Della Perry Poems

Camels and oxen, silhouettes
Ripples in golden sands
Whispers of abundant harvests
In a prosperous land.
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I would like to be a pirate
and sail the seven seas,
Be dirty and filthy
and do as I please,
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The X marked the spot
Forty paces from the tree
The heat was really hot
The island, Willy and me.
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Cut-Throat Jack was a nasty crook,
He never did anything by the book!
He pinched and plundered, bold as brass,
He was shameless and brazen with his cutlass.
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The black horse will be waiting for me
Below the damson tree,
The day will flow into evening,
Dusk will fall over the living.
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Cup of tea,
Chai,
Green,
Earl grey,
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The same animal print cushions lay on the couch,
The same hound reclines beside the patio door,
The same laughter of children echoes around the house,
The same wood-pigeon couple sit on the window ledge,
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To fly far from here
I wish I could
To soar above the clouds
I wish I could
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When patience wears thin
You'll find me upon the moon
Among the stars and shining
Far, far above your head.
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