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Decibels
Carol's a novice bell-ringer
campanology is her forte
she pulls my bell with gusto
at night especially naughty
she couldn't leave me alone
never enjoyed a silent night
my bell was at her mercy, a
fast Treble Bob her's by right
in the bell-tower she excelled
Christmas peals lit the snow
triples at the end of her rope
enough to lay a reverend low
tr...
Saturday 26th December 2020 10:40 am
Strays
far end of the graveyard
cant find it for tall weeds
but why did I come here?
thorn pricks, leg bleeds
this grass needs cutting
Billy always was a liar
there's daffodils dead
more blood from a briar
should have put on a coat
hurt me when he strayed
its starting to snow again
not only me he betrayed
trips on a trailing bramble
marble knocks her ...
Wednesday 9th December 2020 10:31 am
Heartfall
hanging there its waiting
each and every little part
dangling just on the edge
the avalanche in my heart
snow melted has frozen,
stones skitter on a rink,
quick to rip and tumble
before I can even think
waiting at a precipice
crawling ever nearer
my fate in your hands
kismet never clearer
further descent of snow
dead weight on icy rock
I can...
Wednesday 18th November 2020 10:51 am
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