Birds chorous about tranquil dawns

the inconstant Moon illuminates stirring water…

the winds of change are starting to blow

the weatherman frowns but rarely falters.

Humanity sings, or should I say

we cry together emotionally…

We laugh at our follies but about change,

we complain, and argue vehemently.

The river flows with a gurgling insistence

a wave becomes a horse riding out at sea,

The tugs are out dredging the sea bed

cleansing its silted up bay.

Now as I cry myself out in despair

the river floods through my tears…

I admit, then deal with,  my intermittent pain,

But never deviate from my path of years

Now that reality bites, I dive deeply into my mind

and find out there is a complexity to this ocean

Our lives are subject to ever changing tides

we need to accept the reality of emotion.

Solomon Lagoke and Geoff Stockton in collaboration)

27th February 2023