Neil Solan Poems

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1.
Monologue (Death Took My Baby Away)

If for just one second
It had crossed my mind,
That this morning's goodbye
Would be the last time,
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2.
The Next Comma

One night at a time
Is not quite enough,
One whole night a week
You call my bluff.
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3.
A Cat Called 'society'

A bucketful of mutiny and I can argue myself to sleep
You my love can be dirty, you my love can be sweet
You my love can be faithful, you my love can be closed
You my love can be homespun
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4.
Romance In, Romance Out

Hot chocolate coats
And cinnamon hats,
Won't keep me from the cold, in fact
There is just one reason
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5.
Shrinking Violets

I'm a satyr it seems
And I like to beat around the bush
If you know what I mean;
I'm a red-blooded male
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6.
On A Crooked Shelf

Cracked wheat stands in the barrels
While my patron saint waits around the back,
Killing thoughts with contemplation
And giving all clairvoyants the sack,
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7.
Dead Man's Shoes

I've earned me another pain,
I've earned me another tin roof in the rain,
I've earned me another stone in my shoe,
I've earned me another you.
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8.
Why Do You Keep Me Hanging On?

Why do you keep me hanging on?
Like a battered housewife, so sick and tired but can’t let go.
Like a rusty old hand, to robust and proud to just let go and let fall.
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9.
The Cider Years

The cider years have come to an end,
We have to grow old, we have to pay the rent;
It's showtime now for the dreams that we made,
The dirty hands have gone but the memories remain.
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10.
Bound By Arrangement

I've got a pocket full of co-ordination
And a radar of responsibility;
Snow-glazed trees pointing eastwards
And an invisible ring
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