Tom Courtney Poems

And so we step out
beyond the last program
beyond the parking spots
from the automobiles
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Never, never on the moment
Have I spoken words so potent
traced my footsteps called to mind
scorched my memory tried to find
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Next to myself baby
I love you the best
Though I’m my own favorite
you take all the rest
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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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