Andrew's beach front bar

But there were three hearts
on the dragon slayers sleeve
he didn't know
what the day was called
but it was blacker than he remembered.
The silk sheets were all in shreds
torn in the form of an angel
how he loved
his princes born of ashes.

c. andrew bedell 2007

To the lowly symbolic shadows
of Earthly pastures
scented with aromas
from beyond
the vast spaces of tomorow.

when eyes meet with light
and rays of sun on flesh
and life eternal grows from a seed
to a new begining
voices angelic to most
feelings of warmth
growing stronger and smiling
at the rise of summer.

c. andrew bedell 2007

You've got your soubrette eyes on
are you going to give yourself to me fully?
i am no longer willing to share you
it has to be all or nothing
i wont settle for anything less.
Do you remember those nights we spent together?
those hotel rooms were cold and bland
you're eyes were in another world
you never realy looked at me
you slept with one eye open watching the door
i never knew what home was
untill i fell asleep in your arms
but the ablation of my heart
was the only way to go
after you hit me with that powerfull blow.
By the end of the evening you were leaving
you had a chouce, Larragin or Mukluk
in youre mind you were still the talk of the town
when would you realise
you were nothing more than a sigh
your vicissitude came about so fast.

c. andrew bedell 2007

I saw you there
watching the clock
tiume stagnant, a heart beat
counting the seconds
a fading smile
feeling let down again
this betrayel too hard to take.
Cold hands like ice
it is cold here, colder than hell
even with the fires burning
warmth drains from you
the train departs, and you
alone on the platform
only a whisper of companions
yet fading
fading
fading fast
footsteps distant still
yet ever present in your heart
a rush of blood
a knowing smile
eyes that say home
hands around yours
warm now
warm
warm
a glow
a touch so strong
your back where you belong.

c andrew bedell 2007

i've just had what I can only describe as a seniour moment. I have just scraped the left overs from my lunch into the sink, and dropped my plate in the bin! I am going insane.

the following poem was inspired by something a former friend said to me, full of advice, and keen to talk about her problems but not willing to listen to anybody elses problems.

You tell me you're tales of woe
as if you feel i kneed to know
but you are responsible for
the seeds that you sow
I have wories of my own
I am nothing but a man
I don't have the strength to carry you
stand on you're own two feet
you will never make it if you appear weak
take a giant leep
jump in with you're eyes open
look at the wonders around you
buy into the beauty, taste it, feel it
onwards into the vast beyond
dont beleive the hype, follow you're own heart
set the rules, be you're self, live the dream
be whatever you want to be
give a damn, dont give a damn, you decide
steal a kiss, break a heart, procrastinate
bite into the poison apple, sin,sin,sin
repent you're sins, beg forgiveness
take a voyage into the unknown
set sail, go to sea, into orbit, see the world
witness miracles, beleive in you're self
if you do others will beleive in you
it's you're life, be whatever you want to be
cry, dont be ashamed, love, adore
take the bull by the horns
go down on bended knee, propose
take risks, fail, it will only make you strong
do what ever you want to do
just dont tell me you're tales of woe.

c. andrew bedell 2007

just made a total tit of myself on a radio quiz. the question was who wrote the novel Carrie? my mind went blank, and i said Brian De Palmer. I could kick myself. Steven King. Steven King. Steven King. do you think if i say his name often enough it will undo the damage and take me back to the start of the quiz? I was doing so well too.

Is it just me, or does anyone else have those moments when your brain just locks, and you cant move your mouth to get the words out, and you know what you want to say but cant find the words and you stand there spluttering like a gibbering idiot?

I often get home from work, and i'll say to my wife, 'guess who i saw today? .....oh, whats her name...you know, used to work in that shop, you know who i mean...'

i spend the next three hours going through the alphabet trying to remember what letter her name begins with, and when i do finaly remember i cant even remember why io was trying to remember........ What was i talking about?