Tag Archives: Poetry

a life in the day

Click here to hear the poet read his words: a life in the day this morningthe sun shoneand it was hot and lasted foreverbecause I had so much to dorunning learning and laughing this afternoonthere was a mixof blue sky … Continue reading

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if

Click here to hear the poet read his words: if ifyou were to walk the broad beachesbetween the rivers Ayr and Doonand farther to Greenan Castlegazing across the broad firthof the historic Clydetowards the the Isle of Arranwhere the Sleeping … Continue reading

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in dreams

Click here to hear the poet read his words: in dreams you’re mine… when you smilerain clouds flee in dark shameto stumble in tearsover distant oceans when you touch my skinmy heart swellswith the valour of centuriesof Pictish – or … Continue reading

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silent smile

Click here to hear the poet read his words: silent smile you dancedand drifted into my lifelike a ghost with a silent smilegraceful and slightly amused you laughed at the obvious turmoilyou created in my heartand elsewhere you asked me … Continue reading

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vision

Click here to hear the poet read his words: vision more and more oftenas the years stumble pastI catch a glimpseof a flickerof a shadowjust outwith the rangeof my vision is it a memorymade realof someone long gonewhom once I … Continue reading

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a poem

Click here to hear the poet read his words: a poem I wrote a poem about my lifeit told of familyand friendsof rock n rolland operaand booksthat made me dream I wrote a poem about my lifeit told of where … Continue reading

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the loch

Click here to hear the poet read his words: the loch a small green islandon a long grey lochstretched along the foot of the glencreated by a great glaciernearly twenty thousand years ago on the southern part of the lochthe … Continue reading

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dreamer

Click here to hear the poet read his words: Click here to hear the poet read his words: dreamer warm summer days mean naught to meI don’t care for golden sunbeamsI prefer to dwell in moonlightand to spend my life … Continue reading

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mask

Click here to hear the poet read his words: masks the first time that I saw youyou hid behind your maskand said I didn’t know youthat we’d never met beforeand laughed and I in my innocencebelieved youthough you reminded meof … Continue reading

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seasons

Click here to hear the poet read his words: seasons springsaw you arrivecomme une plume vermeillelike a vermillion featherbeautiful elegant naturalah the light my love the light summeryou dancedwith mermaidsand my heartroamed free and proudas the Great White Stagin the … Continue reading

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