Della Perry Poems

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1.
Love's Arms

Love opened his arms, he welcomed me
Into that warm embrace
But it wasn't enough, not enough for me
I was still part of the race.
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2.
She Was Like A Rainbow - Rainbow Girl

She was like a rainbow
A delight after a storm
Shimmering so elegantly
And vibrant against the backdrop of sky
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3.
Cheated Childhoods

Cheated of childhood
Sharks ripped a toddler to shreds
Screamed at the paternal threads were sliced.
A tiny egg, cracked apart,
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4.
Love Bomb

Wow, you are the bomb
You attack my senses
You charge my soul
When you're near I'm set on fire
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5.
Hunger For Knowledge

Hungry all the time
Starving, ravenous,
Unrelenting hunger pains me.
Needing knowledge, release,
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6.
Hope

As winter's darkness encroaches the light,
A black lid upon the coffin of day,
It brings a regret on a chain of steel,
An iron anchor that weighs one down.
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7.
Philosopher

Therefore, I have no answers
No reasons echo in my empty cavity of mind
Solutions are hidden in complexity cupboards
Doors jammed shut with rhyme
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8.
Lost Childhood

Locked in the attic
Sat in the dark
While other's voices
Are heard in the park.
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9.
Ludlow's Busking Twins

Costa coffee, cup large than the table
Steam rising into the warmth of the day
Pleasant chatter, narrow lanes of old
Blue plaques on terrace walls
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10.
Travelling Poet Dreams

When camel silhouettes, black against orange sunsets
Form ripples on the sands
Across vast, mysterious landscapes
Laiden oxen make haste to the 'Gem of the East'
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