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57 Varieties poetry winter series

Waiting for spring

deep hibernation
breath freezes outside blanket
slow rhythmic breathing

wondering whether
cup of tea will make itself
stare into darkness

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The Horizon

Unattainable aspiration, reachable only by others.

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The goal

The goal scored, to where shall I run?
Confused chicken looks for approval.

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The thin veil

Petrol runs dry,
Country grinds quickly to a desperate halt,
Troops out.

The thin veil of civilisation,
Grab, rip, tear, anarchy exposed.

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The toothache

Dull, jaw ache distracts
Tongue probes,a finger picks
Trapped morsels imagined

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Petrol panic

Petrol panic, gullible queue thirty minutes for a thimbleful

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Suburban skyline

Backlit grey clouds silhouetted on a charcoal suburban  landscape

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Mother

Golden nature, lasting beauty,

forget at the peril of your soul.

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The flower

Hues of pink on pale green stem,

fleeting beauty, unnatural purpose.

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the first cup

I sip the first cup
carefully until cool,
swill and swallow,
refresh.

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chinks poems

wild night of fearful darkness

wild night of fearful darkness

leaves chased freely by the wind

a tree falls

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the deep twilight

the deep twilight

the deep twilight
stillness before the night
millennium of silence