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Poetry 365 – Day 302 (Fields Laying Fallow)
Fields laying fallow Others being ploughed The countryside alive Everywhere you look Farmers busy on the land The clock ticking A year passing New crops already growing Seedlings popping up Winter is...
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Poetry 365 – Day 303 (Lost in Darkness)
The night train appears No passengers or driver Soon lost in darkness
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Poetry 365 – Day 305 (Pick a Card)
Pick a card Any card I drew the two of clubs Not three or even four What does it mean? I’m not really sure Of course it has some meaning Or so some people say A life changing number There’s trouble On...
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Poetry 365 – Day 306 (November)
Nothing good about this month, can I bring myself to say Over it is what I want, I’m counting down the days Vulgar, vile and vexed is how it makes me feel Each year, I promise to be more positive not...
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Poetry 365 – Day 307 (Sad, Helpless, Angry)
I want to write how I feel About the photos from the sea The beautiful blue Med Where we take holidays You and me Our safe seafaring land Sad, helpless, angry Is how it makes me feel People dying daily...
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Poetry 365 – Day 308 (Leaf Fall Quickens)
Autumn days shorten Leaf fall quickens, a journey halted for awhile
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Poetry 365 – Day 309 (My Pal Has Got a Red, Red Nose)
A parody of ‘My Love is Like a Red, Red Rose’ by Robert Burns My pal has got a red, red nose That shines just like the moon His conk it glows incessantly Like the sun at an August noon We all know why...
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Poetry 365 – Day 310 (A Trio of Clerihew Poems)
The famous actor Roger Moore Was a character you just couldn’t ignore From James Bond to The Persuaders His fame shot up like an elevator Prime minister Winston Churchill Liked to enjoy fairground...
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Poetry 365 – Day 311 (Sleep Overwhelms)
Sleep overwhelms Fast, certain, sure Night becomes me I become the night The body floating Mind drifting Loosing touch Then a different place Real as daytime Yet magical, strange, bizarre The dream...
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Poetry 365 – Day 312 (Stillness)
Stillness fills this space Time drifting by at natures Unhurried calm pace
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Poetry 365 – Day 313 (An Empty Space)
An empty space inhabits this place Where a poem ought to be I tried all day to think of rhymes Pleasing to you and me I finally gave up at five past nine And began watching late night TV
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Poetry 365 – Day 314 (Woodland Ramblings)
Last rose of summer Clings stoically to life Beauty untarnished Dry leaves of autumn Raining down to earth Rustling underfoot Bare trees of winter Dark desolate shapes against A cold horizon First...
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Poetry 365 – Day 315 (A Long Tired Stretch)
A long tired stretch The dog reaches forward Arching Aching Willing the cold to leave its body He’s not rushing I don’t think he can these days A long life On these streets Bits of burger and mashed up...
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Poetry 365 – Day 317 (A Beach)
Today A beach Deserted silent cold Waiting Always waiting Crumbling clay cliffs Falling Wind, water Meet the land Solitude Open space Hidden in view Standing Looking out My thoughts racing Here It all...
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Poetry 365 – Day 318 (Reminders)
A world at war Yesterday, today, tomorrow Reminders Wherever Humans wander Around our little world Memories From the past Disappearing into time Fear not For many more Are still being made And will be...
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Poetry 365 – Day 319 (Special Place To Be)
Where land meets the sea Hidden world revealed each day Special place to be
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Poetry 365 – Day 320 (Feta Cheese Makes You Sneeze)
Feta cheese makes you sneeze Pork pie can give you a stye Apple tart will make you fart Egg and chips causes big hips Having curry you might just hurry I know all this to be true Cos I read it in the...
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Poetry 365 – Day 321 (Tracks Across The Beach)
Tracks across the beach A fast breathtaking journey Filled with fun Too soon the tide is turning And all will be washed away
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Poetry 365 – Day 322 (Bridges)
Bridges Holding us together Pushing us apart Build Destroy Cross them Defend Climb Jump from them In the clouds Touching water Journeys end Or just the start There was a time before Before bridges...
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Poetry 365 – Day 323 (My Old Ginger Cat)
My old ginger cat She’s not with us any more A stray who came to stay Wild, shy, distant cat Prone to scratching, hissing, hiding And days spent running away For weeks the cat would disappear We would...
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