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Marie Magdalene (A handwritten poem found in a book of poetry by James Elroy Flecker) Part One
Oh eyes that sting the souls of men There came to me the Magdalene Her #### ##### ##### a card was bound Her hair which knotted ivy covered Arise she said God calls for thee Turned to new paths thy feet must be Leave the friend thy love the best For #### must walk in […]
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Swimming Pool in Space
I am on a one way mission To find and explore B()) My ship is equipped With everything I need Although I like the infinite swimming pool It has views into space And never ceases to amaze me I was due to be executed For a crime that I did not commit But my sentence […]
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The Execution of Chester Lime Hook
Chester Lime Hook is due to be executed On Thursday morning at eight He is there because of me I will have to free him I rang my father for advice But he was not there Some said that he was dead I discussed this with his sister Rosie Lime Hook But she is in […]
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Chester Lime Hook
I have a friend named Chester Lime Hook He has a sister named Rosie Lime Hook Who travels with me We are all living in Amerika My father died yesterday He smoked too many sticks I do not grieve for him Fuck him what a cunt He had a lovely family And gave it all […]
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Sunset (Mendip Hills)
From behind the goalposts The sun is setting Slowly into its pastel pale bed Grey Gold White and Cream I was born here Jane Many summers have passed But the light remains the same Stan
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Choose Life Choose Poetry
This poem is not going to be typical of me There will be no mystery to it at all No dreams no journeys no friends Nothing at all this is an empty poem I am sitting on the platform At Corrour Railway Station It is fucking cold so fucking cold I am on the run […]
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Spring in Yokohama
Rigorous Kristina Spring in Yokohama Blue Flowers White Blossom Trees Gentle Winds
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light
my poetry has just but one fault it contains light
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Léopoldine
Léopoldine was a quiet girl friendly but rather reserved Who without much attention wrote a number of strange poems These were dismissed at the time as a confectionery She did not write any known poetry after the age of twenty-four And later travelled widely with her husband Paul Laval Today Léopoldine is remembered more for […]
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Lola Loves Lolly
Lola Loves Lolly True I found this carved In a beach hut Where I changed Before swimming in the sea It was dated 1934