Night Winds

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Things heard when slipping into sleep. 

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Night Winds     -   28 Jan 20 

Darkness surrounds 

Hiding the world from view 

Sounds are still continuing 

Creating images 

Phantasms dance 

Born from the night winds 

Scratching through the trees 

Their voices a plaintive howl 

In the invisible world 

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So easy to populate the night. 

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Holding

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A weather observation. 

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Holding    -    27 Jan 20 

The sky in formless grey 

Shapes the day to its will 

Holding before releasing 

A hint of mizzle 

Wet in the unlight 

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From the fairly early hours till after sunset, mizzle. 

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In All The Places

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Thinking about the one special person. 

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In All The Places     -    26 Jan 20 

In all the places I have looked 

I see you looking back at me 

You watch me 

With Loving intent 

We know we will be 

Together in our dream 

Together in our world 

Always 

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Thoughts and wishes. 

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Moon Dreams

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I watch her dreams. 

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Moon Dreams     -    25 Jan 20 

She watches 

Through a quiet night 

Stillness rules the world 

In the night 

The Moon dreams 

Of star filled worlds 

Where she can rest 

Through all the long nights 

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I have seen some of the worlds the Moon has dreamed about. 

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Asking

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The questions are always there, I await the answers. 

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Asking     -     24 Jan 20 

May I 

Can I 

Will I 

The questions which 

Never seem to have an answer 

I will never stop asking 

One day the answers will come 

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I am prepared to wait. 

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Waiting

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This pays off so often. 

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Waiting     -     23 Jan 20 

There have been many moments 

When it has been worth waiting 

As I watch you walk toward me 

I know that this is one of them 

Expectations fulfilled 

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Waiting with pleasure. 

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Wings In The Night

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I have seen them quite often. 

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Wings In The Night     -    22 Jan 20 

Slow pulsing beat 

Sculling through 

The chill of Autumn air 

Almost silent 

Wings in the night 

Owl hunts 

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Beautiful, silent, deadly. 

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Take Me

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An offer, can you refuse? 

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Take Me    -    21 Jan 20 

From here to somewhere 

Different where we can share 

Some pleasure and fun 

Take me 

I am yours forever 

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Short but meaningful. 

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Inversion

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How perception can change. 

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Inversion     -     20 Jan 20 

Strangeness holds the world 

Darkness fills the day 

Light in the night 

Thick clouds 

Hide the sun from view 

Night fakes a claim 

Clear skies stars 

Moon queen of the night 

Shines brightly 

Inversion 

Confuses the senses 

Day and night mix 

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Too easily confusion takes hold. 

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A Place To Rest

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Always looking. 

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Somewhere To Rest     -     19 Jan 20 

So long 

I have travelled 

Weary 

Of the constant movement 

Looking 

For somewhere to rest 

Will 

I ever find the place 

I 

Keep looking 

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I will find the place. 

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Moonlight

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An observation gave rise to inspiration. 

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Moonlight     -     18 Jan 20

Paint my bed with silver 

Slivers of Moon wrap me 

As I wait in the light of her 

Darkness held aside 

Night awakes 

Carrying dreams 

Into the moonlight 

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Lovely watching the Moon as I slip into sleep. 

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Touching

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Preparing to take a look at something different. 

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Touching    -    15 Jan 20 

Tiny moments in the flow 

When unexpected events 

Slide through 

From one side to another 

Worlds touching 

Bringing a different perspective 

Touch the other 

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Because of the touch a different world opens. 

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In The Mystery Of Night

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Night holds many mysteries, this is just one of them. 

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In The Mystery Of Night     -    14 Jan 20 

Searching in musty tomes 

For a way to unlock 

The mystery 

Held in the vaults 

Of the darkest night 

The quest continues 

I feel at times that 

I am dreaming 

And I am getting close 

The quest continues 

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Will the vault ever be opened? 

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Journey

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With the one special person in mind. 

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Journey    -    13 Jan 20 

Across many worlds 

I have travelled 

In quest of someone special 

The journey has taken 

A very long time 

I never gave up and 

I have been rewarded 

I found you 

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Arriving is always good. 

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After Dark

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Watching the light. 

. After Dark    -    12 Jan 20 

The only light 

Comes from a candle 

Lit to show the way 

Shadows dance 

In the quiet 

Of the night 

Distant dreams 

Dance along 

All things dance 

After dark 

To the music 

In the mind 

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Watching the shadows. 

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Hesitate

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Another suggestion. 

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Hesitate     -     11 Jan 20 

Take the little step forward 

Be open to the new 

Above all do not hesitate 

Or the wonders 

Will be lost 

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The wonders are waiting. 

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Lantern Moon [Haiku]

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Expectations, shown in the first Haiku of the year. 

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Lantern Moon [Haiku]     -    10 Jan 20

In the cold and dark 

I wait for the lantern Moon 

She does not appear 

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Cloudy that night. 

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Wolf Moon

Various peoples refer to the first full Moon of the year as Wolf Moon, this year it coinsides with a lunar eclipse.

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Wolf Moon    -    09 Jan 20

The first full Moon 

Of the year 

The air still cold 

From the winter frosts 

Ground damp 

From the rains 

Added flavours 

As the wolf passes 

Through eclipse 

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It has not been frosty here but it gives a good flow to the poem. 

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Empty Sky

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All the rain recently has inspired a slight change in my writing style. 

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Empty Sky     -     08 Jan 20 

Where once clouds 

And birds danced 

Now only rain 

Fills my vision 

An empty sky 

A sad place 

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A change in the view soon. 

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Silvered Sky

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Awaking into a day and I am greeted with this sight. 

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Silvered Sky    -    07 Jan 20 

Waking into a world 

Entirely cloaked 

The sky carried 

Down to Earth 

A silvered sky 

Now 

A silvered Earth 

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A mystical vision. 

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Through Times

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How to taste all lives. 

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Through Times    -    06 Jan 20 

On the journey through lives 

Whichever life 

Is being experienced 

The way the journey Is made 

Can show different 

Aspects of the reality 

Taste them all 

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Just a suggestion, experience life the way you want. 

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Hello

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I had worked on this poem for quite a while but was not totally satisfied with how it felt. 

I showed it to the one special person and she suggested a few amendments, the version that appears here encorporates those amendments. 

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Hello     -     05 Jan 20 

Hello 

So many people 

Have written songs with that 

Simple salutation 

I have read a lot of them 

And they are beautiful 

But I never felt that what 

I wanted to say 

Would convey the same feeling 

And then you turned to me 

Smiled 

And said 

Hello 

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I give thanks to the one special person for the assistance. 

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Lingering Touch

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Another of the "naughty" poems. 

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Lingering Touch    -    04 Jan 20 

Your fingers slowly move 

Never lingering long 

In any one place 

Always moving 

Your touch 

Excites and stimulates 

Makes me yours 

Without a word 

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The special touches should always be like this. 

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The Edge Of Elsewhen

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A poem with a touch of the surreal. 

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The Edge Of Elsewhen    -    03 Jan 20 

You have seen me 

In a place 

Where I might have been 

You can take me 

From here to Elsewhen 

Darkness on the edge 

The light of you 

Clearly shines 

The path awaits 

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Can you see it? 

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Many Songs

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Things grow from layer to layer. 

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Many Songs    -   02 Jan 20 

Words woven by the magic 

Into delicate patterns 

Singers take the patterns 

To enchant the listeners 

Many songs take the story 

From listener to listener 

And the myth is born 

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Watch for the myths. 

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Drinking Time

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Just a suggestion. 

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Drinking Time    .-    01 Jan 20 

Time is fluid 

Consumption requires 

Drinking time 

In all realities 

To enjoy the pleasures 

Of existence 

Drinking time 

Is essential 

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Drink up. 

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Edge Of Forever

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Another take on the idea of The Fool [Tarot 0].

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Edge Of Forever    -   31 Dec 19 

Taken me 

From ordinary reality 

To a place where 

The unexpected is normal 

Inviting me 

To step forward 

Into the unknown from 

The edge of forever 

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Take the step... 

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Intimate Thoughts

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They always feel like this. 

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Intimate Thoughts     -     30 Dec 19 

In my mind 

In your arms 

Holding gently 

Flowing hands 

Across you 

Feeling sweet 

Intimate thoughts 

Charged silver sparks 

Filling us 

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That is how it begins. 

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Edge Of Dream

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Discovering you watching me. 

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Edge Of Dream      -    29 Dec 19 

I have seen you 

Where I never expect 

Watching me from 

Across a stream 

Or near a tree in woodland 

Then I know 

I am living in 

The edge of dream 

Where reality 

Begins to fade 

Taking me into your world 

Reaching out for me 

Your hands welcome me 

Dreams exchange places 

The edge is in a different place 

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Experiencing all the edges. 

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Stars Stream

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Remembering being by the water edge. 

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Stars Stream     -     28 Dec 19 

Charmed the stars 

Ready to explore the stream 

Bring the curious night 

To touch the waters 

Star sighs amid the 

Music magic dreams 

Forever wishes 

Dances through infinity 

Under starlight night 

The stream flows on 

Carrying the stars 

To the sea 

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Joining the starlit voyage. 

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Telling

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Remembering ALL the times. 

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Telling    -    27 Dec 19 

Long ago 

In a place where legends 

Are born 

Two Souls met 

The song of life 

Was heard in them 

And from them 

They travelled together 

Across the worlds 

They journied long 

Gathering adventures 

Which they shared 

With others 

Told the tales 

Stories which never 

Grow old 

With the telling 

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May your stories never grow old. 

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