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Tag: free form poetry

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Undertake

  • by Scott Andrew Bailey
  • Posted on Mon April 12 2021Tue April 6 2021

By Scott Bailey © 2018 They undertakeThe task of takingUs from one worldThe the otherWhen…

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Fastidious

  • by Scott Andrew Bailey
  • Posted on Sat April 10 2021Tue April 6 2021

By Scott Bailey © 2018 Fastidious and preciseYou knowLike the songOnly not niceFor no Queen…

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Straighten

  • by Scott Andrew Bailey
  • Posted on Fri April 9 2021Tue April 6 2021

By Scott Bailey © 2018 The urge to straightenIs the craving for perfectionThe mark of…

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Embrace

  • by Scott Andrew Bailey
  • Posted on Thu April 8 2021Tue April 6 2021

By Scott Bailey © 2018 Every hug givenImparts a part of youIn return for a…

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Blue Star

  • by Scott Andrew Bailey
  • Posted on Tue April 6 2021Wed March 31 2021

By Scott Bailey © 2013 Blue star beamSlides by a smoky moonDances through Saturn’s ringsA…

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Glory Days

  • by Scott Andrew Bailey
  • Posted on Mon April 5 2021Wed March 31 2021

By Scott Bailey © 2013 So the soldier walks alonebeneath thestarry nightHe has no aim…

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Time is Up

  • by Scott Andrew Bailey
  • Posted on Fri April 2 2021Wed March 31 2021

By Scott Bailey © 2013 The fat white manBuilt a castleAnd ruled within his wallsLived…

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Around and Around

  • by Scott Andrew Bailey
  • Posted on Thu April 1 2021Wed March 31 2021

By Scott Bailey © 2013 Electron around and around an atom’s coreAtoms around and around…

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Giving

  • by Scott Andrew Bailey
  • Posted on Wed March 31 2021Sat February 27 2021

By Scott Bailey © 2015 Life gives us all giftsWonderful, tearful, joyfulDeath gathers them back

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The Name is..

  • by Scott Andrew Bailey
  • Posted on Mon March 29 2021Sat February 27 2021

By Scott Bailey © 2018 Death and lustEntwined in oneBoth withoutA thoughtBoth withExpert careSheer red satinRipped…

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Food Chain

  • by Scott Andrew Bailey
  • Posted on Sun March 28 2021Sat February 27 2021

By Scott Bailey © 2018 The carnivoresCruisingAmong the vegetariansOnly the toughestWeeds will surviveThis

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Wolf in Snow

  • by Scott Andrew Bailey
  • Posted on Thu March 25 2021Sat February 27 2021

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

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Stick in the Mud

  • by Scott Andrew Bailey
  • Posted on Mon March 22 2021Sat February 27 2021

By Scott Bailey © 2018 If I am a studentOf lifeThe lessonsAre lostOn meAs I can…

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Ripples

  • by Scott Andrew Bailey
  • Posted on Thu March 18 2021Sat February 27 2021

A word is a ripple Spreading through the world With slow, subtle effects. Imagine then what…

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Hindsight

  • by Scott Andrew Bailey
  • Posted on Thu March 18 2021Sat February 27 2021

By Scott Bailey © 2018 Age lends hindsight depthWisdom accrued painfullyIt still doesn’t help

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Man

  • by Scott Andrew Bailey
  • Posted on Wed March 17 2021Sat February 27 2021

By Scott Bailey © 2013 I am the hunterThe bringer down of preyThe destroyerThe shadowThe…

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Those Who Wait

  • by Scott Andrew Bailey
  • Posted on Tue March 16 2021Sat February 27 2021

By Scott Bailey © 2018 There was a white fleck on that dark skin. Tiny and…

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Adrift

  • by Scott Andrew Bailey
  • Posted on Mon March 15 2021Sat February 27 2021

By Scott Bailey © 2017 AdriftLostFloatingFreeNo goalsNo directionNo chainsJust reflectionSparkling starsBurning sunGentle wavesLife undoneFreeFloatingLostAdrift

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Spokesperson

  • by Scott Andrew Bailey
  • Posted on Sat March 13 2021Sat February 27 2021

By Scott Bailey © 2018 A spokespersonThat one who speaksHas their own agendaAnd will renderYour willTo…

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Drained

  • by Scott Andrew Bailey
  • Posted on Sat March 13 2021Sat February 27 2021

By Scott Bailey © 2013 Every buzz and chimeOn the phoneIs a worrySomething has gone…

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Tournament

  • by Scott Andrew Bailey
  • Posted on Thu March 11 2021Sat February 27 2021

By Scott Bailey © 2018 In life’s tournamentThere are Kings and QueensFor whom the suffering and…

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The Wild is Calling

  • by Scott Andrew Bailey
  • Posted on Wed March 10 2021Sat February 27 2021

By Scott Bailey © 2018 The wild is callingFeel the breezeThe scent of treesThe hunt!Feel…

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Midnight

  • by Scott Andrew Bailey
  • Posted on Tue March 9 2021Sat February 27 2021

By Scott Bailey © 2018 ThereA girl called midnightA fighterA loverA spyDanced free and deep in…

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Mankind Limited
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Mankind Limited Excerpt

  • by Scott Andrew Bailey
  • Posted on Tue March 9 2021Sat February 27 2021

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

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Deter

  • by Scott Andrew Bailey
  • Posted on Mon March 8 2021Sat February 27 2021

By Scott Bailey © 2018 DeterrentsSilently waitingMighty weaponsHushed deathDeterringBut who will deterThe stupidityThat made themNecessary

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Deep Red

  • by Scott Andrew Bailey
  • Posted on Sun March 7 2021Sat February 27 2021

By Scott Bailey © 2017 Deep redThe varnish of old woodWorn by yearsOf rested elbowsAnd…

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Friars
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The Execution

  • by Scott Andrew Bailey
  • Posted on Fri March 5 2021Sat February 27 2021

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

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Abide

  • by Scott Andrew Bailey
  • Posted on Sat February 27 2021Sun January 31 2021

By Scott Bailey © 2016 Here I abideAmidst the cratersOf too much cultural shellingHere there residesResidual…

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A Spring of Dreams – Trench

  • by Scott Andrew Bailey
  • Posted on Wed February 24 2021Sun January 31 2021

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

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Chains

  • by Scott Andrew Bailey
  • Posted on Mon February 22 2021Sun January 31 2021

By Scott Bailey © 2015 Chains are other peopleCages social moresThrow them to the floorBend barsSoar

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Seafarer

  • by Scott Andrew Bailey
  • Posted on Sun February 21 2021Sun January 31 2021

By Scott Bailey © 2015 Seafarer wandering over the waves Fine hair glistening with rime Roaming…

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The Lord of the Trees

  • by Scott Andrew Bailey
  • Posted on Sat February 20 2021Sun January 31 2021

By Scott Bailey © 2006 I am Herne the Hunter, Lord of the Trees,and you are…

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Farewell

  • by Scott Andrew Bailey
  • Posted on Fri February 19 2021Sun January 31 2021

By Scott Bailey © 2006 I sit upon my bed alone.Thinking thoughts of you.My heart sinks…

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The Night

  • by Scott Andrew Bailey
  • Posted on Thu February 18 2021Sun January 31 2021

By Scott Bailey © 2015 The music of the night!The night of the wolves callingThe…

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A Deep Green Canopy

  • by Scott Andrew Bailey
  • Posted on Wed February 17 2021Sun January 31 2021

By Scott Bailey © 2015 A deep green canopyBack-dropped by a swathe of goldCornSwaying in the…

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Following a Hearse

  • by Scott Andrew Bailey
  • Posted on Tue February 16 2021Sun January 31 2021

By Scott Bailey © 2015 The traffic slowedWe were all following a hearseTodayIn respectful frustrationI…

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Ages

  • by Scott Andrew Bailey
  • Posted on Mon February 15 2021Sun January 31 2021

By Scott Bailey © 1999 In a crumbling house, we gathered,sat around the ancient fire.Logs…

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Dimming Lights

  • by Scott Andrew Bailey
  • Posted on Mon February 15 2021Sun January 31 2021

By Scott Bailey © 2015 Lights in grey matterNever reaching the dayPlans uncommittedAs the chance…

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Soul

  • by Scott Andrew Bailey
  • Posted on Sun February 14 2021Sun January 31 2021

By Scott Bailey © 2015 A soul fullOf tear-stained dreamsAs substantialAs vapourAt the mercyOf whispering…

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Tip of the Flame
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The Tip of the Flame

  • by Scott Andrew Bailey
  • Posted on Sat February 13 2021Sun January 31 2021

By Scott Bailey © 2015 The glint in the dark From the deep of the…

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Feather Crown

  • by Scott Andrew Bailey
  • Posted on Fri February 12 2021Sun January 31 2021

By Scott Bailey © 2006 Shake!Awake!Shake!Awake!The sun.Is up!Rise up!Rise up!Open eyes!BeneathBlue skies.Cast offSleep’s reins.See!The plains.No sleep!Breath…

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Tithe

  • by Scott Andrew Bailey
  • Posted on Wed February 10 2021Sat January 30 2021

By Scott Bailey © 2015 This is my titheThe part of my lifeThat I give to…

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Conquered

  • by Scott Andrew Bailey
  • Posted on Tue February 9 2021Sat January 30 2021

By Scott Bailey © 2015 Shining silver lineWhirling axes high on the hillThe pride and strengthOf…

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Little Stone Church

  • by Scott Andrew Bailey
  • Posted on Tue February 9 2021Sat January 30 2021

By Scott Bailey © 2015 Little stone churchNestled on a hillOverlooking the seaWatching over the harbour…

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Little Corner

  • by Scott Andrew Bailey
  • Posted on Mon February 8 2021Sat January 30 2021

By Scott Bailey © 2015 A little corner A little corner That is my world…

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The Tree of the Dead

  • by Scott Andrew Bailey
  • Posted on Fri February 5 2021Sat January 30 2021

By Scott Bailey © 2015 Stark black against cold grey skies Black lightning frozen in time…

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Seas

  • by Scott Andrew Bailey
  • Posted on Fri February 5 2021Sat January 30 2021

By Scott Bailey © 2015 IdeasDreamsDecisionsGoalsAll swept awayIn the rolling seasOf other’sPerceivedRealities

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Green Eyed Monster

  • by Scott Andrew Bailey
  • Posted on Thu February 4 2021Sat January 30 2021

By Scott Bailey © 2015 Dear Mr HulkI too am greenA different greenNot angerJealouslyI wonderWhich…

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Hunter

  • by Scott Andrew Bailey
  • Posted on Mon February 1 2021Sat January 30 2021

By Scott Bailey © 2015 Amber brown bristlesFletched trueSightedOn the smooth straight shaftKnockedCreak of woodAnd…

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Cold

  • by Scott Andrew Bailey
  • Posted on Wed January 27 2021Tue December 29 2020

By Scott Bailey © 2015 Winter is comingSnow sweeps down from the cold northFollowed by…

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