So we raise our glasses To this gambler who lost a fortune chasing one A social worker who became insane nursing others to sanity A persuasive optimist who lost hope The maker of cutting remarks who remembered insults received as a child A brilliant writer of a mounting collection of unpublished wor...

Jimmy, I too got a lot out of Adam's recent post. The feedback from forum members was great as was Adam's response. Thanks Mat and Jimmy for you comments. It's probably pointed at the things were supposed to be aiming for going by fashion, media etc. But as they say the grass is always greener unles...

It’s frustrating, I could be dating a former Miss Universe, It’s frustrating, I could be developing my own prestigious golf course estate designed by a world golf legend while living onsite in my luxurious apartment, It’s frustrating, I could be touring the world publicising my latest, best selling ...

Thanks for the feedback, Mat. I think there is truth in that saying.

Thanks for the editing tips, JimmyC. I was caught out a bit by writing and posting at work, but better caught out by you than by a tap on the shoulder by the big boss man.

Regards
Granty

My Dad reckons the dumbarse sun’s been running around with its pants around its ankles for so long that pretty soon it’s going to bend over, take aim and blow us all away. The bloke at the service station tells me that God’s been crying all these years about the mess we’ve made of his earth. He’s wi...

Did you hear About the once powerful man Who looks back at deeds done under him with regret He can't change them now Because he's retired But he's full of good ideas That he can't enact upon Even the creeps and thieves See the light in the end Or are they balancing out their karma Liked your comment...

Nurtured on justice A nebulous security blanket Hard work brought reward The world cared Your future assured Because you were honest A hard worker They had to want you Nobody knew you Or could vouch for you The weight of your worth Floated in a slush pile Then came cynicism It’s who you know Money t...

Boss,
Thanks for the tip. Not a bad idea, but I don't think I'll follow it. I will try to remain on her good side though, albeit at a distance.
Granty

You’d never met Someone like her Five minute chats Sit Like a gut of bad food That aches For release But you can’t heave it For her it’s fun It’s her reality It seems unreal Her eyes are manic You’d like to pity her pain But you can’t You can’t see any reason That she should exist Hard but fair, tha...

It was getting nearer to the day That Russell damn burst He’d borrowed a wad of cash On top of the wad borrowed first By solving the family problem He’d made his lot worse A twenty-year sentence Hovered like a curse Seven days most weeks He’d work one of three jobs The battle face hid so well That d...

It's some journey you take us on here, Bernard. A journey I too can only hope to follow and find similiar acceptance and peace.

Granty

On your blocks They said to the face Of another entrant In the inescapable race He was prepared for The race to come By the grounding of Every lap he’d ever swum Nearing forty Struggling to keep pace That mattered little He was compelled to race Time once a friend Had moved away The starter got read...

Boss,
I've come back to this one a number of times. It's a great journey especially because it arrives at a place we all hope exists. Great to see you take us to a place like that.

Thanks
Granty

Just another night
When he slept
With a dozen women
And went all the way
Totally spent
And exhausted
When he woke
They were gone
He stared
Out the window
Realising that
Far behind
Was his stop
And he was at
The end of the line

The age of rage is now Why now? Why at all? Some say it’s modernisation Technology was supposed To liberate and save time But it eats into the day Others argue it’s industrialisation We don’t own our own time We’re all powerless And because of that – frustrated So many working meaningless jobs In a ...