ivor or ivor.e hogg Poems

A marble floor that’s silken smooth
and walls of carven cedar wood.
What does such ostentation prove?
I do not know but feel I should.
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Free lunch: there’s no such thing!
There is a price for every thing,
although at first it may seen free.
There’s strings attached you do not see.
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The way it has to be

The world is full of predators,
the strongest prey upon the week
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It’s clear that archaeology.
Can tell us of the history
of long forgotten Roman forts.
From evidence of many sorts.
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Oft in the stilly night, I wake
for no reason apparently.
Then I recall each past mistake
that I have made regretfully.
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The ancient guardians of the land
Supernal warriors of the past
are waiting still I understand
‘Til they are called to protect us.
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A hundred years from now may be.
Someone will read my poetry
and wonder how I came to write
my simple thoughts in black and white.
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Sometimes I just sit quietly
and put my mind in neutral gear.
Set my imagination free
and wait for visions to appear
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I don’t profess to speak for God
nor do I claim authority
To you my ideas may seem odd
but they are mine exclusively
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Modern proponents of free form.
Do not accept that poetry
has certain rules and must conform.
Or it becomes mere anarchy.
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