ANDREW BLAKEMORE Poems

I walked along the shoreline
As the ocean looked so blue,
The seagulls called upon the wind
Above me as they flew,
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I still remember heartache like
I'd never felt before,
With every hour that passes by
I miss you more and more,
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A child upon the doorstep weeps
ignored from passers-by,
She wipes away her lonely tears
Upon her woollen sleeve,
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All through the barren winter
I have waited for this day,
To see the signs of springtime
With its colours on display,
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I want to climb the hillsides
And to see each wondrous view,
And find the peace I long for there
It's all I wish to do,
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The sweet scented flowers of pink are now blooming
And telling the land that the springtime is here,
For soft and like velvet their petals are glowing
I've waited a lifetime to see them appear.
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If we could live forever
How much wiser would we be?
Would we have grown accustomed
To the suffering we see?
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As sun rose in the early dawn
And skies were lit with gold,
I saw the clouds go passing by
And watched my dreams unfold,
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Upon this old familiar bench
From which I've spent a time or two,
Just gazing at the sky above
And watching chestnut trees,
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A kindly word if you should please
Don't wave the blade without relent,
No hate nor scorn that cuts me through
And has no space for sentiment.
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