Welcome to my poems directory.
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Sky Tank
by Pete Scopes
23/08/2011
Whilst I was perched way up high upon a scarlet tree, Drowsily I yawned until this sight confronted me, A humming bird on the ground and in the sky a tank, And a burglar with stripy socks being robbed by a bank....
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Tigers Lap
by Pete Scopes
22/08/2011
Whilst I was perched way up high upon a scarlet tree, I saw an odd, a peculiar sight which did vex me, An octopus with yellow legs and a most refined hat, Was doing cartwheels and jumping jacks on a tigers lap....
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Flailing Man
by Pete Scopes
22/08/2011
Whilst I was perched way up high upon a scarlet tree, Behold a saw a most trying sight which did frighten me, Amidst cover and in the shade from the summer heat, An old man ran naked flailing down the street....
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Love Is (Part IV)
by Pete Scopes
15/08/2011
Love is a trusting doe It never gives up hope It grazes on the dewy grass And helps those who can't cope Love is a steady hand It needs no flashy show It is there when needed most And will never let you go...
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The Forth Man
by Pete Scopes
14/08/2011
My God ransomed His life, my debt to pay For no other god could save in this way This life I was given is no longer my own Every breath I give it to Christ alone Maybe I'm just too good at forgetting my sins Even still every one, You to the cross, it pi...
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The Last Flight of a Sombre Swallow
by Pete Scopes
14/08/2011
As Autumn draws nearer, the muggy Summer wans Southward facing preparing, for the journey's pains Mustering up its spirits, it takes one last look around Did it ever think that it wouldn't again see this dusty ground...
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This Dusty Ground
by Pete Scopes
14/08/2011
The parched, dusty ground cries out for a drink The arid Summer wind does not listen to the call The cracking ground crumbles, all the plants shrink The scorching sun untouchable, until the rise of the Fall...
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Beside the Fool's Pool
by Pete Scopes
14/08/2011
Gentle ripples lap, against a grassy bank Lilies resting lazily, have no-one to thank The buzzing of a dragonfly, the glub of a fish A coin flipped into the air, to make a fool's wish...
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This Old Man
by Pete Scopes
27/07/2011
This old man with a most crazy beard Was but walking along when some children sneered They said aloud with jeer in their voice "I can't believe he wears that by choice!" Off they went running, straight away Later those same children passed by his way T...
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A Passion, Lost
by Pete Scopes
20/07/2011
Some things you lose, other things you find When passion is lost with it can you rebind? Did I start just going through the motions? Has my heart & mind become separated by oceans? Waiting for the harvest that I've forgotten to sow Can I be called g...
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Love Is (Part III)
by Pete Scopes
20/07/2011
Love is a humble duck It does not boast one quack It flutters grace-filled feathers And never turns its back Love is an ancient tree It keeps no record of wrongs It shelters me from the rain And is always full of songs...
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A Long Walk
by Pete Scopes
13/07/2011
Life cannot be walked alone It is too far, too long And what if you should fall? Who would be there to pick you up? Who knows the steps of a man For they are like footprints in the sand Washed away by the rising tide Forgotten by even the one who walked ...
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If I were the rain
by Pete Scopes
04/07/2011
Were I the rain that joins the sky and ground Never able to touch but always reaching out Could I bind together the broken pieces And heal the wounds which time has forgot...
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The (paper)chase
by Pete Scopes
29/06/2011
Thumping hard, heart inside of chest The clock's cogs spinning, no time to rest Its hands drawing nearer to their final approach What can satisfy those haughty, curious eyes Bottomless desires, driving yet further guise Left wanting, fuelling the fire th...
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The Lion's Roar
by Pete Scopes
23/06/2011
Now then, do not misunderstand Don't try and misconstrue my words I was not the lion nor did I desire to be But it fell to me to give the lion's roar And roar I did with almighty valour Unrestricted, unrestrained into the drone Where it came was not from...
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Shall
by Pete Scopes
21/06/2011
With lips that never cease I will cry out all my praise To the Prince of all peace I shall ever follow Your ways With my head and my heart Spirit, body, even my soul This life is only the start And You shall make me whole Sing aloud you nations sing No ...
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Thank You
by Pete Scopes
18/06/2011
I sometimes fear it might be forgotten, lost Homage for those who burdened a cost Two words of such perfectly simple measure When received give abundant pleasure Rarely uttered, sporadically said Left in the dictionary to be found dead Thank you, a mea...
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Inspiration
by Pete Scopes
18/06/2011
Inspiration is a conceited mistress but one you should know She does not warn you when she's coming nor when she's about to go Like a thief in the night she comes without warning in the darkest hour But when she arrives she is finely dressed like a beaut...
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An Accidental Flirt?
by Pete Scopes
08/06/2011
Guys, girls, so very different and yet also alike Mistakes will be made like learning to ride a bike The trick lies in braving getting back on Discerning how and where you went wrong Girls can play by a complex melody Outwardly it seems fine but more goe...
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Lost Keys
by Pete Scopes
05/06/2011
I, most unfortunately, lost my keys the other day For the life of me I couldn't remember where they lay I scurried around hither and dither Around my house as my patience began to wither High and low and all over the shot I really thought my mind was goin...
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Live It
by Pete Scopes
04/06/2011
Sometimes life's a slog and I wonder if I can quit When was it that I learnt to just accept it? Other times I question life it is unmistakably good Was it something I did or is there something I should? Is the proverbial glass before me half full or emp...
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Drained
by Pete Scopes
03/06/2011
I lie motionless with no strength Nor will to drive my fragile body I am trapped by the confines of my bed Left with lots of time but no verve to think My eyes are normally windows to the great outdoors Yet the view before me remains very much static D...
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The Busker Gal
by Pete Scopes
24/05/2011
The smell of coffee, mornings call She drinks its nectar & is no-ones fool All day long A city street like a river flows Of people, shops like eddy's letting go And drawing in She sings of love, she sings of pain Of joys & hope that will never w...
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A Careless Whisper
by Pete Scopes
22/05/2011
I want to sing softly over you In hushed innuendo tell you Through the silence of a long embrace In the moments our fingers might interlace About secret places & the waning storm Of evanescent woes & things warm About the solace in a friends affe...
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Locked Out
by Pete Scopes
19/05/2011
I approach the threshold and knock. A lack of response comes as a shock. To the barrier at the front of my brothers house. I have no key with power to unlock. Turn around, sit and begin to wait. For how long? I deliberate my fate. Breathe in, breathe out...