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Look Foward

As those of you who have followed my poems know, I often write because of something in my life stirring me to comment.
Quite a number of years ago my life long friend married for a second time. Both he and his lady had grown children and I chided him how someone as plain as he [...]

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The Storyteller

Many years ago I used to attend meetings of poets.
At one such meeting I heard a Russian called Yuri tell a story. He insisted the lights be turned out and he then lit a candle. He really created a mood and then told his tale. It struck me that so much of our history and [...]

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Boundaries

I am sometimes disappointed at the way we set up barriers to prevent us reaching our true potential. We lose courage and daring as life buffets us about, never realizing that it’s the struggle that is the essence of life.
We should celebrate our triumphs and learn from our tragedies. Yet so many of us cower [...]

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A Play

One time in my life some people took me for gay. I was divorced, had no lady in my life, yet seemed happy and sociable. In fact it was a period where I had resigned myself to being alone.
I try to help people anywhere I go and sometimes this has been misconstrued.
When I have a [...]

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If Only

This poem was written as a wish for how life could, or should be. I am happy with many aspects of my life, but it still rankles at the waste of life I see all around me. The loss of love, the spirit of co-operation and charity that should abound, rather than be the exception. [...]

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Wondering

Introspective cab ride – cell phone pic, originally uploaded by Kamal H..
Like us all I sometimes wonder on what might have been if I had done things differently in my life. I currently have no lady in my life and I sorely miss that. I wrote this poem when I was in a pensive mood [...]

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The world lost a unique individual with the death of Michael Jackson. A brilliant dancer, singer, recording artist, he epitomized what it was to be a star. An incandescent talent, so brilliant he burned out long before what the world would have wanted of him could eventuate.
Unfortunately he wasn’t the first brilliant talent whose life [...]

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Mindless Fear

Here’s a great short poem on fear. Mindless Fear by Christine Senter.
I just attended a seminar about investing money and the guy showed us the “wall of fear” that was an acronym for False Evidence Appearing Real.
Christine Senter really puts it in perspective. She really builds the suspense.
Here is the first stanza:
A passionate kiss.
A frightening [...]

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Comes a time

Many times I have contemplated what my real purpose in life is. I wrote this poem at a time when I realised that simply musing, whilst entertaining, was less important than actually doing things and that wasting time simply robbed you of life. Life that could be spent in getting things done.
Comes a Time
Comes a [...]

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Journey posted on PoemHunter

I’ve posted Ollie’s latest poem Journey on poemhunter.com and it already got 2 reviews. This is a great site with thousands of poems from poets all around the world. Like it? Please leave a comment on poemhunter too.
Here is what Ollie said about Journey:
I have found much of my life to be a two edged [...]

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