Tom Billsborough Poems

There's a black hole
In my consciousness
I feel less whole
Diminishing
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"Chacun en soi et son ami vivra" Louise Labé


I am here and you are there
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I saw you often with your head bowed low,
As if in sorrow from some awful wound,
Inflicted long ago.
And even when you smiled
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Her smile may be like fire.
But don't assume desire
Your feelings in a whirl
Dreaming of some future bliss
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My eyes now follow
Trajectories of shadows.
Deep, dark green hollows
Beneath the elder,
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Washing the barrier reef, the Coral sea,
Brings fresh nutrients to the coral blooms,
Chrysanthemums in splendour
Where fishes of deep orange, blue
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Love makes the world go flat,
Sparkling seascapes sweeping out
From rolling downs of wide horizons.
Shimmering skies absorbing eyes.
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Autumn breeze, oak leaves, deciduous dreams,
Your living bark stores rings of memories,
Climatic changes, centuries of data,
Beneath my skin,
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Compulsively concerned,
Claudia considered constipative confections.
Cheddar cheese, course.
Chewers choose cashews,
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She leans on a wall,
Which is completely green.
Her mouth is open
And she recites a sweet verse.
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