Welcome to my poems directory.
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A Searing Sun
by Pete Scopes
29/03/2012
...Of easier days, or so said, most likely naïve Where the sun was rosier and the air pure and clean Yet it is those in which we so eagerly cleave Since through a fond filter those days are seen...
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Gambling Hand
by Pete Scopes
20/03/2012
If I told you that I loved you would that be enough? 'Cause I'm tired of hiding and I can't play this bluff Can you tell me it'll be okay when our hand is dealt? 'Cause I keep seeing hearts but you said that's not how you felt...
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Stay a While
by Pete Scopes
11/03/2012
Stay a while my friend lest the dust settles And the grasses revive, grow over The old footpath we wonder along In the forgotten woods full of weary trees...
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Misty Mountains
by Pete Scopes
06/03/2012
Misty mountains ever high stand proud Your ranges to grey in thickening mystery shroud Trees climb but the grass climbs higher Rocks crest in snow-capped attire...
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Sunrise
by Pete Scopes
01/03/2012
The beauty of a sunrise takes me to a place I've never been Where the world begins again with You at its seem...
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Sing Little Bird
by Pete Scopes
23/02/2012
Sing with me little bird while I strum Lent up against a burning tree but half Is still living, full of green whence you come And half is ashen, dying, charred, and numb...
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A Floating Lantern
by Pete Scopes
21/02/2012
... Slowly it rises then soon gathers pace With wind at its feet but only wind to chase Higher and higher, ever upwards it glides Above to the mountains floating in the skies...
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The Ocean's Call
by Pete Scopes
07/02/2012
The Ocean tempts for a sole sailor To weigh anchor upon her open seas Waves drum and the gulls sing the march Of a man who does as he please...
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After the Storm
by Pete Scopes
02/02/2012
Under the deep dark and midnight blue Surrounding robins whistle a harrowing tune The diurnal chorus which rises at dusk and dawn Awoken by stolen night, a quivering torch has torn...
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Enter the Night
by Pete Scopes
26/01/2012
... Please don't be scared Know for you I cared With this love we shared We’ll make it...
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Homemade Rocketship
by Pete Scopes
22/01/2012
Today I went to space In my handmade rocket ship Blast off from the kitchen To the moon on a round trip...
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Face Up
by Pete Scopes
22/01/2012
Cross your blades and Stand up tall Stare down your opponent Be not first to fall Face up to your fears and Don't step back Unsheathe your sword Rise to attack!...
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While I Gently Weep
by Pete Scopes
20/01/2012
...And though I look back fondly it is through a veil of tears Of the small hours past talking about our hope and fears...
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Sheep and Wolves
by Pete Scopes
19/01/2012
...Cry privy and pry about the heath Find the wicked with their gleaming teeth Watch them gnaw, and whine, and moan Slowly cold and hearts turn to stone...
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Never Miss Tomorrow
by Pete Scopes
19/01/2012
Try to catch tomorrow It's always there in wait Stay up for dusk's shadow Nightly approach is its trait...
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Short Lived
by Pete Scopes
18/01/2012
From the top I gaze down on the steep slope covered in short grass Summers blue sky collides with treetops for the forest below At its feet the green green grass meets the brown gray trunks But all I see is not the picturesque scene rather a rollercoaster...
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Meet me after midnight
by Pete Scopes
06/01/2012
Meet me after midnight on the small footbridge Where the riding moon's reflection shimmering Off the rippling water from the swaying grass Glistens in your eyes as we silently listen To the haunting whistles and coos above Reverberating out from the green...
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The Rowers Boat
by Pete Scopes
30/12/2011
A lazy summers afternoon for most Rays of light kissing the river and her banks A quiet whistle amongst green leaves Laughter of children playing with parents at the ready...
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Companions Gained, Companions Lost
by Pete Scopes
26/12/2011
...As day falls to night in slow decay Evening star appears to guide the way As the sun settles and dusk draws in Lie down beside me, my soul's true kin...
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The Heartbeat of the Mob
by Pete Scopes
21/12/2011
It's the heartbeat of the mob Rage swells and begins to throb Swiftly violence overcasts the mood Disdain bubbles and hatred broods...
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Wine Shared With Friends
by Pete Scopes
19/12/2011
We sit and chat about our days at work Witty quips coax out a cheery smirk A knock from our guests' arrival to spend The beauty of wine shared with friends...
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Voyage to the Frontier
by Pete Scopes
15/12/2011
I have arrived at the forefront Before me lies a blank canvas A deep gorge to be explored Intricate mysteries to be uncovered Only there is a blindfold over my eyes The horizon is but a thought Limited yet as wide as I dare it Each step could take me over...
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Hollow Seductions
by Pete Scopes
12/12/2011
I am many things and I am nothing It's to whom I am compared These things that I have gained in life Became because I dared...
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The Storm
by Pete Scopes
09/12/2011
...This world is but a slender veil One through which we shall pass Our eyes fixed upon the sail Our hands braced against the mast...
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A Wet, Windy Walk
by Pete Scopes
02/12/2011
A wet, windy walk up into the Yorkshire moors Is not what we had hoped for as we shut the car doors Strong winds embraced us but no moisture in the air We left a waking Horton for Pen-y-ghent's foot & stair...