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Mark R Slaughter Poems
- Work, Sleep, Work, Sleep, Work Work, sleep, work, sleep, ...
- A Country Path In Late Spring The path of mossy ground ...
- Soldier's Ghost I bled for you - would you for me? I ...
- Daffodils I fell in love – Taken by the innocence of ...
- Wife To Be (Petrarchan Sonnet) I stroll along a fragrant ...
- It's Death Again It's Death again - He's always there ...
- An Act Of Poetry Ruin is what we need - Despair is what we ...
Mark R. Slaughter is a biological scientist who took up poetry to challenge his written skills. He undertakes commissions and collaborative projects, for which details are available on his website MarkRSlaughter.com. Examples include 'Liquid Rooms', a large-scale work for orchestra and soprano by the Danish composer Karsten Fundal (premiered on 3rd October 2014, by The Odense Symphony Orchestra) , and 'Death of Leaves', a song cycle for soprano and orchestra by the American composer Nicholas Anthony Ascioti. In March 2014, 'Lonely Life' was recited on the BBC by the actor Mark Benson as an introduction to a documentary on loneliness. Further poems such as Marriage and Spring are featured in... more »
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Work, Sleep, Work, Sleep, Work
Work, sleep, work, sleep,
Work, sleep, work, sleep,
Work, sleep, work, sleep,
Work:
Work, sleep, work, sleep,
Work, sleep, work, sleep,
Work, sleep, work, sleep,
Work.
Oh free me please with gentle ease
From work, sleep, work, sleep, work!
This odium, pounding tedium
Of my work, sleep, work, sleep, work.
Just whisk me off to lands afar
From work, sleep, work, sleep, work -
That grinding train of rhythmic pain
Called ‘Work, sleep, work, sleep, work.’
Poor neural circuits fizzle and pop
In work, sleep, work, ...
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you are the master poet and yet to be and again.
woow! your words can move a mountain In me and they are very inspirational
you have left me speech less.
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Bloody love it Mark. The repetition is well-thought out, the lyricism is truly poetic. But I feel as if you've been watching me in my garden.; ¬) Next time, I'll go cross ways instead of parallel.
excellent poems. you are great in explaining your feels
excellent poems sir, I wonder if you could read some of mine and give me your advice please, I would like to improve, thank you, I am http: //www.poemhunter.com/richard-allen-beevor/
that was awesome how you manage to describe everything with simple and yet beautiful word that explain and show an imagery of passion
Cool, you inspire me.
I see you are a biologist. Makes total sense. I recently graduated with a BS in bio. Ever read a collection of science poems Radial Symmetry? You should publish your poetry. You have a really great style.
death smiles and so do you wow... power full its like getting involed with the bad when your innocent