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He loved one thing…
He loved one thing The smell of onion and garlic Cooking, leaking out Of her skin, branding her clothes. That promise of a meal, ready to turn With repetitive force. The comfort of nothingness Of whole countries debased with The … Continue reading
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This is my Refuge – a new poem #amwriting (sometimes)
I wrote this poem for a competition. I won’t say which one, but I was way off the mark. I was thinking about home, but perhaps I needed to write something more in the style of someone else, or talk … Continue reading
Love Song: not a sestina #amwriting #rhymingpoetry #new
I have been reading Elizabeth Bishop and playing with rhyming stanzas, but I think there is something missing here. I will have to look up a sestina again! Love Song I know you love me really You just … Continue reading
Place You
Here’s a poem that I just wrote. (C) Becky Deans 2014 Place You Let me run my finger tips Down your Roman road Lay my hands on Your ironworks. Feel your daisies prick The back of my head. Celebrate Every … Continue reading
Waste
Waste I drove miles lashed by winds to come to you. Negotiated every turn of your secret pass Drawn by the red lights of the city. And now you walk away. The sad fires of the mind burn stronger. I laid … Continue reading
Lyrical
All poems (c) Becky Deans. I wrote these when I was 19 and edited them just now. Trial If I lost my mind in a labyrinth Would you come to find me? If I tied my life in spiderwebs could … Continue reading
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