Long Red clover Poems

THE NATURE OF THINGS

THE NATURE OF THINGS

Birds ATE Worms,
Worms tilled Soil,
Frogs ATE Flies,
Bees Made Honey,
Fish ATE Worms,
People ATE Fish,
Cats ATE Fish
Butterflies and bees
Pollinated.
Grass Grew, and the
Dandelions flew
al around' all around'
and Were Welcomed,
Life was simple back...

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The tea I use was born in Canada.
Holistic doctors told me of its name.
This strange concoction does a lot of good
with curing cancer its main claim to fame.

A nurse and doctor took its formula
and bettered...

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I am the runner.
I glide down the street with ease,
elbows slightly bent, 
arms swinging rhythmically.
I nod and smile at neighbours 
as they admire my even stride.
My legs, long and slim,
strong but not overly muscled,
pump up...

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Spring Whimsy

winter packs his trunk
 full of icy fleece and flakes ~
  going south for spring

spring unpacks her bags 
 rolls out green hills with poppies ~
 mustard carpets glens 

vernal daylight sighs
 sheds...

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DAISY CHAINS
Chains of daisies evoke memories,
of H G Wells's Ladies Chatterley lover.
Of me out in the fields with my beloved.
O happy days, making daisy chains.

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RED CLOVER CHAINS
Chains of red clover evoke memories,
of we as a...

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Eight months ago, a white coffin was carried out
                  Four men in black suits ... not a shadow...

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Through the elements of fear in faith
you become vulnerable to conversing legends.
The reclining god was stolen from the temple
for a weeping skull.

Red clover will interrogate the blurred sky
for domestic violence of dark themes. Ashes
in a...

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Through the elements of fear in faith
you become vulnerable to conversing legends.
The reclining god was stolen from the temple
for a weeping skull.

Red clover will interrogate the blurred sky
for domestic violence of dark themes. Ashes
in a...

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As the lilacs  swayed in the summer breeze
a monarch  floated by with fluttering ease
he landed quite softly with a regal kiss
the lilacs were   now in a crown of bliss

He then went...

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Morning dew in my newly bloomed red clover cloak
A warm breeze kissing my cheek
I want to bathe in the sunshine
This creature that I am
tasting the first sweets of spring
I want to hide away in the...

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Pass the field of red clover
Down the hill sown in fescue
Hides a winding, lazy brook mother
Protecting her young aquatic few

The tall paper birch shades and hides my lover
The lover's tryst, passionate desires coo
Pass the field...

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