Marilyn Shepperson Poems

We walked along together
Under the street lamps of the town
While a rainbow of neon lights
Were reflected in puddles on the ground
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I walked along the path, from the hut
Into the large, wild forest
It was a lovely afternoon
As I wandered this way and that
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I picked a perfect rose
Salmon pink and sweetly scented
I knew it wouldn't last that long
But I did it to save it from the weather
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It's sleeting outside and there's a biting wind
The sort that goes right through you
And freezes you to the marrow
The sun is setting and it's dark with clouds
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It's not that late, but it is winter
And already dark outside
I wander out and looking up
Spy the first star of the evening
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Non existent, possible worlds
And far off places
People that I have known
And dark, shadowy strangers
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You say that I mustn't say
some of the things I do
Just because you do not
Does that give you the right
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I walked along the narrow alley
It walked along behind me
When I stopped, it stopped too
Yet like an echo, I had heard
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Deep in the heart of a friendly, dark wood
Where fox and badger safely play
Where the tall pines court the clouds above
There lies Deep Delven
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When the nights turn cold
And the snow caps the mountain tops
Hail thunders down; the wild wind blows
I long for you, my love
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