More I try, more I cry
...In just a day,
I lost my father, my mum,
and my only two siblings,
I became the only member of my family:
my own father,
my own mother,
my own siblings.
I was left to s~w~i~m the oc...
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Categories:
bollards, depression, extended metaphor, grief,
Form: Free verse
Bridge of No Sighs
...Coming down to this lost pier
Under the bridge of no sighs
The bollards not used, no boats moor here
Back and forth on the river they ply
Carrying tourists, and locals as well
To destinations ...
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Categories:
bollards, feelings, lost,
Form: Rhyme
Chateau of Delight
...You! Demon in the sack,
Put the bollards around the heart to tame the love of old.
Doing penance for thousands of years
In anticipation at the Château of Delight, …that it?
Well, simple necessiti...
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Categories:
bollards, sexy,
Form: Free verse
Partenza Represa - Birds In My Garden
...PARTENZA REPRESA
POETRY
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THE BIRDS IN MY GARDEN
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
The birds in my garden, seasons decide.
Seasons decide. Hardened species abide,
Species abide, like sparrows, ...
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Categories:
bollards, bird, spring, winter,
Form: I do not know?
Jack Hodgson
...When Jack was six he took up judo,
‘Cos he lived on an RAF base, NI,
Where only ballet and judo existed,
For kids with much energy to hand.
His mum sent him to ballet firstly,
Which he e...
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Categories:
bollards, sports, strength,
Form: Blank verse
Bollards In the Market Place
...On the subject of road works in the Market Place, Devizes, England
Stuff’s happening in the Market Place
To really make folk cuss
Why isn’t there a parking space
And where’s the chuffin’ bus?
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Categories:
bollards, angst, car, change, community,
Form: Rhyme
Spider's Rigging
...Spider’s Rigging
“I had resolved on a voyage around the world, and as the wind
on the morning of April 24, 1895 was fair, at noon I weighed
anchor, set sail, and filled away from Boston, where the...
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Categories:
bollards, adventure, boat, environment, voyage,
Form: Blank verse
When the Boat Comes In 2
...Sinbad and Columbus nautical
Miles from home
Their flotilla of frigates
Sea sailed flags, flown
Compulsorily becalmed
Roped to steadfast bollards
Wharf bound
Red, green marine, sea blue scene
Mar...
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Categories:
bollards, world,
Form: Verse
Radio Voices
...RADIO VOICES
Thirty-three and a half minutes listening to the static;
I'm one big ear! hoping to hear a message
from the other side...
Beethoven has an unfinished symphony he wants comp...
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Categories:
bollards,
Form: Free verse
When I Fall Asleep
...Waking up in swirls of gold,
Relax and let my dreams take hold.
Silk of crimson, skin of ice,
Something strange, but don’t look twice.
Many clocks give many times,
Random words give many rhyme...
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Categories:
bollards, adventure, fantasy, happiness, imagination
Form: I do not know?