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Beyond All Reasonable Doubt [Bring Back Hanging]
Nature or nurture?
where she was concerned
there was never any doubt
about either,
but ranks will close
as and when needs must.
Light by name, and light by nature,
A smile to light up every room,
she had always been that way,
instinctively loving and caring,
ever gratefully aware
of the precarity of
her own origins,
but the patriarchy looks
after its ...
Friday 14th March 2025 11:03 am
Brother
What mistake can you make that I haven't already?
Seen.
Done.
Forfeited.
Worn.
Your horizon's my pleasure to roll back.
Wonder at my knowledge.
Self-gained.
Now shared.
Steps taken.
Taken once.
And I show you.
Teach you.
The way.
You step solid here.
Lean on this.
Grow.
Into you.
I see you.
Hear you.
Know you ask th...
Thursday 11th May 2017 8:50 pm
Spring Tanka
A winter bite that
mocks the spring, pincers its cocoon.
A life supported?
Cease one's internal decay,
Even ice melts. Love's fluidity.
Thursday 11th April 2013 6:14 pm
Rain in the Summertime
`
Raindrops trickle on the forest's brow
Forming transparent puddles,
That reflect your querying face
And catches the dream of a moment.
Storm cells brew on the radar,
Fearful in their presence as they pass
Life on the brink of forever's portals
Until thunder morphs into cuddles .
In the streams your form takes shape,
Eyes that gaze with hope and love
...
Friday 4th February 2011 9:53 am
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