Douglas McClarty Poems

I heard a cuckoo this morning
It was as clear as the morning air
Calling across a wooded valley
Was the first I have ever heard
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I watched two ring doves sit together
They came to visit almost everyday
Other birds came and fed alone
But they were always different
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I am sitting alone looking at the lake
In darkness illuminated by a waxing moon
My thoughts are as dark as the night
Yet when morning comes it will not alter
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Sunrise the herder sits on a craggy rock
Leaning on his bramble crooked stick
He seemed oblivious to the multitude
Suddenly a whistle from his parched lips
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Sasha died today
Heartbroken I must say
No one understands the pain
Had her just seventeen years
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I wandered through the Medina
In the old town of Tangiers
Looking for the Riad, Arous
I will meet you at cafe Paris, he said
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Would wait for the morning light
Toss and turn most of the night
Another day could start with little to do
But I always managed to see it through
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Sit me down in a comfy chair
With a blanket round my bony legs
Just let me sleep, sometimes stare
For I'm getting old and very tired
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That kitchen chair was the
best in the house,
Sat between the cooker
and the stove.
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I could say we were almost
extended families
But not related in anyway,
We all lived on the estate
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