Sonnet

The lift shuddered to a stop in a New York high-rise,
a pregnant pause formed when conversation dies...

Where would you like to be, in sunshine and mystery,
I'd like my mojo back sitting on the beach by...

Love is is always sunshine and rainbows with the right person,
You grow to love the bad days...

Someone invited me to speak at the Rotary Club,
I had Duran Duran playing on video screens,
...

You tell me - you think 'yours' is worse but its not,
perhaps you should reconsider your position,...

If you're black, you may have a problem,
apartheid ended in South Africa nearly thirty years ago,...

I stole your heart, not possible to give it back,
then there was nothing that I would lack;
I...

The quality of character or size of a gun barrel,
maybe there the same or at least both integral;...

It was nine o'clock on a Monday morning,
'Okay guys, L'oreal want some stuff - boring,
I want...

Lewis and I gambled at the casino in Monaco,
he usually won while I remained the gigolo,
too...

Someone asked me if I was suitably qualified,
of course, University of Life, just like you - I lied...

Suddenly nothing is working, disaster is lurking,
there's no guarantee, even the news is breaking,...

He went to the village for an overseas project,
power and oil was something you might expect;...

I'm not in a position to say anything,
but will do my best to see what sex may bring,
they...

Yellow, Orange, Green & Brown,
All the leaves are on the ground.
Crunch, Crunch, Crunch...

Towers of thunder; standing erect,
Marshaled in lines for the most effect.
They gather...

I like videos, don't get me wrong, a nice song,
however, I like poetry too, on it's own so long,...