Welcome to my poems directory.
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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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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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In Dreams
by Pete Scopes
01/03/2010
I'm lost in dreams, counterfeits for a real world I wish were true. A world where the hungry are feed, the sick healed. The poor have plenty, the weary gain strength. Where those who are not and cannot be are adorned above all others. A world where th...
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At the Mason's
by Pete Scopes
20/08/2009
I shall always remember my time at the Mason's When I sought help & shelter they did deliver With smiles on their faces & delight in their eyes They took me in & gave my blueberry pie! Great tomes of wisdom sprang forth from Max When asked about anything,...
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A Beautiful Morning
by Pete Scopes
30/11/2007
The shimmering sun, strong & bright Her eyes glisten and sparkle in the morning light A smile breaks across a tired face She holds on tight to his warm embrace The rising sun turning night into day With long shadows of sunrise guiding the way Still in ea...
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A Lazy Summer's Day
by Pete Scopes
30/11/2007
Down on the gleaming sandy beach on a lazy summers day. The waves lapping the shore, washing in and creeping back out. White surf highlight the breaking waves as gulls bob up and down. Long grass peeks out of the steep dunes giving shelter from the cool b...
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A Starry Sky
by Pete Scopes
30/11/2001
A starry sky, a cloudless night Every constellation is in clear sight. Out of the city, the busy and bustle In the countryside I hear a rustle. An owl toots, a mouse squeaks I look at my friends, but they are asleep. My eyes grow heavy as the fire dies...