I really hate change, unless it is me
It's my choice to be who I want to be
But with others I firmly disagree
I really must end this verse with an 'e'
I am joking of course but we should all
Accept changes even they do appall
You wouldn't think that I would have the gall
To finish verse without a rhyme at the end!
Forgive me I like to have just one joke
For I've always been that sort of bloke
Forever laughing as I write each stroke
As though my finger does give you a poke
Enough of the silly childish banter
You'll think of me as a silly ranter
I'll soon be speeding off at a canter
Christmas shopping calls so might meet Santa!
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Do you remember when?
The sun seemed to shine bright all day
Even if rain came pourong down
We would still go outside to play
How we laughed how we screamed
Splashing each puddle in our boots
We would sail sticks and paper boats
In streams from the rainwater chutes
But sunny days were the best
We'd go exploring woodland streams
Seeing wild foxes and rabbits too
And I still go there in my deams
When I see kids of today
Bent over, thumbs jabbing away
Lost in their artifcial world
Blind to the beauty of the day
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Sadness fills my heart
As things change around me
I'm yesterday's man
I can still see well
But not what others now can
Future's not for me
What joy in the wild?
When birds and animals flee
Forests disappear
I love the wild surf
But plastic is washed on shore
And fish are long gone
The coral reef bleaches
Makes way for bulk carriers
Ugly commerce wins
Sand blows in my eyes
Rivers find not the ocean
My tears are no help
I'm yesterday's man
As things change around me
Sadness fills my heart
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