Timbuktu

On my way to Timbuktu
Crossroads of the desert
Backpack on my back
And dying to see the view


On my way to Timbuktu
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Never Forgotten

There is no going back
Words can’t be unsaid
If only they could go in a sack
And placed with the dead


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Words

A new friend said writing is the best skill we have
Still better the thoughts that go into it
Lizzie is on the money
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Night

So lonely tonight
Just waiting for the dawn
and the morning light
The dark will be gone

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Rosemary

Rosemary is aromatic
A native of the Med
Sometimes even autocratic
And great in bread


Rosemary is a lady fair
Strong willed and determined
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Robots

We are clever, very clever
We do complex actions quickly
Our brains can go on and on for ever
And everything is done quickly


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Alone

I live in my head always alone
Company just distracts thoughts
Why do I need testosterone?
when conversations tie me in knots

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Lay Her Head (II)

The world continued to be her oyster
Companies endlessly wanted her beauty
Never dreamed of this when a youngster
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Lay Her Head (I)

Travelling the world, seeing the sights
Paris today, Rome tomorrow
Soon Alaska and the Northern Lights
But where is her home


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