JJ Evendon Poems

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41.
Mouldy Bread

What it was I am not sure,
for the smell seemed to emanate from the floor.
I looked down, and there lying in front of me,
were two slices of mouldy bread stained with tea.
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42.
A Matter Of Time

It’s only a matter of time,
only a matter of time.
As I lie in bed thinking about my life,
thinking about my children and ex. wife,
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43.
An Indian Runner (Duck)

An Indian Runner ‘Vicar’ Duck is what I am.
I stand up straight so that i can survey the land.
Though I can talk – well quack actually, walk, run and of course swim,
all that I ask is that you take me in.
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44.
Why?

Why worry now that we are apart?
Why worry that we each have made a fresh new start?
Our lives once crossed and became intrinsically entwined,
now bear scars of a love that no longer binds.
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45.
My Corner

Standing at the corner outside my house
a lady scurries past like a mouse.
She's been shopping, so is in a hurry to get home,
and letting her friend what she bought on the phone.
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46.
The Word

I'm searching for a word,
a word that is universally heard.
A word that sometime is used in a love song.
A word that's always right in meaning and never wrong.
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47.
No Longer

No longer do I sit alone and weep.
No longer do I dream never to wake from sleep.
For there's a new dawn soon to rise
now will remove the darkness from my eyes.
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48.
Topsy-Turvey

Dressed like Fred Astaire not like a queen,
everything‘s topsy-turvy in a knotted dream.
Wave your hands to your feet
and I’ll show you where infinity meets.
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49.
Solemn

There is no reason to be solemn, for Easter is near.
It's soon to be upon us and, therefore, time to cheer.
For a few, the magic has long since gone.
the joyous occasion lost like an outdated song.
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50.
Red Staring Eyes

The most frightening thing one could imagine
would be a pitch black canvas painting, in a room, hanging.
At its centre, two small red glaring eyes,
whose stare, pierce right through as you pass by.
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