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Author Archives: Stephen Kemp (The Poet Tree)
Chitraka
City streets at 4 a.m Are lifeless and alone. In jungle still she sleeps, A queen but yet no throne. Soon will dawn the morning With briskness and with noise, Then cheetah will awake To take her hunting poise. Spotted … Continue reading
The Motorists Tale (On leaving Canterbury)
As I was driving down the road, I came upon a contraflow. “Forsooth!” say I, a name so apt, For I was stopped there in my track. And as sands did pass from glass to glass, I could but wait … Continue reading
High Heels on Cobbled Streets
A walk, just a walk Through harbour town streets With friend (dressed to kill) New shoes on her feet. A walk, just a walk; Slow cobbled hill creep. Companion constrained, By heels likewise steep. A meal, just a meal In … Continue reading
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Tagged danger, dilemma, disingenuous, Friendship, infidelity, Love, path
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Ill-literate
How absurd To write words In a rambling way. That say, Quite obliquely Subtly, discreetly What could be said In a sentence alone. And what could be worse Than a stumbling verse Or a limerick with too many lines.. Well, … Continue reading
Trafficked
No visible scars For the pain so endured. A man stripped of life; Left with anger, despair. Dignity eroded – Self-esteem acid washed; A legacy of filth; Mind and body diseased. Courage, such courage Is humbling indeed. For just … Continue reading
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Tagged advocacy, courage, Faith, hope, rotary, slavery, torture, Trafficking
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Perspectives
North wind blows, there’s a chill in the air And the leaves are blown from the trees. Fires are lit and children wrapped up At the hint of sniff and a sneeze. Panic headlines:’Worst Winter in Years; A 100 days … Continue reading
The Completeness of Me
In the shade of a bar close to harbour Sun drenched boats in waters blue Parasols flail in off-shore breeze As the pain of past months seems to ease. The phone has ceased ringing, E-mails have stopped ‘Urgent’ texts … Continue reading
Work in Progress
The jester plays the fool in the courtrooms of the world; As the judges make their benches the hardest of them all. The traitors have ‘not reason’ for their loyalty gone wrong Whilst the tramps still trudge the road of … Continue reading
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Tagged art, humor, Humour, literature, occupation, word play
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Prison Visitor
Its difficult to imagine A prison Where the walls are made of love Where the bars are made of hope And the doors of memories past! Difficult to imagine; For most maybe But not for the man trapped inside Who … Continue reading
Just In
The time has just gone 9 o’clock My jobs to read the news. We’ve a catchy item from Asia And a siege at Whipsnade Zoo. A fire at an asbestos works; A break-in reported at Chubb. A strike at Swan … Continue reading
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