Colin Ian Jeffery Poems

Cruel ghosts from my past haunt the hours
Shaming heart, torturing the soul
Memories of love and bad decisions
Crushing spirit into despair.
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I have loved you for many years
And should you die before me
There would such grief I could not bear
Because after you entered my life
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Time and tide
Unvarying as night and day
Wait for no man.
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Paradise lies hidden beyond the sunset
Where departed love ones dwell in ceaseless happiness
Safe among butterfly meadows, sweet smelling, serene
Where birds chirp choruses of exultation
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Despicable war is man's insanity
Indiscriminately killing
Plundering, harvesting lives.
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Proud of you and all you have achieved
Intellectually, spiritually, climbing ever higher
Making you the loving gentle soul you are
Towering rock steadfast within stormy seas
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Hanging on a cross, nails hammered in wrists and feet
Jesus Christ Son of God is being crucified
Crowned with thorns, body flogged, bruised, bleeding
Raised high between two thieves, one good one bad.
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(Shroud of Turin)
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Old man sat on park bench feeding pigeons
Bread from sandwiches, children playing nearby
On swings and roundabouts, proud parents watching
Hearts full of love, joy and hope for their child.
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How good to hear your voice, precious loving tones
That quake the heart and race the blood
Inspiring thoughts to new majestic lofty heights.
Delighting my Muse rejoicing in your presence
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