In the Woods on a Summer Afternoon
In the woods on a summer afternoon,
Just after June, and half-full of wine,
We stumbled beneath the canopy of leaves,
To see what we might find.
Of tomorrow, of work, we barely did think,
You see, we’d... – by Charlie McFadzen | 29 Views added 3 months ago
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Deportation of the Dahlia
The winter ice bites hard,
It’s teeth digging beneath
Soil, cracked, and scarred.
But then, a miracle!
A seed, riding that winter breeze,
Floating without a sound,
Settles, in a splitting patch
of that frozen... – by Charlie McFadzen | 111 Views added 3 months ago
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One Side of Love.
You loved me with your body,
Pressing those great guardians of that toothy smile
Against mine in a moment of joy,
And talking coyly in rhymes,
While those fingertips of yours,
Ran up, and down my spine.
You robbed me... – by Charlie McFadzen | 9 Views added 3 months ago
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Unlearning
Wooden wheels play horse drawn thunder,
Above, morse code messages fly,
White flash, red sky.
Our carriage sinks further under
A marriage of ironed out kinks,
And wayward winks
From eyes of green to eyes of brown.
Then soft... – by Charlie McFadzen | 11 Views added 3 months ago
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Armageddon
Children walk the streets as zombies,
And wait, already dead,
For bombs another’s father sends.
There it should end, but the unfed
Greed, the blood lust, turn all to dust
Attitude of a select few
Is all that proves true.
Smoke... – by Charlie McFadzen | 3 Views added 3 months ago
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The Lonely Man on the Cliff.
The lonely man on the cliff,
Looking down at eternity.
Maybe he’ll slip, or dip his toe
Into the forever water below,
Or maybe he’ll plant a loving kiss,
And maybe then he’ll know,
That time can stop, where... – by Charlie McFadzen | 137 Views added 3 months ago
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Behind the curtain at the ballet
Uncertain footsteps, in tiny tied up shoes,
Step daintily to the hole in the fabric
Where the light shines through.
Beneath the soft murmur of the crowd,
Her thoughts whispered out loud-
“Will I see his face?”
... – by Charlie McFadzen | 51 Views added 3 months ago
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