Barry Middleton Poems

Between the dove and the eagle,
there is a challenge for humanity.
Between the storm and the rainbow,
there is a gentle spring shower.
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death is not the setting sun
the sun will rise again
it is not the silence of midnight
for dreams are never silent
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the morning was so long ago
it has grown old before its time
it creeps along like old men do
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The grandest garden is the Universe.
The stars above are like flowers,
and here on earth the breath of life
counts bloom and stars and showers.
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the cloud has covered up the blue
the gray has banished all our hope
and everything we thought we knew
to rob from us the will to cope
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Peace cannot come to a world
where wild eyed generals feed
the commerce of endless war.
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upon a mountaintop in Spain
I pondered on a mystery
for I had never sailed the sea
how could this mountain come to be
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everything makes a difference
every rising storm
every falling leaf
every word we speak
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listening to the Universe
there isn't much for me to say
there are no answers from above
the stars are mute in disarray
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the teapot toker
with the chromium smoker
keeps serving lavender cake
we paid him our money
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