Church Plaque

John Henry Vessey
Was not slothful in business
And his soul is laid to rest
And his body waits for the sunrise

John Henry
John Henry
Soul laid to rest
Body waiting for the sunrise

And they sing their songs
And they tell their stories
And we fill their coffee cups
And we eat their chocolate biscuits

John Henry
John Henry
Soul laid to rest
Body waiting for the sunrise

John Henry Vessey
Was not slothful in business
And his soul is laid to rest
And his body waits for the sunrise

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C & C

A long way from
Cold comfort farm
It is too cold for comfort

Sat at a non wiped table
In a converted aluminium barn
I feel too old for comfort

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Twin-Heads

Only by leaving
Through a door
Down a path
Into a big wide world

Only by action
More than breathing
More than thinking
Yes, by actually doing

Only by stopping
Slowly, and so surely, observing

Only by waiting
For the light, and the shadow

Remembering midnight
Church moths in the headlights
Remembering afternoon poems
Butterflies in the garden

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Said

I left that place
Where I was alone
To move to a new place
Where I am alone

One place had loneliness
One place had peace

Still I search for both
When I am alone

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Instant

That this time
As the pen writes on the paper
Before the keyboard is tapped

That I might engage
In more than myself
To be with you for a few moments

Walking down the garden
I don’t want to say any more
Not just now

It is not the fear of flight
For I have often flown

It is not the fear of immersion
For I was often immersed

It is not the fear of crying
For I feel crying to be a brave gesture

But just for that moment
I had to stop
I was welling up, and felt quite hopeless

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