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Michael Edwards Feb 2020
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For those travelling to London we will arrive
before it gets dark at 4.30.

For those travelling to March I’m sorry to say
you’ll get there a  month too early.
Michael Edwards Jan 2020
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The light he shines around him thrown
place him within his shadows zone.

He never sees the light he shines,
the good he brings to all mankind.

He’s held by all in high esteem,
a light by others freely seen.
Michael Edwards Jan 2020
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told
once
their tales
in wild dreams
by the breezes borne  
across the wild mystic byways
covered there in faery dust their ghost in spectres floats  
across the wild mystic byways
by the breezes borne
in wild dreams
their tales
once
told
A FIBs -  I didn’t find this one easy – getting it to read both ways was the challenge whilst still observing the syllable count and maintaining meter  – it was weeks in the ‘in-box’ and was only completed after many adjustments – and I still think there’s room for improvement.
Michael Edwards Jan 2020
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Antipathy stirred
Indignation awakened
Emotions released

Turbulent impulse
Words of vengeance delivered
Revenge flows sweetly.

A shadowy room
Embers fade to a dull glow
Eyelids slowly close.
Michael Edwards Jan 2020
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A thought that transports the mind,
captured before it’s forgotten.
That for me is poetry
in language sublimely defined.
Michael Edwards Jan 2020
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The light he shines around him thrown
place him within his shadows zone.

He never sees the light he shines,
the good he brings to all mankind.

He’s held by all in high esteem,
a light by others freely seen.
Michael Edwards Dec 2019
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We owe a duty and we ought
to stop and give a little thought
to those who will this Christmas be
devoid of friends and company.

So if there’s someone all alone
please get in touch by telephone.
I’m asking friends for drinks and eats
and I desperately need some extra seats
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