Gil Tee Poems

There are people all around the world,
Starving and forgotten,
And apples on the ground, dew-pearled,
Left lying to go rotten.
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They say we're making progress and things are better now
They say we're living longer and we're healthier somehow
They say that life's improving in oh! so many ways
But who can turn the water into wine these days?
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I'm afraid this one is past its sell by date, but if you can think yourself back to Christmas 2008, when I wrote it, you might just be able to appreciate it.


Santa's had to lay off all the elves,
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Karolina, with a K
I thought of you again today
The same old question came to mind
How could they treat you so unkind?
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Most people have a black dog
But some dogs are bigger than others
This one of mine is a monstrous old swine
That goes by the name of Carruthers
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I was late for a date with an angel
I was stuck in a traffic jam
I was late for a date with an angel
I was on my way to see The Lamb
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This has quite a catchy tune. Shame about the lyrics.

Do you remember when there was just us two,
All those years ago when we said 'I do'?
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Spot the Leonard Cohen quote.

I guess you've been lucky in love
And that's more important than most things I know
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The days are far too long for me to fill
And solitude is no protection now
The nights are even longer still somehow
And sleep no longers answers to my will
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Look at all the little sparrows
Learning how to fly
They’ll be airborne for a while
They’ll breed and then they’ll die
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