Content And Peaceful [revised] Poem by Margaret Alice Second

My universe has changed, with two Lois Lowry books on my
desk ‘Anastasia Has The Answers’ & ‘Anastasia’s Chosen
Career’ my Sputnik cockpit with controls to the Universe
is wholesome-filled with guaranteed goodness, and life

Shines highlighted in my cup’s overflowing, my flowers
smile and my hat promises safaris in Africa, I’m wearing a
bling-bling ring - cost next to nothing, my queenly promise
thus fulfilled, showed it to the girls at the library counter

A real diamond ring would incur the wrath of the gods - and
be snatched from my finger - such is life in the 21st Century
wearing the counterfeit means safety and laughter; taxis
dammed in Church Street keep blowing their horns

I give way to a big truck swinging around a corner, the driver
is thumbs-up, I reward him with a smile; looked for hair clips
as a paper clip holds my hair - cannot be too bad, it shows
I’m the studious kind of person, at least I hope so

Dawdled in shops with artificial flowers and pink sequined
hats - nearly bought one, found platform shoes that fit and
nearly bought them too but thrift held me back, already
I owe the bank my soul - yet feel content and peaceful….

Monday 23 September 2013


[ORIGINAL: ]

With 2 favourite Lois Lowry books on my desk, Anastasia
Has The Answers and Anastasia’s Chosen Career - my
universe has changed, a Sputnik cockpit with the
controls to the Universe filled with wholesomeness

My life shines in the highlight of my cup overflowing, my
flowers smile and my hat promises safaris in Africa, I’m
wearing a bling-bling ring - cost next to nothing - so my
queenly promise has been fulfilled, showed it to the girls

At the library counter, a real diamond ring would incur the
wrath of the gods - it would be snatched from my finger –
such is life in the 21st century, wearing counterfeit means
safety and laughter, taxis already dammed in Church Street

Keep blowing their horns, I gave way for a big truck swinging
around a corner, the driver gave me a thumbs-up, I gave him a
smile; looked for hair clips as a paper clip holds my hair: can-
not be too bad, shows I’m a studious kind of person - or

I hope so; dawdled in shops with artificial flowers and pink
sequined hats – nearly bought one, found platform shoes that
fit – nearly bought that – but new thrift held me back, al-
ready owe the bank my soul, yet feel so content and peaceful

Monday 23 September 2013