Barry Middleton Poems

Forgetting so many facts,
but remembering the feelings,
is it a blessing or a curse?
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like shadows at noon disappearing
the legacy of common men
must fade with passing time
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I heard it too,
I heard the thunder,
and the whispered wind,
and the raindrops like a clock,
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a field of flowers speaks to me
a muted memory from the past
when summer was a child's bright toy
that seemed to fade and flee too fast
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between the inspiration
and the final act
a metronome keeps ticking
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I can tell by the look in her eyes
that she's only talking to me
she gives me the news every day
I don't care if you disagree
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beyond the bridge a secret spot
provides a place for boys to fish
and silent paths that time forgot
where lovers go to stroll and kiss
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something about the moon
can tint my mood to blue
for the color of the night
is a strange familiar hue
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I am stranded in the universe
my dreams became a wretched curse
I heard that space and time can never end
I have to say I tried
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many emotions crowd my mind
I know that death is coming
yet death is but a shadow
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