Robert Melliard Poems

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11.
Love?

'What's love? ' she asks, and I reply:
'This strong, pure admiration
that I feel for you inside.'
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12.
Peace

Ask citizens all over the world
to invite people of a different race
(and/or religion)
to their homes on Sundays -
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13.
Climbing

14.
Tapas

In Spain they offer little 'tapas',
free, in bustling bars,
to savour with your beer or wine.
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15.
Jewellery

They never bought each other diamonds,
rubies, sapphires, pearls or gold.

The only precious things they keep
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16.
Domestic Bliss Or Blitz?

Some couples argue all the time;
not about important things,
but trivia.
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17.
Waiting For My Grandchild

You may be born any day now, any hour even.

But here I am alone, just waiting,
with a mixture of trepidation
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18.
Trampled On

Most suicides occur here in the West,
where technology and commerce reign supreme.

Depression, like cancer, is a modern growth:
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19.
Asturian Raised Granaries

Horreos and paneras are so unique
that there'd be queues of tourists
if such granaries were found in England.
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20.
Not Really Poetry

It's still the main problem:
there are just too many of us.

The more we multiply,
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