Paul Holmes

Whenever I feel sad
And life’s troubles wear me down
I just look upon her face
And no longer wear a frown.
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He stood at the bus stop

Black coat soaking wet,
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Ruby and emerald and sapphire
Are the gems of his attire,
Clothed in an iridescent glow,
Like fragments of a rainbow.
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Imagine having 29,000 in the bank!
To a child how rich he would be!
What would he spend it on?
No guessing, it’s no mystery!
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Walking on white
Powder soft sand
My footprints
Left impressions,
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There happened to be an Elephant with purple skin
Which caused many a little child, to laugh and to grin?
They considered it so strange, and so ‘out of place’
That, a cheeky smirk ne’er left each mischievous face.
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A piece of my heart died today
As I saw a yellow leaf fall from a tree
Reminding me of that day so grey
When Death took my friend from me.
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Gently falling from
The midnight sky

A sliver of silver
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Does your love write notes
On the bathroom mirror in the steam?
Messages of affection
That will not fade as a dream?
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One among billions
Unique silver crystal
Floating
In a turquoise sky
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In a hushed, darkened room
There’s a silence all around,
A group of children and parents
Sit quietly, making no sound.
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JANUARY

Delightful display
Of snowdrops bowing white heads
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Encompassed in a concrete enclave
Choking fumes swirl all around;
Long shadows steal the sunlight
And yet, firmly it stands its ground.
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Carried on a soft whisper
Of a breeze
Little bubbles float aloft,
Delighting little children
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Can there be a more beautiful Snowflake
To rest upon your pink nose
Yet melt almost immediately
Like frost on a fragile Rose?
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A wisp of blue
Morning mist
Caresses the mirrored lake
As a pale yellow sun
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Go on, you deserve it,
You’ve had a stressful night,
Have a day in the duvet,
And perhaps a pillow-fight!
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A streak of blue lightning
Across a babbling brook
Takes me unawares
That moment that I look
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