Mark Heathcote Poems

Let me climb a mountain
and access a vaulted blue sky
I don't mind if I die here
as long as I am scouting
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pick me sunflowers
to fill a vase of water
ocean sunrise
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pink blooms go-hither
I've no mind staying today
eat all but the stone
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boots thick with mud
gundog embraces its freedom
a brace of rabbits
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tent pegs fixed
mosquito net hung above
-swan song of love
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hailstone in July
sound of nails on a tin roof
bin collection day
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Vanilla ice cream sugared with salt
That's the kind of love I've tasted all my days
Cold and bitter, it nearly brings a tear to my eyes
Swollen, like they've been pepper sprayed
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love is a golden
elixir on a bee's tongue
summer abundance
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you perceive a war
a battle and a winner
guess - I'll dine alone
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her soft refrained-breath
vastness immeasurable
outstanding nature
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