Category: My Poetry
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A Cradle Lullaby
A Cradle Lullaby A Cradle Lullaby A Cradle Lullaby Hush, hush my little one No more tears and no more fears. These four walls and my embrace Will dry your desperate, frantic tears. I am here to keep you safe. None will raise a threatening hand. The raging storm beyond the hills Is kept at…
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Cradle Lullaby
Cradle Lullaby Cradle Lullaby Hush, hush my little one No more trembling, no more fears. These four walls and my embrace Will dry your desperate, frantic tears. I am here to keep you safe. None will raise a threatening hand. The raging storm beyond the hills Is kept at bay, will not come nigh For…
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Companions
Companions Gulls wheeling overhead Carving patterns that never collide Calling each to other in weirding cries, A raucous chorus that haunts the air Dipping and diving, rising and soaring Carried aloft on unseen strings By myriad unseen puppeteers. They follow the boats far out to sea And signal their return to port. Regiments in white…
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How Could I Not?
How Could I Not? How could I not love you? You walk beside me and brush my hand with yours. How could I not love you? The sun touches your hair giving rise to ebony stars. How could I not love you? I catch your gaze and find myself enveloped by your eyes. How could…
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This Is Good
This Is Good This is good, very, very good. This instant is like no other. It fills my senses, it nourishes my soul. It gladdens my heart. It gives meaning and purpose And I am grateful for its presence. Would that I could just reach out And snatch it from the air To encapsulate it,…
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Warp and Weft
Warp and Weft The shuttle races back and forth Click and clack. Click and clack. Building up with warp and weft That ancient tartan weave, Defiant symbol of clan’s heritage And steadfast loyalty To Laird and Lord. It has ever been so. Shear and card, spin and weave A plaid, a kilt or rustic homespun…
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Setting Sail
Setting Sail Gather the children Pack their togs and toys Collect the silver, the precious things That will whisper of home from far away In a strange and distant land. Bid farewell to hearth and home That saw your wedding night, Days and days of labour, Nights of weary rest, The births and deaths and…
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It Doesn’t Matter
It Doesn’t Matter It doesn’t really matter, It really doesn’t matter at all. I should be concerned I should give a damn But I’ve been down this road Quite a few times And I know the outcome, And it’s not worth the effort to care Anymore. I’ve seen it all play out before, From the…
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A Time And A Place
A Time And A Place This is a good time and place to say goodbye. I am at peace with all those things That seek to disrupt my simple life. One by one I have put them aside And sit here in the moment. The sun rests a gentle hand Upon my face and arms.…
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Left Behind
What Was Left Behind What did they leave behind? We have no history here. One generation. Two generations, Not time enough to lay down roots. This land is new, too new To grow the seeds of lineage And weave a tale that tells a story, A story that ends too soon, too soon. We must…
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