Optimistic

Today is now, tomorrow is the future
Are we hopeful, what do we wish for?
Will everything be super
And make our hearts soar


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Trust

So hard these days to trust
A word destroyed by deceit
Rotting away like rust
Abandoned on the sidewalk of the street


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Second Sight

They meet by error on a Winter’s night
Both searching for keys in the dark
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Box in Hand

Cummings has gone, box in hand
The engine of Number 10 has stalled
Was his leaving planned
Will his going make Boris bald?


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Life

How heavy a burden is life?
How much luggage is in our heads?
All full of heartache and strife
So frustrating the making of plans… Read the rest

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Intriguing

What arouses curiosity, what fascinates
A film, a poem, a book
What is it that captivates?
Will it make us look?


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Inspiration

Write a poem be a new bard
Seeking originality, something new
Where do I find it, sometimes hard
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Forgiveness

What is special about Christmas
Cards, presents, trees, light
But don’t forget forgiveness
It’s a time to make things right


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Unfair

The red of the evening light hangs like blood over the world
Suffering, pain and bewilderment is everywhere
We are a world of plenty
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