Kate's Poetry

Saturday, July 09, 2011

Listen

Listen – Hear the silence
Listen, no one talks
What was said? What was said?
Did you hear, did you?
Did you read the body language?
What was read? What was read?
Did you listen between the lines?
Did you ask the right questions?
Did you hear the signs?
Did you hear the unspoken words
Does it matter what was said?
Did you listen to the silence?
Or did you listen to the birds?

two Girlscout/Girl guide songs which when I searched for them were not avaliable on the web

The Gift
The blue bottle song

I have a little present here for you,
Inside this tiny bottle,
so very small and blue
Please do not uncork it,
simply put in on away
For inside there lies a summer's day
Put it on away

I'd be pleased if you didn't ask why I gave this gift to you
Don't know myself, did it on a whim,
as the thought came rushing through.
Just want to make you happy
in a summertime sort of way
I thought you might like your own summer's day
Put it on away

Can you read the writing on this tiny bottle's wall?
I know that it's quite small, but I can read it all
Says 'she who is reading this is looking right at my side
And might be kind of interested at what there lies inside;
One breath of a butterfly and one ray from the sun,
And lots and lots of laughter from little children's fun.
Don't you dare uncork it, or everything will get away,
I just wanted you to have a summer's day'
Put it on away


Linger
mm hum, I want to linger
mm hum, a little longer,
mm hum, a little longer here with you
mm hum, on such a perfect night
mm hum, it doesn't seem quite right
mm hum, that this should be my last with you
mm hum, but come September
mm hum, I will remember,
mm hum, our happy days and friendships true
mm hum, and as the years go by,
mm hum, I'll think of you and sigh
mm hum, this is goodnight and not goodbye

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