Best Down At Heel Poems

All this while things will be better
That is what we heard from our forefathers
Exactly from our elders
In our turn, the same thing on the button
When will we stop this affliction?
Africa cessation power from the
White to have full control of their country
Everyday Billions of money is...

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My Favourite Shoes


New shoes bought at great expense, soft and supple leather,
Sturdy heels with non slip soles, fit for any weather.
One may declare without a doubt
These shoes are surely strong and stout.

Shoes that know just when to dance,  when to walk or run.
Shoes that...

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Strolling along the promenade on a bitterly cold winter’s day
Dressed head to toe in my warm winter coat, only my eyes and nose on display
A freezing north easterly bites at my feet 
As I walk past a man on a bench fast asleep

He has all...

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Wildlife 49 

An ageing yet droll cockatiel,
Had plumage a bit down at heel,
He performed a sad song,
And the flock sang along,
For they knew his rendition was real!...

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My love, Josefin Slab
My first thought the time I wake up
My inspiration in moments I create art
My joy when we chat and laugh together
My strength when I'm on job
The last person I contact before my sleep
The only girl in my mind
The beautiful creature I found
With...

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A wanderer, I stray.
To hills and valleys, far away.
Closed doors and gate, my fate.
No ID or certificate.
A vagrant is an unwanted guest.
To prison send the pest.
In the next town you'll find work
Do they take me for a jerk!
Home and wife, lost at the dice.
Through ignorance,...

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I bought some vintage unused buttons that had clearly sat in a sewing box for someone's lifetime and will probably do the same in mine, despite their beauty. So I could have used this time to sew them on, but I wrote a poem instead....

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The Adventurer 

I don't know any famous people maybe I have met famous people who keep their fame hidden like Madonna who lives in Lisbon, near enough for me to say if someone who doesn't know the place, Madonna is my neighbor.
I know of a...

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