Clothe yourself with love
From head to the sole
Watch yourself protected
From harms to your soul
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Clothe yourself with love
Keep it simple and plain
Love is best when true
Not extravagant
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Clothe yourself with love
For it is all you need
In this world of hatred
Immorality and greed
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Clothe yourself with love
You’ll never need to change
Even when the weather
Is stormy and strange
I’m not a poet but I wish to be
So I can write for you a poetry
And say — ‘Oh how my heart cherishes you’
Instead of a simple — ‘I love you’
If you see someone crazy
Jumping up and down
Know that fool’s in love
A new joker in our town
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If you see someone stupid
Dancing like a child
Know that fool’s in love
A love passionate and wild
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If you see an idiot
Smiling at the skies
Know that fool’s in love
It’s so clear in their eyes
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If, on the streets, you see me
Acting like I’ve wings
Know that I’m in love
Doing foolish things
Don’t look up
The light will blind you
Don’t look down
You’ll only see shadows
Look at me, just look at me
You’ll see all that you need to see
You love me in the morning
When all is fresh and new
Every passing moment seems brighter
For the sky is turning blue
You will love me in the noon
When bees hover over flowers
Nature will be at her finest
The sun will be in his powers
But will you love me in the eve
When flowers drop their heads
Cold winds begin to blow
Over the frail and the dead?
And will you love me in the night
When darkness encompasses you
When it is difficult to see
Even a love that is true?
A fowler caught a partridge
For his evening meal
The partridge pleaded, “Spare me
I’ll make you a very good deal
I’ll bring you other partridges
If you show me mercy
Permit me to live now
And make this deal with me.”
The fowler replied, “I shall
Now take your life away
With less scruple because
Of what I heard you say
You want to make a deal
Where you will betray
All your friends and family
To save your wings of bay.”
Upon a horn of a bull
A gnat settled calm and cool
Sitting there he felt fine
He sat there for some time
As he was ’bout to fly
He gave the bull his goodbye
“About I am to fly away
Do you want me to stay?”
The bull replied, “I didn’t know
All along you’re with me so
Even if you bid me adieu
I shall not be missing you.”
A wolf once caught a lamb
And was taking it to his lair
When a lion saw him
And took the entire share
The wolf, angry but helpless
Cried, “This is just so wrong
You have taken what is mine
Just because you are strong.”
“Is this really yours?”
The lion laughed out loud
“Was the lamb a gift?
Or you snatched it from the crowd?”
A flea annoyed a man
But was caught by him at last
Who asked her to explain
Why she dared to have him harassed
The flea pleaded, “O’ dear Sir
Pray spare me, destroy me not
I cannot do you much harm
This life is all that I have got.”
“To me you are an evil,”
Spoke the man with determination
“Be it big, or be it small
You will meet your resolution.”
A lamb pursued by a wolf
Found refuge in a temple
She thought she’d stay there
For there was cover ample
The wolf called out to her
“You will be cut and sliced
If the priest finds you there
You will soon be sacrificed.”
The lamb replied to him
“‘Tis best for me this way
Than to die between your teeth
And serve as your buffet.”
Frank Solanki 