In One City
...I know a funeral when I walk into one
I can tell between a funeral and a burial
They are two entirely different artworks
One is done on grand canvas, with drunken strokes
Of sashaying brush and b...
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Categories:
gambolling, community, death, farewell, funeral,
Form: Elegy
Summer Nights
...I recount the nights of faint, distant glows —
the dimmed party lights of summer —
of silenced streaks of fleeing light, tassels of clouds
adorned in fleeting whites,
on the broad balcony of the ...
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Categories:
gambolling, night, summer,
Form: Free verse
Stunning Spring Time
...Spring
is here!
Little lambs
are gambolling
in verdant pastures.
Soon the white woolly ewes
let hungry offspring suckle.
I smile as the lamb's tails waggle
as they guzzle the nutr...
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Categories:
gambolling, nature, spring,
Form: Etheree
Transcendence
...Trapped in the open, free within
Spiralling thoughts makes our head spin
In time we lose all we hold dear
We’re burnt by desire, scarred by fear
Notice head and heart stand apart
How then may...
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Categories:
gambolling, desire, fear, freedom, spiritual,
Form: Kyrielle
GAMBOLLING WITH THE SHEPHERDs CROOK
...Gambolling along as ewe do, happy and carefree.
Ewe’d do it all over again, in the greening esprit.
Gambolling in full wool, unaware of morrow’s snip.
Ewe see only what is in fashion, not th...
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Categories:
gambolling, animal,
Form: Couplet
MY FAVOURITE TIME
...MY FAVOURITE TIME
We
first met
early spring,
ten years ago.
Lambs were gambolling,
cherry trees blossoming,
as I first set eyes on you.
And soon, with the passage of time,
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Categories:
gambolling, love, spring,
Form: Etheree
LIFE'S A GAMBOL - THEN YOU DIE
...LIFE’S A GAMBOL – THEN YOU DIE
I am a woolly little lamb.
That ewe’s my mum, my dad’s the ram.
Mum told me how that came to be
But it seemed a little rude to me.
Dad’s favouri...
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Categories:
gambolling, animal,
Form: Couplet
Prevalence of Predators
...Sharks in the ocean, killer whales -
prevalence of predators in knee deep water,
all because men know better.
They, we - bring disaster to the shore,
to the salty, silty, haven
of children, coup...
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Categories:
gambolling, angst, sea,
Form: Free verse
Spring
...Spring
What does spring mean to me?
the shedding of winter’s coats.
Scarves and obnoxious hats
Freedom, to breathe god’s air.
New life; new-born lambs gambolling along,
nuzzle mums' milk
The...
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Categories:
gambolling, appreciation, beauty, celebration,
Form: Free verse
Auction of Emotions
...When fate pulls at my haiku of heartstrings,
I curse the syllables of my poetic musings.
If I do not express my sorrows,
how will petals blossom in my garden?
Upon the midst of bewilde...
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Categories:
gambolling, angst, emotions, philosophy,
Form: Free verse
A Bit of a Kant
...I would write you words that would make you smile
Of meadows and may flies and a love that lasted
I would sing songs of beauty that would you, beguile
If I weren’t such a miserable bastard.
And...
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Categories:
gambolling, humorous,
Form: Verse
Haiku For Spring
...HAIKU FOR SPRING
Spring is here once more
Is it time for sunny days?
No, April showers
New lambs in the field
Gambolling but not for long
Destined for our plates
Time fo...
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Categories:
gambolling, spring,
Form: Haiku
Justice
...JUSTICE
Who has seen the abode of Justice? Where does she thrive and rest in solemnity,
Reigning as chieftain, defying wickedness?
Who knows the domain of Justice;
Where does she hold sway?...
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Categories:
gambolling, africa, anger, conflict, corruption,
Form: Free verse
Spring Dh
...Spring has sprung at last
Lambs gambolling free
New shoots fresh and green
Bulbs give birth to blooms
Daffs in all my rooms
My spirit soars
From winters gloom
Sun permeates
In every room
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Categories:
gambolling, flower, joy, spring, sun,
Form: Diminished Hexaverse
Spring Lambs
...Lambs are born to enjoy life in the spring
Gambolling in meadows green
Joyous freedom sweet lambs
Written 21st March 2019
Contest: Writing Challenge 4, March 2019
Sponsor: Dear Heart
1st pl...
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Categories:
gambolling, freedom, innocence, joy, spring,
Form: Kimo
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