Welcome to my poems directory.
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Another Cup of Tea
by Pete Scopes
29/10/2020
I lift my mug and check below the brim And I'm met bare, there is nothing in My cup of tea had disappeared, again Time to boil the old kettle once more I fill it first, back & forth along the floor My feet tread worn tracks, again Pavlov's b...
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The Weeds
by Pete Scopes
13/06/2020
Weeds have come, weeds have come It's time to get to work With shovel, spade, and sweaty brow And my garden fork Weeds are going, weeds are going Just mud, and grass, and joy Now to rest & solace Alas these weeds have a ploy Weeds are wa...
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Distractions
by Pete Scopes
06/06/2015
Whenever boredem brews And I'm not even alone I feel my hand reach For that illustrious tome...
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Shadows Only Prove
by Pete Scopes
04/02/2015
Look up to the clouds high above Silver lined, dark as they are Brooding thunderheads high above Fighting, give no sign of remorse...
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Recompense
by Pete Scopes
22/10/2014
What recompense should be given to a man who's so blasé A heart which does not feel anguish or ecstasy this or that way And knows only too well the correct motions But needs a spirit reborn found in no known potions...
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The Heart In My Chest
by Pete Scopes
20/10/2014
...The heart in my chest, made of blood & flesh Not of aged-oak, shined, carved yet blind...
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Writers block
by Pete Scopes
13/11/2013
Cobwebs in the mind, clogging up the thoughts Stifle creativity and the joy brought A stumbling block on which path to take A sheet of ice just too thick to break...
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Tower of Refuge
by Pete Scopes
23/10/2013
Where to go when your world seems to shake Or when your security blanket is stolen? Your cracked, pretty lies shatter and break Your arid eyes red, puffed & swollen...
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Stand Alone Strong Tree
by Pete Scopes
26/06/2013
Stand alone strong tree in your field by yourself Worry not of man's insatiable desire for wealth...
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Little Grey Hairs
by Pete Scopes
14/06/2013
Should I fear growing old After all it is what I'm told That to be forever young Is the song I hear sung...
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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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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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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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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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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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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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The Art of Procrastination
by Pete Scopes
25/10/2012
...The art of procrastination? An oxymoron! Real satisfaction through this cannot be obtained Whence does it take its beginning or conclusion? Whence can you look back and in pride stand?...
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I Sit and Watch the Clouds Roll
by Pete Scopes
12/09/2012
I sit and watch the clouds roll Set on a Summer cerulean sky For they, my attention, stole Idly they drift on slowly by...
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A Changing Perspective
by Pete Scopes
11/09/2012
I wonder every now and then How the world looked way back when I was but a lad, with more, and less, hair And the sunshine shone a little more fair...
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Take From My Eyes
by Pete Scopes
09/07/2012
Take from my eyes this cosy sunshine Where rose tinted glass and falsehood line Let me see true, the mud and the grime Have me not believe all is fine...
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To Him who makes me whole
by Pete Scopes
08/07/2012
I'm clutching at straws in a duel that needs a gun to draw Any fool can see I'm scared, frightened stiff and unprepared Wishing to hold your hand even loose but held back by lies as a noose...
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Mischievous Max
by Pete Scopes
31/05/2012
Mischievous Max, the old dog of our road Considers every house yet another abode Of his to enjoy for he follows the sun [He] lazes and lies, gardens, paths, either one...
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Elsewhere with you
by Pete Scopes
25/05/2012
The sun broke through the clouds as I raised my hand to knock A passing chill hangs in the breeze Filled with freshness brought by cleansing rain A sun drenched afternoon is a welcomed change...
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April Showers
by Pete Scopes
26/04/2012
The rain has stopped colliding with the glass Though its marks still are plainly seen Droplets, every now and then, run on past Not all bad since my car will now be clean...