Paul Reed Poems

I once knew the blossoming of life
When the horizon ran on for ever
When there was no necessity
To sacrifice or joys to sever;
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Now that you have left us
In the autumn of our lives
With youth all around
As our old age arrives;
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The sun shone through slitted windows
A snail settled on a speck of dust
Everything ordinary returned from nowhere
A sense of ease rested over us
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People standing high on the cupola, unseen
Under the blue skies of Florence
Behind the alabaster screen
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‘Silk’ is finished
Absorbing drama!
Better by half
Than Panorama
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In the tranquil arms of a Sunday morning
Over the grassy hills there
The first warbling song of the skylark
Hung sweetly in the air;
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You collected and made a pile of stones
And excitedly invited me outside
To view this gravelly incarnation
Which you looked upon with pride
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How good it is to take your vest off
When the Summer does begin
It makes you a lot cooler
And its one thing less to tuck in
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What is it, this death
That we are so afraid of?
That we should never see our loved ones again
That we should be so utterly alone
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In every year that passes
You add one to your age,
But Spring brings a fresh renewal
And the Winter’s scars assuage;
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