Sunset on a Tropical Island

John Smither
John Smither, Yahoo! Contributor Network
Dec 28, 2008 "Share your voice on Yahoo! websites. Start Here."
Sunset on a tropical island
Paradise in the sand
Swimming in clear warm seas
These are all dreams to please

Here the reality
Living in a municipality
No dreams only nightmares
At night as one climbs upstairs

The constant tossing and turning
As sleep it evades, yearning
Tired and restless
Come dawn, what mood? Guess!

We live our daily lives
Do our best, what gives
Try to attend work
Whilst other's shirk

All we ask
Is to complete each task
Life has to offer
Before we are placed into our final coffer.

Published by John Smither

I had often felt that I had a book inside me ready to be written (many of us have I know), well it has been but now I need to get it published. Until recently I never knew I could write poems, that is my nex...  View profile

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