Fragments and Unity

Precious

Precious
Warwick Allen
Sunday, 2 August 2015

A lie torturous
Sold
By men contemptuous
Told
To lives precious
Cold
Hearts treat worthless
Gold
Their sole worship
Hell
Their course plotted
How
To touch minds knotted
Tell
Men, men corrupted
Yell
The truth unhindered
Smell
Life sweetly savoured
Now
Through our Saviour
Old
Courses Altered
Cold
Hearts are melted
Evil
Men made righteous
All
Souls are precious

recording on Suno

Sweet Melodies

Sweet Melodies
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

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Yeah, But

Yeah But
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

Yeah But

Yeah But
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

Author's Note

A response to the Key government refusing to increase New Zealand’s refugee quota, after Turkey made the request due to the Syrian refugee crisis.

Seeds of Joy

Seeds of Joy
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

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Glisten and Divide

Glisten and Divide
Warwick Allen
Tuesday, 12 May 2015

sun glisten
granite rain-drop
stands between

Bounce

Bounce
Warwick Allen
Tuesday, 12 May 2015

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

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