Forty Nine

There is dark
There is light
The custodian’s arse
Is rather tight

It is stark
It is might
The earl so sparse
He lacked insight

The morning lark
Was in plain sight
Oystercatchers depart
With little flight

From Orkney to Sark
With emotional fright
The mind’s eye starts
With unusual plight

That day in the park
Riding the village bike
Following those carts
Flying your new-found kite

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Forty Eight

Eternal love
Will I not be unseated
Unfaithful love
May I not be defeated

Eternal love
I will not be deceitful
Unrequited love
May I not be in receipt

Eternal love
Will I ever be completed
Unborn love
May I not repeat

Eternal love
I will be eventful
Unbending love
May I be plentiful

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Forty Seven

I hear one crow
One crow, then one other
Soon a cacophony
One crow, with many others

I hear one rook
One rook, then one other
Soon I see a host of nests
For one rook, with many others

Crow or rook
Rook or crow
All alone
Or one with many others

Two pigeons on one branch
One love, of one other
One pigeon, one branch
One love lost, of many others

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Forty Six

Reinforcement, of soul
Of spirit, of breath, of voice
Sigh of great expectation
Sigh of intense stillness

Hear the crows squawk
Hear the pigeons coo
As in the old times
On modern chimney pots

Not so far from executions
Or more so, from persecutions
Not so far from dereliction
Of duties, of buildings

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Forty Five

Close in on me
Stumpy stone pillars
Withered away arches

Weight your song onto me
Stained glass window
Soprano led choir

Depart from me
Onwards to Berlin
To your own family

Be as you would for me
Lightness, movement
Quietly with voice

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