Paul Reed Poems

My old Newcastle

Where once I was part of the throng
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With your head rested on your paws
Strapped in, confused and afraid
The highest price you paid
For a cause that was not yours,
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Happiness is just around the corner
Where sun-dappled streams tinkle like bells
And the morning breeze caresses the fells
Happiness is just around the corner
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Aira Force beckoned us to go and see
It's source amongst the Lakeland hills
It's tranquil setting of historic note
Where Wordsworth spied his daffodils
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I am in the world
I was born today
Along with my brothers and sisters
Some black, some white, some grey
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You lay there, waiting for us
In the tranquil sun-sparkled water
Sleepy and embedded
In your stoney hauteur
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'In 300 yards turn left' she said
I wasn't used to being led
But I wanted to keep on the right track
I trusted SatNav to get me there and back
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I know it’s just the blink of an eye
Ten years will come and just pass me by
Just as the last decade I now gaze upon
Ten years will come and soon be gone
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I rest here on the kitchen window sill
Safe from harm and winter chill
I have been delivered here by loving hand
A soldier from the human band;
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How long is January, you ask
Because it seems an endless wait till Spring
And the days when every little thing
Seems so much better;
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