then I see your eyes
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finding mine across the room
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how could I forget?
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Month: September 2016
Author
you open your mind
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invite me to disappear
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in the labyrinth
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John’s refrain (IV out of V)
we might imagine
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a world without fear or lies
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a world that’s at peace
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Written in collaboration with Poets for Peace where the full poem is available, here it is released on five consecutive Wednesdays
Early autumn in Kalmar, Sweden: September 2016
an autumn whisper
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in sunshine on a cool breeze
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the first leaves come down
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Equinox
here where seasons meet
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it is neither hot or cold
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beautifully warm
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Writing
words flow easily
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poetry flies from my hand
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melodies in thought
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Southern nights
a song in the night
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here under the southern cross
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listen silently
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Fernweh
blue humpback mountains
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trigger a distant yearning
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I’m not sure for what
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Inspiration
today a treasure
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pages filled with poetry
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easy with a muse
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Courage
our hearts must be strong
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if we choose to follow them
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to weather the storms
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The conductor
when I see him now
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orchestras play in my mind
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complex symphonies
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African artist
in your deep blue heart
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you shelter sadness and pain
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as inspiration
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John’s refrain (III out of V)
we should imagine
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a world without guns and bombs
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a world so at peace
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Written in collaboration with Poets for Peace where the full poem is available, here it is released on five consecutive Wednesdays
The dance
in our own tango
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we step and pace and embrace
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until it’s too late
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Uppsala, Sweden: September 2016
early autumn day
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in Linnaeus’ garden
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what a bright delight
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Tranquility
whispering pebbles
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water always on the move
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here I find silence
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From my window: Limhamn, Sweden August 2016
it was the softness
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that caught me off guard again
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in this northern land
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Avarage
mediocrity
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is simply not good enough
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I don’t belong here
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John’s refrain (II out of V)
we may imagine
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a world without greed or strife
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a world that’s at peace
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Written in collaboration with Poets for Peace where the full poem is available, here it is released on five consecutive Wednesdays
Proximity
so close, yet so far
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always just out of reach
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but so beautiful
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Inner strength
when I stand alone
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in the eye of grave danger
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I can gather strength
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Some days
there are grey days
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that we want to flee life’s glare
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slip into the fog
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Forever
the soft white blossoms
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prediction of deep red plums
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stone is forever
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Sillyness
silly little poems
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wonder what I am thinking
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sharing them with you
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Intricacy
I was caught off guard
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in a web of potential
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extremely complex
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Every day
the sun throws a ray
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of bright yellow happiness
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towards us each day
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John’s refrain (I out of V)
we could imagine
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a world without rape and tears
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a world so at peace
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Written in collaboration with Poets for Peace where the full poem is available, here it is released on five consecutive Wednesdays
Playing
we build paper planes
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chasing them on the green grass
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cherishing moments
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Fear
not daring to go
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beyond your own garden gate
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a life void of dreams
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Our paths
the paths that we take
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may lead to nothing at all
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their beauty abound
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Epicurean
a gourmet of life
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I savour every moment
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and without regret
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Beginning
start of a short poem
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a word written on paper
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it is all there is
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Grass
a patch of bright green
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beckons to the other side
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but I am not blind
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Ablaze
now that it’s burning
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can we put the fire out
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should we even try
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Spring
the leaves whispering
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gentle wind smelling of rain
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soft promises made
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