Barry Middleton Poems

The clouds by day, the stars by night,
may seem to call my name.
But cold indifference in their voice,
forever is the same.
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Black sky, what secret
do you mask
beyond the farthest stars,
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Within the riptide, hope creates a heaven;
for in that moment, death is near.
The sand, that slips beneath my feet,
is telling me I cannot run away.
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Go slowly like a cat
that flirts and rubs
and sits upon my lap
then purrs without delay
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it's always good to know
you are there if life goes wrong

we never do outgrow
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her eyes
beyond the beauty of the rose
were yet soft petals
of devotion
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I had a wish to find the reddest rose
the dream of love
a blossom without thorns
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My generation is passing on,
but before we all depart,
I have a silent wish for us,
a ‘good luck' from the heart.
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I am lost in the woods where the path is a maze,
and still I will stay till the sun starts to fade,
where no one can find me in shadow and haze,
with safety of darkness to come to my aid.
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our castle was fragile
it felt so solid and secure
yet it was ephemeral as spring
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