Paul Reed Poems

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91.
Two Blackbirds

The two of them danced
Not as a couple, but apart
On the wet morning grass
They would prance and dart
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92.
Stripy Socks

Presents have been exchanged
And now the New Year calls
Tree taken down, room re-arranged
Cards unstuck from walls;
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93.
Everything Is In Front Of Us

Not one ounce has been weighed
On nature's scale of spring
The trees stand stark and bare
The lark is yet to sing
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94.
I Am A Boat

I am a boat, drifting through life
Looking for a safe port,
I am the rocks upon which I founder
Forgetting all I was taught,
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95.
Miraculous Atom

A little known fact
No matter if your brain you racked
You could never have recalled
(Although you’re probably not appalled)
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96.
The First Of March

O, wind that blows
On the first day of March
That causes the branch to shiver
And the bough to arch;
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97.
At Last

The omniscient sky gulped
And emitted a long, low breath,
Bedraggled spectators on the touchline
Wanting to be there at ‘the death';
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98.
Tomorrow Will Be Good

To walk freely across sunny fields
In peaceful times, in open lands,
To be learning on days such as these
From older and wiser hands;
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99.
Faded Rose

You sighed, your splendour going
When inner light from bloom riven,
The moment passed without me knowing
That your best had been given;
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100.
Thoughts On Poetry

Poetry should be written, and read or listened to
In solitude, in calmness
Where inspiration can spawn great thoughts
Not read out at massed gatherings
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