Thursday, 21 January 2016

Saying Goodbye


On Monday,
The news came
A music legend
Had passed away

The nation was mourning
The loss of a true icon
Memories flooding in
Saying goodbye to the Goblin King

On Thursday
More news arrived
An acting legend
Had passed away

From Gruber to Snape
The world was mesmerised,
A true master
A giant of the British screen

One week,
Two iconic men
Taken from us
By a cruel disease

Everyday people mourn
As loved ones die
And leave them alone
It’s hard to say goodbye



Jo Anne Kennedy

January 2016

You or Him?


To you
I could say yes
But to him
It would be no

To you
I could go
But to Him
It would hurt

With you
I could be happy
Content and free
We would be as one

But with Him
I would be adrift
Lost and alone
No longer as one

To whom do I go?
To you or to Him
A difficult choice
Which do I choose?

Do I chose now?
Or eternity?
Who do I choose?
You or Him?



Jo Anne Kennedy

January 2016

In the Cold

In the enchanting cold
We sit in different corners,
Of the enclosed garden
In the wee small hours

We are together
But we are alone
Sitting in the darkness
Just waiting for morning

We have nowhere else to go
Our homes are closed
We are forlorn
And longing for warmth

Then the sun rises
The darkness looms
There is a touch of light
With the dawn of colour

It is a new day
A new fight for us
To continue to stand
And not be brought down

It’s difficult to breathe,
Life is closing in
But in one way, it’s ok
As we are not alone

You have me,
And I have you
Together we will fight
And will win the battle



Jo Anne Kennedy

January 2016

Monday, 18 January 2016

Isolate

When the night turns
And the thoughts come
I wonder and I wander

I walk the floor
My mind is constant
And the carpet is threadbare

I isolate the thoughts
And when one arises
I surrender it to you

My thoughts fade away
A peace has come
And I feel at rest

With that, I am thankful
And now I lay down
And sleep overcomes


Jo Anne Kennedy

January 2016

Hidden Door

There is a hidden door
Within my heart
Its tough to open
Do you dare?

It was opened once
But closed again tightly
Some people have tried
But never succeeded

Have you the key?
To open the door
Which is hidden inside,
I really hope you are



Jo Anne Kennedy

January 2016

Deliverance

Sufferings
Affliction
Cries of pain
A need for deliverance

One man
One cross
A cry of pain
In the act of deliverance

One action
Broke the bondage
Set us free
Love delivered



Jo Anne Kennedy

January 2016

Untouchable

I am expendable
I am worthless
I am hungry
I am an untouchable

Treated with contempt
Discriminated against
And abused daily
I am an untouchable

There is no hope
No chance to thrive
Suffer I must
I am an untouchable

Stuck in a rut
Trapped in labour
No money for food
I am an untouchable

I long for change
A chance to shine
To be respectable
Not an untouchable




Jo Anne Kennedy
January 2016




-          Inspired by the Dalits in India. 

Burnt Orange

My favourite thing
The sun setting
Watching it fall
From the sky to the ground

A romantic image
The sky lit up
A bright burnt orange
Fading to the sea

The sun comes down
The moon comes out
Night time has arrived
With twinkling of stars

A beautiful moment
A gift from God
A time to marvel,
At his great creation



Jo Anne Kennedy

January 2016

Saturday, 2 January 2016

Brain Breaker

The words you say
They don’t make sense
They drive me crazy

You say one thing,
But it means another
It makes me confused

Those words you say
Even for the most patient
Are a brain breaker




Jo Anne Kennedy

December 2015

Return of the King

I wait in hope
For the return,
Of the one who,
Loves me unconditionally

I wait for the one
Who saved me from myself
Who has forgiven me,
For all I have done

By grace I wait
For the return,
The return of the King
Who died for me



Jo Anne Kennedy

December 2015

The Wind

The wind is howling
Its anger rages
As it blows outside

Bins pushed over
People fighting back
I'm glad I am inside

The waters fly
Cars rock on the road
Dogs running for cover

Its nasty outside
My windows bang
The wind rules tonight




Jo Anne Kennedy

December 2015

Vanishing Memories

The end is hard
With vanishing memories
And blank faces

Words don’t come easy
And thoughts are hard
What’s real, what’s not?

It hurts to be here
To be alive in body
But dying in mind

I am not whole
I’m not who I was
I am a vacant person

I can’t place the names
Of my beloved family
The pain fills their eyes

Its hurts to see
The pain in their eyes
And their fullness of heart

I am with them
But I am not with them
I am a vacant person

I am diminishing bit by bit
Slowly fading away
Here in body, but not in mind



Jo Anne Kennedy

December 2015

Unopened

Sitting in the kitchen
On the table before me,
Lies the unopened envelope

It stays there along time
I'm scared to see,
What lies inside?

That piece of paper
Could build or break me
My heart’s beating fast

I left the envelope
Open it timidly
And read, eyes half closed

I breathe a deep sigh
A sign of relief
The future is bright




Jo Anne Kennedy

December 2015

Painful Passion

Long Ago
A chance meeting
Emotions kindling
A painful passion

Difficult to read
A man of stone
Also a player
But he lit me

Awakened dead desires
We created scattered stories
And new memories
To cover old scars

Though it’s difficult
The pain never goes
Produced scarlet tears
Ruining our faded photos

But we muddle through
We cling close
We try to shine
Be we’re like grainy stars

It’s onwards and upwards
We continue to thrive
With our heads held high
Cos we are made to be one



Jo Anne Kennedy

December 2015