ivor or ivor.e hogg Poems

Be not afraid there’s nought to fear.
The night is not thine enemy
So sleep my babe sleep peacefully.
Thou knowest well that I am near.
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I’m a complete nonentity.
No one ever remembers me.
I haven’t got a single friend
although some times I pretend
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I dreamt I wrote but I had not.
My pad was empty when I woke,
the poem was gone. I had forgot
but in my head a small voice spoke.
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In sombre black from head to toes.
There are few birds as smart as crows
both in the manner of their dress
and in their native cleverness.
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It seems that everywhere I go
pop music strikes me like a blow.
Its not that I’m a philistine.
I find some music is divine.
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Great caverns formed by Natures hand
transformed into a wonderland
When man provides electric light
highlighting every stalagmite
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I disassociate my mind
from the coarse body housing me.
I leave the density behind
Untrammelled, free from gravity
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The crescent moon can symbolise
so many things to different eyes
I think maybe it is not wise
to assume your view is right.
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The truth can hurt

Some writers write infrequently
and others write prolifically.
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A lady always knows that she’s
Superior to any man
although she may not seem to be.
A lady’s well aware she can.
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