Long Doreen Poems

 TUAN TATA : Song of Uda - I
by T. Wignesan

(Patrick Noone, a British anthropologist, discovered the Ple-Temiar tribe living isolated in the jungle highlands in the State of Perak on the west coast of...

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True person .This was written for a friend about a lost friend. 
Last night I was provided with a list of everything that was 
to be used in the poem below, as a keepsake and...

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I received a call from my nephew one day,
Instantly I had to kneel and pray.
My brother about to pass away,
I was off work so I made my way,
To the hospital where he lay.
He was drugged...

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Leaving the restaurant, needs time alone. He spots a tree just outside the garden.
Too many people around, tired, frustrated, sitting to think. Damn!
Someone is coming out from the building. Hopes whoever it is does not...

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Hip hip hurray it’s our Christmas soirée
With Georgia and Mark and Hugh and Ray
This is the only time we meet
To kiss and hug and meet and greet

There’s Sam and Maureen and Fred and Doreen
And not...

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Me mate Jake is in a terrible state,
where he lays in a hospital bed.
His eyes have sunk and his skin is pale,
if he wasn’t breathing I’d say he is dead.
And the doctors are really concerned;
each...

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Me mate Jake is in a terrible state,
Where he lays in a hospital bed,
His eyes have sunk and his skin is pale,
If he wasn’t breathing I’d say he is dead.
And the doctors are really concerned,
Each...

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Before the roses withered cancer took her in vain,
after the petals  w i l t e d  her scent never gone-
For only one thing in his heart could ever remain,
the way she used...

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This has been one of the hardest years of my life,
Many losses took me to a lonely empty place.
Losses within my net family and my biological family.
Left me shaken, confused and feeling hollow.

It is late...

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Let Us Go To The Haunted 
Hollow

His feet slide across the leaves
Rustle. His eyes are teary
They glint white under the 
night sun
His body is tired, mind weary
As he trudges. Left foot right 
foot
Down an honour...

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Blowing a kiss to you as
                             ...

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Way back in the nineteen fifties
When Charlie grew out of his toys,
He fancied having an active life
So he joined the Teddy Boys.

He wore drainpipe jeans, a black drape coat
And a shirt with a boot lace...

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The constant ache throbs through my being,
Pain dragging me down into despair and depression.
Knowing there is a solution but being made to wait.
Impatience at a system that doesn't care that your in pain.

While waiting could...

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Doreen acted like the brain of Britain
Answering questions on the TV quiz show
She would sit and shout out the answers
Her face would have a smug rosy glow

Her poor husband Harold could do nothing right
She would...

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Just how wealthy in life can one person be We determine that wealth based on what we see The house, the job, the clothes, the cars Some try to impress by buying up stars

Well that...

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Been pondering a year strewn with loss and pain,
Illnesses and breakdowns seemed to have control.
But then little things looked over, thinking again,
The year has not been bad at all, just forgot to see.

'HAPPINESS SNEAKS IN...

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...for Ralph McTell


Gorgeous in her gown of purple silk 
     she is exquisite. 
Her partner in his patent leather
(potent lover) shoes is the perfect fit.

They enter competitions where 
they always take...

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...for Ralph McTell


Gorgeous in her gown of purple silk 
     she is exquisite. 
Her partner in his patent leather
(potent lover) shoes is the perfect fit.

They enter competitions where 
they always take...

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...for Ralph McTell


Gorgeous in her gown of purple silk 
     she is exquisite. 
Her partner in his patent leather
(potent lover) shoes is the perfect fit.

They enter competitions where 
they always take...

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Sanofi now and then
Friends I’ve made so many
Working so hard saving every penny
First guy on the scene 
Angus he was great 
Made me feel welcome
That I appreciate
Joan and Annette 
Tom and Dan 
Lynn and Fitz
Irene...

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330am
Ere we came upon the stone red txt of Gannymede,
'Twas 3am the mind was Elder Quater Breed, 
the words went round n round a twit, 
me mind had slipped a cog or two a bit,...

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Getting older, mortality is questioned.
Never knowing how long is left.
Has enough been done thats right?
Has everything tried been done to the best?

Doubts and regrets sometimes cloud the vision.
Sometimes judgments given carry there weights.
The path taken...

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...for Ralph McTell


Gorgeous in her gown of purple silk 
     she is exquisite. 
Her partner in his patent leather
(potent lover) shoes is the perfect fit.

They enter competitions where 
they always take...

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A ghost train traveled through my dream last night.
That lonesome whistle brought chilling fright.
Warnings from death was it's constant endeavor.
Hearing mournful cries of souls, trapped there forever.

Running in fear, gaining no ground, heart racing,
Praying for...

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I did not know her much
but there was warmth in her touch

Tall and quiet,serene and cool
politeness was her rule

I did not know her much
but there was warmth in her touch

Feminine in manner and mien
an example...

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