Thank you for your gentle love,
Your sweet love.
That shines in darkest places
The sun you give
Born from above,
To whom people turn their faces
Thank you for your strong love,
Your good love.
That with us
Changes places
Who we can always think of
When we have lost the traces.
So many different tongues
There are
So many different races
But only there is one love
That turns failures into graces.
Joseph Morriss
Charente ,La France
15.8.24
For my sweet companion.
I talk about this place
Of love , and beauty
And peace.
And its true
It does exist.
I’ve seen it
Or at least I think I have
And if I haven’t and am only hoping and imagining that I
have,
Well then, that’s enough, and
I known one day I will.
Because it’s real
Its not just imagination, its belief.
And I believe in him
Who created heaven and earth
And who loves me,
Even me
And who loves you too.
JM 23.7.24
Colindres
A thin smile, is still a smile...
like a patch of blue in the sky.
But sometimes the rain
comes and you have to let go and cry .
You can walk a mile,
With a bright smile
And really...
I want to try.
And if a crooked mile
Makes a crooked smile
And a broken wing
Won't fly...
Then two smiles
Like yours and mine.
Will hold us
as time goes by.
Joseph Morriss
6th July 2024
Colindres
When the boat has sailed
The harbour left empty
Like the mountains
Veiled,
From the land of plenty
I will then think of you
As the grey mist settles
Across the fading blue
And flowers became nettles.
I was close to the sea
When the call came through.
So I know how it feels,
To look into the gloom.
And there are bells
That will peal.
And often for whom,
Those who we love ,
As they leave this life’s room.
But as the mist fills the valley
And clouds cover the moon,
Her heart soars to the mountain,
And away from the tomb.
For Evelyn
27th June 2024
When I was still my Father’s son,
I would laugh And run Play in the sun When I was still my Father's son I would do all the things That could be done And it never used to spoil My fun Even if shoelaces Came undone Now I sit And watch them play And remind them all, “Never waste a day’. To laugh and sing, Come what may. That happiness, Truly, Is here to stay. And then I turn From the laughing sun To the the misty sea And the waves that come I softly hear, His comforting words “Away now , leave me” Your life’s begun. And then I know That where I am Although it's far From my native land Is firmly held within my hand And I am still my father’s son. Joseph Morriss Playa de la reunión. Laredo. 23rd June 2024
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Here I sit
In sight of the sea
The mountain at my back.
The rolling swell
Speaks peace to me
And I long
To put down this sack
At times unsure
Though old , not young
And aware of what I Iack
But one thing told in my mother tongue
That keeps me on this track
Is the gentle heart
That does no wrong
And his love
Will not hold back.
Like summer flowers
Beside the path
That smile as we walk along
We leave behind
The painful past
And listen to the song.
Joseph
15th June 2024
El Camino
Cantabria
I cant stop the rain from falling
And you know I cant
hold back the tide
I cant even stop the pain from hurting
But I will always be here
By your side
You cant stop
The tears from coming
Or the always know
How to decide
But Im your friend
And I’ll tell you something
I know how it felt
When father died.
The man that gave you form and figure
Has run his course,
Now rests in pride.
Time to push out on the river
And follow
To the ocean wide.
There is nothing to encounter
In the grave he left behind
Let it go
Be a giver
Live your life
In the world outside.
Joseph Morriss
May 12th 2024
Colindres harbour.
