John F. English

Would that I were a poet
Writing times of woe and war
Or when hardy explorers
were mapping the earth pole to pole
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I had some time to myself
so I went to the beach
seemed like a good idea at first
after all the sun was shining
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I travel on towards the unknown
Passing faint scenes of green and blue
I have taken life on a loan
and I still have much to do
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I have wondered long in this world
Seen great cities in east and west
And although I've seen Paris and Rome
The spires of Istanbul and Tehran
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I'm in my room
late at night
listening to Satie
and smoking
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There are many travelers on the road
Moving with a very heavy load
Some literal and some abstract
It's all really just a foolish act
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Time rolls on
Endless, unstoppable
Time rolls on
How old are these rocks?
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