Rani Turton Poems

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121.
Today I Felt Like Sylvia Plath - Ii

A sharp sadness, diffused at twilight,
Haloed my head; The grief could not be driven away.
And even if it went, I bereft,
Would remain grieving. I would think all day
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122.
The Devil At Midday

Restlessness, when the sun is high
Directly in the midst of the sky
Melancholy, walk beside me for a while
The hours will pass on by and by.
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123.
The Ragged Rich And The Ragged Poor

The ragged poor in front of my eyes: sometimes so poor
The ragged rich in front of my eyes, sometimes so rich
The pitiful poor are so helpless in their misery
So miserably poor, fear fills the belly
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124.
Shivering Under The Hot Sun, Uncontrollably

The mind has it’s own mysteries, and the savants know
That savantism and the mystic’s glow
May not be same but can be similar, so in their similitude,
That thoughts and thinking
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125.
Thoughts (I Spawned A Million)

I spawned a million thoughts, that taking form,
Whispered with the wind and gave birth
To a million more; some crept into a hollow bough
Nestled there, and went to sleep.
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126.
Destiny, Dragging On

My destiny is tired.
The slope leads upwards, onwards,

Into clouds and far beyond.
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127.
In The Earth, People Sleep

In the earth, people sleep
Branches swing
As small birds sing
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128.
Remembering

Remonstrating against all memories and desires
Is the modern way; arrogant freedom beckons unless the body,
Unappeased by what should be done wants to follow another way
The body has its own burning hunger and it is not what all imagine
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129.
Morals And Morale

Its evident for many and aren't they lucky
Its obvious that the two go together
Like a couple hand and hand.
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130.
The Wind Doesn'T Cry Mary

Tempests that howl over chimneypots
No words whispering Mary
Not a single name not a single verse in rhyme
That traffic light didn't turn blue
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