Barry Middleton Poems

the past will often coax a smile
and yet I also cry
for long lost friends and destiny
and all the times gone by
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I think that it will storm tonight
a change of season comes
I hear a rumble to the north
where rain gods beat their drums
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You cannot trap it in a box;
it's not a thing you tightly grip.
It's in the breeze of summertime,
as rain is falling drop by drip.
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Forgetting so many facts,
but remembering the feelings,
is it a blessing or a curse?
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like shadows at noon disappearing
the legacy of common men
must fade with passing time
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a fateful shadow haunts the night
within my restless sleep
your vanished spirit still remains
in memories that I keep
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beyond the bridge a secret spot
provides a place for boys to fish
and silent paths that time forgot
where lovers go to stroll and kiss
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something about the moon
can tint my mood to blue
for the color of the night
is a strange familiar hue
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I am stranded in the universe
my dreams became a wretched curse
I heard that space and time can never end
I have to say I tried
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many emotions crowd my mind
I know that death is coming
yet death is but a shadow
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