Sweet Melodies

by Warwick Allen
Friday, 15 May 2015


love notes of sweet melodies
shoot from deep-green leaves
swayed by gentle breeze
tenderly caressing me
snuggling into the sun
a lullaby softly hummed
innocence fills my lungs
a thousand yesterdays
cleansed with sea spray
exhaled and put away
sweep the floor of today
space for my soul to play

Yeah, But

by Warwick Allen
Thursday, 14 May 2015


On behalf of the voiceless:

please

On behalf of the heartless:

yeah, but
  we provide quality
  not quantity
yeah, but
  all of these
  just too many
yeah, but
  750 already
  our good deed
yeah, but
  mouths to feed
  we have plenty
yeah, but
  we are tiny
  can't you see

anyway (this is plain to see)
there's no way (that we can help)
because (this is plain to see)
we have lost
our way

Seeds of Joy

by Warwick Allen
Wednesday, 13 May 2015


seeds of joy
  fling
from tiny hands
  as you spin

tired eyes
  brighten
over soft smiles
  as you spin

hearts warm and
  connect
with warmed hearts
  as you spin

your joy, my lovelies
is the world's pleasure
your pleasure, my angels
is the world's delight
your delight, princesses
is my solace

keep dancing, my beauties
dynamos of blessing
keep dancing, cherubim
you're ushering
Heaven in

Sarawak Auntie

by Warwick Allen
Tuesday, 12 May 2015


the water is low
so we push the boats
the fox, gamey and chewy
elicits culinary felicity
so we please our hosts
with our gluttony
what do we share
what commonality
in Sarawak, here
up river and cultures apart
how is it we share
so much but cultures apart
I know
when I see
my father-mother-brother-sister-uncle-auntie-cousin
adoring
the One whom I adore

Blue Pen

by Warwick Allen
Tuesday, 12 May 2015


Blue pen
Let's walk
To loose my thought
And the others
Consign them
Confine them
Jailor pen
Can you
Control them?

Glisten and Divide

by Warwick Allen
Tuesday, 12 May 2015

sun glisten
granite rain-drop
stands between

Bounce

by Warwick Allen
Tuesday, 12 May 2015


in my head
rubber ball
milky way
calms it all
look away
rubber ball
in my head
...
again

Chicken Air

by Warwick Allen
Tuesday, 12 May 2015


sun welcome
air permeated
chicken salt

A Sack Full of Words

by Warwick Allen
Monday, 4 May 2015


A sack full of kittens
My words
Rescued
Come tumbling out
Falling over each other
Tripping on themselves
Emancipated
Weak
Uncoordinated
My words
Feed them the milk that they need
Not that they deserve
Feed them with meat
To make them grow
My words
The Lion's roar
Will be heard

Awakening

by Warwick Allen
Monday, 4 May 2015


The dormant anger in my soul
A sleeping beast half aroused
Feed it now, one more time
Rusty bars soon to crumble

Born of love
Filled with wrath
Fed on the drippings
Of a melted heart

Awakening now
It's awakening now

Oh my Sister!
My Sister,
I hear
My Brother!
My dear Brother,
I hear your cry

Its bellow shatters
The frail cage
It is free
And enraged

Injustice, you loathsome serpent
Start to quiver
Start to fear
This beast is led
By a spirit
And a Spirit

It has no fear
It has no bounds
It will abound
- All times
- All things
- All sufficiency
The heart, the mind
The power, the providence
Of the Most High
It has
It needs
Nothing
Else

Serpent:
Prepare
To be
Crushed

Can These Words Live

by Warwick Allen
Monday, 4 May 2015


Son of man, can these bones live?
Oh Lord, Yahweh, You know.
Prophesy, prophesy, prophesy!
Thus sayeth the Lord:

    Behold, I will cause breath to enter you that you may come to life.
        I will put sinews on you,
            make flesh grow on you,
                cover you with skin.

Son of man, can these words live?
Oh Lord, Yahweh, You know.
Prophesy, prophesy, prophesy!
Thus sayeth the Lord:

    Behold, I will put breath in you that you may come alive.
        I will put purpose in you,
            sink mysteries into you
                and they will know that I AM.

    Come from the four winds, O Breath,
        and breathe on these words,
            that they will deliver life.

Son of man, can these words live?
Oh Lord, Yahweh, they do.
Prophesy, prophesy, prophesy!