doug bentley Poems

i grow old and weary weak and dim
dull and vulgar: so

when will i see you again?
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plop!
one cube of ice
SPLASH
FIZZZzzzz
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so you sent off some rockets-
to the moon, no less-

starting in 69,
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a factory in prague
produces free energy.

consortia in brazil
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when we surrender we die.

life lifts outstretched arms and we,
poor adams, uncomprehending
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when stock market reports feature
cairo, sao paulo, bangalore,

i'll know the world is better,
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the tempered mastery which like a wheel,
all things centered round revolving axis,
permits the freedom to all emotions feel,
in bondage to none, is crown of life's race!
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our love will be in eclipse
when lights in heaven go out
and the moon from sky drops
and lions from lambs sprout.
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who comes by this way
whether it be from fields of history
law medicine philosophy or physics
must renounce all understanding of self
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