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Thursday, 9 June 2016

Teacher

In that search
For heart, and mind, and soul
I had within me
Some certainty
Some doubt
Some confusion

I settled on
The heart being where the seed of the poetry arises
The mind being where I rummage to find a context
The soul being where lies what I choose to leave behind

In this conclusion
Of heart, and mind, and soul
I have been given
The will for absolute life
The will for absolute love
The will for absolute inspiration


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Wednesday, 8 June 2016

Song Of Visualisations

Between the mind, and the body
And whatever feeds the soul
Therein lies the story
Of all that’s rock and roll

From the dry winds of the mountains
To the wild, and crashing, seas
From the three girls in the fountains
To the reckless, on their knees

And as we go on singing
In this plain, and lonely, voice
For the wishes we are bringing
While we claim to have a choice

From the soft sands on the seashore
To the dust bowls of the South
From the freedom of the free score
To the soft kiss on your mouth

And as we go on winning
In the East, and in the West
For the smiles they all are grinning
In this, the feast of all that’s best

From the violin concerto
To the throb of drum, and bass
From the lark to the lothario
To the fear of losing face

And as we go on beginning
Each way to start again
For the ideas we are singing
Are to lead us all from pain

From the blues of the delta
To the ballads of the North
From the times of helter-skelter
To the rhythm of the fourth

And as we turn to lingering
On thoughts to burn our breast
Those pages we’re slowly fingering
To fill the heart within our chest

From the physical mentality
To the spirituality of the path
From the journeys of reality
To the sacred place we laugh


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Tuesday, 7 June 2016

Pass Over

You gave me a freshly plucked conker
I bought you fake crystals

Your gift is full of life
It will grow old gracefully
The kernel will dry out
The skin will wrinkle

My present, although
Indestructible, is an imitation, yet
It will shed the light of rainbows
Into all the shadowy corners

Together our purchases
With our findings, will help
That we find ourselves, will keep
Our souls safe, to become nourished


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Monday, 6 June 2016

Inhibitions

Again I escape from the party
All those artichokes
And misplaced jokes
That are the home of my fear

Tears of laughter at the door
All those dances
And misread glances
Which wait for me my dear

Lear jets, and coronets
All those pre-eminent types
With feminist rights
Who say don’t you dare disappear

Steer the wheel of fortune
All those gambles
And discordant rambles
That make me so far from clear


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Sunday, 5 June 2016

Gathered Together

On this day, of venerable meditation
Friendships are formed
Out of shared beliefs, hobbies, and pastimes
That, and having a common sense of humour

An odd sort of way:

To meet a poet before breakfast
To meet a handyman over lunch
Then, at the dinner table, to meet
The ex-steelworker; a TUC delegate
Who had spoken with Tony Benn

Not to mention those two ladies
Who meditate at Matlock Bath
And Kate’s new friend Gita
Who cook's curries in Bradford


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