Welcome to my poems directory.
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"the Light"
by Pete Scopes
09/01/2011
Although the war is won, Still the battles rage on, You can find me here, Living in hope not fear, May my praise arise, My glorious battle cry. Through the darkest night, I fix my eyes upon the light, And wait until the dawn, When no more shall...
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Sticks & Stones
by Pete Scopes
04/01/2011
Sticks & stones may break may bones, But words will mar and curse me. My flesh is weak & easily torn, But my heart is even more tender. So beat me, whip me, throw the stones, Raise me up then cast me down. Continue on 'til I all but breath...
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The Saying Goes
by Pete Scopes
12/12/2010
Is it to truly know what you had first you must lose it? Is the value of our treasures based on the pain of their loss? Must we have the suffering to fully realise once obtained joy?...
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Shining Eyes
by Pete Scopes
29/11/2010
Diamonds in the darkness Orbs burning bright Flickers in the shadows Gold dust in the light Pawing through the bushes Rustling trodden leaves Stalking silent noises Pouncing as it please Hissing reticent whispers Fleeing from its sight Figur...
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The Rising Ash/Follow the Firefly
by Pete Scopes
04/11/2010
Deep red, orange, crackle & pop. Tongues of fire lick the evening air, In contrast, blue-black sky at horizon stop. Fuller flames consuming thick logs brown. Floating gently on rising yellow wind, Blackening ash shows no sign of frown. Dancing f...
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Resound
by Pete Scopes
01/11/2010
Oh sing heaven aloud resound in my soul Let Your praise be all that makes me whole Oh worship, sweet & tender My God satisfy me Angelic host bow down You lift up my eyes to see Oh creation birthing new life yours [come] from human tongue Mountai...
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Trapped in my Imagination
by Pete Scopes
01/11/2010
In front of me is a purple dragon, towering over everything In my hand is a sword, with a destiny to slay the beast In my heart is courage, to attack the monster before me In my mind is a plan, of how to defeat the creature. I leap forth, thrusting ...
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Father's Embrace
by Pete Scopes
31/10/2010
Hold me close, Father, snug within your arms. Shelter me from the driving rain falling all around. Sing over me everything flowing from your heart. Whisper sweetly, softly words my soul understands. I feel the warmth of your breathe, giving me life A...
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Lost
by Pete Scopes
31/10/2010
Growing up lost in my own mind, Fighting monsters that never existed. Haunted by feelings none but I knew. In love binding myself with false hope, And trying to escape my mental prison. Only to find myself deeper still. Always sighing, always wa...
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Selfishness
by Pete Scopes
31/10/2010
I am a very selfish person, you may not think it. Inside my mind, where only God can hear I have thoughts that would, I fear, make any see. I am a very selfish person, but I hide it well. It is my life, my time, my money, my pain, my desire, m...
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The Rolling River/The Nibble Stream
by Pete Scopes
19/10/2010
From humble beginnings in marshy plane, The waters spring to life joined by the rain; Casting forth sluggardly, slowly gaining pace, Droplets come together to begin the race. Twisting and turning frantically so, The stream sings aloud, the highs, t...
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The Twilight Songbird
by Pete Scopes
09/09/2010
The twilight songbird spreads her delicate sings, The night opens as her calling softly begins. A melancholy tune to a lonely ear, A sonnet of love to a cheerful dear. Her song fills the still evening air, Her lover embarks to join her there. ...
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The Fallen Leaf
by Pete Scopes
08/08/2010
Autumn approaches as the winds turn blue, Velvet air hugs the silent trees. The first leaf takes hold in the morning light, She spreads herself and prepares for flight. "Release me", she whispers in a rustling sound, As she begins her decent to the...
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Go Forth!
by Pete Scopes
11/07/2010
Go forth my son into the light Hold close the truth and embrace Do not despair in the fight Remember His victorious grace...
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A Smile That Weeps
by Pete Scopes
02/07/2010
A tear shed that speaks a thousand words, A smile that weeps a thousand tears. A word spoke into the darkness, The end and beginning so alike. In silence the wind whispers, And the ground reveals all. The heart trembles before the night, Mornings...
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A Lazy Bear
by Pete Scopes
10/06/2010
The lazy bear creeps about the still forest The mornings' mist slowly climbing Crawling among the sleeping trees Nosing around the fallen fruit & branches A crack, a scuttle as a mouse flees in freight A hoot overhead and a swooshing swoop The silen...
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The Secrets in my Mind
by Pete Scopes
28/05/2010
Silently I refute my initial discourse, Locked inside these thoughts will stay, Hidden behind doors, not without force, The labyrinth grows to keep them at bay. Enter this world when left all alone, To search the maze with solace & calm, Rule over...
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A Thought
by Pete Scopes
14/05/2010
Into this mind a thought entered, exciting but dangerous. It spoke of new ideas Of new paths and new hopes. The mind was scared and fear overwhelmed reason and it forgot. Hidden in secret biding its time, soon It was nothing more than a memory ...
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Rain Down
by Pete Scopes
09/05/2010
...The dance of droplets following The prerequisites lain before them Forming intricate patterns......
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With Tired Eyes
by Pete Scopes
06/05/2010
With tired eyes the lines between realities are blurred. The fiction is invading the fact. And with every passing second my certainties are unravelling. With tired eyes I can see the end, the beginning. The near becomes the far. No longer can I hid...
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Dreams of Mighty
by Pete Scopes
13/04/2010
Oh to see the mountains, to climb upon their backs, To scramble in the foothills and discover their secret tracks. The grandeur that my heart does seek To survey the world from the lofty peaks. Away from me you cityscape built by mighty hands, ...
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The Great Unknown
by Pete Scopes
08/04/2010
I whisper this to you alone, You're my love and I have shown You all the secrets of my heart, All things the world wish me part. I found glory for all to see, It is joy that wells up inside of me, He bids me come and drink my fill, To approach ...
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To death on a cross
by Pete Scopes
21/03/2010
What would you do to save the one you love How far would you go to keep them safe Would you give it all, go beyond faith Would you drown to keep them above Would you endure until all hope is lost Stand beside them and never budge Take their place in fron...
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A Cool Life (a friend's worry)
by Pete Scopes
14/03/2010
...Mist shrouds, and mystic mountains rise, Dragons dwell breathing their flames, Myths begin and legends are made......
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Broken hearts and lullaby's
by Pete Scopes
08/03/2010
A lullaby sung softly over the crying child, Held tightly within the embrace of the loving father. Tears flowing down reddened checks so mild. "Hush my child and let it go, Do not grasp onto the sorrow. Hush my sweet and let it rest, The deeds are done n...