Ian Bowen Poems

Next door's barking dog
kept me awake
so I got out of bed,
went next door,
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Living inland, the sound of the sea
has always excited my unsalted pores,
when on occasions
I have ventured to its shores.
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I was the only one
to have alighted from
the punctual 11.16;
in fact,
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Now love advances
Moving to much higher plains
Trust in honesty
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The hard concrete of Willowmead Road
sweeps to the left and then bends
as far as Willowmead Close.
A blue car stands outside of
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After making love
to the theme tune
of 'When the Saints'
we took our clothes off
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I remember when I was younger
Valentines cards fell on my mat.
Now I only get one from the Misses'...
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I love my life
and all who sail in her.

Obviously there have been times
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