Timorous Poems

Newlyweds

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The trolling of the iron bell
brought the pair together
in sickness and in health
through all kinds of weather
he a macho manly male
anticipating his marital right
she a timorous maid...

blue moon

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timorous blue moon
plays peek a boo in brooding clouds
distant thunder claps 
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Natures’ Tune

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Natures’ Tune

A path shadowed 
with darkened clouds
Even the perky noon 
couldn’t reveal its’ paths 
Entrapped in a dreaded maze
sealed from the soothing wind
With each distorted step
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The odd codgers

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For Craig's : Blue cheese and old pickles contest

15.03.2025
In the background the Ukraine War and Europe’s dilemma whether to rearm to defend itself or go to the table to discuss a peace treat...

Strayed Sheep

...Along the roads of grassy fields 
where thousands of sheep flit from
Astray from the flock, flouting,
fleeing with fear
blindly following.

Driven through the streets of London
at the Barn...

Life Changing

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Life Changing 

In these quiet woods, as shadows spread,  
Timorous leaves whisper my secrets to the breeze.  
A sentinel of time I am among the malus tr...

the queen of illusion

...they thought Sheila was timid and timorous
she fooled them with her quietude
and her lack of participation in family debates

no one saw her as cunning or diabolical
no one saw her at all
she b...

Why Raindrops Drip and Drop in Time

...Why raindrops drip and drop in time,
not timorous; divine.
A splash, playful
in a pond of koi brass.
Tines of Sankyo, priceless precipitation;
A plink and plunk, Chopin;
“Till the End o...

I Saw God But Now What

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In the archaic anchorage 
of the wayward mind, 
isolated from the righteous roots 
of transcendental inviolability
by the dislodging drive 
of the deriding desires,
untamed instincts shroud...

Please Don't Stare

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After his hot booze, getting out of bed,
In a deeply timorous voice, he said;
“I am in my underwear.
It’s badly torn, please don’t stare."
Hearing this, the ladies in the room fled!...

The Last Organ Grinder

...Written: October 20, 2023, 

If an opera cannot be played by an organ grinder, it's not going to achieve immortality. By Thomas Beecham
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Timorous Creeds

...Dancing to the tune of iniquity,
Deviously artless in their silent retreat,
Elusively lashing out unjustly, 
Pelting out timorous creeds;
A casualty in their vapid beliefs,
Brought upon by dilig...

I Stuffed Their Mouths With Gold

...Convalesced amongst peaks and valleys,
Verdant and undulating over Afon Ebwy, 
I paid my way through the colliery
With but a baker's dozen of years behind me.

Seduced by the hanging-left red sc...

Ocean

...An ancient mariner in the ocean of languid life,
I am sailing seemingly for agonized ages 
in the limitless luminosity of sublime sunshine, 
on the cruising course where the trying tempest...

Marionette

...A marionette to the mind,
Whispering fading schematics,
Deluging the heart and soul, in a 
Juxtaposition of good and evil, 
Betwixt Heaven and hell, amidst
Snowdrifts that swirl before my eyes, ...

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