Watch

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No self control. 

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Watch         -        30 Aug 22 

I watch the lines 

Drawn in the shadows 

By the intemperate 

Sun 

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I look for any meaning

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Rain And...

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Another of the "I will believe it when I see it" situations. 

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Rain And...        -        29 Aug 22

Promises

A week away 

Rain and strong winds 

Drought will be over 

They say 

So many things 

Have been promised

Yet here we sit 

In a long dry spell 

Still waiting 

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I never believe any promises made by weather forecasters.

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Question Asked

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Not what the asker wanted to hear.

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Question Asked         -         28 Aug 22 

Question asked

The answer not desired 

Something more personal 

Was hoped for 

Not how I was going 

A different path

Has been chosen 

I could not give 

What I did not have 

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I am on a different path. 

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Disguise

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The best form is natural camouflage. 

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Disguise         -        27 Aug 22

Disguise 

A hidden form 

In plain sight

Light hides an image

From the hunters

Keeps it secret 

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The secrets are always present. 

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Cloud Curtain

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Seeing the room darken in response.

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Cloud Curtain        -        26 Aug 22

Curtain of cloud

Slowly drawn 

Across the sun 

Day dimmed gradually

Bringing a hint 

Of what is to come 

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Early night perhaps. 

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Dreams Play

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Watching them play and playing with them. 

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Dreams Play         -         25 Aug 22

Darkness wraps 

The world again 

As night closes the day 

Creating space 

For the dreams to play 

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Joining in the play. 

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Kiss Of Night

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Kisses happen at any time but sometimes the ones that happen at night are more intimate.

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Kiss Of Night         -         24 Aug 22

In the days fading moments 

I watch the light 

Drain from the sky 

Darkness wraps a cloak 

Around my shoulders 

Comforting 

As the kiss of night 

Holds me again 

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A Lovely time. 

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Flow

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Feeling the Moon. 

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Flow         -           23 Aug 22

Feeling the flow 

Of the distant tide 

Drawn by the Moon 

Into the dream 

Of night 

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The tide is strong tonight. 

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Wanderer

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We should all tread lightly. 

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Wanderer        -         22 Aug 22 

Tread lightly 

Upon the Earth 

O wanderer of dream 

Let the images flow 

To you 

And show you 

Everything 

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All will become clear. 

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Imaginary

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The unwanted impressions of vertigo. 

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Imaginary        -        21 Aug 22

Feeling movement 

Even when still 

Holding on to something 

Does not help 

The imaginary tide 

Still surges

Carries me 

On its back 

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I do not like it. 

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Scattered Light

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Open to somewhere else.

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Scattered Light         -        20 Aug 22

Rings upon fingers 

Scattered light

Into unknown realms

Where the watchers 

Wait for a signal 

A symbol of the day 

When movement starts 

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The signal may be subtle. 

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Imagination [Haiku]

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An Haiku today. 

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Imagination [Haiku]        -        19 Aug 22

Imagination 

Stronger than reality

World dreaming again 

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Find your own reality or, better yet, your own imagination. 

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Interplay

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The dance is never ending. 

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Interplay         -          18 Aug 22 

Slowly move in never ending

Circles between the worlds 

Feel the aurora dance 

Within 

Stirring the

Aura without

Enjoy the interplay

Of the energies 

And dance along

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You know you want to dance. 

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Unopened Doors

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Remembered smells.

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Unopened Doors        -        17 Aug 22

The smell of an 

Unused cottage 

Unopened doors 

And windows 

Hold the old within 

Musty curtains 

Filter the light 

Dust scatters it 

And a hint 

Of ancient perfume 

Remembers 

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Once, it was all new. 

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Wet

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Allowing my imagination to wander. 

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Wet         -        16 Aug 22

Wet on wet

Warm rain 

Caressing the form 

Fuelling desire 

Feeding passion 

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More fun when wandering. 

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Explore

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Everybody has naughty thoughts. 

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Explore        -         15 Aug 22 

Dreaming of places 

I want to be 

And go and explore 

All naughty thoughts 

And dreams 

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I want to explore. 

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A Moment

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You are the attractant.

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A Moment  14 Aug 22

A moment in a thought 

Between all others 

Allowed to fly

By itself 

Without guidance 

It always comes back

To you 

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I can of nowhere better than you. 

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Twilight

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Days like this are rather disheartening.

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Twilight         -         13 Aug 22 

Waiting for the afternoon 

To clear

Even more cloud though to

Obscure the sky 

Obscure the sun 

Twilight in the 

Middle of the day 

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Fairly frequent occurrence.

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Fevered Thoughts

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Sometimes I cannot be certain of where I am.

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Fevered Thoughts         -        12 Aug 22

Drifting in and out

Of sleep 

Watching clouds 

In primal forms

Slide past 

Visiting places

I once inhabited 

Wondering why 

I am returning

To them 

Fevered thoughts

Perhaps

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I do not want to go back. 

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Unwanted Feelings

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We all have them even though they are never welcome.

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Unwanted Feelings        -       11 Aug 22

Unpleasant surprises 

Strange things

Leaving unwanted feelings 

Everywhere 

Trying to ignore them 

Even though they insist 

On being observed 

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It is very difficult to ignore them.

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Mirrors

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Look into the mirrors.

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Mirrors        -        10 Aug 22 

Time watches everything 

Seconds draw images

Behind them

A veil of hope 

Constantly forming

Mirrors 

In which the images 

Take shape

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Always changing. 

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Patterns

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The patterns are always there.

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Patterns       -       09 Aug 22

Patterns in the flow 

Day becomes day 

Domino scattered 

Through the night 

Join the dots 

Across the sky 

Heroes become 

The patterns 

And the paths 

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All it takes is a decerning eye.

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Feelings

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Some things are certain. 

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Feelings        -        08 Aug 22

She said 

I do not know 

All I am certain about

Are the feelings 

I have for you 

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That certainty is reassuring.

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Whirlpool

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The thoughts are disturbed.

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Whirlpool        -        07 Aug 22 

Whirlpool emotions 

Sweep up thoughts

Cast feelings 

Across the mind

Leaving the detritus 

Of the shattered 

Thoughts 

For the morning light 

To find 

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Broken pieces. 

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Dark Dreams

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Dreams come in many flavours.

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Dark Dreams        -        06 Aug 22 

The sun not long set 

Sky is already dark

Dreams fill the night

Pull my vision 

Into new places 

Unexpected things 

In the dreams 

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Sometimes the dark ones are more interesting.

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Glimpse Of Tomorrow

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Maybe I will see.

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Glimpse Of Tomorrow       -        05 Aug 22

Looking into the distance

Hoping to see a glimpse

Of tomorrow

In the mists of yesterday

Will I ever see 

Me looking for me 

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A hall of mirrors. 

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Night Star

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Weaving the stars.

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Night Star       -       03 Aug 22

Lifting night

Star by star 

Into the light of day 

I caress the shadows 

Into rest again 

Let them sleep 

Until they wake 

Into night 

And shine 

With the stars 

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They are always there. 

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Freedom Calls

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Shifting into the movement. 

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Freedom Calls       -        16 Jul 22 

Thoughts of you 

Open the doors 

To freedom 

Allow me to escape 

From the dark tedium 

Of repetitive moves

Where nothing seems to happen 

Into a place where 

The tide calls me 

And the waves lift me 

Onwards 

Free 

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The tide and waves are always calling.

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First Reality

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I had an enforced break due to being infected with the coved thing.  I am now back and feeling quite good. 

This is the first poem on my return.

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First Reality       -        01 Aug 22

Day 

Fractures the dreaming 

Night 

Into a myriad pieces 

Light 

Encompasses all reality 

Dark 

Is the first reality 

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I met dark in my enforced break. 

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