Long Revellers Poems

Unquotable quotes: Paris, the last week of the August reprieve – XXXV Part Two
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The first signs reek tell-tale
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Unquotable quotes: Paris, the last week of the August reprieve – XXXV
 Part One                     ...

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Nine years my leave had spanned
            travelling to my island in the sun.
A native son returning his native land
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Fleet of foot,
down the stone steps, she seems to float,
now, ready to chase the wind,
Auburn locks now dancing.
Beauty dances through the crowds,
on golden walkways, she moves with grace,
upward, ever upward,
her long legs, running strong, 
onward,...

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Part Three

Whether or not relations with the uncultured enamour
Do not seek to succour what should sour

What does it matter if you gain or lose inferiors
Who feather their own nests and leave you in a mess

Those...

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Will you burn the earth`s  skin  to glass?. 

Yet, right there , in Harmony of `69
I bent  in adoration 
before the dusky pearl of your forehead
the soft slopes of your never-ending body
shifting...

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The mists of time,
they once more dissipate,
we return to mighty Alahsar,
come, my Lords and Ladies, 
come. on golden wings, 
Alahsar, 
the golden beauty of dreams,
it does await us in its wonder.
The mists now clear,
we now...

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Hollow whore’s are they that trample over the innocent,
Grabbing for power like only the unworthy would,
Prostituting for perks because they’re willing to get ed,
......................So I used to believe,
Back when I was a naive idealist,
But life...

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Saturday's Pub garden,
 littered with a thousand twisted cigarette butts,
 the scattered smouldering tombstones of last night's drunken dreams.
Here birthed the Friday madness wild, 
thirsting gin soaked mind of child,
 like infant nourishment craved consumed,
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Day dawns.
Dark clouds gather on the skyline
Looming over the roofs of traffic
Passing on the bridge.
Houseboats lay moored silently
On the still waters of the Thames,
Surrounded by stark buildings;
Houses once so grand,
Inhabited by the select,
Now fallen from...

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clad in rags, he wanders on Wall Street
   he is invisible to hustling stock brokers
       he is a man with no money, no property
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Flesh was falling from the bone, 
clumps of flyblown steak, 
rippling the glass surface below
its reflection fragmented in the lake
 
bloods oily residue hanging in long tendrils, 
leaving a stringy mucus in its wake,
coagulated, and...

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Riotous revellers' laughter drifts up from their apricot lit late night haunts, four cafes are notoriously avoided venues for overindulgent consumption of alcohol. 

 Across the street, from my thirtieth floor apartment window, remote portrait...

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Slow Frown

The curtain is down the show has found its final vibrant glow
Lights out minds provoked and the audience is still waiting for

			Godot

He arrives which is a surprise and yet he hangs from the ceiling...

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Note-Barlinnie Prison-is meant to be one of Britains toughest prisons.However,times 
are changing and many impoverished criminals see it as a roof over their head with 
no need to worry about where the next meal is...

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the scene is set, the banqueting hall is not looking so shoddy
plenty of wild flowers to hide the smell of unwashed bodies

the ladies in their finery drink gin with gusto ......they presume 
the fancy looking...

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Today the sea is angry , whipping up the waves in a energetic frenzy
The relentlessly pounding waves have eaten deep grooves where
once were gentle slopes .Waves slurped back  like withdrawn tongues
Its also the Soccer...

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Spread the good news
By any means you choose
Pass on the news to all
Herald it with clarion call
And drummers drumming
The Street Angels are coming

A host of angels on the beat
Where the folk of Woking meet
Armed only...

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And then the day’s lights first touched your eyes
Your little fingers trying to clutch the air
Are you still in that darkness?
That deafening silence still ringing in your ears?

The world around you is rejoicing
With the utmost...

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The yellow lambent moon 
sent its rays across the shimmering sea.
A balmy breeze moved the waves
in a rolling fashion towards the beach.
Crabs hurried and dived into the foam.
Distant horns sounded as they passed
A mighty lighthouse,...

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A Nightingale Sings of Dawn's Glory
A Nightingale sings in Berkeley Square, Mayfair 
Visitors from all over the world head there 
Tweets for treats in the realm of London city
Come, hear the Nightingale sing a sweet...

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Midnight's zero hour draws ever near,
With bated breath, we await the cheer for new year .
Unfazed by cold, our spirits run high,
As nostalgia whispers sweet and bitter sighs. 

Everyone hustles for parties, friends, and family
Gathering...

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Standing on this sun-soaked beach without you,
sea splashes mix with salty tears
that the gentle wind brushes from my cheek.
My toes curl into the soft white sand
as they did whenever you caressed me.

Is it a mistake...

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Mardi Gras has finally come to town
Bourbon Street is getting ready for the best party around 
Let the party begin as the neon lights get the revellers dancing through the streets 
Music from various artists...

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New Year musings
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As time flies,
days pass by ,
 We bade adieu to the old  year 
A new dawn awakes .

The wheel of time never stops,
 Nothing lasts but sweet memories  
That  reverbate...

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