Sallie Howson Poems

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1.
Death Of A Poem

Shot down in its prime.
Shot down
While making daisy chains in the park
For little girls to be daisy queens.
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2.
Breakfast Without You

Breakfast was torture
Without you.
The kettle refused to boil,
The toaster burnt the bread
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3.
Kind Of Death

This is no
Sweet “carried off by angels”
At the age of 90
Kind of death.
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4.
Dancing In The Rain.

Knock, knock
On the window.
Two fat raindrops
Calling me out.
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5.
I Love

I love
Lindt hot chocolate on a winter’s day,
Fresh fruit salad in the month of May,
Summer strolls with the smell of hay,
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6.
The Box Under My Bed

I have a wooden box
Under my bed.
It’s hand crafted and carved
And inlaid with gold
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7.
Give Me A Man

Give me a man
Who wants the moon
But demands nothing.
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8.
The Old Man In My Bed

I woke this morning to find
An old man in my bed.
Short grey halo
Surrounding his bald head,
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9.
The Old Lady In The Restaurant

They pity her
All alone
In the corner
Of the restaurant
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10.
Give Me Back My Poetry

I don’t mind that
You took my books
And CDs
Or even my new set of kitchen knives
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