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The smile on the lips of the fool
Unfathomable pleasure
Gaze, glazed
Lost in rhyme
The wandering kind
Forgotten
all he left behind
All he knew, searching blind
Lost as me without you
A victim of geography
In dark recesses
hidden
Forbidden
Words unspoken (bonds unbroken)
He would if he could
He doesn’t know them
Searching
the streets
The lantern-lit home of the misfits
Under the stars; subway cars
Dive bars; battle scars
Wet, wetter
out in the rain
Face strained, feeling the pain
Misshapen ginger-bread man in the bakers' window
Lost, forlorn
Still
that same smile
Running wild
Free like the great river
Air smells of Autumn
Listening to the leaves, laughing
In
the wind
Fallen, not forgotten
Illuminated by the artists
Immortalised by the poets
Decorated with footprints
What
was a carpet of stunning gold
Now a masterpiece of the dead and old
Conquering the seasons
Trying to stay one step
ahead of Winter
Collecting his daylight savings
Squandered on a misspent youth
Wasted Time
What does he have to
show?
A head full of poisoned memories
A heart full of empty promises
A soul full of shattered dreams
Not all
his own
Crystal sun streaks through the trees
Reflected from raindrops
Diamond leaves, dying
Blind man in the
alley, sighing
Staggering
Dagger in
Hand
Resting in the humming streetlight
Seeing clear to what will be
When
the shadows touch the sky
Harvest time is here again
Raking in the crops
Brings in the dollar and the dough
Old
boll weevil smiles
Great show!
What does he know?
One good year
One false smile
One good picking
Truth
is out of style
Courtesy a stranger
Between the bridges of our worlds
You met them there
Where
They blew you
mind
Passed by King’s Park
Three white arrows
One straight
One true
One yours
And it struck
Stuck
Held
me up against the fence
A blistering backdrop of
Tomorrow
A ‘For Sale’ sign on yesterday
Good for
a cheap present
For the slackers and backtrackers
The dismal, the deluded
Not for you
You concluded
I just
nodded
The fool laughed
Uproarious
The sun split the clouds and we kissed
Glorious
New rays
A birth of light
In
the stutter of creation
I lost my balance
You saw what was coming
We knew nothing
The fractured night
Wounded
animal
Scolded child
Limps wearily across the horizon
Our friend watched
Two eyes; hundred watt bulbs
Lighting
the sky, then out
Like a flash
Sixty yard dash
Spark out
Dreams of places, spaces and faces
Scenarios and other
cases
This world in another time, or
This time in another world?
Held in a trance
Numbing silence
Powdered
peaks of snowy mountains
Simplistic beauty
Great white wonders
Perfect palette for the prodigious painter
Of words
With
words
Of limited experience however
Step out of your goldfish bowl
You haven’t lived
Kid
Do it
Do
it now!
No one understands?
Everyone understands!
You’re not alone
They’ve all been there, done that
(Look
at her new t-shirt)
Too many times to mention
Cut the tension
Lack of sense and
Timing, to perfection
One way
ticket to wherever
Get on the plane
Take the train
It’s now or never
You’re not so clever
Hiding
the pain
Go far across the mountains
Or the sea
Drink from the fountain
Know what it is to be free
Ah, freedom!
Magnificent
state of just being
You are now here
Stranger to nowhere
Looking across the vista
I knew somewhere I’d missed
her
Once told me
Everything has a purpose
The purpose of a question, then?
To be asked or answered?
Neither,
by men
What you don’t know
You don’t need to know
Questions raise doubt
Too many about
I should’ve
listened
Now I find
I’m so far behind
Her
Transfiguration of the vision
Inauguration of the dream
Took
the ocean in your hand
Guided me
Safely to land
On the golden shore I stand
Wander in wonder
Begin to ponder
What
treasures I could plunder
Innumerable questions surround
What becomes of friends lost?
Where could they be found?
What
would be the cost
Insurmountable answers abound
Reaching up into tomorrows sky
I pluck a star; gone too far
The
reason why?
Her
Music in the air
Clouds forming a conga-line
Rain keeps the time
Vibrations getting stronger;
sign?
Meteorological rhapsody
Mother Nature in all her glory
Doesn’t tell the whole story
No one ever does
Love
might make the world go round
But secrets keep us
Tied to the ground
Afraid to gamble
With the act of sharing
Bound
to lose, bruised
Abused all caring
Stop your staring
She knows I won’t talk
Not that daring
The dawning
of the day
A new sun risen
Eastern promise
Broken
Flower wilted
Growth stilted
Days of meaningless recollections
Of
sin
Of hope
Of days already been
And gone
Never again to come
I guess I can still dream
I hope I can still
dream
Refuge from the cold
Shoulder
Shudder
Still raising a smile
As night caresses day
That unforgettable
moment
When I could only pray
One day
I’d come home and see her there
Stand in her stare
I’m much
too scared
To her I surrender
Her
The great pretender
Across the sea I sent her
Everything I am
Returned
to sender
Addressee unknown
Must be something I’ve done
I know she’s home
Where angels roam
I wasn’t
welcome
Did you ever feel
The texture of the night?
Or experience the touch
Tender touch of a cloud
Lost
In
a soft
Embrace
Surrounded, safe
A friendly face
To see you arrive
To greet you with a smile
Make the leaving
worthwhile
As you return
From across the miles
On the benches
The faceless judges sit
Pass comment on your
trials
And spit
Out their words
Venomous snakes hunting
Defenceless birds
Voices build to an invisible crescendo
Silence
in the gallery
State your case
Punishment face
Journey halted
Senses assaulted
Seeing, hearing, feeling
Her
One
touch
To take her hand
Fingertips on her face
Through my mind memories race
Cannot be displaced
Skydiver in
freefall
Feel the rush
He wasn’t pushed
Parachute to guide him
Ground crew to find him
I have nothing
But
strangers
To confide in
Some go through life
Fulfilling hopes
Their own and other’s
Then comparing notes
Why?
This
is all a game
A shame
A sham
A scam
Made by man
Since first he came
I don’t really believe that
Of
the wonders that surround
I once wrote so profound
Nothing but lies
False alibis
I knew it
And threw it
To
the wind
I watched
As the pages turned
I could smell
Each word burned
The pages fell
White as ghosts
By
the words I am haunted
Continue undaunted
Go with the flow
Follow the tide
Take life in my stride
Tightrope
ride
Don’t show you pride
Cast aside
Nowhere to hide
Passing time in childish rhyme
Candle on the night-stand
Breeze
through the window
Curtain billows
Flame dances
Outside, the trees (willows)
Resisting icy advances
Dense forest
clustered
Refuge for the scoundrel
The outspoken
Closely guarded
No place for the broken
Hearted
A bullet
with my name on it
Trouble down on the corner
Writing on the wall
Could’ve got here sooner
Watched them
take the fall
A hand, help
That was all
Instead you stop
Stall
Silence is mocking
Ignorance, bliss?
Now
wonder you’re so happy
The magic armies are converging
Expression and Doubt
I know whose side I’m on
Neither
Indecision
my weakness
Fighting the tides
Waves crashing
Eroding, smashing
Cashing
In
Original sin
Daylight choking
Dust
of cobweb clouds
Smoke rising
The nights are getting longer
Stars shining stronger
Illuminating new-born galaxies
Life
in he split-second of infinity
Rises fast leaving it’s mark
Then fades
Into the echoes of eternity
With
each passing
Flashing demise
A new wonder intrudes
The intimacy of my mind
Exploring the danger
Love to the
stranger
Comfort in the eyes of
The child in the manger
Time is just a word
And the word is
Now
A moment
of truth
Descended from youth
An aging transcript
Intricately bound with
Strings of experience
My pages are
loose
Ground to make
No time to waste
No time to kill
Come what will
Choice to face
Treacherous Angel spies
(Diamond
eyes
Of metallic skies)
In the stillness
Simmering night
I can only dream
In black and white
A feeling
of helplessness
I can’t explain
Lost in the crowd
Though feeling no pain
There’s someone watching
over me
My luck has changed
Where emptiness reigned
Events now pre-arranged
Littered with charlatan truths
Pitiful
Little
white
Lies
Masquerade in honest disguise
Deceives my eyes
Relives me my highs
Resting
In peaceful slumber
Forgotten
space
House with no number
Perfect place
Mind to plunder
Rafts of memories
Escape
On rivers of tears
Lost
the loves
Kept the fears
No more soaring Heavens above
Motionless
Clipped wings of the dove
Grounded
No
more she sings
Sweet refrain
I’ll just have to dance
Dance to the music
Up to you how you use it
Fuse
it
Lose it!
Close your eyes
An eruption of nature
Engulfs your soul
Reach out
Touch it
Feel it inside
Beauty
indescribable
Vision undeniable
Memories reconcilable
Blanket or warmth
Too excited to hold a thought
Lying
myself happy
Confusion marches
Through frustration arches
Manipulation
No substitute for direction
Those words
resound
Nobody around
Your money or your life
Neither is worth a dime
I forfeited
That little lost angel
In
a game of chance
Happens in a flash
The memory lasts
Forever
One request
Wings
For the flightless bird
The
moment we met
Remembrance clear as day
I never wanted it
To end this way
To have lasted forever
I would have
nailed the night
To the sky
Using the stars
That were shining in your eyes
And the hammer, pounding
In my heart
Beating
Repeating
Then
retreating
My eyes are bursting
Feels like burning
The morning sun cuts
Through half-drawn curtains
Transcendent
Transparent
Dependent
Apparent
The
answers are in
The songs we sing
The bells that ring
In everything
To all you head-turners
Tyre-burners
Eyeball-spinners
and hum-dingers
Watch out when the North Star is peaking
You won’t find it in your attention seeking
There
are no strings
Attached
To the simple
Blissful things
Ten thousand people waiting in line
To leave their rose
On
the memorial shrine
Fame and fortune guaranteed him this luxury
What about the girl next door?
She didn’t even
look for it
Just because he was famous
Doesn’t mean you should ignore the lies
Your sentiment’s so false
It
rips the tears from my eyes
Touched by a dead-man’s hand
Heavy
Around the shoulder
Like a frosty wind
Colder
Than
a mid-winter’s night
You turn
To find
No one behind
It’s a sign
A reminder
Time is slipping
away
Not long to find her
Stuck in this game
Never Ending charade
Left counting the cost
The price I’ve
paid
Denial of existence
Stranded in the distance
Sitting in silence
At her insistence
Vague words cluster
Unoriginal
Yet
randomly owning them
Unconscious meaning appears
Rhythmic pandemonium
Recollection of the days
Ah, the good old
days
Inspired schemes
Impossible dreams
Ruthless smiles
Youthful trials
Tribulations
Heroic adulation
The
man on the silver screen
We didn’t care
What had already been
Now I follow
Footprints
In the snow
Leading
To
her door
Vultures are circling
Swooping and soaring
Haunting
Free
Eyes fixed cold
Intently, on me
Cackles
and howls
Above
Mocking my love
Derision
Nerves risen
In preparation of
The wondrous vision
Her
There’s
a barrier between
But no middle
Ground
Must we be forever
Bound
By love or hate?
I care too much
To wait
In
apathy or indifference
In lifelessness or
Ignorance
The moon crowns the sky
Like the rubber tip of a pencil
In
the artists hand
The dark clouds pass by
On the canvas forming a stencil
A base for the pure-white jet-stream to
stand
Winters coming
Trees bare their souls
Like me
Like mine
Like ours
Everyone lays awake in the
Midnight
hours
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