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Shallows
Let me swim only in shallow waters I am too old now And too inexpert To gather courage and descend To greater depths Let me wallow in the serenity That is ambition Finally beaten down and away And take simple … Continue reading
Weight
There is too much of me These days I lumber, old bones covered in skin that is loose, it folds across territories alien My rib cage disappeared so many years ago I can’t recall Beneath the layers hides the lithe form … Continue reading
Posted in Earth, Poetry
Tagged age, aging, fat, loss, overweight, realisation, sadness, self-image, weight, youth
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Heaviness of Air
He felt the heaviness of air Bearing down much more than gravity Elusive oppression stifling Upon his shoulders as a weight Waiting a moment on the stair Remembering light, a lover’s eyes So many years, a century As finer feelings … Continue reading
Coffee
My coffee is cold Winter creeps across my threshold With its stories and its laments I am quite wired but still so tired Growing old My coffee is cold Like the soul within I’ve sold With its memories and tragedies … Continue reading
10 Poems in 20 Minutes
1 Still free-floating from that star sprinkled night This morning in a café I saw the face of God on a colourful postcard He was winking 2 Counting the coins before you throw them into this gilded wishing well A … Continue reading
Procession
The procession of my days gives way to slow encroaching age Each page is written deep in blood and floods my mind with memories that tease The procession of these hours have powers to make the past within akin to … Continue reading
Posted in Earth, Poetry
Tagged acceptance, age, aging, Aspiration, belief, choice, dark, denial, Dreams, Life, memory, Musings, Philosophy, procession, truth
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Beauty Ages
Beauty ages so The cultural rules apply We will not deny The face forms hollows The lines of age hold their sway On too soon a day Beauty ages all The finest flower in time Loses her sweet prime And … Continue reading
The Great Beauty
Once celebrated On the world’s stage The perfect picture On the front page What of the swan With the progress of age? The great beauty Of the silver screen Parties, bonhomie Everyone’s queen But as the light fades Is she … Continue reading
Posted in Fire, Poetry
Tagged acceptance, age, aging, Aspiration, Beauty, belief, choice, denial, Dreams, fame, portrait
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24 Hours
It’s only a day Could seem like a century 24 hours pass So fleetingly But each breath Lasts eternally Burnt summer sun Shining youthfully Words spoken in haste So much time to fill 24 hours lost All our dreams are … Continue reading
Posted in Air, Poetry
Tagged 24 hours, acceptance, age, choice, dissociation, hours, memory, Musings, time
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Music-Less
Over the years it seems my life Has gradually, slowly come to be An absence of such pure delight Or even mournful melody When I was young I lived the age When music held such mastery And all the hours … Continue reading
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