My roots are so deep
01/10/2023
My roots are so deep,That when I am gone,There will still be a memory of me.
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Free Verse Poetry
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My roots are so deep,That when I am gone,There will still be a memory of me.
Continue readingThe photo of you,The one in my pocket,Is faded and torn at the edges.The black and white picture,A gift from you,Is a treasure that I’ll take to the grave.
Continue readingI need to breathe, Like winter needs the snow, Like summer needs the sun, Like spring needs its glow, Like autumn needs its colourful gown, in which we kick our way.
Continue readingYou abandoned me, I was just six weeks old, You threw me away, And now I’m truly broken.
Continue readingA greasepaint mask, A multicoloured gown, The real you was hidden, In the balloons that you set free.
Continue readingNext to me, Beneath the sheets, The warmth of your body, But it’s just a dream.
Continue readingYou were an old man, And you took what wasn’t yours, To prepare slowly, then to consume, Blessed be the children.
Continue readingThat first kiss, It was at the school party, I remember it so vividly, But I never knew your name.
Continue readingThe lonely lady lighting up the dark, White wax dripping and the warmth that I need, With a whisper of smoke and a minuscule spark, You give just enough light for me to read. Become ever less as you burn…
Continue readingVampire You evil creature of the night, How dare you come to me to bite, Be away be away get out of my sight, Find another victim for you to fright. A vicious creature adorned in black, Milk white skin…
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I found a conker today,
A deep rustic brown,
The sunlight was shining on it,
And my thoughts of Autumn are plenty.
It seems that a glass or two of red wine, is good for the poet in me
