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Laughs the happy April morn
Thro' my grimy, little window,
And a shaft of sunshine pushes
Thro' the shadows in the square.
Dogs are tracing thro' the grass,
Crows are cawing round the chimneys,
In and out among the washing
Goes the West at hide-and-seek.
Loud and cheerful clangs the bell.
Here the nurses troop to breakfast.
Handsome, ugly, all are women . . .
O, the Spring-the Spring-the Spring!
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Love is not a profession
genteel or otherwise
sex is not dentistry
the slick filling of aches and cavities
you are not my doctor
you are not my cure,
nobody has that
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Parallel colors go on forever, others swirling and merging,
Hued rainbows and smoky sunsets, from a chaos surging!
Hanging from the Christmas tree, ruby peppermint candy,
And circus clowns entertain us, attired so gaily and badly.
Often seen on animals, birds, leaves and even mountains,
Coloring all the days of our lives, from mystical fountains!
Arrayed all in purple stripes, the mischievous joker is wild,
Sharing this streaked world where very nature has smiled.
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don't tell the truth
thoughtlessly
wounds hurt by the truth:
live long.
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Sweet peppers meeting
Very hot peppers
For a cold shower
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whisperings of wings
deep drone of summer's old gold
red rose drips petals
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Wonder woman I'm strong enough to be
Your superman
Let me feel
What you are
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The great bell rings,
The young traveller wakes up
And starts his holy journey,
The meadows,
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The eyes of a poet seem
to be a scanning machine;
They scan through many things
which others try to conceal
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"Hello, how do you do? "
"Last year, Delta darling visited me,
Since then, she seems to have been in love with me;
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Organizing our travels, subconsciously,
Or with intent, we confuse our own mind,
Different, ideas, plans, changing directions,
While not forgetting, the what if's, and whys,
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