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The End (For Now)
30 daysIn fits, and starts,With endings and beginningsAnd various chaotic parts,We started with an April Fool And soon, it’s gonna be MayAnd maybe I’m a little braverHere and now, today.I’m still not convinced in the depths of my rhymesOr if these lines make sense,But I’ve actually enjoyed the processDespite that look on my face(!)I hate…
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Self Control
And every time I tryNot to rush down every bite “This time” I think“This time, will finally Be the one when I With grace and cool nonchalanceSample just a tiny slice…”And yet, here we are, Once more a servant of desire,There are no glasses of milk big enoughTo quench this rampant fire,She calls to me…
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Appendix
If I could Alter MemoriesI would not take that Ascendant Step,Coz sure, there’s something persuasive about Bringing back the deadAnd yes it might be charming To Channel DivinityAnd maybe change the Elusive-nessTrapped between you and me,But in this Pandemonium The Minions of Chaos breatheAnd I’m not Naturally Stealthy,So maybe I just need To take off…
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Primroses of Joy
You caught my eye As I passed by the door into Aldi, Only £1.75?!I couldn’t believe it,I’d never seen Such elegant stripes Made a snap decision right then That you’d be mine I brought you home,And gave you a name Inspired by your stylish design So alike to Bertie’s pyjamas.You grewAnd grewEach new Flower spreading…
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Meri
The song of the seaRings loud and clear Chiming on the breezeWhispering tales of Tall ships, great deeds, And though the clouds are gathering Under a stormy skyI know she will be with me.She was forged in this tumultuous eyeThrives on danger, Speaks to the skies,And no matter how far we drift or strayShe’ll always…
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On Love
Write about love, they said,And all it’s power,And make sure you mention a beautiful flower,Pen me a rhyme, just for today, That might say SomethingProfound About the way theyLean their head against yoursOr see through your flaws Or hold you so close like they’ll never let goBut, everything I write’s about love?I replied (Yes even…
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You Passed The Test By The AI Bot To Allow You Into The Dystopian CyberCity
10/10, no notes Like share and subscribe 100% pass mark Congratulations,You passed the vibe checkWe’ll be in touch by the end of the weekWith your feedback report Any questions please follow procedureOnce you’re onboard Please pay attention to all signage and warnings Welcome. Relax. You’re home.
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Contemplation
1The stones are quiet Gently remembering whatWasThe heat from the day’s sunStill lingers on lichens And moss 2The trees sway, reaching their branchesToward the moon She reminds me of you 3Patrolling the perimeter Another interloper makes an Unscheduled appearance Scurrying through tunnels of light 4 It is too quietAnd yet, not quite enough For brains…
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After Emily Dickinson
Hope’ is the thing with feathers,And while perching in my soulIt glides from tree to tree,It is not speedy as the peregrine Nor focussed as the owlBut still, steadily, it flies towards its goalHope is the thing that sings a tune Without wordsThe thing we cling to to raise up And out of the woodsAnd…
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Honesty
Small lines to holdBig ideasBig feelingsToo much reallyBut still,We have to try.Unaccustomed As I amTo speaking freelyWhen it comes to things likeThisI guess just know I love you dearlyAnyhowAny timeYou need meI’ll be thereNo questionThat’s a given.Because you’re my Circle My comfy sofa sprites,My friends in my pocketAnd in my life,I’d fight a bearFor you…
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This Dungeon Has A Dragon In It
Gathered around screensWe huddle together Like travellers around a campfire,One brave soul picks up the taleWeaving words like an artistAs we, chaos gremlins all,Defeat all plans they may have hadFor high fantasy drama And, falling around laughing,Frolic in the sea with our new dwarf friend Who didn’t exist until five minutes agoWhen, with elan, the…
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Jolly
You haven’t known fear until you hearThat idiosyncratic clanging,The approach of the bells towards the hallAll of your peers rush forward…Am I alone in this instinctual rush of adrenaline?Apparently yesI take to my heels and flee to the room next door,Where the adults are scooping upPaper plates and plastic cups And various pass the parcel…
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Abecedarian
Alright fine if you insistBy god I’ll write another poemClutch at words thatDrag and drop inEffortlessly – Fine ok withGreat effort actually.Hand on heartI do enjoy itJust, time always Kinda runs away with itselfLife does the same if you don’t Meet it head on,No fearOnly vibes(Perhaps *some* fear, but that’sQuite alrightReally)Some days the words flow…
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Irises
Soon it will be late springEarly summerAnd the irises will burst intoA riot of flame,Yellow sparks across the fensOr tall purple ladies swayingBehind garden fences.Vincent could not believe their beautySwathing those rolling French hillsIn violent violet slashes and waves.They were your favourite, too.
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Haikus For You
Cosy chill eveningsSoft blankets, snacks and TVNowhere I’d rather beSoft cat on your lapA hot cup of tea in handI’m so glad you’re here Things can be quite hardBut people make it betterThank you. I love you 🙂
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Honi Soit Qui Mal Y Pense
Congratulations Your Highness!You must’ve been the bestAnd beaten the rest to make it to the Cream of the crop, the top post,The golden jackpotCongratulations on your new role!I’m sure the queues of people lining up for the doleWill cheer and shout and wave as you pass,And they’ll tie fresh bunting on to the mastsOf those…
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After ‘Don’t Hesitate’ by Mary Oliver
Joy is not made to be a crumb;For too long we gathered like hungry dogs around your table,Watching for the slightest cast away morsel No more.No more.We will feast on great banquets of joyRippling and overflowing platters Set before us, washed down withFresh steaming goblets of mulled spiced mirthJoy is not made to be a…
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Today’s Prompt Will Be Easy For You, You’re A Comedian
Knock knockWho’s there?Who’s there…?Who’s THERE???oh.
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Night
Her words are soft,As quiet as this houseIn the dark hours, where no one daresTo breathe, even less to dream.She whispersSweet, bitter, cunning liesAt least you hope they areAt least you beg they areClutching at past triumphs and tiny fragments of beliefTrying desperately not to let the wordsCreepInHer face is so familiarYet she will not…
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Overheard at 14/48
“It’s the kind of hug you’d get before Going off to war”,The kind of hug that says goodbyeAnd yet says so much more,The sort of hug that grasps at thingsThat words could never sayThe kind of hug I wish I could Fall into every day
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Shanty
Heave to, heave ho,Hoist up the flag boys andAway we goHeave to, heave ho,Let go of the past boys andAway we goThis ship is mine and I’ll steer where I will,Though I don’t know where I’m goingThat’s part of the thrill,I only know one thing This I guarantee,We will not return to those old places…
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Sonnet Squared
When, in my youth, I fixed upon The Bard And eagerly devour’d his poetry, I did not know it would be quite so hard To replicate such verses skilfully, Yet lo, when here I come to craft a verse Of fourteen lines within a structure set, I find myself full empty of such words As…
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British Summertime
Yet again I find That instead of a person I am simply a tiny flower Reaching out my leaves towards the sun I close my eyes and photosynthesise And quietly reenergise This was all I needed all along
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Good times
The window of time is open Maybe more than one Once you start looking you can’t stop seeing That everything And everyone Is simply love love love love love
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2.30am – Time To Write A Poem
The facade of my coolness, such as it is, slips away Much much faster than I could anticipate Every time I think I’ve got this ‘human’ thing cracked The edges start to bubble and the truth comes out So yes, I’ll use emojis and I’ll use more than one And yes, I’ll leave the light…
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Snapshot
Fresh sheets The sound of rain Upon the window, Crisp sips of tea with Just the right amount of milk, The cat lazes fitfully upon your knees Closing her eyes on another busy day, I am not one for journalling. Habits do not come easily To this so-often tired & fractured brain But I could…
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Somewhere (a triolet)
Somewhere in the multiverse Somewhere through one of many doors, Where we’re not ruled over by the worst Somewhere in the multiverse Where things are easy, unrehearsed, They smile and rest their head on yours Somewhere in the multiverse Somewhere through one of many doors.
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Reminder
I am trying to collect memories The same way I carefully pick up seashells Or forage for the shiniest conker The same way I fill my pockets with brightly coloured pebbles and smooth cold flints To take them home and spill them gently into a jar Or better, find them months later in the bottom…
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Reflecting
Long nights short daysToo much of things inToo few waysA hand reaching outTo hold you fast against the waves Sunlight reflecting in a thousand different ways The comfort and the silence and theBurning through the haze
No Power In The Verse Can Stop Me NaPoWriMo 2025 