What We Do & What We Don’t Need Now

Neville

What We Do & What We Don’t Need Now

 

we don’t need

so many beams these days

do we darling ..

we don’t need an inglenook ..

we don’t need

no five plate Arga range

do we darling ..

we don’t need no holy book ..

what we need are

smiles and laughter, plus

a dream filled to

the point of overflowing ..

with the best of

all good things, plus a huge

double helping

of joy, peace, love and hope ..

  • Author: Neville (Offline Offline)
  • Published: February 3rd, 2023 02:31
  • Category: Unclassified
  • Views: 53
  • User favorite of this poem: L. B. Mek.
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Comments8

  • orchidee

    I'll chuck KP in that holy brook! We've a Brook of that very name in our town.

    • Neville



      I would move if I woz you 🙂

    • L. B. Mek

      Amen!
      (it really doesn't take much
      to put a smile on our face
      or kind tones in our eyes
      just a little openness, aside
      a side serving of acceptance
      and just like that
      our slice of life, is that little bit
      more sweet...)

      • Neville



        I dunno about you brother Mek but I'm exhausted .. thanks for spoiling me summat rotten today 🙂

      • Fay Slimm.

        Smiles and laughter win every prize for lasting relationships and no doubt about it - and who would not take that "double helping of joy, peace, love and hope" - a positive write and inspiring read mon ami .....x

        • Neville



          thank you kindly Fay 🌹x

        • Christina8

          Quite the positive write....smiles and laughter i think are what we all want. Excellent. Well done!

          • Neville



            thank you C8

          • arqios

            Where the rubber hits the road
            and that's where the skid marks are at.

            • Neville



              one learns something new every day .. cheers

            • Doggerel Dave

              If the beams, the inglenook, the Aga (that woz the one I had in my days of plenty) range are there, don't chuck 'em out...(bible is a different matter) but bathe in the 'smiles and laughter,' plus the 'joy, peace, love and hope' for as long as it lasts..... I did enjoy the piece Nev, but fear I might be turning myself into an advice maiden - Dorothy Dix (Aust), UK - Edith Home if I remember....

              • Neville



                Cheers Dave, or should I start calling you Margie 🙂

                • Doggerel Dave

                  Who's Margie? must have missed that particular agony aunt..... I was 11 - 12 when I used to sneak mum's magazine to my bedroom to read Edith's advice column; ah wild prepubescent (just) fantasies.....something going on....... 🙂

                • Kinsey Peterson

                  I would love nothing more than to see someone put your words to music. I feel as though they would make lovely songs.

                  • Neville



                    that is such sweet music to these ears and I thank you my friend for what is indeed a great compliment on my little scribble .. x

                  • Goldfinch60

                    So very true Neville.

                    Andy

                    • Neville



                      Many thanks my little golden wonder 🙂



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