Barry Middleton Poems

a restless tide is pounding at our shore
and tinged with blood adrift with fear
the moonless sky is dark
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the sun was hidden in the gray
but now the light is here
the monsters of the winter night
must fade and disappear
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my dreams will never forget you
you are always there
like the river is there for the ocean
like spring remembers the flower
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The wave recedes into the sea,
along with love that used to be.
The sun recedes behind the cloud,
and life recedes beneath the shroud.
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Today the women march on Washington,
so many voices joined in one great cry,
that all might find respect and dignity.
They take a stand not only for themselves,
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many will say
the most beautiful thing is love
and this may be so
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The earth is alive like breath;
the air flows on a temperate wind.
The sea pulses like a beating heart,
like blood its currents stream.
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Something has awakened me.
Was it the thunder,
or the lightning?
Was it the sound of war,
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taking only what it needs
the flower is nourished

to want more than needed
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corruption only serves the self
it disregards the needs of others

corrupt government is a great evil
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