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River Runs Free

River runs free river runs free
along the rocky ridge and down
towards the sea
river runs free river runs free
like the wind and birds
and you and me.

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Dragonfly Out in the Sun

ByDavid Windle

I am a dragonfly
and I live on the breeze,
between the reeds and rushes
and the sun’s soft fingers.

I am a dragonfly
and my wings are like water,
or as sharp as two swords
cutting the air into pieces.

I am a dragonfly
and […]

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Fire

ByDavid Windle

In the corner of the room
The fire flickers fiercely:
Flames form fingers
That rise and fade
Faster than thoughts –
The shapes they make
Cast faces in my mind,
Like sudden memories of long lost friends.

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Day and Night

As night’s darkness falls back
Like a wave returning to the sea
The daylight begins to grow,
Slowly creeping over the world.

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Time Travel

Timetravel: you probably think
it’s a lot of fun, but it isn’t.

In fact, to be frank and fair,
It can be a little bit scary.
It’s getting worse,
The fear; it’s getting worse,
Year on year.

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The Scribble

I am a scribble
A SCRIBBLE!

I scribble in the morning
I scribble in the daytime
I scribble in the evening

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Beth and Ben – A Fairy Tale

Once upon a time a young farmer and his wife lived with their two children, Beth and Ben, at the edge of a great, dark wood. While the farmer ploughed his field by day, his wife and the two children would often explore the brambles and thickets near their ramshackle cottage, on the look-out for berries and mushrooms to add to the evening’s stew.

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The Immortal River

River you flow on
Endless and strong.
River with your crown of reeds
Tough and tender in the wind
Slanting like the arrows of a hunter
Bent towards where the open mouth
Swallows the sea.

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Porpoise

This morning I pulled a porpoise from the sea:
Without thinking I reached in,
plucked it out
With my small hands
And laid it on the pier.

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Cello

Pick up the cello,
Place your bow on its strings
And feel as it sings
A sound so full, that’s come
As simply as placing
Finger against thumb.

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