Author: Charlie Alford

I like to think I'm a story teller. I love stories. I believe the world is filled with stories just waiting to be told and learned. I enjoy travelling down the road less travelled, with my iPhone and journal in each hand. Here you'll find all my poetic musings... Enjoy!
Posted in Writing

#iamgrateful for parks and gardens 

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#iamgrateful for parks and gardens 
Pardon?

Me, sitting by the courts of justice 

the Australian flag dances at half mast

the constant whoosh of falling water 

where seagulls and humans alike

seek refuge from a southern sun

shouting in protest 

through the clouds,

We are equal!

Clowns and false smiles 

brand us in this moment 

like the hot irons 

of insensitivity and folly.

Should we listen? Maybe.

Should we do something? Probably.

But, no, we will sit in the park

and toast to OUR reality

let the sun leave its mark

a red mark on humanity.

Posted in Writing

#iamgrateful for what i accomplished today

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I stepped outside my office

and into the blazing sun

one foot in front of the other

that is how my walk was won.

Lorna narrated the road

while music danced in my mind

my eyes started to wander

but my feet toed the line.

Up the hill, around the bend

through the suburban houses

across the park, to the tram

along the coffee houses.

Smashing my goals after work

a smoothie waiting for me

a cold incentive to get home

my lovely summer drinkie.

Posted in #iamgrateful, Friendship, Writing

#iamgrateful for my friend

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You are the needle to my thread
You are my greatest mystery
You are the voice inside my head
You are the co-author to my story.

You see me where I’m standing
You keep me on my feet
You hear me when I’m whispering
You narrate our lives in tweets

We dance like no ones watching
We sing to the highest note
We laugh until we’re crying
We wrote a book of silly quotes

I’m thankful that I met you
I’m thankful you’re my friend
I’ll never ever forget you
ours is a story, without an end.

Posted in #iamgrateful, Writing

#iamgrateful for david bowie

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Today’s #iamgrateful is dedicated to David Bowie – the man who put character into his music. Just by forming a poem out of his song titles I feel like I went on an epic journey. There will never be anyone like him on this Earth again. We’ll miss you star man!

Source of Inspiration: A Reality Tour – David Bowie

i’m the rebel

following a different path

just to see the same star

from a new kind of reality

the famous cactus isn’t here

but you’ll see her ‘round midnight

afraid of the snakes

and all the young dudes

away from their wives

the lonely guy stands

behind the mirror, screaming

who sold the world?

I’m on a fantastic voyage

mad man with a blue box

where is that space boy?

Sunday springs

into daylight

under the suns pressure

unveiling Mars

we’ll fight this battle

rise from the ashes

loving an alien

from the corner Motel

it never gets old

the Americans are afraid of change

but they, we can be heroes

listen to the Disco King

before five years

slips away

and we’re hanging onto ourselves

in the dust of the stars

left on the moon.

The angels are gone

and this girl

has this day.

Posted in #iamgrateful, Writing

#iamgrateful for transportation

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My bell is my melody

as I glide though my city

a cultural legacy

carved into her memory.

Ding Ding Ding, I echo

my driver stands and bellows

‘watch your step, my dear fellow”

as people look up, ‘hello’

I meander through buildings

stopping when the people sing

tinned sardines, more are boarding

my green poles they try to cling.

Taking them from home to work

the managers and their clerk

from Collins to Little Bourke

every 10, just like clockwork.