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Tag: Modern Poetry

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Love Comes Too Hard

Posted on October 12, 2022October 11, 2022 by rak

But It Goes So Easily it’s never easy love never comes too easy then it comes too hard Photo by… Read more Love Comes Too Hard

putin at a guilty party

Vladimir Will Be Putin Hell

Posted on October 11, 2022October 10, 2022 by rak

Sooner Or Later these war days will end the days of judgement will come and days of justice Shock and… Read more Vladimir Will Be Putin Hell

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We Are Stardust

Posted on October 10, 2022October 10, 2022 by rak

We Are Golden when you’re feeling down just look up to the heavens feel part of it all Photo by… Read more We Are Stardust

autumn leaves on graveyard

A Season For All Men

Posted on October 10, 2022October 9, 2022 by rak

Seasons Begin And Seasons End the ending season leaves and seeds and fruit all fall and so will all men… Read more A Season For All Men

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The Moment Of Triumph And Disaster

Posted on May 7, 2022May 6, 2022 by rak

The Unforgiving Minute all of those things that people want so much the fancy cars the big houses the beautiful… Read more The Moment Of Triumph And Disaster

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I Wish I Was Still Outward Bound

Posted on April 24, 2022April 23, 2022 by rak

Lessons In Life I Should Have Learned Unearthly early he woke us, not long after midsummer sunrise. I was already… Read more I Wish I Was Still Outward Bound

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A Picture Of A Life Not Lived

Posted on April 22, 2022April 21, 2022 by rak

He Went Too Fast an old photograph a young man so full of life a life never lived

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The Sexy Scent Of Summer

Posted on April 21, 2022April 20, 2022 by rak

Jasmine Is More Than A Woman budlets on jasmine promises of perfumed nights summer is coming

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The Days When Poems Come To You

Posted on March 22, 2022March 21, 2022 by rak

There Is Rhyme And Reason In This Day not every day has poetry not every day has rhyme some days… Read more The Days When Poems Come To You

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The Magic Of Making Good Things

Posted on February 1, 2022January 31, 2022 by rak

The Magic Of Making Good Things The workbench was old and dusty and worn, but there was magic in it.… Read more The Magic Of Making Good Things

man watching girl

She Liked Me To Watch Her

Posted on January 15, 2022January 14, 2022 by rak

She Liked Me To Watch Her There was the watching at the start. When he first saw her, he watched… Read more She Liked Me To Watch Her

soulless living room in light apartment

I Have A Strong Sense Of Desperation

Posted on January 14, 2022June 23, 2022 by rak

I Have A Strong Sense Of Desperation [Warning: this poem contains swearing. Enjoy.] The sun rises. Cold and windless, the… Read more I Have A Strong Sense Of Desperation

an old man falling apart

The Sound Of Slowly Falling

Posted on January 9, 2022January 8, 2022 by rak

The Sound Of Slowly Falling night-time in the house alone listening to settlement to the sound of everything slowly falling… Read more The Sound Of Slowly Falling

person giving comfort to a mourning woman

The Protocols For Dying​

Posted on January 6, 2022January 14, 2022 by rak

Death visits regularly on this street.
Many of the people you might meet
have lived here for a long time,
right up until the day they died.

photograph of black crow

The Crow Flies Straight At Me

Posted on January 5, 2022January 4, 2022 by rak

The Crow Flies Straight At Me The crow flies straight at me, up from the right, heading for the window… Read more The Crow Flies Straight At Me

a elderly woman with gray hair

The Fact That Every Witch Knows

Posted on December 30, 2021December 29, 2021 by rak

The Fact That Every Witch Knows What I hate about this place is how the curtains twitch so. The peeking… Read more The Fact That Every Witch Knows

girl thinking

When You Should Have Said Yes

Posted on December 29, 2021January 14, 2022 by rak

Too soon, you come to it.
The realisation that, at some point,
you should have said yes
instead of no.

The painting Solitude by Frederic Leighton

I Am Such A Solitary Man

Posted on December 28, 2021January 14, 2022 by rak

This much I have learned of me.
I am such a solitary man,
and always have been.

path to Mam Tor summit

On Top Of Mam Tor

Posted on December 27, 2021December 26, 2021 by rak

On Top Of Mam Tor On top of Mam Tor a trig point faces all the world, east and west,… Read more On Top Of Mam Tor

love written in sand

This Is What Love Is Not

Posted on December 26, 2021December 25, 2021 by rak

This Is What Love Is Not This is what love is not: it is not a bad thing it is… Read more This Is What Love Is Not

woman reading a book christmas present

The Truth Of Christmas Present

Posted on December 25, 2021December 24, 2021 by rak

The Truth Of Christmas Present Oh, shove it, you peasant. Stick it right up your bum. You call that a… Read more The Truth Of Christmas Present

abandoned homes

The Abandoned Homes

Posted on December 23, 2021December 22, 2021 by rak

The Abandoned Homes The lawns are untidy, leaf-littered, bits of toys and garden tools scattered all around. The ground is… Read more The Abandoned Homes

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