Welcome to my poems directory.
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Man Does Attest
by Pete Scopes
08/05/2014
Arrived here, in Paris, like London but in French Walking, somewhat lost, looking for a bench To rest my weary legs and my eyes on a fine view Letting my mind wonder for a minute or two...
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Winter Solstice
by Pete Scopes
07/01/2014
Winter Solstice has come A changing point of the year Now the days grow no longer shorter The dark has descended The cold finally set in And the days grow no longer shorter...
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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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A world so simple
by Pete Scopes
05/06/2013
How simple the world seems until you've dirtied your hands Grey smudge widening, lines that were clear black and white...
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Dancing Flame
by Pete Scopes
24/03/2013
A dancing flame caught in a jar, Sprung to life on a charred wick, Wisps of smoke don't venture far, Rather on the glass soot does stick...
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The World Without Us
by Pete Scopes
13/03/2013
In a world without us would everything be the same Or would the sky be bluer, the trees more green? Moulded dust with breath from this world we came And built with our hands what can be seen...
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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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Harbour lights from a wooden jetty
by Pete Scopes
07/04/2012
Fisherman's boat batter with worn sail Set beside the weathered pier becoming evermore frail Last light of the westering sun streaks high Last circles of seagulls filled with hungry cry...
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Sat Beside the Fire
by Pete Scopes
03/04/2012
A spark kisses the tinder wood and smoulders Glowing the orange fingers its way round Taking grasp and kindling into small blaze No smoke prevailing as yet nor flames venture out...
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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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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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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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A Solemn Pair
by Pete Scopes
24/11/2011
Pervasively, harsh winds batter The old, hewn face of an ancient boulder Whistling through the last remaining leaves Of a scrawny tree desperately clinging to its shoulder...
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Of Forests, Fields & Trees
by Pete Scopes
19/05/2011
What can be said about the differences of these three? A field is just a forest without any trees And a forest is a field which has severely overgrown And a tree is but a forest that wishes to be alone Now a field and a tree sometimes combine Beauty they...
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Blue Skies Grace
by Pete Scopes
01/05/2011
Summer's blue has returned to us So brilliant is the sky I can barely look To admire the sun's radiance with Cotton dabbed white floating elegantly Winter's grey has finally fled and Spring's efforts have not gone unnoticed Now is the time to hold fast t...
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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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Summer Rain
by Pete Scopes
19/04/2011
Running through the long grass on a hot summers day The field is so very large or is it that I am just small Glistening the sun beams down peeping out from behind soft clouds Quickly the clouds cover light rain flows down I slow to an amble and lie down f...
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The Dark of the Day
by Pete Scopes
08/02/2011
Welcome to the dark of the day, Hope the fullness of shade will soon pass away. Riding moon to downward and fall, Pray the dawning moment overcomes all. That stars may fade in quickening might, In brilliance of the Fire blazing bright....
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Shining Eyes
by Pete Scopes
29/11/2010
Diamonds in the darkness Orbs burning bright Flickers in the shadows Gold dust in the light Pawing through the bushes Rustling trodden leaves Stalking silent noises Pouncing as it please Hissing reticent whispers Fleeing from its sight Figur...
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The Rising Ash/Follow the Firefly
by Pete Scopes
04/11/2010
Deep red, orange, crackle & pop. Tongues of fire lick the evening air, In contrast, blue-black sky at horizon stop. Fuller flames consuming thick logs brown. Floating gently on rising yellow wind, Blackening ash shows no sign of frown. Dancing f...
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The Rolling River/The Nibble Stream
by Pete Scopes
19/10/2010
From humble beginnings in marshy plane, The waters spring to life joined by the rain; Casting forth sluggardly, slowly gaining pace, Droplets come together to begin the race. Twisting and turning frantically so, The stream sings aloud, the highs, t...
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The Twilight Songbird
by Pete Scopes
09/09/2010
The twilight songbird spreads her delicate sings, The night opens as her calling softly begins. A melancholy tune to a lonely ear, A sonnet of love to a cheerful dear. Her song fills the still evening air, Her lover embarks to join her there. ...
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The Fallen Leaf
by Pete Scopes
08/08/2010
Autumn approaches as the winds turn blue, Velvet air hugs the silent trees. The first leaf takes hold in the morning light, She spreads herself and prepares for flight. "Release me", she whispers in a rustling sound, As she begins her decent to the...