A new year dawns as many before,
will 2010 bring what we ask for?
A peaceful future that all can share
with the wealthy showing that they care?

In my hopes as ever that would be the plan
for without compassion what distinguishes man?
We may have tools and brains to embrace
technologies to help the human race

But if those minds just persue all with greed
then we ignore those with more pressing need
For f...

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Long lost they lay beneath the ice
in which their skated feet had cut a slice
as they once pirouetted together in delight
on a sparkling winters moonlight night.

The press would say they ran from view
and for a week or more theories anew
of where they went and how they slipped
past those that this accident had tricked

Pressed together their souls entwined
all troubles past, think of them kind
for such ...

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The War of the Roses

Red on one side, white on the other
the roses steadfastly facing one another
I was caught in the middle like some referee
with both lines armed with sharp points aimed at me

As I stood uncertain of which way to go
my hand gripped my own short weapon you know
twin blades close together would soon be apart
as I released the catch and to war I did start

Soon my blood was seen to dri...

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Love Passes

Love passes joy from one to another
Over and over from daughter to mother
Valentines declare the state of their heart
Each raining kisses whenever they part

Pass some love each time that you can
All need some loving be they woman or man
Send some warmth to lift their days
See the real depths shine within their gaze
Ease their daily loads with a winning smile
Show all the world life can be less o...

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After

The best of lovers will one day part
and such sad moments break many a heart
maybe a lifetime together has then passed
or one has gone, leaving questions to be asked

But then after the love of your life has gone
can you find new strength to somehow carry on
will there be words from friends to impart any peace
while you struggle through each day until your final release

To each...

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Clouds Of Rain

Weary though the world may be
still it's the only one for you and me
the one place we all must call our home
even the astronauts who did once roam
and set a flag upon that dusty moon
where none had been to sing a tune
yet all have witnessed the disc in the sky
ever since man first looked up and pondered why
the shape was sometimes full and bright
but then shrank into a crescent light
that vani...

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A  W.O.M.A.N.

 

A long time has now passed
And so the tale can be told
About a woman 39 years on this earth
Albeit her siren face didnt seem so old

When was the last time
When was the first
When she spoke openly
When she last cursed

Oh to be there that day
Only the rarest of times
Ought to be acknowledged
Otherwise ignore her jibes

Many are the times
Many the plaintive speeches
Many were hooked by her l...

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At last she gave up trying
When the hassles with kids
Had become much too much
For one who'd suffered such

One lied for a living
Another was so butch
And beat up all the others
Her sisters, her brothers

She sank into such deep dismay
Receding more each lonely day
There was nothing of interest
On tv is all she'd ever say

No job held any longer
No more need to get up
A tin can full of lager
And a fag so very...

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As the anniversary comes round again shortly, I'll offer up my own thoughts on the pain and loss of people not only in the twin towers but other innocent victims of conflicts around the world.......

Nine Eleven Tribute

No words of mine or others can change what went before
We can but stand in silence and remember them once more
Though years roll by without restraint and some images fade
The sights we...

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'Never mind the quality, just feel the width'
Good enough for the spivs, but I think I'll give it a miss
For giving of our best is the forward way to think
And so I try to do my best with this paper and this ink
Maybe if you spot the odd mistake and take me then to task
I'll listen, think, digest it all, not turn to seek a cask
But perfection isn't always reached by grammar on its own
Somet...

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Oh to be once more in the depths of green

Escape from the bustle of the present mainstream

Soak up the magic of natures verdant glory

Linger there a while and pen the story

For refuge what can ever surpass this haven

An acorns throw away from the commercially enslaven...

 

©Rhumour 

August 10th 2009

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How much are you worth asked a dear friend

'Two kisses and a cuddle' was the reply he did send

'Two kisses may be found for you with ease

But a cuddle is harder to blow through the breeze'

'Ah but cuddles are warm and can last so long

Please see if you can manage to blow very strong'

'Much as I might blow long with all of my might

I doubt you would get that hug afore tomorrow ...

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The Apprentice

"I saw it all"
said the witness
"For I am the carpenter"
head down, foot up,
arm stretching ever more...

"Try to keep it to that line
hold it straight and true."
Teeth vibrating every stroke
board slipping, blood dripping,
from the deep cut then resulting.

"Darn it!"
Said the seamstress
"A stitch in time
you know will save nine."
Came forth from her needle tongu...

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Clammy Shadows

None of us are immune from these clammy shadows
of ghosts that pursue us from our long, long agos
with drafty whispers teasing our ears at night
leaving as quickly as we are seen to take fright
well gone before any help comes to hand
nothing left for others to grasp and understand

So under the protective tent of covers we go
at least that way our googly eyes will not sho...

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All Butt All

 

Barely bothered as he lay down his weary head
Life was so much hassle, he just wished he could be dead

The medics kept his ticker beating as it should
But at what quality of living, he felt none understood

It's a dog's life he thought with such irony
If I had but been a dog, wouldn't they end this misery

Brighter days were now few and so far between
His memories s...

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School Rules

 

I have to say with words I play so much it ires some peeps

But those that like to listen still are my friends for keeps

Whilst back in school my rhymes did rule too much from time to time

In English class acceptable but in History t'was viewed a crime

 

One day we had to tell the tale of Henry and his wives

But I was bored and pepped it up with a few comic as...

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Back in the mid seventies, I spent some time working with a company that specialised in organizing sales based around taking container loads of goods direct to the car parks of large factories so that staff could purchase goods at rather low prices for the day. One time we had a real struggle due to the temperature falling very low overnight. I wrote this while shivering on the van...

 

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Face down in the mud, he paused before he rose

'Women pay a fortune and I'm covered to my toes'

Back among the runners, he tried again to jump

Over the high barriers, but he really got the hump

 

When soon for the third time he took a mighty fall

'You'd think that after all this time my feet would now play ball'

Some weeks went by before he had to go and seek some hel...

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I Aim

 

I aim to be as true to all 

As I have learnt from being small

Tell it like I see it when I'm clear

Zip my mouth if I'm not my dear

 

Now as time rolls on I find I still

Have a very strong unbending will

None too shy to state my case

Toe to toe, face to face

 

Tempering the above with concern

For others views where I may learn

More about this world ...

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Dusty Books

 

I'm a poet 

Not a mechanic

If the rhyme breaks down

Should I panic?

 

For each syllable stretch

And stumbling scan

Do I search for another

Or act like a man

 

Must the purpose I scribe

Be for passing a test

Or maybe some mention

Of a tale with some zest

 

I think the audience tell 

If they like it or not

And may offer a silence

...

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Chips and Dips and Cool, Cool Wine

Luscious lips
Curvy hips
Cool white wine
Chips and dips divine

A dribble here to lick away
A splash of dip has gone astray
Soft playing music may make you swoon
Gently lolling back in this vibrant room

A sash you pull to ease the waist
Pull me close so I can lick and taste
A subtle mix of fresh bathed skin
Traces of the wine that slipped within
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A slight departure from my more usual styles, an experiment in harsh revelation...

Stark Distillation

Wilt thou distill my bleating heart
To extract the spirit of love within?

Bottled in glass will it smell of pine
As just now it must within my breast

Take it then and rid me of its odour
Soured by the heat of your betrayal

Leave me no trace to fester as I sleep, but
Bury me deep...

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So you come to me and say 'I'm free'
And you claim all your words are true
Then you run from me, saying 'Set me Free'
Such confusion runs through you


Some years I spent in quiet retreat
Without such strife if incomplete
Dont play these games no more with me
Far better I'm left to rot in solitary


Each time you've run and turned again
And its truly sad to see your pain
But when ind...

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Love Decides The Cast

Love did not arise

It sneaked up from behind

Love did not surprise

It just controlled the mind

 

All our senses swamped

All our logic shot

All desires inflamed

All at such a cost

 

Love burns so very bright

A supernova in our heart

Love takes us day and night

And breaks us when we part

 

All our futures centred

All passions r...

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When did my troubled heart last open it's door
Easing your entry to it's welcoming glow
So many years past since such invasion 
Crept stealthily in 'ere I could sense it show

The blend was changing so deep within 
Taking such time to let me feel cheeks aglow
When your fair visage came once more into view
Take heed poor heart your defence did never know

Quietly healing from scars hi...

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Dusted off from 1968, probably my first serious poem with influences being mainly the news from Vietnam. I later used it as a song lyric with some variations, though eventually the music developed further into a fingerpicking instrumental that had a life of its' own, so the two have separated...

 

 

 

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Adams Thumb Prints

 

DNA is a marvel that's very true

And your's must reflect well upon you

Those twisting chains of proteins and more

Have in their ravels a record we now score

On computers the bases are being plotted to see

How clearly the great apes are related to me

But hidden amidst the recumbent parts

Are secrets of evolutions which all had to start

From s...

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Black

 

Black coal down the mineshaft so deep

Takes a pale sheen as my eyes do weep

Days without comfort are sending me down

The caged bird twitters but I still frown

 

Escape to the surface via cable or pills

The former brings succour, the latter masks ills

Sometimes my anguish calls the loudest of all

While strength I seek from a larder too small

 

©R...

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Simply Time

 

With Crystal Ball, I might have found

Some way to weave my way through time

Instead, I played without the rules

Did it my way throughout the schools

Meandered free from guides or maps

Ate my meals from plates on laps

Camped and rambled, cycled too

My only aim - my love for you

 

Single till I sang your song

Wed while we were still so youn...

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Inverted Glow

The inverted glow of darkness
Can show where black holes exist
But to paint one on a canvas
Might leave clues easily missed

Yet we're told that they are out there
And can be seen because they bend
The light from all around them
With their super gravity they tend

To suck mass into their centre
But where does it go from there
Compressed tight in the middle
Or into another galaxy somewhere?

©Rhumour
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Hmm - should perhaps have posted this one earlier today - Nelson Mandela reached 91 today.  This sonnet was written for his 90th last year

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The Depths of Love - by Rhumour

The great power of love is not in the mind
But deep in our hearts which can ache muchly sometimes
The passions we feel are beyond thought to control
Some say it is our hormones, some say it's the soul

But to live life in the shallows without loves warm glow
Is to be beached like a whale with nowhere to go
The depths may bring some sorrows and pain on the way
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The End

The voice of hate
I've heard of late
Has sunk me down in terror

A crippled ship
I drift the depths
Of navigators error

Once bathed in light
I'm now undone
Left struggling in the dark

My memory turns
To days far gone
When the voice was of a lark

So tortured life
Now ends in strife
I gasp in vain for breath

Just left alone
Frozen to the bone
Shaking myself to death


(c)Rhumour 1974

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Search For Astrology

Weave these moonbeams carefully
Embroider them with crystal flakes
Of pure white snow so scattered 
To illustrate the stars we must forsake

The visions that we see above
Are ancient light they sent
Sparkling paths through deepest space
Some time they truly spent

If we could see them true
In the places they now be
What a difference that might make
To all that search for astrology....

(c)Rhu...

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The day dawns, the cat yawns
All across the land we rise as pawns
The systems says we all must try
And follow rules that by and by
Stifle your choice under the lie

Their myriad taxes run for whom
So many layers conceal in gloom
Search between and you will see
The tax is taxed for you and me

For every hour that we work or play
More dollars pass the revenues's way
And so the suits devise more schemes
Offshore b...

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Whilst it's true that I was born at a rather early age
Somehow I have survived long enough to become a little sage
To leave behind some of my points of view
Some quite long held though others I still review
Many perchance you will have read before
In verse I posted here for all to explore

Amid those words joined up in strings
Are stories of my life and other things
The way I see the world today
And how ...

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If I die before tomorrow

Though the sun won't shine for me

Take pleasure in it's warming glow

There's a future there to see

 

No life will last forever

The sun will one day fail

But not before we've all passed on

So who will hear the tale

 

A tree falls in a forest

A whale dies in the sea

What happens to the birds nest

Do the krill sigh with relief

 

Fo...

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