Best Spinners Poems

They spin in mid air
out of the water they come
cool looking dolphins.

Copyright © Cynthia Jones
Nov.26/2015

I have never heard of this kind of dolphin before. I'm...

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When the days stretch into evenings
When the evenings slip into nights
When the minutes pull together
Silken threads greet the sunlight

When the days span into months
When the...

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I live amazed in an amphitheatre, 
A huge red and white domed tent.
Working with actors and jesters, 
Enduring a perpetual torment.

The crazies I know are...

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Beneath the roots of the Tree of Life,
The mythical Yggdrasil,
Live the Three Sisters of Fortune,
Three spinners sit weaving still.

Our fortunes favoured, fortunes damned,
Are spun to...

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So this is it. It’s finally here. 
Your last school day has come
No more morning drop offs
No more rushed school run. 

No more sandwiches to...

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About

Now I’m retired, free of bosses
And fools and spinners of bull;
Now I’m retired and free:
“Working”… was being trapped in a
Spinning washing machine

Should I explain, or...

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alone inside with me, less than inspirational

  so look out for the more interesting folk

  momentary excitement, the fiery motivational

  beyond the...

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My Prayer
The smell of strong coffee wafts
    lingering through the house.
Black with a spit of cream sweetener
    and my...

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I remember standing on your feet to dance with you, when I was a little girl,
I remember how you taught me to waltz, around the...

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Majestic seas, towering trees, soft summer rain, distant thunder
How sweet life is when I remember I live in a world of wonder

Thirty-six sheep gunned down,...

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Theres no pleasing the Devil for he is dead

Shot in the face by one of his own men

The bullet was inscribed with the initals J.C.

Could...

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38
A Gemini quest
My bringer of cold droughts
And naughty new breathes.

Damn me please
This is my disease
Look away shy and blind
Pretend a history so kind
That all sin...

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Praise be given to the deep thinkers,
bards, writers, singers, and yarn spinners.
By sharing their fears and emotions,
they speak to both losers and winners.

Talented wordsmiths use...

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This is Lagos-
a welcoming address to all dignities
an old sermon preached by three wisemen
no praises or pleasantries at the entrance gate
Come and face your death...

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Spinners twirling,
Silver swirling,
Conjured magic dinner plate.
Her eyes devising,
Hypnotizing,
Glittered, gleaming, polished slate.

She knits a dress
With silky tress,
She puts her prowess in the stitch,
And gives her guest
A...

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