John Carter Brown Biography

I've noticed, again, a small hole in my sock
And there's something I don't understand:
It puzzles me greatly, I'm baffled, and so
On this subject I now should expand.
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As I lay in my bed, unable to sleep
I composed a good poem I wanted to keep;
It kept going round and around in my head
(I should have been bothered to write it all down)
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A hush had descended, the air was quite still,
Nothing was moving beside the old mill;
Nature postponed both it's joys and it's pain,
Holding it's breath until after the rain.
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Victory in Europe
Fifty years ago;
To some it doesn't mean a thing,
It happened long ago.
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Flame of love come near me
And let me feel the heat
Let me glide above the ground
Instead of on my feet;
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