David Taylor Poems

Poems are funny.
Poems are blue.
Some poems are clever,
and some say I love you.
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A careful consideration of all things.
A weighing in the balance of experience.
A remembrance of treasured words received.
And from a discordance of events
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Star shining bright
so many stars wandering
through the dark night,
did you (do you) know
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Still Silent
Deeply at rest
Peace in the East
Peace in the West
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A
Poem
Does indeed
Grow from a seed
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Questions

Words why do you seeming fail
to reveal the source from which you fall?
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A shimmering of your hair
As I glance in awe
A quiver of your lips
As I swallow in anticipation
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I still remember it now
as if it was not long past
but was many years ago,
so much time has passed.
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Do you take poetry seriously
do you read when you're in bed
and cover your upholstery
with books of Keats or Tennyson,
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Younger Men wonder where my secret lies
I’m not hirsute or built on a weight lifting device
But when I start to tell them
They assume I’m out to dupe ‘em
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