Stephen Parkes Poems

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1.
Celebrating Eve

Misty tendrils reach out for the dawn
from that star-shot failing hour, jealous of the light
Through the vast, remorseless umbrage, on to morn
a path is lit; her dance 'til dawn
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2.
One Year In Love

Balmy breezes gently undulating
daffodil seas on warm, blue, spring-time days

Lazy shoals bask, in shady, tranquil depths
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3.
Remembering November

Leaves in their thousands lay fallen in struggle
against wind and rain. The gardener futilely
holds back this autumnal onslaught in vain
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4.
Only Dogs Know Where

Delicately, daintily (seemingly
forensically?) Daisy tentatively
sniffs out meandering four-legged trails
that lead us (not into temptation!) but,
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5.
Letter From Object Of Unrequited Love

This is to assure you that
I never fell in love with you
This is just to let you know
I never felt a thing for you
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6.
Being In Love With The Sea

All I need are your soft caresses,
your subtle sea-breezes, the ebbing
and flowing of your heaving tides
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7.
Flame-Red Tulips

From your vase tulips bow, wilting, sated;
flame-red heads, unfurled fully, revelling
in their final ecstasy.
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8.
All Our Nightmare

I feel a black shape taking form,
infiltrating to the core, I
hear footsteps approaching,
faceless, a figure, intimidating
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