Barry Middleton Poems

when I look into the nighttime sky
I wonder if some other soul
is gazing back at me
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desire was just a turquoise sea
where golden stars would set me free

I blindly chased the fickle wind
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I do not need a grand reward
I only want a guide
I wish to join the winning team
if god is on their side
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Indeed as beautiful as night,
her images are indistinct,
a blazing sun beyond my sight,
an orchid that is now extinct.
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if I could only stop time
freeze a raindrop in midair
a moment in the storm
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the story is as old as time
for every mountain we can climb
missteps await that just may kill
regardless of our guile or skill
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The cards are laid, the bets are made,
and now my luck is called.
But I command the winning hand,
three aces won't be stalled.
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above the clouds
the stars are fast asleep
the sea below is vast
and dark and deep
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The fire has fallen on itself,
the earth beneath my back is cold.
I could get up to build some heat,
a firm foundation still remains
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I leave behind the rubble of my home,
the broken dust was once four sturdy walls.

Ahead may lie my freedom or my death,
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