like this.
Sometimes we need to forgive & love ourselves as well as others.
Sometimes we don't feel like lifting our heads from under the covers.
How come some people can't do average, they go from being very bright to being very dumb?
How come for some people, practicality just doesn't come?

 

[Horsa]

I'm very sorry for how the above poem may have come across. I wrote it spontaneously because that's how I felt at the time & how I feel sometimes. I'm always either over-estimated or under-estimated.

 

[Horsa]

It's out with the old & in with the new.
I hope 2018 will be a good year for me & you.
I hope you manage to keep your New Year's resolutions all the year through.

 

[Horsa]

I try my best to inspire
people to go for their heart's desire.
You can do almost anything you want to do.
If you try, in the end most things will come to you.
Sometimes you need a good teacher/tutor/trainer/ instructor to teach/train you.
Sometimes self-education will do.

 

[Horsa]

Kindness & manners pay.
Though you could be forgiven for thinking differently in the world as it is today.
Etiquette seems to be forgotten about.
Some people always have to name-call & scream & shout.

 

[Horsa]

I just came across something in writer's group that made me think. They said writing poetry is making music. I don't completely agree. All the best songs are also poems but not all poems are songs. Unless they're being sung or you know them to be songs I wouldn't class them as music. I also think that some types of poem would not really make good songs, e.g. blank or free verse, limericks or sonnets.

 

[Horsa]

In order to appreciate happiness you must know what it feels like to be sad.
In order to appreciate calm you must sometimes be mad.
In order to know the difference between right & wrong you must sometimes be bad.
Though there are some things we regret there are some things for which we must be glad.

 

[Horsa]

When you feel like wasting time just think how quickly all those things you don't want to do could get done.
In summer when you've got everything done you could be out enjoying the sun.
In winter you could have more time in front of the fire with a good book & a cup of coffee or tea.
The sooner you get things done the sooner your time is free.

 

[Horsa]

Things I hate

I hate people who to animals & children are cruel.
I hate people who always instead of defusing an argument pile on more fuel.
I hate ignorant people & people who act like fools.
I hate people who are cruel to horses, ponies, donkeys, zebras, asses & mules.
I know I'm very articulate so hate it when capable people don't understand me although I've spoken well.
I'm sure for some others this feeling will ring a bell.
I hate people who kill others or steal.
I hate people who aren't real.
I hate people who lie.
I hate people who know you & just pass by.
I hate people who don't tell the truth.
I hate people who for the slightest reason go through the roof.
I hate people who no matter what you say don't know right from wrong.
I hate it when new singers spoil an old song.
I hate people who twist your words & not in fun.
The last 3 words in the last line are important because I like the odd pun.
I hate it when people don't consider other people's feelings.
I hate it when people aren't civilised in all their dealings.
I hate people who are rude.
I hate people who always talk crude.
I hate people who never show gratitude.

 

[Horsa]

Sometimes I wish I could turn back time.
Sometimes I wish I was better at mime.
Sometimes I wish I could change a few choices I made in the past.
Sometimes I wish the consequences of those choices didn't last.
Sometimes I wish I could start all over again knowing what I know now.
Sometimes I wish I'd have diffused situations instead of having a row.
There are some bridges I wish I hadn't burnt.
There are some lessons I wish I hadn't learnt.
There are some things I wish I could forget.
There are some things I regret.

 

[Horsa]

True friends

True friends allow you to be you.
True friends never tell you what to do.
True friends never tell you who you can & can't talk to.

True friends are there for each other through thick & thin.
True friends sometimes treat each other like kin.
True friends forgive each other for a little sin.
When true friends play games with each other they don't get bitter if they don't win.

True friends respect each other.
True friends can act like Sister & Brother.
True friends sometimes disagree with one another.

True friends can be as loyal as man's best friend.
True friends agree to disagree to bring rows to an end.
True friends are people on whom you really can depend.
True friends will each other defend.

 

[Horsa]

You can't let 1 event leave you sick, bitter & twisted.
The urge to take it out on others for how you feel must be resisted.

 

[Horsa]

I'm putting this here because I think it fits in a way because it rhymes so it's a poem but it's not as it's a protest song I wrote when so many bad things were going on in the world.

My protest song


Verse 1


I want an end to all this killing.
That is God or Allah willing.
It isn't very thrilling.
In fact I find it chilling.


Chorus


I want an end to war.
That is what I want
I will never end the fight until they stop the war.
No-o war, no-o gore, no-o pain better pla-a-ace


Verse 2


Killing & thefts are against all creeds.
You're just wanting to do the deeds.
Of evil, you're sowing the seeds.
They're not due to any needs.

Verse 3


History & antiquities need to be preserved
They also need to be conserved.
They don't need to be destroyed.
Less destruction needs to be employed.

Verse 4


I want to know what all this fighting & destruction is for.
I want an end to all this war.
I want it to be solved by the jaw.
I want everything solved by justice & law.

 

[Horsa]

Being spontaneous isn't always as easy as it seems.
Spontaneity isn't always the quality of dreams.
Spontaneous people sometimes have the tendency to over-think things.
If you've not done it you won't know the problems this sometimes brings.
It sometimes causes problems that weren't there.
It may cause people to be a bit unfair.
Anxiety then kicks in.
Junk, automatic thoughts need throwing in the bin.
People may wrongly think you're being aggressive or manipulative when you are not.
You get over-emotional & may lose some of the friends you've got.
Then depression sets in & you're always sad.
You think you've done wrong when you haven't & make yourself feel bad.
Society sees emotional difficulties as mental health problems so by admitting & getting help everyone thinks you're mad.
If you don't get help when you need it you can feel like you don't want to be anywhere anymore & some people have done something about it.
With S.S.R.I's or T.M.A.I's &/ counselling, C.B.T., self-esteem, confidence building & assertiveness courses you can be back to your old self & fighting fit.
Some of the smartest & most creative people I know have suffered from mental health issues as well as famous intelligent people like Charlotte Bronte, Charles Dickens & John Nash.
People don't always take your situation into account before judging & some subjects are taboo, that's why there are so many suicides as there's a stigma attached to mental health issues & they stay strong as long as they can before they just crash.

 

[Horsa]

They say "life is what you make it".
I don't believe it one bit.
The rich have everything they want because they can afford to pay.
Some people have hard lives & some people get everything their own way.
They get everything their way because they're smarmy & always say "it's not fair" while buttering up bosses.
Other people work very hard for everything they get & then they always have to "hod their hosses".
Some people are always wrong even when they're right & know they're right.
Some people are constantly having to argue & fight.
They have to argue & fight for their rights to do anything even if they don't feel up to it anymore.
Some people lose confidence because of this & think they don't know anything anymore & they're a bore.
They hold things back because they think they're always wrong & care too much for other people's views.
They don't realise their opinions are just as important & don't realise that in life some things you can choose.