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Nothing In Particular

The sun awakes him
Without worry or shame
Wish I could say I smell the roses
That my life is just the same

But he carries on
Enriched by nothing at no cost
I never had him in the first place
So how can I claim to have lost

His endless games make me alert
He's nothing in particular to achieve
I crash out amidst his callousness
I've really nothing up my sleeve

My silence is golden
My armour suited up to boot
There's nothing in particular I want to say 
My distance now absolute

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Michael Tor

Date: 7/28/2022 8:25:00 PM

This reminds me Jo of the old saying, "It's not the things that you say that are important, it's the things you don't say." Nicely written Jo..

Gordon Mcconnell

Date: 7/14/2022 12:59:00 PM

Good pen Jo, well constructed with nice rhyme and flow too. Hope it's been good with you keeping cool in the heat. Gordon

Jo Hayton
Date: 7/14/2022 1:20:00 PM

Thankyou for lovely comments Gordon, was quick poem I wrote last night, just liked the 'Nothing in particular ' line so worked round it. It's not been too hot here but weekend will tell.