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A Ring of Birds
A ring of birds flew across The early evening sky I did not see them at first Until the blush clouds Revealed their histories To me in a solemn dream
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Guy and Soosy Flower
Why are you crying Soosy Flower Because of this beauty That is right in front of me The sea the sky the clouds the colours Everything moves me I always cry when I witness beauty There are other things that control your emotions Serotonin for instance The world can be so beautiful Guy Your body adores […]
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The Dark Lady
I was raised in a small village that was surrounded by a thick forest The woodmill helped the village to survive and even prosper My father worked there and so did both of my brothers But I became a teacher and taught at the only school Yet I had higher ambitions and applied for other […]
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Crazy Shit
Stan Yes Did you write Anna and Anna Yes It was some crazy shit I know Why were they gay girls Because I like beautiful gay girls Typical of a man You despise male homosexuality But like girl on girl Most men do But they have to be beautiful I cannot stand fat dykes with […]
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Empty
I always feel empty Next to church towers And know of no cure
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Dove
It all started with a London Cake And a bench in a medieval town I was waiting for a bus When I was approached By a most beautiful dove Who had the saddest eyes That I had ever seen I enquired of her sadness And she looked at the sky Where are the other birds […]
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The Signal Box
I invited Tomaso Albinoni into my signal box We chatted about music between trains And drank endless cups of tea I played his Adagio in G Minor On the sound system that I had erected In my remote workplace Next to the blue butterfly wood
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The Signalman
During the weeks before Christmas I started making mistakes Serious mistakes Very serious mistakes Which resulted in a rear end collision Near to the entrance of the tunnel Seventeen innocent people died Because of my incompetence I had no idea why these mistakes occurred But I was subsequently sent to prison Where I hung myself […]
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In Paris
She wanted to die But She also wanted To live in Paris Who said that Stan Flaubert Did She get her wish Yes She spent the rest of her days in Paris What was her name She No her name She called herself She I am not aware that she had any other name What […]
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Rhythms
She wanted to explore my rhythms But I was not so sure I said that we should wait Until the new year She agreed Dressed And returned To her bookshop