Philip Carter Poems

The wave rolls in and grabs my feet
Then tries to pull me back
But I resist its best efforts
For power, it has a lack
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The Horse Chestnut seeds litter the ground
No one plays conkers anymore
The pavement has lost its chalk squares
Where hopscotch was played before
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The message I got was simple
Direct and to the point
If I turned up at the pub
My nose would out of joint
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'Mayday! Mayday! I need help'
The cry goes out to all
But is anybody out there
To respond to the desperate call
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Why are you weeping so my dear
Those pretty eyes are not meant for tears
Bring back the smile upon your face
For I am now in a nicer place
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I don't know where I'm going
I don't know where I've been
All the sights that pass my eyes
I'm sure that I have seen
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I cannot write a love poem
Only one of love that's lost
Is it because I have no love
And my heart must bear the cost
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I see adverts for the Smartphones
But are they really so?
Can they think for themselves?
Can they refuse you and say no?
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My eyelids are drooping low
Like the awning of a shop
The legs are feeling heavy
My body is fit to drop
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Can I hold it steady enough?
So that I will not miss
If I can do it properly
Will I find a kind of bliss?
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