Delight In You

Through cloudless skies
the sun beats down
unobstructed upon my back.
Brow sweat gathers,
a blister forms upon my hand
whilst a curious butterfly
surveys the change.

I dig you this hole,
the humblest of abodes.
I do hope you enjoy it,
please make yourself at home.
Grow steadily
and bloom proudly.

Display your colours
and release your scent
for all to enjoy.
May I pick you
at the height of your beauty
to give to this girl I like?

A petite parcel of perfection,
so delicately intricate,
so aesthetically self assured.
Some of Mother Nature's finest work,
a true artist is she.

We so crassly attempt
to imitate and replicate
your flawless grace.
Please forgive us and
take it only as a compliment.

I see you open wide
basking in the sun rays.
You look so happy,
did I just see you smiling?

Where do you go when the sun sleeps?
Closed to the world, are you dreaming?
Do you dream of being free
like a bird or a bee?
Or perhaps of growing tall
like the Pōhutukawa tree?

It's time to wake up!
The sun's back to play.
It acts as your spotlight,
the garden your stage.
Please open up and reveal your wares,
so I can continue to stare
and delight in you oncemore.

Jw

Feels Good

A compliment is almost always welcome.
An entree to the main course
of a smile.

A genuine compliment is a gift
that you give,
acting like a sieve
of positivity.

Next time you're on the bus
and the asian guy
across from you has some fresh kicks,
tell him so
and watch his mood improve.

Sometimes beautiful people
don't feel beautiful.
They cannot read your mind
like a book.
All is not said
with a look.

It could be a styling bracelet
or a pair of electric eyes
that demand your gaze.
It could be a major achievement
or just a minor chord struck
within.

Either way, how hard is it to say
that someone's just made your day
by being themselves?

A compliment can act like a mirror
but it doesn't have to.
Don't release one into the cosmos
expecting one back.
A compliment is egoless.
A compliment expects nothing
in return except a smile
on a dial-

and if you are lucky enough
to be the recipient of one,
be humble.
Do not tumble too deep
into your own world
where compliments
no longer wish to travel.

- Jw

Blues News

What if the news
was minus the blues?
A full hour
of this is what's good about life.

A full hour of positive reinforcment
that life is worth living.
I'd rather hear of a fiesta in Spain
than some unfortunates pain.

Or even a channel devoted to smiles.
Across the many miles
of our planet
surely we have an hours worth
to celebrate?

It's not that I dont care,
but weren't you taught it's rude to stare
at those who have more to make
from a smaller slice of cake.

- Jw

Open Book

My only advice
do soulful things
My only advice
is chase your dreams

Don't be scared of being read
an open book's inside my head
Don't be scared of what they said
challenging the things you dread

Trust your heart
when time apart
is here.
Trust your heart
when down your face
roll tears.

Don't lose hope
it's a slippery slope
down there.
Enjoy your friends,
ignore the trends
and be yourself.

See what you will
for what it is to you.
Some see blue as red and red as blue.
Two years two hearts together as if with glue
but now
if I was to bump into you
I don't know how to act
or what to do.

Do what feels right inside your soul
It's true love fucks you up and takes its toll
With the punches everyone must roll
but it's those that get up before the bell
and break their temporary shell
who grow old with stories to tell.

- Jw

Rose Lens

Practice what you preach
Learn things while you teach
Forget what's out of reach
Spark up at the beach

See why you are the way
you are each and every day.
Try to pave the way
to a place you want to stay..

and live your life without
ignorance and self doubt.
There is no need to shout
'coz what you talk about
makes sense and has some clout.

My rose lenses are long gone
I see less right than wrong.
In our world stay strong,
your time here is not long.
Put your mind where it belongs
and listen to lifes song.

- Jw

Robot on a New Planet

Where I come from
we do not have a word for natural beauty.
I am from a world of metallurgy.
I am from a world where fire sparks fly.
I am from a world where we can't feel
the warmth of the sun.

What I see and feel now is so foreign.
Colours that confuse my inner workings.
Colours I have not yet had to process.

I sense I should be detecting scents.
Alas,
my robotic ability to smell does this no justice.
I long to swim in the water,
but what you call a fish
I am not.

The creatures that I see
appear so free
to roam as they please
from branch to branch to branch
with ease.

I am in awe at your disregard for gravity.
My iron lung feels compelled to breathe.
Miss my home I do not.
But return I must.

Because where I come from
we do not have a word for natural beauty,
but we do have a word for family.



- Jw





Priorities

If money buys
happiness,
why the
suite of sour
faces in suits?

Surely the sound
of your offsprings
carefree laughter
is of higher priority
than numbers manifesting
on your computer screen.

There is no store
as far as im aware
that stocks friends, smiles and laughs
in the summerwear -
section.
So why do we chase the

dollar $

over

contentment ?

Would you trade in your memories
like the old guitar
that you never bothered
to play?
Or would you hold tight to them
in the knowledge that
they make you
who you are today?

Knowing -
with forethought that
you could learn
to play
and even with laboured
technique,
sing your twin soul
a song
that brings tears to
their eyes.

- Jw

Dreams Rule

today i had a dream
there was a bad man
with a bomb
i had to run away
so he couldn't see me
i ran so fast
i came to a cliff
with a beautiful view
i panicked and ran around the corner
to where i saw an old school friend
well not really a friend
i was quite mean to him actually
sorry about that Russell Allan.
anyway so i use his phone to ring the police
or fire brigade
and i hear a siren so i think all is ok
then i wake up
and the fire alarm is going.


- Jw





Uptown 2

Soy latte in a bowl please.
What better way to ease
into a Monday afternoon?

We retreat from the heat
to the street, take a seat
and relax.
I feel fresh from the serenading sounds
of the uptown echo chamber.
Two hours of fresh jazzy stylings.
Two hours of Underwater Love.

Guitar and chess to my right,
an unattractive sight
with a superiority complex.
I know what an ashtray is you condescending prick,
have you not heard of manners
or first impressions?
PS you must have missed the memo
about cargo shorts
and their lack of vogue.

Revelations at Revel
of an unspoken daughter.
To my left an interesting choice of body art.
Your friend looks tough enough
but is he drinking a hot chocolate?

Your glasses a fresh flash of the 80's.
I am a child of said generation
so I approve.
It reminds me of my friend
style.

I want to look at what you are drawing
I will exhibit patience and write.
knowing the finished product
will be tight.

Do you think holding a guitar in a cafe
makes you a muso?
Your attire is what I refer to as
homeless Melbourne chic.
There seems to be a revolving door policy
of smoking strangers at your table.
I am more interested in playing
your guitar.

I buy Jeremy a coffee.
Your coinless,
I scribe my words on the reason for this.
I am looking into our future on Great North Road,
sharing our humble abode.

A text of genuine worry
reminds me of what I try to let go.
It's not so bad tho,
coz you're on my mind regardless.
I hear it all got a bit much
and you got taken away.
I have to say
I worry that you don't learn from your mistakes.
I worry that you will forget how to love
and be loved.
I worry that you dont know how precious
you are.

Yo! What's up Alen?
Good lord your a photogenic bastard.
With your German speaking Italian
sense of what works.
Please excuse me but
I must take a photo
and
I will see you with some good people
and good friends
for good times
on Thursday night.

Forgive me for eavesdropping but
I can hear your conversation.
You're a musician.
A guitarist to be precise
and you're in the market
for a new toy.
You say it found you
that could be true.
I sense from your enthusiasm
that you play well.

Sorry dude I hate to be rude.
But I feel like relaxing.
I can no longer feign interest
in this conversation.
I wish to wistfully watch the world walk by
subconsciencly soaking it in
with absorbent eyes.

- Jw

Ego Corrupts

You know when the decision
to elect the most powerful person in the world
is broadcast around the world
in Superbowl'esque fashion
that times are different.

Does our saturation
of communication
make us happier
or is it
O T T ?

Ego corrupts.
Own your own
but may it sit comfortably
and encourage those around you
in a positive manner.

- Jw

Fleeting Visit

Grey Lynn Ambience

The dull hum of the motorway
compliments the cicadas'
relentless conversing.

The sky is sunless
but still they sing.
The clouds are washed with grey
but still they sing.

Their moods undictated
by the weather,
in their own harmony
they sing together,
whilst their skies
are grey.

- Jw

Enthusiasm

Life is what you make,
not what you take.
Surround yourself
with inspiration.
Surround yourself
with laughter.

If you're lucky enough
to find love
do not shy away.
Face it
and
embrace it.

Make your own fun,
do not wait for others
to create it for you.
Find what it is
that lights your fire
and pour fuel on it
until it burns unbridled.

Feel the heat from the flames,
as the red-yellow glow on your face flickers
warm your cold hands
and thaw your boredom.

Enthusiasm is contagious.
Watch it spread
and imbed
itself
in those around you.

Worry not about those
that choose to hate.
Let them wait
down at the gate
where they can only guess
from our laughter
how much fun we're having.


- Jw

Twin Soul

Communicate your thoughts to me
and I will do my best to see
why you are the way you are
does not  matter near or far
my thoughts will always turn to you
no matter what I say or do.

I thought I didn't need your head
upon my pillow in my bed
I thought I didn't miss your gaze
please hold my hand through this maze
of ups and downs and second guessing
It's not easy but I'm confessing
Without your love I'm not as strong
Without your love my face grows long.

It's just less fun when I'm alone
Your still my princess upon your throne
Although our halos have lost their shine
My heart's still yours and yours is mine
And if you gift yourself to me
twin souls in love again we'll be.

- Jw





Foreign Policy

Those that chase perfection
chase their tail.
Those that burn their bridges
receive no mail.
Those that spread good vibes
prevail...

over those too caught up to see
how they ought to be,
over those who don't embrace the fact
they're free...

to think, do and act the way they please.
Bringing the weak to their knees,
they don't see the pain and the unease
they bring to whom they're sent to appease.

The plan for peace is long.
Through violence they teach
a wrong is still a wrong
no matter what you preach.

- Jw

No Answers

Our world is injured beyond repair,
contentment is rare, do you dare?
To swim upstream, against the flow,
not too scared to get to know
the reasons for your hopes and dreams
however superflous they seem.

To be the one that stops to think,
whilst our world drains down the sink
to the sewer where it belongs
we don't deserve to hear her song
of warmth, life, love and fun
whilst kids know how to shoot a gun,
we dont deserve to hear her song
whilst with our world so much is wrong.

I have no answers except to say
I do not pray for a better day.
I have no answers except to say
there has to be a better way.

- Jw

Strong and Weak Both Fall

To each a path is laid
With love an effort made
The path now finds a fork
With love we tried to talk

But love confuses all
Strong and weak both fall
But it is the charm of life
To find a loving wife
Sticks close in times of strife
Unease and questions rife

A question often penned
My opinion I will lend
With no bi-as I speak
If love is what you seek
Prepare to be made weak

They say love conquers all
Strong and weak both fall
Held tight within its grip
Start with a small sip

Coz what you taste at first
May taste sweet and quench your thirst
But by the bottom of the glass
If you haven't found true class
Then it's time to stop and think
If you're drinking the right drink

-Jw

Deep End

Do you know that warmth
is not a sign of weakness?
Do you know it is the brave
who love the deepest?

We are playing in the shallows
but I want to swim.
Are you scared because you nearly
drowned?
Or do you find the
feel of water around your ankles
comforting?

Walk towards me, it's not that hard.
Look, I will even hold your hand!
And as your feet leave the floor
I will hold you safely in my arms
and then you will see
how it feels to swim
free.

- Jw

Uptown

Soy latte in a bowl please.
What better way to ease
into a Monday morning?

Uptown girls and boys
adorned in contemporary grunge.
Tight jeans and chucks
act as camoflauge here.

Your music taste is no mystery to me.
Your clothes sing me a song
while your hair plays me guitar.

You watch the world pass by
with your cigarette and wine.
A beautiful ex-model im told,
those days a memory of old.
Now K Road is your catwalk
and what is left of your beauty
is internal.

- Jw





Bias

Are all relationships a powerstruggle to some extent?
Be them small, seemingly insignificant ones,
or major ones that distort your perception of calm.
Do you enter into your interactions with no preconceptions?
Or are you guarded by your minds interpretation of your eyes?

Perhaps you find it more confusing interpretting
your heads translation of your heart?

Either way bias occurs and it's here to stay.
It is impossible to exist without it.
Just try to make yours as lesser a burden
to strangers as possible.

- Jw





In a Photo

Heal me or stay away,
how else can I say
or show you that my days
are clouded.

Heal me or forget my smile,
see it only in a photo
from a day when our sky
was clear.

Heal me or watch me soar
from a safe distance
where my love
can't touch you.

- Jw






Reality Today

Every time I turn on my tv
a nameless face is dead in front of me.
But that face isn't nameless to someone
to them they've lost a friend and a loved one.

Shit happens or that's what people say
but do we have to go out of our way
to make eachothers life a misery?
Can't we let them live and leave them be?
They say revenge is sweet but its ugly.

It's all so simple if your asking me.
If they wrong you don't give them the gift
of your love
or your happiness.


- Jw

See What I see

Creativity is
your window
into my world.
Volatile environments
forever captured.

Chances taken,
questions inspired,
pursuit of improvement.

Images perceived,
opinions divided,
A legacy left.

- Jw

Yellow Circles

The featherlight drops on my face
feel inconsequential
after complaining of heat.
Three pizzas walk past me,
I smell their scent
but it taunts me not.

A foul smell rudely intrudes my senses
but that's the city for you.
Blury yellow circles hypnotise beneath
whilst aiding my grip.

As the rain changes tack
the whites of my screen
evolve into mottled rainbow,
obscuring my poem.

As I wipe my screen clean
I lament the lack of yellow circles
as my grip slips.
My walk hurries to a canter
and as I wait I consider bad things.

No late bus on Sunday night.
I meet a most pleasant China woman
who speaks of home
and human resources.
I consider the irony of this.


- Jw

Fishing

People say there's plenty of fish in the sea
People must be better at fishing than me
Maybe I'm not using the right bait?
Maybe I have to sit here and wait
Until I get a bight upon my line
From a beautiful girl that wants to be mine

I met a fisherman down by the sea
He told me love aint no kinda simile
He told me what is right and what is wrong
He told me to stay true and to stay strong
He told me to live my life coz its not long
I told him id write his words into my song

I wonder how, I wonder when and whose
Love's gona make me smile and lose my blues
Until that time I dream alone in my bed
Until that time im alone with the thoughts in my head.

- Jw

Scenic Route

The same clubs, the same scene
the same magic beans
which you use to escape
the red tape
of Monday to Friday.

Friends that don't know your last name.
Friends that claim your tame
if you don't buy into their game
of self destruction.

I do not judge.
I hold no grudge,
but try and see through
hollow intentions.

- Jw