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Painted sky
There were brush strokes of cloud
Against a watercolour of blue
And, the sun gilded wisps
With a honey drizzle hue
There was wonder in that canvas
Painted by Nature's hand
But, on occasion, tears would fall
Reminiscing a green & pleasant land
Sunday 3rd September 2023 3:38 pm
A Place For Mushrooms
Roses were never within her
For only the cloying fragrance of lilies
emanated from every pore
and ethereal breath
A succulent moss gave comfort
like an earthly blanket
Seducing her cold, dead bones
Pale, decaying flesh turning
fertilizer for sprouting fungi:
such tempting, flavoursome morsels
of a fine meaty bouquet
The swirling breeze whispers:
...
Wednesday 6th October 2021 6:05 pm
Nectar
She danced under the moonlight
Deep, deep into the trees
Until the morning mist
Made her the dew upon the leaves
She dripped unto the fertile soil
Where fragrant flowers bloomed
Then bees refined her into honey
And your eager mouth consumed
Your sticky lips, like summer, shone
As you sowed your field of corn
And the innocence of restless youth
Lik...
Wednesday 6th January 2021 12:49 pm
How free are we?
How free, flows the raging river
How free, float the clouds
How free, sways the luscious grass
How free, stand trees so proud
How free, swirls the playful wind
How free, tides ebb and flow
How free, the sunlight bathes the earth
How free, wild flowers grow
How free, the stars prick night with gold
How free, the moon that shimmers
How free, roam creatures of ...
Tuesday 22nd September 2020 12:25 pm
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