Long Sweetness and light Poems

Bill Bulldog we had named him 
with his brindle coloured coat
He had the most amazing face
too many wrinkles for one so young
mischievous, cuddly and full of fun

At first the only sounds he made
that first night...

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Only time will tell the outcome of this rhyme,
Whether it will succeed in the nick of time.
So better safe than sorry, as they say,
A good beginning makes a good ending, I pray. 

I’ll write a...

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Albert G Walpole, proud legionnaire
Clerk to the council for all of his days
Lived with his mother in Hartington D'Arcy
Nice little end terrace, quite set in his ways

But one Sunday evening, returning from church
This man of...

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Some of us are secretive at first. We hide our poetry’s soul self, 
gently letting her peep out; sometimes regretting it immediately.
Fearful of critiques from people who do not understand that poetry 
is something we...

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They are not merely poets.
They are sorcerers of words, concealed deep within their souls,
Letting them seep out quietly like mysterious shadows.
They fear not critics, for they understand that poetry
Is an ancestral calling, a force springing...

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Looking out upon my garden on spring morning 
dew on grass, new shoots appearing natures best 
daffodils, tulips, primrose, beautiful new life dawning 
pollinators emerge collecting pollen after winter rest 
evergreens coordinate with shade loving...

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I sit on my stoop and survey my domain.
Can't think of a reason I have to complain.
The fuchsia is thirsty. I give it a squirt,
And some for the dahlia, it truly can't hurt.

My roses are...

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There is a tiny angel,
Locked away
Within a cage of ribs,
Next to my heart.
She whispers to me,
Endlessly.
Sweet Endearments,
Promises,
Never to leave my side.
I ignore her.
But, she is not angry with me.

There is a tiny angel,
Locked away
Within a...

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The peaceful wish is too much to ask
Of my teenage daughter who wants a blast
Sleep would be nice
A life wouldn’t be so bad
But this is not a laugh
When she makes me mad


Her hormones are racing
Not...

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Scintillating Dreams
Searching for magic, in everyday places 
it was always well hidden
until you lit the way.
Now I see love, in surprising places
the most marvelous, your face.
 
Take me to your dreamland
we can combine our fantasies
build...

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SIMPLY THOUGHTS

Searching for magic, in everyday places
it was always well hidden
until you lit the way
now I see love, in surprising places
the most marvelous, your face.

Take me to your dreamland
we can combine our fantasies
build ourselves a...

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They both breeze in, like bright new stars
Nice clean clothes, nice new cars
But they hide their truth like chameleons 
And blend into the scenery of Machiavellians

He talks behind her back and she behind his. 
It’s...

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This is really good fun
no one can see me at all
but I can see everyone else
this is astounding, feel so tall

It's amazing what you see
when nobody has eyes upon you
so free to watch on and...

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The devil  has blue eyes,with a smile to melt a heart.
look alittle deeper my friend, she'll rip you apart.
She knows exactly what she's doing,she laughs and makes you cry.
She'll never be your friend, no...

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in the years of growing up
i think that i've grown down
i learnt to pay attention(sit up)
i also learnt how to frown

in happiness, i smile and grin
shaking and crying, not sad
where doe's it start or sadness...

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Little things touch my heart,
Things give my day a glow,
A kindness acknowledged
Or the call of a cheery hello.

Family gatherings are noisy but fun,
Four generations
Great-grandparents to Great-grandson
It isn't all sweetness and light
We don't always agree
But we...

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Little known virus billed with hype
is much like the elusive snipe 
look for clues and bilk mysteria.

COVID-19 is a blight
take your temperature, dispel fright
combat the urge of hysteria.

Cancellations? don't groan and gripe
take wise advice to...

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On the surface 
you’re all sweetness and light

But ... 
the truth is life isn't a game
and if I were to start digging
digging deeper than a gravediggers soiled shovel
I'd see through your libelous lies 
which spread...

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My heart lies empty
 its contents have been drained

You did that!

You came in as I slept 
 and dissected my body

Prying open my chest
 revealing to your sick world my beautiful heart

With your rusty dagger...

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