Monday 29 November 2021

Light

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Short days again. 




Light        -        28 Nov 21

Longing for the days gone by 
When the world was not filled 
With the darkness 
Light could be found everywhere 
Still see it when my eyes are closed 
Against the dark 




Too dark too often. 

Sunday 28 November 2021

Temptation

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Encouraging to go further. 




Temptation         -        27 Nov 21 

Drawn into a wicked space
Offered things which please
The senses 
Leading into temptation
Difficult to resist 
Pleasure is its own reward 




Coming with me? 

Saturday 27 November 2021

Ice From The Sky

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Quite a lot of this is happening recently. 



Ice From The Sky         -       26 Nov 21

Pretending to be an hard shower
Sleet rattles against
My windows 
Noise wakes me 
At random times 
Unwanted ice from the sky
Disrupts my peace 




Cold too.

Walking Through The Dreams

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Tasting them again. 




Walking Through The Dreams       -       25 Nov 21 

Freshly woven
Sweetly fragranced 
Never binding 
I am walking through 
The dreams of my life
Experiencing them 
Once again with pleasure 




Sometimes looking back gives great pleasure. 

Friday 26 November 2021

Celebrating Night

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One of those odd little poems.




Celebrating Night         -        24 Nov 21 

Crisp dark now 
Soft evening fades 
Night takes control
Celebrating victory 
Over the sun filled day 



I think it was a tie, not a win. 

Thursday 25 November 2021

Time Remembers

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Time holds a lot of secrets.




Time Remembers        -        23 Nov 21 

Thought carries feelings 
Across immeasurable distances 
But only time remembers 
What was said 
Between the Souls 
In the secret places 
The Heart creates
For them 




The mind and body can ask time to tell. 

Tuesday 23 November 2021

Dreaming We

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If we cannot be together in fact then dreaming is good.



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Dreaming We       -       22 Nov 21 

The images of Love 
And lust 
Still fill the night
As I am dreaming we 
Together in thought 
If not in fact
We are always together 




Dreaming is good. 

Monday 22 November 2021

Before The Winter

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How it feels now, wondering what Winter has in store.




Before The Winter        -        21 Nov 21

Getting a taste 
Of what might be 
To come 
Before the Winter arrives
The temperature drops 
Feels like
Below freezing 
Discomfort 
Waiting for the ice



Clear nights do not help.

Sunday 21 November 2021

Tides Of Thought

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Whether I stand by the water's edge in fact or in dream I see the tide.




Tides Of Thought      -       20 Nov 21 

Ebb and flow
Words intermingle
Form clumps and islands
In the tides 
Of thought washed 
Washed continually
By the dream of the Moon
As I watch the eternal dance 




My vantage point has no bearing on the dance.

Saturday 20 November 2021

Questioning Why

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Continually thinking this way lays the seeds of paranoia.




Questioning Why       -       19 Nov 21

Unexpected things 
Happen when least prepared
Often due to events 
From sources which are
Beyond control 
Questioning why they should 
Affect me personally



I never know.

Love Letters

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The written words can often say more than spoken words.




Love Letters       -       18 Nov 21 

Sometimes the only way
To convey the depth 
Of feeling is to write it out
Let it fill the page
With all the thoughts
Love letters say more 
And tell a deeper truth 




Sometimes it is not possible to talk.

Friday 19 November 2021

Jasmine

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Interesting how thoughts can sometimes wander back when least expected. 




Jasmine        -        17 Nov 21 

The person or the flower
Both beautiful both enchanting
In their own separate ways
Each has left a memory
A thought within me
Neither can be recalled
To me 




Each thought is unique and lives on. 

Wednesday 17 November 2021

Outside The Walls

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The light of winter groes dim.




Outside The Walls        -        16 Nov 21

Fog and rain fill the skies
Outside the walls of the castle 
Within a sad fire fails to warm 
And barely lights the hall
Dark days have come 
And joy has left again 




Inspired by local weather. 

Tuesday 16 November 2021

Nothing Day

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The year seems filled with days like this.




Nothing Day        -        15 Nov 21 

Grey sky 
No sun no blue
Wind not blowing 
Birds are silent 
This is a nothing day
When nothing happens 




There is no inspiration to fill the day with sound. 

Monday 15 November 2021

Ever

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An old memory which no longer has a value. 




Ever         -        14 Nov 21 

There 
In my mind 
Is a remnant of something
Special which occupied my thoughts 
For a long time years ago 
No longer will it ever torment me 
With invalid thoughts 
I put it aside 




Some things can sit in the thoughts but have no validity.

Sunday 14 November 2021

The Gates Of Time

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The entrance to eternity. 




The Gates Of Time        -        13 Nov 21 

Always freely moving
Never locked
Free passage from 
Then to when and
All times between

The gates of time 
Welcome the travellers 
Whenever they go 




Gates I have been through often.

Saturday 13 November 2021

Leaving Memories

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Random colours everywhere.

 

 

 

 

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 Leaving Memories         -        12 Nov 21


Confetti of the past

Each piece a fragment

Recalling a part

Of a mosaic

Multicoloured

Many moods

Tiles of wind blown pieces

Leaving memories

Everywhere




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They rival autumn leaves.


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Seeing More

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Be aware of your surroundings. 




Seeing More        -       11 Nov 21

On a dusty road 
Nothing is clear 
Even the footprints
Are blurred 
A careful eye 
Is seeing more 
And the secrets
Of the journey
Are revealed 




And you shall see. 

Thursday 11 November 2021

A Day

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Watch for the moment.



A Day         - 10 Nov 21 

A moment when 
Eternity is seen 
In profile against a day 
And 
Now 
Fades into the background
That moment fills everything
And now is everywhen




That moment will surprise you. 

Calling The Dream

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The dream responds well to a quiet voice. 




Calling The Dream        -       09 Nov 21

Across the endless lands
A lone figure flies
Though nights and days
In silence 
Listening for the quiet voice 
Calling the dream
To him 
The voice of Love 




I try to call softly.

Tuesday 9 November 2021

Desire

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A rather intense thought. 




Desire       -       08 Nov 21 

I want 
You 
I desire 
You 
I want you in my life 
Constantly 




Am I asking too much? 

Others

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Feels a bit like politics. 




Others        -       07 Nov 21 

Things 
Ask for choices to be made 
Things 
Say there is only me 
Things 
Insist that there is only one choice
But there are many 
Others 




Really feels like a certain political party at election time. 

Sunday 7 November 2021

More Of You

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I think everybody thinks this way.




More Of You       -      06 Nov 21

I never feel that 
I am getting enough 
I do not know 
If I am just being greedy 
Or if there is something else
But I do know that 
I want more of you



Nothing new about that. 

Saturday 6 November 2021

Between Errors

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Interesting how a poem can be birthed by things not going as planned.





Between Errors        -        05 Nov 21

Problems happening 
Serial situations
Pilling up against each other
I am pleased that 
Between errors 
Things seem to be 
Running smoothly 




So pleased that it is over now. 

In The Arms

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The best place to be. 



In The Arms        -        04 Nov 21

Fate has a long reach
But Love is more gentle 
I know that I would 
Rather be
In the arms of Love 
Always




Is there any contest? 

Friday 5 November 2021

Otherness

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A stranger here. 



Otherness        -       03 Nov 21

Somewhere there is a place
Where I am welcome
I am still looking 

I am infused with 
A different energy
My otherness does not 
Permit me to stay 

So I am still looking 



There is a place. 

Thursday 4 November 2021

Remembering

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Sometimes they can be embarrassing. 




Remembering       -       02 Nov 21 

Those little things 
Held in mind 
For another day
Sometimes come out 
To play 
Unbidden 
Involuntary remembering 
Unwanted
Hoping they will go
Back to sleep 



These things will not do as they are asked.

Wednesday 3 November 2021

And Then The Night

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Sometimes dreams sometimes more.




And Then The Night      -      01 Nov 21

A slow gentle day 
Quiet and peaceful 
Nothing unexpected
Evening came quietly
Slowly draining light 
From the day 
And then the night 
Wrapped its tendrils
Around the land
Scattered dreams 
Into the homes 
To see how they would grow



Hope you do not see the something more.

Monday 1 November 2021

Remembered Moons

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Suddenly drawn out of a dim past the inspiration for this poem comes.




Remembered Moons        -       31 Oct 21 

In the nearly forgotten 
Shadows of a late evening
Walking beside a full Moon 
Just rising 
A dream of a day gone 
Remembered moons
Recall the Magicks
To colour the memories 




I can see that full Moon rising.