Raymond Farrell Poems

It is well to read history
To learn from it lessons
That have a bearing
On how you think
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Old Red Jordan
Came down the hill
Every Friday night
Tipsy
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The art of teaching
Is performed by teachers
With a range of talent
Across a broad spectrum
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Today
I set off
With a list in hand
Of used bookstores
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Gentle gentle river
Softly over rocks, you flow
Oh how you soothe me
As on your way you go
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As it once was it cannot be
No use standing athwart the tide of history
Hoping to reverse its course.
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He became unwell when I was seven
Struggled with declining health for years
Then one cold December night
When I was twelve
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