Welcome to my poems directory.
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Tandem Run
by Pete Scopes
07/01/2014
O sweet ecstasy, the weight of relief The wait of engagement rises, lifts Evaporates, marriages' misty mysteries A golden day, in union, seize...
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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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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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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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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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Heart on his Sleeve
by Pete Scopes
17/05/2012
Wearing his heart on his sleeve takes more than courage you must believe No longer are the eyes the soul's gate now that path is broad and straight...
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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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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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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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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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Not That We Loved
by Pete Scopes
09/11/2011
My voice, I heard, as an echo Saying, "I'm just a man, I'm not a hero" In front of my eyes a blinding light I have to run, got no strength to fight...
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The Sea
by Pete Scopes
22/10/2011
...I lost my love to the sea Yet his voice still comforts me I hear it in the wind and the waves The moving mountains of uncountable graves...
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Love Is (Part IV)
by Pete Scopes
15/08/2011
Love is a trusting doe It never gives up hope It grazes on the dewy grass And helps those who can't cope Love is a steady hand It needs no flashy show It is there when needed most And will never let you go...
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Love Is (Part III)
by Pete Scopes
20/07/2011
Love is a humble duck It does not boast one quack It flutters grace-filled feathers And never turns its back Love is an ancient tree It keeps no record of wrongs It shelters me from the rain And is always full of songs...
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A Careless Whisper
by Pete Scopes
22/05/2011
I want to sing softly over you In hushed innuendo tell you Through the silence of a long embrace In the moments our fingers might interlace About secret places & the waning storm Of evanescent woes & things warm About the solace in a friends affe...
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White blossom or possibly buds
by Pete Scopes
21/04/2011
Love. Am I in love with you? Or the idea of being in love with you? The morning melody of Spring plucking a love struck heart chord By night the Moon's dance Leaving me completely infatuated Like the smell of freshly cut grass I am left saturated by visio...
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Love Is (Part II)
by Pete Scopes
18/03/2011
Love is a joyful child, It always thinks the best. It frolics in the open fields, And calls us out to rest. Love is a sunny day, It is warming to the soul. It brings a smile to my face, And makes my heart whole....
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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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Father's Embrace
by Pete Scopes
31/10/2010
Hold me close, Father, snug within your arms. Shelter me from the driving rain falling all around. Sing over me everything flowing from your heart. Whisper sweetly, softly words my soul understands. I feel the warmth of your breathe, giving me life A...
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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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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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Almost forgotten beauty of a near perfect smile
by Pete Scopes
31/01/2010
I am becoming ever aware that my eyes look but don't see, My ears hear but no longer do they bother to listen. The same things day after day after day, Are getting lost in the nothing that separates them. The ether washes over me, the fragrance of n...