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The Shining Newspaper
I saw a newspaper on the green Where I always walk Shining in the autumn sun I wondered of the news Hidden within its flimsy pages But declined to approach the newspaper As I knew that the answer to my questions Could be found in the skies above my station
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Milk in a Dust Bowl/The Ghost of John Wayne
It has always mystified me how the largest democracy In the world Can still execute its own citizens Curtis said this to me as we were driving through Monument Valley The following day we stopped at a gas station In a dry dying town Where only the descendants of the original ghosts Could be seen […]
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La Mer
I live near the sea But I do not feel That I am bonding With the sea As I should I feel that the sea Is ignoring me And is engrossed In its own thoughts It is irritated by my visits
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Sully and Cat
Gardeners are the happiest people in the world Why Because they are nearer to God What makes you say that Sully It is quite obvious to me that God has created all gardens be they big or small Both splendid gardens such as those at Versailles and the smallest urban gardens were all created by […]
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God’s Grandeur
I am only here to reveal God’s grandeur The words are all his And not my own
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Autumn Rose
You still retain your vivid colours Although we are deep into this dismal month I wish you a safe journey my gentle friend As the grey days are now growing shorter And the dark nights are brittle with age 20/10/20
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La Mer et la Plage
My beach is losing the last of its summer softness It is brittle and without charm And even on the bright days Its colours are muted and fail to glow Storms will soon change the geography of this resting beach And when I return high on the mild winds Only my memories will identify the […]
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Leopards in Limbo
I ride leopards in the jungle During the summer months During the winter months I can be found riding grasshoppers And other excitable creatures My name is Douglas
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My Ancestors were Cavemen
When I awoke next to you my love I was taken by the thought That some of my ancestors were cavemen You dismissed my thoughts as primitive And asked me whether I wanted An expresso or a cappuccino And promised me that if I abandoned My primitive dreams for good That you would be my […]
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Dragonfly
Of late I have descended into a loose chasm and have been experimenting with different substances I knew that this addiction was harming me But I could not stand the pain of my life Everything was bleak so I tried to inhibit the bright lights that surrounded me On Sunday I found myself in a […]
