Shane Dickie

How marvelous nature is!

How intelligent and independent!
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Writing to me is as simple as breathing
Second nature, I empty my lungs— exhale,
Clear my mind and breathe in fresh air,
Filling my mind with inspiration,
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My identity has been forged for me long ago
I need not spend long hours in search of how
I may stand out from others. No. Quite the opposite,
My life was hammered into shape by the anvil
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As the poet, you are not the master,
But only the follower,
Let the muse awake your senses and stir your passions,
Like a poor blind beggar seek after rations,
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Walking memories, estates and history
Handed down through the ages;
In deeds done and battles fought and won,
People are museums with their stored
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Starfish were you Created in the Stars and Thrown Down to Earth
Starfish, are you a gift from the heavens
Cast down to Earth for mere mortals to enjoy?
Starfish, were you once a star that shone too bright
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Happiness is a shy, skittish cat,
Who will only show her face in brief glimpses,
Never long stares,
Her appearance is ever sought by Humanity,
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It's our nation's biggest secret,
How great our country is to live in.
Canada - your under-stated mascot-the beaver!
Canada - home to scenic landscapes and rugged
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I align my compass every morning
To the cardinal point of true north,
I read God's word to prepare myself
Spiritually, mentally, physically and socially
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Words are dripping down my cheeks,
Propelled from my face, dancing at the
Corners of my mouth; rolling off my
Tongue; messengers of freedom to
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I wrap myself in a wool blanket on a wet
Cold winter's day the isolation itself is
Like a wool blanket— soothing, consoling
Warming my weary bones down to the inner
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His fight is hidden,
His badge is shame,
They have come to pick on him,
They know not his name.
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Men build great monuments,
They create great works of art,
They contemplate great feats and write
Wonderful works of literature.
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Nothing beats the excitement and expectation
Of the newborn! So much hope - so much happiness!
This is new life - the seeds of union; of love manifested
In the newborn, the loving pieces of a family,
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Poems are like drops of rain falling from the heavens above,
Poems are shards of wisdom; pieces of granite cleaved
By the hammering of the soul through life's hard lessons
Learned and life's hard lesson's won.
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Quiet at last!
Soothing serenity permeates the air,
Soundless sacredness seeps into,
Surrounds and sedates me.
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A sea of people I scan; I then look inside
Myself, I am one of them, there is no difference,
There is no separation in the seams— just one
Huge entity.
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He loves numbers; he loves to count,
To add, subtract, to multiply and
Divide to borrow, and to arrange,
Equations are his life. To him
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Determination deeply embeds inside my
Hungry, boiling veins, my heart feeds on
My veins' idea of nourishment, a food
Not edible yet in craving demand.
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Edges of buildings; defined space, a concern for Architects
The boundaries of Relationships are not so well defined,
They are fuzzy and the alleys are blind.
Edges of broken glass are sharp and jagged;
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