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which way

Posted on April 17, 2021 by ceayr

Click here to hear the poet read his words: which way I see donkeys in a fieldand I wonderare they happywith the lives they lead I supposethat their choicesare limited they eat grassand like usthey look forwardto springprobably with the … Continue reading →

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of all the girls

Posted on April 10, 2021 by ceayr

Click here to hear the poet read his words: of all the girls of all the girls in all the worldI have spent my life with yousome times were gooda few were badbut thatI thinkis to be expected the years … Continue reading →

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memories

Posted on April 4, 2021 by ceayr

Click here to hear the poet read his words: memories when I awakenin the dead of nightI findlong-forgotten memoriessoftly slitheringthrough a crack in my consciousness… sometimes they raise a smilea warm feelingfor a happier timea special persona successful relationshiphowever fleeting… … Continue reading →

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invisible

Posted on March 28, 2021 by ceayr

Click here to hear the poet read his words (accompanied by a duo of persistent tourterelles): invisible at the coffee machineI silently watchthe happy chatter of the girlsas they discuss with each otherevery detail of their livestheir husbands boyfriends and … Continue reading →

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love story

Posted on March 20, 2021 by ceayr

Click here to hear the poet read his words: love story sometimes a love storyis just that and no morea love storywith no end for me it was loveat first sightalthough I never believedin such a thinguntil I saw the … Continue reading →

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I write

Posted on March 14, 2021 by ceayr

Click here to hear the poet read his words: I write I write nowas the only poet didof man’s inhumanity to manof the horrors inflicted dailyin countriesfortunately far awaywhere we don’t goeven on holidayon people whose skinis not as oursso … Continue reading →

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horologist

Posted on February 28, 2021 by ceayr

Click here to hear the poet read his words: horologist if I were a watchmakerI’d create a special piecewhose hands would spin roundbackwardsuntil that moment we first met and there I’d have it pause a whileso I could enjoy once … Continue reading →

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leaving San Francisco blues

Posted on February 21, 2021 by ceayr

Click here to hear the poet read his words: leaving San Francisco blues Union Square the very last morningI breakfast on orange juice and croissantsbut something is wrongthe sunshine has goneSan Francisco softly weeps the artists have packed up and … Continue reading →

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teardrop

Posted on February 14, 2021 by ceayr

Click here to hear the poet read his words: teardrop just a teardropI thinkand I’ve seen you crybeforequite often then I realise thatthis one is differentit touches meit hurts me is it because I seethe moonlightsparklingagainst your too pale cheekor … Continue reading →

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no shadow

Posted on January 31, 2021 by ceayr

Click here to hear the poet read his words: no shadow when you cameyou brought no shadowyou brightenedthe wintry skiesyour light bathedthe cloistered cornersand darkness fledfrom your approach green springtimebecame glorious summerblue skiesand rainbowswith no hint of rainyou gave warmthto … Continue reading →

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