Welcome to my poems directory.
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A Glass of Port
by Pete Scopes
25/12/2012
A glass of port, a cracker and cheese I sleep and dream as I please Here & now, not when head meets pillow And my poetry does more easily flow Out of mind & through my pen And from the inked letter into my head again...
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A candle on a sill
by Pete Scopes
10/12/2012
A candle on a sill not quite centred But sitting very still no breeze flickers A small squarish window clear maybe blue With bright yet timid glow shinning e'er strong...
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Prolix Parrot
by Pete Scopes
10/11/2011
Pointless parades of paradoxical purpose Pertaining to possess prestigious perception Perchance practicalities progress to pacify Paranoid persons from palpable pandemics...
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The Last Flight of a Sombre Swallow
by Pete Scopes
14/08/2011
As Autumn draws nearer, the muggy Summer wans Southward facing preparing, for the journey's pains Mustering up its spirits, it takes one last look around Did it ever think that it wouldn't again see this dusty ground...
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This Dusty Ground
by Pete Scopes
14/08/2011
The parched, dusty ground cries out for a drink The arid Summer wind does not listen to the call The cracking ground crumbles, all the plants shrink The scorching sun untouchable, until the rise of the Fall...
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Beside the Fool's Pool
by Pete Scopes
14/08/2011
Gentle ripples lap, against a grassy bank Lilies resting lazily, have no-one to thank The buzzing of a dragonfly, the glub of a fish A coin flipped into the air, to make a fool's wish...