Dark Footle Poems

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Seasons

        Scorching                ...

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DARK

             Dark rule-          ...

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outlook’s
dreary

often 
teary

drained and
weary

tired of
dealing

with this
feeling

soon I’m
kneeling

seeking 
God’s peace

“Make dark
thoughts cease

my strength
increase

only
you can

grant peace
to man”


March 27, 2023
written for the Stand 1203 Contest...

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Footles based on LS Lowry and his paintings.

Surreal
I feel

Lone Man
Own Man

Match fit
Matchsticks

Street scene
Smoke seen

From mill
Street fill

School group
Pea soup

The Pond
Beyond

Seascape
Flat shape

A Fight
Plain sight

House Moor
Strange door

Cranes ships
No...

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dark clouds
looming

thunder
booming

torrents
pouring

strong winds 
roaring 

lightning 
flashing 

hailstones
crashing

big limbs
swaying

scared folks
praying


February 16, 2023
written for the Brian Strand You Select Again Contest    Placed 5th...

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Dark clouds
Gather

Lighting
Thunder

Heavy 
Rainfall

Flooded
People

Strong Wind
Batters

Fervent
Prayers

Teams of 
Savers

Sunshine
After

We're made
Stronger


Nov. 16, 2022    7.05am...

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Behold
Thought forms

Arise
Subside

Urgent
Relaxed

Patterns
Replay

Desires
Dark fears

Shaping
Our life

Are we
Then thus

Captive 
Enslaved

By these
Spirals

Let's pause
The cause

To know
The truth

Silence
Reveals

We are
Far more

Than thought
Feeble

We feel
Currents

Like waves
Love beats

Vibrate
Within

Bubbles
Of bliss

Beyond
Mere mind

As we
Transmute

Slowly
Blooming

The false
Then fades

Divine
Caress

A tease 
Gentle

Displays
Our...

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Forecast
raise mast

Air mass
eat grass

Storm front 
bear brunt 

Blue skies
time flies 

Dark clouds 
dull  crowds

Wet spell
from hell

Sunshine 
divine 

Strong gust 
disgust 

Gale force 
morose 

Lightning...

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dark room
lightens

sunshine
brightens

outside 
prime time

strong brew
sublime

red birds
singing

wind chimes
ringing

gold leaves
clinging

now brain-
storming

rhymes are
forming

jotting
phrases

nature’s 
praises

daylight’s
waning

eyes are
straining

no more
stalling

night is
falling

indoors 
I go

poems
in tow


November 9, 2022
entered in Brian Strand's Premiere Choice Contest...

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Remark:
Build ark

Rain, hark
Embark!

Aardvarks?
No sharks!

Big spark
One lark

It’s dark
Landmark!

Let’s park
Debark

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for the A BRIAN STRAND PREMIERE CHOICE Poetry Contest
sponsored by Brian Strand
written 10/13/22...

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Coal face 
disgrace 

Bad vibes 
from tribes

Dark art
at heart

Big deal
surreal

Uptight 
yeah right 

Sky high 
my eye

Who knew 
boohoo 

My god 
that’s odd

not half 
a laugh

High...

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Evil
People

Dark and 
Lethal

Tortures
Ensures

Nurtures
Murders

Sadist
Misfit

Inflicts
Pain hits

Ill-treat
Repeat

Abuse
Amuse

Fun kill
Sick thrill

Nasty 
Ghastly

Ugly
Fugly

Gruesome
Humans

19.08.22

* Two cats, one a kitten, were found dead in a basement carpark in London, with horrific injuries. I...

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 Sun set
behind

Shadows
stretched long

Night came
Bats screeched

Clouds drift
Moon smiles

Wind blows
Trees shake

Leaves drop
They dance

nose dive
fall down

rest limp
in mud

Snakes curl
in holes

Fog comes
veils night

Earth sleeps
quiet
___________

May.27.2022

Placed Fourth

A Brian Strand Premiere...

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friend’s bet…
   a threat

d r e a r y
          e e r i e

haunted
daunted

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