So Many Arrogant People

So many arrogant people in the World not excluding me
Since the flaws we dislike in others in ourselves we do see
That i dislike in others what i dislike in myself i have come to realize
To the shortcomings in us as we age we grow wise
The near to perfect people of the World are so few
And this is not saying anything that is new
With far more more kind and compassionate people the World could do
There is room for improvement in most of us including me and you
Some people to help others go out of their way
And perform a good deed or two every day
Scarce a day goes by that they do not perform some good deed
That those who give freely can expect to receive
Is something that should not be hard to believe.

It Is Not

It is not your skin pigmentation or your nationality it is what is in your mind
The true test of the person you are are you compassionate and kind
And are you willing to help others in their time of need
Since red is the blood we all shed when we bleed
You may be quite wealthy a known multi millionaire
And of admirers you may be one who has quite a share
So many are influenced by the power of money is quite well known
But having said this it is each to their own
Those who admire people because of their money and material possessions overlook one important thing
That betterment to humanity they do not bring
Unless they share some of their money with those of financial assistance in need
In a World where many become poorer due to other people's greed
It is not your nationality or race or your social rank
That makes you a better person than one without any money in a bank.

Have You In Your Moments

Have you in your moments of reflection and self doubt
Ever took to wondering what your life is about
Though you are looked up to by many as one of the high achievers of the town
Sometimes your pondering on life's meaning has you mentally down
Materially one who is to the fore
But you have grown tired of competing with the high achievers next door
Which of you is the wealthiest and drives the most expensive car
Though contentment of mind from you does seem far
There must be more to life to yourself sometimes you do say
Than competing with others for material success every day
Of money you have far more than enough
And financially you are one who has done it tough
Yet the meaning of life you often wonder about
And in contentment of mind you have somehow lost out.

The Rhymers Keep Rhyming

The rhymers keep rhyming through decades of time
And only in death do they run out of rhyme
Their best physical years in the forever gone
But the rhymers in old age do keep rhyming on
To most twenty first century literary critics a rhymer is a non poet
Not one who is worthy of any literary note
But those considered rhymers nowadays were considered to be poets of the past
Suppose few things in time ever does seem to last
Though they will never know of literary renown
There are rhymers in every village and city and town
Who carry on rhyming for love of it and not for pay
Though not seen to be fashionable in the literary World of today
Though as writers few of them ever make the grade
They too are a part of the great wordsmith trade.

It Is Out Of War

Young people can be inspired to join the armed forces from watching a war street parade
And it is out of war that young heroes are made
The so called just war is based on a lie
Old men start wars for the young to fight for them and die
The Country's political leaders stand in silence at the National war memorial when the last post is played
They will not allow war from the memory to fade
Their false show of patriotism of course used for their own political gain
Their self centered interests in war it's own self does explain
They are like the weeds of the garden that stifle every flower
Their self centered interest in life is their own political power
The war supposed to end all wars ended more than a century ago
And the friends of today of the past were the foe
Young people inspired to join the armed forces from watching the street war parade
And it is out of war that young hereos are made.

Without Life

Life is the greatest gift every human being does possess
Far greater than any other form of success
Far greater than your greatest achievement this happens to be true
Though from life we do not always receive what we feel should be our due
On the ladder of material success you may not have climbed far
But this should not define you as the person you are
What people receive from life in a materialistic way
Does not prove them to be better than those materially poorer does seem true to say
As long as you have enough food to eat and a home to live in you are doing okay
Your luck in life it can change in a day
Tomorrow you may be laughing in delight
With your lotto ticket you may have won first division overnight
Without life you would not exist to know of failure or success
It is the greatest gift that anyone does possess.

Memories Are All

Memories are all i have left to retain
Of faces and places i may not see again
Time does not wait on anyone it ticks on and on
At the stroke of midnight today will have gone

My love of Nature began for to grow
In the old rushy fields where Finnow waters flow
But going back the Seasons this now seems long ago
And since time that ages all life forms has become my foe

In this place of marsupials koalas and wallabies and grey kangaroos
And birds such as emus, long billed corellas and yellow tailed black cockatoos
And other species of animals and birds far too numerous to name
Of this Southern Land it's flora and fauna among it's claims to Worldwide fame

On looking back the years time has gone so fast
And all i have left are memories of the past
And of life and Nature we learn every day
We learn as we live it is alwaays this way.