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The Forest of Dreams

  • by Scott Andrew Bailey
  • Posted on Wed December 30 2020Wed November 4 2020

By Scott Bailey 2015 Dark, thick between the trees No light shines off The dull…

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  • Family

Intentions

  • by Scott Andrew Bailey
  • Posted on Tue December 29 2020Wed November 4 2020

By Scott Bailey © 2015 “It was just a bit of fun” To the broken…

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  • General

Drowned

  • by Scott Andrew Bailey
  • Posted on Sun December 27 2020Wed November 4 2020

By Scott Bailey © 2014 Finally drowned Subsumed The pressure of the deep Too much…

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  • General

Heavy Hands

  • by Scott Andrew Bailey
  • Posted on Sat December 26 2020Wed November 4 2020

By Scott Bailey © 2014 The blood of a million children Is heavy in my…

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  • Daily Prompt
  • Quote

Spring in my Step

  • by Scott Andrew Bailey
  • Posted on Fri December 25 2020Wed November 4 2020

By Scott Bailey © 2015 Rusty Is the spring in my step Lost its purpose…

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Friars
  • Creative Writing

The Execution

  • by Scott Andrew Bailey
  • Posted on Thu December 24 2020Wed November 4 2020

By Scott Bailey © 2014 “My patience is almost spent.” “I apologise Mr. Dickens. The…

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  • General

My Air

  • by Scott Andrew Bailey
  • Posted on Wed December 23 2020Wed November 4 2020

By Scott Bailey © 2014 This is my air Laying like lazy smoke On the…

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  • Creative Writing

Cold Hard Hate

  • by Scott Andrew Bailey
  • Posted on Tue December 22 2020Wed November 4 2020

By Scott Bailey © 2014 Cold hearted callsBehind cold stone wallsDirected at a late great…

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  • General

Vampires

  • by Scott Andrew Bailey
  • Posted on Mon December 21 2020Wed November 4 2020

By Scott Bailey © 2014 KillersCold and ruthlessHungryFor bloodHot vibrant blood Stepping outOf dark and…

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  • Creative Writing

The Voice

  • by Scott Andrew Bailey
  • Posted on Sun December 20 2020Wed November 4 2020

By Scott Bailey © 2014 There’s a voice I knowFrom way down deepFuelled by warsThat…

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  • General

The Ripple Effect

  • by Scott Andrew Bailey
  • Posted on Sat December 19 2020Wed November 4 2020

By Scott Bailey © 2006 Six flashes of gold beneath the mirrored air.Ripples reach out…

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  • General

The Piranha

  • by Scott Andrew Bailey
  • Posted on Fri December 18 2020Wed November 4 2020

By Scott Bailey © 2002 The flesh-eating Piranha fishIs not as rare as you thinkMuch…

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  • General

Only Us

  • by Scott Andrew Bailey
  • Posted on Thu December 17 2020Wed November 4 2020

By Scott Bailey © 2014 We don’t understandThe fight between them and usThere is only…

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  • Creative Writing

Mayfly

  • by Scott Andrew Bailey
  • Posted on Tue December 15 2020Mon November 2 2020

The day follows nightRepeating the witching hourExcept, the mayfly #haiku

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  • Creative Writing

Feel

  • by Scott Andrew Bailey
  • Posted on Sun December 13 2020Mon November 2 2020

By Scott Bailey © 2018 When was the last timeYou really feltThe weave of a reallyGood…

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  • General

Where the Red Fox Roams

  • by Scott Andrew Bailey
  • Posted on Sat December 12 2020Mon November 2 2020

Where the Red Fox Roams By Scott Bailey © 2014 The timid beasties scatterWith tiny…

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  • Creative Writing

Where the Grey Wolves Grieve

  • by Scott Andrew Bailey
  • Posted on Fri December 11 2020Mon November 2 2020

By Scott Bailey © 2014 On a barren plainWhere food and joy are sparseThe desolate…

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  • General

Where the Dark Wolf Dreams

  • by Scott Andrew Bailey
  • Posted on Thu December 10 2020Mon November 2 2020

By Scott Bailey © 2014 A deep and dark filled caveUpon a mountain highWhere no…

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  • Creative Writing

Where the White Wolves Dance

  • by Scott Andrew Bailey
  • Posted on Wed December 9 2020Mon November 2 2020

By Scott Bailey © 2014 A ring of solid lightHovers just above the groundSpinning with…

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  • Creative Writing

Wolf in Snow

  • by Scott Andrew Bailey
  • Posted on Tue December 8 2020Mon November 2 2020

By Scott Bailey © 2015 Hard the mud did cakeMatted fur, red blood flowingOn snow-covered wolf

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  • Creative Writing

Districts

  • by Scott Andrew Bailey
  • Posted on Mon December 7 2020Mon November 2 2020

By Scott Bailey © 2018 These areasOur neighbourhoodsWill become districtsClassified by wealthWorthClassAnd faceless systemsWill place usWhere…

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  • Creative Writing

Purple Eye

  • by Scott Andrew Bailey
  • Posted on Sun December 6 2020Mon November 2 2020

By Scott Bailey © 2014 From the purple eye of deathThe last exhaled breathComes an…

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  • Cinquain

A Spring of Dreams

  • by Scott Andrew Bailey
  • Posted on Sat December 5 2020Mon November 2 2020

365 poems of different forms and moods. A poem a day for a year. Read…

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  • Creative Writing

This Isle

  • by Scott Andrew Bailey
  • Posted on Fri December 4 2020Mon November 2 2020

By Scott Bailey © 2014 Red the blood That flooded the plains Of the green…

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  • Creative Writing

Giants

  • by Scott Andrew Bailey
  • Posted on Thu December 3 2020Mon November 2 2020

By Scott Bailey © 2014 I have seen giantsStriding over the landPower on their shouldersStern…

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  • Creative Writing

Yellow

  • by Scott Andrew Bailey
  • Posted on Wed December 2 2020Mon November 2 2020

By Scott Bailey © 2014 Yellow is the sandThat slips and tumbles in the glassSifting…

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  • Creative Writing

Economists

  • by Scott Andrew Bailey
  • Posted on Mon November 30 2020Mon November 2 2020

By Scott Bailey © 2018 PriestsDetermining the willOf their godDecidingWhich lives will be sacrificedTo keep it…

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  • Creative Writing

Winds

  • by Scott Andrew Bailey
  • Posted on Sun November 29 2020Mon November 2 2020

By Scott Bailey © 2014 Dusty grey pigeonBattered by the windRuffled feathers, frantic wingsTo stay…

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  • Creative Writing

Slime

  • by Scott Andrew Bailey
  • Posted on Sat November 28 2020Mon November 2 2020

By Scott Bailey © 2018 From the slime, we cameTo the slimeWe seem to defer

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  • Creative Writing

Black and White

  • by Scott Andrew Bailey
  • Posted on Fri November 27 2020Mon November 2 2020

By Scott Bailey © 2014 A black and white filmAbout black and white issuesWith grey…

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  • Creative Writing

Sky Fight

  • by Scott Andrew Bailey
  • Posted on Thu November 26 2020Mon November 2 2020

By Scott Bailey © 2014 Flash in the dark blue skyClash of sword and boneRoar…

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  • Creative Writing

The News

  • by Scott Andrew Bailey
  • Posted on Wed November 25 2020Mon November 2 2020

By Scott Bailey © 2013 What’s behind the storyWhat is the reason for that newsWho…

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  • Creative Writing

Dreams

  • by Scott Andrew Bailey
  • Posted on Tue November 24 2020Mon November 2 2020

By Scott Bailey © 2014 What ifDreams were not the productOf opiumBut the opium itself?Not…

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  • Creative Writing

Cable Ties

  • by Scott Andrew Bailey
  • Posted on Mon November 23 2020Mon November 2 2020

By Scott Bailey © 2013 Cables tie usHold us tightTo one spotEven invisible onesChainsKeeping us…

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  • Creative Writing

The World in a Book

  • by Scott Andrew Bailey
  • Posted on Sun November 22 2020Mon November 2 2020

By Scott Bailey © 2013 The world in a bookFor my sonTo show him the…

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  • Creative Writing

Undermine

  • by Scott Andrew Bailey
  • Posted on Sat November 21 2020Mon November 2 2020

By Scott Bailey © 2018 Background contemptBackground fearBackground doubtBackground shameIt’s thereUndetectedSubtleIn the everyday babbleInsidiousDesignedTo keep…

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Mankind Limited
  • Creative Writing

Mankind Limited Excerpt

  • by Scott Andrew Bailey
  • Posted on Fri November 20 2020Mon November 2 2020

To whet your whistles here is the Prologue and Chapter One. Prologue Darkness outside. From…

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  • Creative Writing

Revision

  • by Scott Andrew Bailey
  • Posted on Thu November 19 2020Mon November 2 2020

By Scott Bailey © 2013 Swirling in the mists of historyMystic figures whirlDark silhouettes of dangerous…

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  • Creative Writing

A Holiday for the Mind

  • by Scott Andrew Bailey
  • Posted on Wed November 18 2020Mon November 2 2020

Modern life is frantic – filled with demands and crammed with stress. We forget to…

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  • Creative Writing

Tower of Stone

  • by Scott Andrew Bailey
  • Posted on Tue November 17 2020Mon November 2 2020

By Scott Bailey © 2014 Tower of stoneWhere hearts are joinedNames are blessedFlesh is laid…

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  • Creative Writing

Span

  • by Scott Andrew Bailey
  • Posted on Sun November 15 2020Mon November 2 2020

By Scott Bailey © 2014 Span of stoneTaking some to workOthers homeAs it hasFor centuriesOthers…

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  • Creative Writing

Dip Into Something New

  • by Scott Andrew Bailey
  • Posted on Sat November 14 2020Mon November 2 2020

Slip away for a few hours, into other worlds – away from all the troubles…

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  • Creative Writing

Distant Clattering

  • by Scott Andrew Bailey
  • Posted on Fri November 13 2020Mon November 2 2020

By Scott Bailey © 2014 A white wedgeSpotted in the cornerOf a run-down shopOff the…

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  • Creative Writing

Peppers

  • by Scott Andrew Bailey
  • Posted on Thu November 12 2020Mon November 2 2020

By Scott Bailey © 2014 Hot red and burnt orangeThe peppers in the potReady to…

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  • Creative Writing

Debt

  • by Scott Andrew Bailey
  • Posted on Wed November 11 2020Wed November 4 2020

By Scott Bailey © 1998 Do not lightly discard themwith tales of the foolish bold.They…

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  • Creative Writing

A Spring of Dreams – Trench

  • by Scott Andrew Bailey
  • Posted on Tue November 10 2020Mon November 2 2020

Trench By Scott Bailey © 2013 Dancing with my wife,last week the telegraph came:Coughs ring…

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  • Creative Writing

Gauges

  • by Scott Andrew Bailey
  • Posted on Mon November 9 2020Mon November 2 2020

By Scott Bailey © 2014 Whatever happened to gaugesHaven’t seen one for agesIt gives a…

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  • Creative Writing

On Wing

  • by Scott Andrew Bailey
  • Posted on Sat November 7 2020Mon November 2 2020

By Scott Bailey © 2014 On wingDefying the earthSubmitting to the windAnd trustSoaring joyFreedom highOh…

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  • Creative Writing

Bluebell Path

  • by Scott Andrew Bailey
  • Posted on Fri November 6 2020Mon November 2 2020

By Scott Bailey © 2014 Bluebell pathGoes to the heartA potent signOf where I amWhere…

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  • Creative Writing

Short and Sweet

  • by Scott Andrew Bailey
  • Posted on Thu November 5 2020Mon November 2 2020

A Spring of Dreams Some poemsShort and sweetUnlike me

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