Colin Ian Jeffery Poems

(When I was a small boy I feared the Wally Gog)

Wally Gog hides beneath my bed
Waiting sly to steal me away
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Do not be afraid, my father said
Wiping away my childhood tears.
Darkness drifts away
Taking terrors of the night
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You raised me
From the fiery pit
Where nightmares ebb and flow
And with a kiss
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President George Bush declared World War
America with allies fighting
Against ferocious ruthless enemies.
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With faith in God and belief in Jesus Christ
Heaven with angels and sins forgiven,
Eternal love and the best of human spirit
With all peoples, colour, race and creed
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I stormed the thunder road from Hell
With sword and shield
Over bloody fields of war
Fighting hordes of warrior demons down.
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In vicarage garden on a bench
Frail old vicar sits caressed by autumn breeze
Overcoat, scarf, hat, gloves against the cold
Pondering on gifts God bestowed.
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We shall stand against them
And they shall not bring us down
Broken and tormented
For together we are strength and purpose.
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She who gave life purpose
Took my heart by storm
Made my Muse sing loud
Bathed my soul with love.
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Nagging pain, loose tooth
Growing agony
Taking the day's importance
Unable to chew food.
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