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New Start

Dave Ratcliffe

New Start

 So much to learn
 but unable to trust
 for the young take advantage
 the old count the cost
 of whatever confronts
 what they once held so dear
 is destroyed by the sheep
 who now follow in fear

 So noble a man
 who fought so many foe
 in the troubles that came
 to endanger the babes
 who played hide and seek
 in the craters they made
 just to grow to forget
 such a price had been paid

 So feeble he lays
 in a huddle of stench
 as the young circle round
 and continue to taunt
 such a hero who fought
 so that they were in place
 to set fire to his rags
 and to laugh in his face

 So time has now come
 to correct all that's wrong
 and to savour each moment
 in these coming days
 for the wise to invest
 in the goodness of heart
 that remains in their children
 and to make a new start
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Submitted on August 21, 2014

Modified on March 05, 2023

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Scheme XXXXXAXA XXXXXBXB CXXXXDXD XXXCXEXE
Closest metre Iambic trimeter
Characters 769
Words 159
Stanzas 4
Stanza Lengths 8, 8, 8, 8
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Dave Ratcliffe

Some of my imagery may seem a little on the dark side at times but I feel the pain of the chastened and broken among my close family and friends. I write from the heart to express my innermost thoughts through song lyrics and poetry. I try always, ‘to be true to my philosophy of understanding tolerance, to share my perceptions and desires with integrity’. I have just finished my first play which was both a challenging and rewarding experience, which I intend to follow up on. I enjoy reading poetry from all over the world. Poetry.com is a great platform for me to network with other like-minded people and showcase my own work for others to be moved and inspired. After all this is the duty of a poet…I have just had my first poetry book published with the Title Scratching the Page and my thanks go to Michael Dobson for producing it and to all those who read it more…

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