Drowning
In a sea of confusion
Torn
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Archive for the ‘Selected Poems’ Category
In the Winter
24 July 2010 | Paul ReaIt was in the winter
That the feeling came
Fresh
New
Frigid
Like the northwest wind
Forlorn
I foraged on
Through the tundra
The barrens
The torturous
And endless
White
When the wolf howled
And the gales arrived
I marveled in its newness
Its freshness
Like a child
Riding a snowflake
I gazed
Dazed
Into the empty sky
Marvelling not at its arrival
Its permanence
But its nature
Its dominance
Its victory
Complete
Unfettered
Undiminished
By the arrival of gold
A single beam
Riding on a dream
Of the Spring to come
Whispers of promises on the wind
Not yet undone
Of the Sun…
Of the Sun….
Glass Houses
7 July 2010 | Paul ReaWe all live in glass houses
In statues made of clay
By day we kneel
By night we prey
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Wars to be fought
24 April 2010 | Paul ReaThere are wars to be fought
And battles to be won
The conflict in my mind rages
Like the rising sun
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Come to Me As You Are
8 March 2010 | Paul ReaCome to me as you are
Your wounds
Your bruises
Your scars
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I Will Go On
21 February 2010 | Paul ReaI stand alone
Shattered and broken
Cut to the bone
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So It’s Come To This
21 February 2010 | Paul ReaSo it’s come to this
My love
Hell below us
Heaven above
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