Barry Middleton Poems

the day's listening is done
only my thoughts are heard

the random musings of poetry
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The Captain of the Universe
is out there building stars.
And looking down he may not like
Senatorial cigars.
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the chance of redemption seems mighty slim
they blame it on us, we blame it on them

God and the devil had a big fight
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you don't sleep alone
on dexamethasone
you lie wide awake all night
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All little girls just have to know
the whys of life and how things go,
like why it is that birds must sing
and why the flowers bloom in spring.
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A greenish fly with golden eyes
did chance to interrupt my sighs
then buzzed away to investigate
what next would prove to be its fate.
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I see the old gray witch
her heart is black as pitch
she's hatching out a scheme
to hex my every dream
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It is that time of year again,
the raintree buds are green as spring.
And yet it is September now,
and soon I'll see what fall will bring.
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I know you see the fear I feel,
that if I could, I would conceal.
I do not hide it out of shame,
it's just that I cannot explain,
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I hate baseball and love
I took a swing at both

I did not know a strike
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