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Is politeness false
Do we have a more real self inside, Fully grown and smart without cruel wiles? Is politeness false and not just kind? Unlike kittens we are not born blind Yet we have no language but our smiles Do we have … Continue reading
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Inward
My eyes look inward as I concentrate I’ve lost my glasses,camera and my mate When I forget to mourn,I lose far more When I weep again,they are restored I am not present to the world of sense Attention will be … Continue reading
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The things you can practise
You cannot practise dying, though we want to do it well We don’t want to appear foolish when we might be in hell We can practise smiling and opening the door Unless like me you’re crippled and you’re feeling very … Continue reading
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Words
Words rise up like geese at dawn When with pale sun new day is born The words approach and dance in line The choice of words is mine Words spelled here by sense and sound In clause and sentence … Continue reading
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Theatre
I didn’t want to leave you in the place where you had died The doctors heard me singing as I sat by your side And the people with cut fingers and burns from the chip oil Wondered what was happening … Continue reading
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Oh,sweeter than the love of man
Fine photo by Mike Flemming 2020 copyright Inside my mind I dream of pearls, Caterpillars,snails’ swirling whorls. I dream contented, all enwrapped; With reverie and dream I’m lapped. The inner seas will comfort me, While gods open my eyes to … Continue reading
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Singing silence
I love the singing silence as I muse Listening to the silence brings delight Deep within the silence are the cues Everything from classic to the blues Make my better sentences take flight I delight in silence as I muse … Continue reading
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Norfolk
The sun shines but the sky ahead looks dark I sit on someone”s wall to take a rest The winter has come late, the heat is sparse Down the road, comes wind, the antic force Who knows what the weather … Continue reading
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