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A Spring of Dreams – Cross

  • by Scott Andrew Bailey
  • Posted on Tue January 19 2021Tue December 29 2020

Senryu: Cross By Scott Bailey © 2013 Fleeing from killersThe child runs desperatelyTo fill out…

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A Spring of Dreams – Sparks

  • by Scott Andrew Bailey
  • Posted on Fri January 15 2021Tue December 29 2020

Sparks By Scott Bailey © 2013 A sad shadow fallsCasting gloom over our dreams:Sparks dispel…

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Wolf Pack
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Over the Plains

  • by Scott Andrew Bailey
  • Posted on Thu January 14 2021Tue December 29 2020

By Scott Bailey © 2016 A warm summer breezeTeases scent across the plainsTight the wolf pack…

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A Spring of Dreams – Lantern

  • by Scott Andrew Bailey
  • Posted on Thu January 7 2021Tue December 29 2020

Lantern By Scott Bailey © 2013 Old light from the pastIs still illuminationWisdom echoes far

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Harvey Milk
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Milk

  • by Scott Andrew Bailey
  • Posted on Tue January 5 2021Tue December 29 2020

By Scott Bailey © 2016 Renowned Harvey MilkHis life anything but smoothHis legacy shines

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Blunt Hammer

  • by Scott Andrew Bailey
  • Posted on Sun January 3 2021Sun January 3 2021

By Scott Bailey © 2013 When horror is turned to loveAnd death has become high…

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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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Splosh

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

By Scott Bailey © 2014 SploshAnd a little erosionHelped onBy little handsJoy is free Originally…

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Words

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

By Scott Bailey © 2013 Master of wordsBy words masteredMany a politician can claimThose that…

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Little Pill

  • by Scott Andrew Bailey
  • Posted on Wed October 28 2020Sun September 27 2020

By Scott Bailey © 2013 Exhaustion seeps inDraining away all my willWhere’s my little pill…

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Sound of

  • by Scott Andrew Bailey
  • Posted on Mon October 26 2020Sun September 27 2020

By Scott Bailey © 2013 So we worry like old menOn the road to night…

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A Spring of Dreams – Lantern

  • by Scott Andrew Bailey
  • Posted on Wed October 21 2020Sun September 27 2020

Lantern By Scott Bailey © 2013 Old light from the pastIs still illuminationWisdom echoes far

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Explorers

  • by Scott Andrew Bailey
  • Posted on Sun October 18 2020Sun September 27 2020

By Scott Bailey © 2013 We brave explorers togetherWearing imitation leatherAnd as silent as a…

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The Planets

  • by Scott Andrew Bailey
  • Posted on Thu October 15 2020Sun September 27 2020

By Scott Bailey © 2013 The scarlet of firefrom a barrelof a gun.The scarlet of…

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A Spring of Dreams – Sparks

  • by Scott Andrew Bailey
  • Posted on Sat October 10 2020Sun September 27 2020

Sparks By Scott Bailey © 2013 A sad shadow fallsCasting gloom over our dreams:Sparks dispel…

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Surf

  • by Scott Andrew Bailey
  • Posted on Thu October 8 2020Sun September 27 2020

By Scott Bailey © 2013 ReverberatingBoom! Surf crashes on the shoreGolden sand twinkles Originally published…

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Pounding

  • by Scott Andrew Bailey
  • Posted on Tue October 6 2020Sun September 27 2020

By Scott Bailey © 2013 My heart is racingNot for love but for madnessIt is…

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Entrapment

  • by Scott Andrew Bailey
  • Posted on Mon October 5 2020Sun September 27 2020

By Scott Bailey © 2018 The things that we hoardEntrance us and enslave usA lifetime…

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Taygete

  • by Scott Andrew Bailey
  • Posted on Sat October 3 2020Sun September 27 2020

By Scott Bailey © 2013 The hunter is huntedTwisting between the treesTurned into doe from…

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Thin Fences

  • by Scott Andrew Bailey
  • Posted on Fri October 2 2020Sun September 27 2020

By Scott Bailey © 2014 Two men wakeTwo men go to workKiss their children goodbyeWorkEarn…

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Fragile

  • by Scott Andrew Bailey
  • Posted on Thu October 1 2020Sun September 27 2020

By Scott Bailey © 2013 So many connectionsSo many linesAll taut and hummingJunctions and switchesA…

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Until One Day

  • by Scott Andrew Bailey
  • Posted on Thu October 1 2020Sun September 27 2020

By Scott Bailey © 2013 TwoRibbonsOf mistHangTwirling slowlyAround himSittingSilentIn his cageA cage ofGold chainsAndSilver barsBuilt…

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Trying (Tyburn)

  • by Scott Andrew Bailey
  • Posted on Thu October 1 2020Sun September 27 2020

By Scott Bailey © 2013 SighingTryingFlyingBuyingHere am I just Sighing, Trying hardTo start of my…

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Desert Dancers

  • by Scott Andrew Bailey
  • Posted on Tue September 29 2020Sat August 29 2020

By Scott Bailey © 2014 In a growing desert on flowing sandsSinking down into dried…

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Merope

  • by Scott Andrew Bailey
  • Posted on Sat September 26 2020Sat August 29 2020

By Scott Bailey © 2013 Marriage was forbiddenMortal husband takenMasked in a veil of shameMust…

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Tears

  • by Scott Andrew Bailey
  • Posted on Thu September 24 2020Sat August 29 2020

By Scott Bailey © 2013 Is it too late forTears and grief to rise againI…

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Archibald the Wizard

  • by Scott Andrew Bailey
  • Posted on Tue September 22 2020Sat August 29 2020

By Scott Bailey © 2013 Archibald the WizardIs a very dodgy man.He seeks out naughty…

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A Spring of Dreams – Cross

  • by Scott Andrew Bailey
  • Posted on Mon September 21 2020Wed September 23 2020

Senryu: Cross By Scott Bailey © 2013 Fleeing from killersThe child runs desperatelyTo fill out…

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Maia

  • by Scott Andrew Bailey
  • Posted on Sun September 20 2020Sat August 29 2020

By Scott Bailey © 2013 Mother of he who broughtMusic up to the GodsMalice turned…

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Electra

  • by Scott Andrew Bailey
  • Posted on Thu September 17 2020Sat August 29 2020

By Scott Bailey © 2013 Ever shining bright sparkEqualizing her rageEncompassing justiceEver seeking revengeEndless pain…

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Enchanted Forest

  • by Scott Andrew Bailey
  • Posted on Wed September 16 2020Sat August 29 2020

By Scott Bailey © 2018 ForestVerdant, aliveRoots reaching out and downBranches stretching up to the…

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Calaeno

  • by Scott Andrew Bailey
  • Posted on Sun September 13 2020Sat August 29 2020

By Scott Bailey © 2013 Caressed by the wide seaCorals catch the new childCarry her…

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Asterope

  • by Scott Andrew Bailey
  • Posted on Thu September 10 2020Sat August 29 2020

By Scott Bailey © 2013 A nymph darts between treesAfraid of the hunterAlways close behind…

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A Spring of Dreams – Butterfly

  • by Scott Andrew Bailey
  • Posted on Tue September 8 2020Wed September 23 2020

Butterfly By Scott Bailey © 2014 Sod the camouflageBe resplendent in the sunFlutter high and…

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Alcyone

  • by Scott Andrew Bailey
  • Posted on Mon September 7 2020Sat August 29 2020

By Scott Bailey © 2013 Another spirit lostAwash in the swell and foamAnguished over lost…

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Candles

  • by Scott Andrew Bailey
  • Posted on Fri September 4 2020Sat August 29 2020

By Scott Bailey © 2013 One lumenThe light of a candleIt can be seen they…

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