Sheila Sharpe Poems

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1.
A Presence Is Here

A presence is here amidst these trees
where whispers echo
on the evening breeze
it is something as old,
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2.
Newstead

There is a timeless place
That comes unbidden to my memory
Where sky blue harebells border a winding track
And lilies of the valley shine in ancient woodlands
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3.
A Prayer

Centuries shift in the blink of
a Creator's eye
Somewhere secret
is a holy manuscript
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4.
Losing

We are losing the
quietness of green spaces
The silence
That speaks volumes
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5.
Battleground Tour

Around the traveller
the mourning lace of leafless trees
is as still as laundered unworn white ruffs
atop a dark torso of ancientlandscape
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6.
Barn Owl

He sees all manner of things
from his avian perch
in the middle of the little wood
that sudden movement
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7.
Battles

Agincourt
Balaclava
Cold Harbour
Dungan's Hill
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8.
What Is Belief

Does belief come from the
intelligent expansion of the heart
or does it ultimately engulf the mind
rendering us gullible
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9.
Old Man

a"sculpture"exhibited in the gallery of
Charnwood Museum, Loughborough

old man
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10.
Those Who Initiate

Those who initiate the conflict
once sat perhaps on horseback
wearing medals from
some long past glory
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