Etienne Charilaou Poems

Who would have thought I'd be a poet?
If you had told me then I'd not have known it!
True, I'm not in the company of the great,
but hopefully I've written verse you'll not hate.
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Have fun! Have fun!
Write or say a pun!
Love that honey bun!
Don't forget to run!
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The white alabaster of the pyramid
threw glints across the great desert wastes
dazzling far-off caravans and other travellers.
Like a lighthouse beacon it drew wayfarers
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I remembered something
about a little being
who had lived on Earth
but a few years.
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Full moon white -
round, big, bright!
The blue-grey wash
colours to mauve.
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No more think
about what you're going to do
with your life.
No more think
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Today I don't have to pay or say;
explain away - unless I want to.
Today I can play.
Pave my way this way.
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We can't all be millionaires. Only some.
We can't all be astronauts. Only some.
We can't all fly planes. Only some.
We can't all go to the moon. Only some.
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Disappointment!
Begone!
Cynicism!
Get thee hence!
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I need to be an immortal
to read all the books I want to,
to listen to all the music I want to,
to read all the poems I want to,
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