David Thornton Poems

The rugby team quarterback out for a run,
Watched and admired by two girls in the sun,
Whilst wild muddy children throw rocks in a pool,
Giddy with freedom from structure at school.
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Never again must we take it for granted;
Our freedom to go where we please.
To walk down a street,
Hug our friends when we meet,
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If your ‘get up and go' has got up and gone,
Take heart! You're not the only one,
I know what it's like when you're feeling low,
Stuck in a rut, nowhere to go.
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A man, filled with fear for the future,
puts cigarettes on the bookshelf.
An unopened tax bill,
propped up on the window sill,
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Above the highest mountain
the storm clouds all are spent,
the raindrops gather in the lake
to start their long descent.
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