lessons to lessen expectation

you teach me love to love

from morn to night

expecting no ease for my life

as i, like the sun, give light

to those near and far

working from dawn to dusk

both with limbs and mind

serving those at risk

of losing their comfort

pushing me to let go my desire

to avoid moments of discomfort

seeking scenes to retire

© henry victor           08.09.2016

songs

 

stranger’s friendly gesture, an associate’s

gracious act, a closer relative’s kind word

a gentle smile are those that indeed

in me provoke a song of delight

a simple betrayal, a calculated

crucifying, a determined denial

and with that an atrocious desertion

in me provoke a song of protest

words of wisdom, a provocative thought

a challenging message, an alternative

vision for that poor perishing universe

these provoke a song of inspiration

© henry victor     27.02.2003

moulding the clay

in an unexpected moment you, the source

and content of my being, the providence
dumped into my hand a lump, a handful
of clay to mould, to squeeze into my soul,

with your intent to realign my finger

and my voice to your purpose littered
in a bird with wings free to fly away
breathing a breath of rebellion to rebel,
 
with my pain and pleasures now i clean
a baby’s bum, carry a child, run behind a teen
and beyond, my sculpting a living being
in which is hidden the trends of my doing

henry victor     29.04.2013