Devotion Blank Verse Poems

In the petals of the mountain rose, love bloomed,
For one afar, whose sight remained so blind.
Through whispers of the soul, in silent rooms,
Your breeze would...

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those daring men of the truth

The Australian who has been in jail for years to avoid
being sent to the USA, where he will get 
further...

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Vain imaginations, like clouds in the sky
Darkening my vision, and causing me to lie
Down, oh pride, and vain conceits, I say
Clear the way for truth,...

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First crawl


I learnt to crawl in a tie,
Banker’s suit and smile on a lucky tot.
Learning the secrets of trades and service,
I’d make a difference with...

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The Alex Joneses among us

As we are coming up to Christmas, which is a feast 
for the advertisers, and it is impossible turning 
or switching...

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The Mariner ashore

the night in the hallway paled into a yellowish screen
showing a black&white movie ca 1963
A time machine of memories sent him back to...

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Brooding River

This winter saw a lot of rain in the river near the houses, still running clear and lucid, giving its soul
to the ocean
On the...

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Ukraine or Russia 

I was in the Soviet Union once, sailed through the 
the Dardanelles into the Black Sea into Ukraine
The center of the town,...

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The Perennial 

On an overhang, where the mountain slopes gently towards the lowland and the sea
 there is a crooked tree with long roots embracing...

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day ends in a shanty town

When crossing the bridge to the shanty town
The day was almost over, blank and tired
and due to pollution, the light...

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To think clearly

What we see in our daily life is like a hastily iPhone photo
Lacking depths and smiles not reaching the eyes
Accept what is written...

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Dear God, my love for you flickers in wavering shadows,
Caught between the whispers of evening prayers
And the intoxicating allure of liquor’s path.
I am well aware...

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Germany, a failed state?

Germany is in recession; this is entirely to the hysterical left wing
With woke policy and the US meddling, to comply 
the US...

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The Goa restaurant was in a quiet neighbourhood 
a place with small shops selling domestic wares
of the things needed for everyday use
a place I would...

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The mouse

My wife was opening the door to the verandah
when she spotted a mouse and fled to the kitchen
and shouted, “Kill it, kill it!”
I picked...

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