Sheena Blackhall Poems

Clive of India's pet Giant Tortoise
Clive of India, turned opium addict
Committed suicide in 1774.
A sociopath and a racist, the Indians described him
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A graveyard is dangerous—
If you go in, whispers may reach your ears
Of things that have happened
Before, to the dead and their mourners
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Carnation means love and distinction
Violet means wisdom and hope
Buttercups mean the sweetness of childhood
Wreaths help the grieving to cope
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Calm comes to my brow
Where scented oil
Is warmed and steadily poured in a blissful stream
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In The Tree of Life with Fish
Fish fly round a white tree, or hang from it like fruit
Some drop to the undergrowth
This Tree of Life grows in the Torah's Garden of Eden
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I remember
The moon, sharp as a scythe, on my wedding night
The moon snagged in clouds when my father died
The moon that lit the tree where an owl rested
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The Unicorn of Kings
I am the most inspiring feature in the varsity grounds
Visitors circle me, drawn by my animal magnetism
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The Enemy Inside
My virr has dwined awa,
The enemy's inside,
Ma face is tae the waa
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Surely You Would Know?
Poor mental health can be genetic though
Time only tells if bad luck's come your way
If you were marked out surely you would know?
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My Brother, Ian Middleton C.A. as a young man:

I am currently skint, and life is a bummer
Beethoven Sonata Op27 no 2
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