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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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 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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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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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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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...
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And There I Sit
by Pete Scopes
11/01/2010
And there I sit, staring out of my window out into a world of pain & lose that I do no understand. Yesterday a baby died, & a mother cried. And there I sit, staring out of my window out into a world of pain & suffering I have not felt. Today a brother wi...
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Of Boys & Men
by Pete Scopes
24/10/2009
What makes a man? At what point does the boy lose that something & put on the new garment of manhood? Can a boy learn to be a man by his own devices? Or does he need a guide to show him the path? & if so we must look to our Father in Heaven....
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Flowers
by Pete Scopes
04/08/2009
Oh to understand the mind of God. Or simply fathom one facet of His glorious creation. The immense diversity of plant life: The different colours, shades and tones, The different sizes, shapes and unknowns. Oh to understand our surrounding beauty. Or sim...
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On Leaving this Place
by Pete Scopes
04/08/2009
So what can I say about the prospect of travel? What can be said about the thought of leaving? I am torn; On one hand there is hope of adventure that lies ahead, the freedom it gives and the thrill of the unknown. On the other there is the pain of sayi...
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The Unintentional Show-off
by Pete Scopes
12/06/2009
Just because I see a tree and climb does not mean I care what goes through your mind Standing on top of a wall I just scaled I'm not wondering whether you saw me prevail Or maybe you think it is to show I am better but this from the truth could not be f...
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No Matter (a poem for a loved one)
by Pete Scopes
22/05/2009
No matter how bad you feel, No matter how ugly you think you are, No matter how broken you seem, No matter how afraid you become, No matter how tough the day No matter how long the night No matter how lonely it seems, No matter how tiring just living is,...
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Question Mark
by Pete Scopes
19/05/2009
In my confusion I sit Perplexed by the difficulty of a single question, Like a wall my head keeps hitting Trapped, longing to be free from these hypothetical chains My soul screams out in want Wishing my indecision...
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The Big Oak Tree
by Pete Scopes
19/05/2009
Back to the big oak, my old climbing frame Now it is my shelter from the driving rain I think back to the days that have gone A close distant sound of a guitarist's song It has shrunk these past few years I look out at the rain in hope it clears A drop...
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Deep Inside
by Pete Scopes
19/05/2009
Deep inside, these feelings we hide The ones we crave, we must obey Long ago, in the valley below The crevasse inside, the hole we don't show The bitter feelings, they come about With our drinks, we spit them out Civilised we say, is the western man Ru...
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Away From Me
by Pete Scopes
08/03/2009
Stuck behind a glass wall I see you, Once we were so close it almost seemed we could touch. And yet before I could truly hold you we were torn apart. I yearn to break this barrier, to smash it and run to you but I cannot. For it is you, you hav...
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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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Rules of Life
by Pete Scopes
30/11/2001
Explore all Live the life That is given Come awake from time Old are we Out like the young An angel's hand Gives us easy days Life is around Each one of us Don't let it die For we are the offspring of love Don't hide your feelings They're not yours to hi...
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What Makes a Man?
by Pete Scopes
30/11/2001
What makes a man, is it the power in his hands, is it his quest for glory? Give it all you've got, to fight to the top, so we can know your story. What makes a man, is it the woman in his arms, or his struggle for survival? Reach for the gold, find your ...