Poetry Blog by Nigel Astell

Outrageous Carnival

definitely wicked vibes

Lavish make-up

enticing dance movement

Cascading colour

Manchester Pride Parade

Screening expressive

street party atmosphere

Somewhat different

but so - - -

are we.

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Cancelled Spain

Straight away

Instead Southport

Sounds promising

No fourteen

Day quarantine

Restrictions there.

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Newspaper delivered remains undisturbed

Samson's silent silver chain

Empty blue plastic bowl

Old John last seen

Being taken, emergency ambulance

His loyal dog waits.

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Boundless spectrum

jumps over

sky blue haze

Yellow sunflowers

slumber inside

beds of green

Saying to

Mr Rainbow

please stay longer

Before  you

guide love

back into heaven.

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To

The Last Hello and The Last Goodbye

Sorry I can't

hug and hold

Whispering gentle words

that really matter

Sudden empty heart

will never understand

Bless you eyes

faith filled prayers

Tears of grief

ink well full

Broken spirit writes

I love you

Have lost count

how many times

If no reply

I know that

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Without your dedication

unselfish sacrifice throughout

I would not be

able to write this

thank you so much

endeavouring everything to save

us all from this.

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Sadness holds a photograph

bombed out ruins

once a home, once a boy

but they say

a brave soldier did not return

but we say

instead of medals showing courage

we wanted our boy.

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Football ground pin drops

hard crust arguments cease

season ticket holders cry

offside rule nobody cares.

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Domestic row

heated words

temper overload

killer impulse

fake patrol

police imposter

lethal weapon

unsuspecting victims

slain repeatedly

weekend massacre

Sunday showdown

thirteenth hour

bloodbath ended.

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When madness calls

to stop infection

don't answer the door.

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Decorated boxes

Chocolate layers

Guarded by

Brightly coloured

Silver paper

To be

Lightly unwrapped

All wait  

Seems forever.

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Wait started asking Why?

See Here asks When?

What asks Who Knows?

Not Sure says Why ask?

Now Then requests stop asking

We are doing all right.

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Strapped up tight

bandit style white mask

blue sweaty gloves

keeping safe distance

Extremely upset Granny

flying into wild rage

violent ferocious attack

solid walking stick

Next time you

wait outside the bathroom

dressed like that

you're dead meat!

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Too tight

Neck complaining

feeling warm

Body warning

Taking off

hanging loose

draping over

comfortable chair

Speak Easy

night ended

homeward bound

forgetting scarf

Both Neck

and Body

said together

Never mind

Only when

freezing cold

antarctic wind

they say

Why are

You not - - -

Wearing your scarf ?

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Bottled up tight

blanked out regrets

bitter taste

hard to swallow

that lingers longer

than it should

dark memories

stand tall again.

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