Daniel Nairn Poems

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1.
The Boy With Fire In His Eyes

The boy with fire in his eyes
Stands there waiting.
It is his soul inside;
It keeps him standing.
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2.
Life

Freeverse, mostly
Jumble of actions
Mostly thoughtless, directionless,
Hardly worth noting or reading but
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3.
¿entiendes?

You didn't hear me.
And even if you did,
You weren't listening.
And even if you were,
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4.
The Painter Of The Skies

I saw you God, there in the sky
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5.
Ayúdame!

Oh God, oh God, Dios!
Ayúdame! Ayúdame!
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6.
Her Laughter

Her laughter spilled into my mind
And pooled in memory
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7.
Communication

Why can't the words I say mean what
I meant to say to you that time?
You heard my voice, but not my mind.
Those words I said: I meant them not!
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8.
Death Works Slow

Death works slow on the wisest ones
Who undeserving bear
His practiced torments slowly tear
Life, health, pride.
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9.
Reflections Of A Procrastinating Student

Unseeing glanced
And there again
To clog his brain
Were lines that blurred
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10.
Look, See The Heavens, Canvas Full Of Lights

Look, see the heavens, canvas full of lights;
Far off the sprinkled fires majestically
Tell soft of holiness, of sovereignty,
A man can seek, but never find their heights.
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