Poem a Day Challenge – Scott Andrew Bailey

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Boxy

Tue February 22 2022Sun January 30 2022 Scott Andrew Bailey

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A Spring of Dreams – Trench

Fri February 11 2022Sun January 30 2022 Scott Andrew Bailey

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Twines

Thu December 16 2021Fri October 29 2021 Scott Andrew Bailey

By Scott Bailey © 2013 Silver twinesintricate wiresthin and delicatestretching from misty pastto infinite futureEach one a storya thread of lifeTwisting they come togetherWinding, entwiningFurther down the roadThe twines form a ropeStrongerOlderWiserThickerStiffer Image from Pixabay Originally published in A Spring of Dreams

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So It Goes

Fri August 20 2021Sat August 14 2021 Scott Andrew Bailey

By Scott Bailey © 2013 Stereotypical headlinesReactions just the sameAmple opportunityTo apportion blame Night time is for thinkingSorting truth from liesBut in the sunshine mornDreams just fly So it goes Image from Pixabay Originally published in A Spring of Dreams

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A Spring of Dreams – Nation

Sat July 17 2021Sat July 17 2021 Scott Andrew Bailey

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A Spring of Dreams – Sparks

Fri July 16 2021Sat July 10 2021 Scott Andrew Bailey

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A Spring of Dreams – Butterfly

Wed July 7 2021Sun June 27 2021 Scott Andrew Bailey

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Daggers

Fri June 18 2021Mon May 31 2021 Scott Andrew Bailey

By Scott Bailey © 2014 A dagger can be subtleNot just a sharp stabbing toolCan slowly cut away supportsUntil they fray with timeAnd then it only takesA single little pluckAnd all comes crashing downThe betrayers hand unknown Photo by Jaime Reimer on Pexels.com

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A Spring of Dreams – Lantern

Tue April 27 2021Tue April 6 2021 Scott Andrew Bailey

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Ripples

Sun April 18 2021Tue April 6 2021 Scott Andrew Bailey

A word is a ripple Spreading through the world With slow, subtle effects. Imagine then what a few more, well placed, can do. Find out. A Spring of Dreams By Scott Andrew Bailey

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A Spring of Dreams – Cross

Tue April 13 2021Tue April 6 2021 Scott Andrew Bailey

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Red

Sun April 4 2021Wed March 31 2021 Scott Andrew Bailey

By Scott Bailey © 2013 RedSwathes in fieldsToo many Black and whiteThe headlinesThat sowed the seed GreyThe problemsThe ethicsThe guns Yellowthe gasand the memories RedRemembranceand ledger Photo by Bogdan R. Anton on Pexels.com

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Eyes (A Septolet)

Sun April 4 2021Wed March 31 2021 Scott Andrew Bailey

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Words – A Spring of Dreams

Sat January 23 2021Sat January 23 2021 Scott Andrew Bailey

A Spring of Dreams⁠⁠365 poems of different forms and moods. A poem a day for a year.⁠⁠

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Time Between Times

Wed January 20 2021Tue December 29 2020 Scott Andrew Bailey

By Scott Bailey © 2015 This is the half-lightThe magic timeDeep blue lightFresh born starsTales weavingIn expectant airFirelight dimmingShadows creepTales weavingDreams conceivedPast is closeThe dead draw nearTo hearTales weavingWith living breath Image from Pixabay http://www.scottandrewbailey.uk

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A Spring of Dreams

Sun January 3 2021Sun January 3 2021 Scott Andrew Bailey

365 poems of different forms and moods. A poem a day for a year. Read in a Spring of Dreams now.

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The Coalman

Sun November 1 2020Sat July 31 2021 Scott Andrew Bailey

By Scott Bailey © 1999 With his faithful tartan cap, its bobble flicking black dust into the air.Holding in that tousled and already greying hair.With half hundred weight of coal to deliver down the street.With his smiling green lorry, tiny windows at his feet.Walking up the narrow path, a smile upon his face.Care worn lines… Continue reading The Coalman

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Perhaps

Sun August 2 2020Sun July 26 2020 Scott Andrew Bailey

By Scott Bailey © 2013 In an unremarkable flatNext to a noisy tapas barIs where, perhaps, Hawkins might dieFolded in his chairIt will not be rememberedUnlike his remarkable mindSuch are the vagaries of life and deathBoth ridiculous and sublime Read more in A Spring of Dreams

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Alcyone (Pleiades)

Fri December 13 2019Sun December 1 2019 Scott Andrew Bailey

By Scott Bailey © 2013 English: Alcyon, in Pleiades Star Cluster (Photo credit: Wikipedia) Another spirit lostAwash in the swell and foamAnguished over lost loveAnger dealt him the blowArising from the seaAlighting on the airA bright bird arises http://www.scottandrewbailey.uk

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News

Tue October 29 2019Sun September 29 2019 Scott Andrew Bailey

By Scott Bailey © 2013 What’s behind the storyWhat is the reason for that newsWho gets the benefit, the prizeThe envelope with the breadThe law successfully passedThe company tracked greasedSomebody’s life made easierAt the cost of somebody else www.scottandrewbailey.uk

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Steely Stress

Sat October 19 2019Sun September 29 2019 Scott Andrew Bailey

By Scott Bailey © 2013 The lights on the corners of the boxes of steel Are giving me a pain in the head Like the fools who drive slowly in the outside lane They are driving but their brains are dead They have a purpose those lights you see And I expect them to flash… Continue reading Steely Stress

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Web

Tue October 15 2019Sun September 29 2019 Scott Andrew Bailey

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Evening Beach

Wed October 9 2019Sun September 29 2019 Scott Andrew Bailey

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Intolerance

Tue October 8 2019Sun September 29 2019 Scott Andrew Bailey

By Scott Bailey © 2013 I am a tolerant man no more Intolerant of inequalityAnd all who promote itIntolerant of injusticeAnd all those who peddle itTime to make the worldThe way it should be Image from Pixabay Originally published in A Spring of Dreams http://www.scottandrewbailey.uk

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Society

Mon October 7 2019Sun September 29 2019 Scott Andrew Bailey

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Poor Race

Sun October 6 2019Sun September 29 2019 Scott Andrew Bailey

By Scott Bailey © 2013 As a raceWe should step upTo eliminate the gapBetween the haves and the have-notsBetween the singers with their bling and the slaves on the lineBetween the bankers with their blank cheques and the children in povertyFor most of history most men women and childrenLived in misery, died hungry.We are a… Continue reading Poor Race

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Wonder Shore

Sat October 5 2019Sun September 29 2019 Scott Andrew Bailey

By Scott Bailey © 2013 Photo Credit: Scott Bailey 2013 Back from the shoreInto my arms.After an exploreIn a world of charms A world full of wonderMystery and funOf beaches and crabsAnd space to run Breathing salty airHearing laughter ringDancing without a careOf what tomorrow may bring So dance some more my sonEnjoy the sun… Continue reading Wonder Shore

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Flown

Tue October 1 2019Sun September 29 2019 Scott Andrew Bailey

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Autumn

Sat September 28 2019Fri September 6 2019 Scott Andrew Bailey

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The Songbird

Fri September 27 2019Fri September 6 2019 Scott Andrew Bailey

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Through the Glass (Villanelle)

Wed September 25 2019Fri September 6 2019 Scott Andrew Bailey

By Scott Bailey © 2013 Slowly the shadows pass As memories retreat and fade Passing beyond the glass Like springtime budding grass New joys together are made Slowly the shadows pass This pain we will surpass And sunbeams will cascade Passing beyond the glass Though sometimes the shattered glass Will cut us like a blade… Continue reading Through the Glass (Villanelle)

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Energy

Sun September 22 2019Sun September 22 2019 Scott Andrew Bailey

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The Conduit

Sat September 21 2019Fri September 6 2019 Scott Andrew Bailey

By Scott Bailey © 2013 A conduit, a bridge or a gateway.It goes under many old names.Open it with wonder and reverence,For the spell will then be underway. The weakest of hands can undo itThe portal of magical waysConnecting one mind to anotherWith a delicate ethereal wave. Some portals are heavy and dustySome dance with electrical… Continue reading The Conduit

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Trees

Thu September 19 2019Fri September 6 2019 Scott Andrew Bailey

By Scott Bailey © 2013 Two treesOld as memorySome leaves fallenA root cut offTwo treesExploredExaminedNoted down.Two trees drawn togetherForever entwined. http://www.scottandrewbailey.uk Image from Pixabay

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Bricks

Wed September 18 2019 Scott Andrew Bailey

Image from Pixabay by Scott Bailey © 2013 Coloured bricks Red, blue, yellow, white and many more. Many shapes Many sizes No limits Many surprises. Build a fire engine, A house, a school, A lake, a park, a city, a town. A space station and spaceships and an alien host. A castle, a bridge a… Continue reading Bricks

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Class of Blood

Wed September 18 2019Fri September 6 2019 Scott Andrew Bailey

By Scott Bailey © 2013 You people don’t understand. It’s tradition. It’s sport. It’s in our genes. Blood. Jobs are created By the sport we choose. By the blood we shed. Surely that’s enough. Of course The same can’t be said For you And your cock fights. www.scottandrewbailey.uk

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The Man in the Tree

Tue September 17 2019Tue September 17 2019 Scott Andrew Bailey

By Scott Bailey © 2013 English: Green Man. This superb Green Man is carved into an old tree stump near to the Teversal Trails Visitors Centre. The Teversal Trails are concessionary footpaths that cover a range of old railway tracks and Colliery land. (Photo credit: Wikipedia) The man in the treeThe plankThe turned legThe jointThe… Continue reading The Man in the Tree

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Green Fingers

Fri September 13 2019Fri September 6 2019 Scott Andrew Bailey

By Scott Bailey © 2013 Photo Credit: Scott Bailey © 2008 Green fingers Rip open the rusty shell Slow tendrils with irresistible grasp. Dealt with by a blade or a chemical wash They will be back. In time victory will be theirs. http://www.scottandrewbailey.uk

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Silver

Wed September 11 2019Fri September 6 2019 Scott Andrew Bailey

By Scott Bailey © 2013 Shining argent in sunlight or silver sheen in the rain Letter, rings, lions. Phoenix or tiny names Even flying angels and leaping fluid cats. Bright, alluring but for many The last thing they will see. Image from Pixabay Originally published in A Spring of Dreams http://www.scottandrewbailey.uk

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Dreams in the Universe

Mon September 9 2019Fri September 6 2019 Scott Andrew Bailey

By Scott Bailey © 2013 Motes of dust So we have been described Floating in the vastness of time and space Small, inconsequential. Dust motes made of dust from ancient dead stars. Yet. So far. Amongst all we see, the starfields of diamond dust, the ancient piercing light, the glowing, magical, wispy nebulae, the rainbow… Continue reading Dreams in the Universe

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Runs Through Trees

Sun September 8 2019Fri September 6 2019 Scott Andrew Bailey

By Scott Bailey © 2013 Slowly shifting canopyLayer on layer soft light greenWaving like courtesan fans.Sun winking through. Seedlings drifting down sunbeamsDappled brown leafy ground.Scent of earth.Rough feel of bark. Through this, I run!And the forest’s essenceenters my sensesvitalises my blood! Image from Pixabay http://www.scottandrewbailey.uk

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Summer Clouds

Fri September 6 2019Wed September 4 2019 Scott Andrew Bailey

By Scott Bailey A quavering waveof light in the summer cloudsas the sun goes down. http://www.scottandrewbailey.uk

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Sparks

Sat August 3 2019Sun August 4 2019 Scott Andrew Bailey

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Walls

Wed April 25 2018Sun April 22 2018 Scott Andrew Bailey

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Who’s the Fool

Sat April 14 2018Sat April 7 2018 Scott Andrew Bailey

By Scott Bailey © 2013 Listen to all the anger Hark at all the fury Just remember that You no longer own the jury Humiliate the whistleblower Make him out a fool Wielding propaganda Like an old blunt tool Don’t you know we’re cynics now We can see through all the lies You will have… Continue reading Who’s the Fool

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Star Fathers

Sun March 25 2018Sun March 18 2018 Scott Andrew Bailey

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A Lost Forest

Sat March 24 2018 Scott Andrew Bailey

By Scott Bailey © 2013 Bright flakes of light in dappled leaves that float on down where saplings grow and settle low And earthy scents rise in the air As underfoot leaves crunch and fold red-brown and gold The rusty fence that holds it in it holds us too back from that time when we… Continue reading A Lost Forest

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Tsuma (A Katauta)

Sat March 24 2018Sun March 18 2018 Scott Andrew Bailey

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Sometimes

Fri March 23 2018Sun March 18 2018 Scott Andrew Bailey

By Scott Bailey © 2013 Sometimes the things we are due do not arrive Sometimes that precious parcel is lost Sometimes the blows are more than we think we can survive But we do It is the ancient sadness of humanity Happiness has such frailty Originally published in A Spring of Dreams http://www.scottandrewbailey.uk

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Change

Tue March 20 2018Sun March 18 2018 Scott Andrew Bailey

By Scott Bailey © 2013 Shouting into the hole that is the whole Nothing back. Raging against the system that is all Nothing changed. Staring at the box with the box. Nothing gained. Justifying every move you make Not explained. Time to change. Originally published in A Spring of Dreams http://www.scottandrewbailey.uk

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