Tom Courtney Poems

Come let's see what lies beyond
this asphalt jungle of which we're fond

Beyond the cement and the steel
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The Ides of March are nigh upon us
Earthquakes come to tremble on us
Floods and droughts all have their day
And alternate in disarray
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art surrounds me i surmise
is sculptor tactful poet wise?

is beauty calculated far?
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i found you, one day, like a petal on a tree
shimmering in the breeze, twinkling like a star
and i found you one day, standing next to me
shining like a moon beam. almost touching were we
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I just had a dream (It was late, late at night)
And dreams are... Well... You know...
They’re things that leave us wondering
Just where we’ve been (and where we’ll go)
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Mesmerizing game it seems
wishing hoping chasing dreams
Stare at life – go right ahead
I do it every night in bed
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I pressed my face in the crowd tonight
I had to speak to the group
I had to tell them just what I thought
And stick my neck in the soup
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Have you found the paradox?
The stealthy critter to outfox
the logic of our better minds?
the cautious facts a person finds?
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So much is a footnote
We pass them in reading
The text stands alone
or generally not needing
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He believed in the wind
the wind rain and snow
He believed in love
that it’s something we know
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