Welcome to my poems directory.
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A world so simple
by Pete Scopes
05/06/2013
How simple the world seems until you've dirtied your hands Grey smudge widening, lines that were clear black and white...
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Benediction
by Pete Scopes
20/05/2013
I have been young, now I am old I have walked paths long & far There are stories to be told Of my journeys among the stars...
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Spring Winds
by Pete Scopes
20/05/2013
O Spring why do you torment me so Rushing in strong then letting go? Dancing in the gentle, warm in breeze Yet you idle in the cold, Winter's tease...
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In the Wake
by Pete Scopes
07/04/2013
In the wake with those left behind A solitary tear topples down my face Bright are the memories that I find When I look, in my heart, at your place...
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Dancing Flame
by Pete Scopes
24/03/2013
A dancing flame caught in a jar, Sprung to life on a charred wick, Wisps of smoke don't venture far, Rather on the glass soot does stick...
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Who Am I?
by Pete Scopes
21/03/2013
Who am I that I should gain the Father's love A question that falls heavy on my mind For I am not as innocent as a dove And my love is of a far different kind...
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The Numbers Mean Nothing
by Pete Scopes
21/03/2013
Carefully did he stack, those pieces white and black Atop of one another, until the table he did cover Ever up & higher, his handiwork admire A castle of many tiles, which brought him many smiles...
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The World Without Us
by Pete Scopes
13/03/2013
In a world without us would everything be the same Or would the sky be bluer, the trees more green? Moulded dust with breath from this world we came And built with our hands what can be seen...
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March of the Hounds (Part III)
by Pete Scopes
13/03/2013
Leave your flag of peace, for the hounds will never cease While they still have breath, they seek your very death Before this night is up, you must drink of their cup So run my darling run, Once the deed is done...
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Confessions of a sinful man
by Pete Scopes
27/02/2013
I am weak and sinful, selfish at my best Never quite knowing which love to attest I am whole yet feel broken, slave yet free Still I give ear to him who has no power over me...
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Mighty One To Save
by Pete Scopes
22/02/2013
Father, the mighty One to save Your Son, to death, you gave Lost, alone, away from You Yet You are for ever true...
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The House of Love
by Pete Scopes
08/02/2013
For all of you who wish to know I shall tell you where to go An old friend or new in town If you're up for fun, they are totes down The House of Love is not hard to find Just listen dear friends to this simple rhyme...
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A Captain and His Ship
by Pete Scopes
23/01/2013
A captain & his ship, left with the dawn Full flask at his hip, and sail slightly torn Beyond the horizon's edge, to another land Over that mystical ledge, set foot on new sand...
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Coming Home
by Pete Scopes
09/01/2013
A fire burning low upon the hearth Softly glowing through the window by the door To the sound of scraping off damp earth Whistled tune shall get no encore Key turned, welcomed by the smell of sup...
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No Other Name
by Pete Scopes
06/01/2013
No other Name in all creation can save For our God is mighty through the ages He fulfils all that our heart does crave Instead of giving us our deservéd wages...
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A Saint (You Are)
by Pete Scopes
04/01/2013
...The same One we crucified Shall return again on high On the thunder He shall ride With hosts of Heaven fill the sky...
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A Prayer
by Pete Scopes
25/12/2012
And now we, with once unclean lips washed pure by the blood of the lamb, may stand firm in the faith entering boldly into His presence singing praises; we may fall at His feet in adoration, in surrender, and in worship....
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Are We Home?
by Pete Scopes
25/12/2012
Is home ahead or is it behind Or is it a place inside your mind? An anchor perhaps to which we moor Of memories that we adore A lighthouse for lost ships in need of port A torch in the darkness to guide our thoughts;...
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A Glass of Port
by Pete Scopes
25/12/2012
A glass of port, a cracker and cheese I sleep and dream as I please Here & now, not when head meets pillow And my poetry does more easily flow Out of mind & through my pen And from the inked letter into my head again...
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Jesus' Hand
by Pete Scopes
25/12/2012
Would you hold fast As my grip erred to slip My life past Before my eyes rip Life escape from fragile lip No more can I last Into death's river I dip "Where to I go?", the throne, I asked...
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If I had...
by Pete Scopes
12/12/2012
If I had a boat I would sail the open seas Across the oceans vast Rolling with the waves Let down my anchors cast Drink forth the wine we stave A vision of you brought me to my knees...
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A candle on a sill
by Pete Scopes
10/12/2012
A candle on a sill not quite centred But sitting very still no breeze flickers A small squarish window clear maybe blue With bright yet timid glow shinning e'er strong...
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Sins of a Father
by Pete Scopes
29/11/2012
Should now the sins of a father fall on the child Condemning the youth for the deeds of the old Even so timid is this one, meek and mild Reviled as a being so cold...
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March of the Hounds (Part II)
by Pete Scopes
17/11/2012
Out to the fields we go, The place we find sorrow Sown where the foot treads, Beaten and battered threads The hounds fear no thing, But fear is what they bring So run my darling run, Into the battle we're flung...
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Takes its Toll
by Pete Scopes
11/11/2012
This life takes a toll To sort through its pieces Broken not whole Iron out the creases As it wears on down My patience to its end To keep my head, not drown Where can I depend?...