Rain

Sliding down the window
Rivulets running down
Droplets chasing each other
To the ground below. 

Shivering in the cool of the room
Looking out on the world
Book in lap
Memories to the fore

Rain now pelting on the glass
A soothing sound of future and past
Musical notes, the raindrops beat
Pounding out a song to your heart

Rain now so hard
The drops move up
Wash away your thoughts
Now you are mad.

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The Wisdom of Teeth

From the time they come
They give you grief
You need to get rid of some
To give you relief
They are never fun
These bleeding teeth

For an extraction
I lay waiting
Under sedation
The pain strikes like lightening
Now I'm contemplating
It's all very frightening 

I need a ditti
A life saving rhyme
Not looking for pity
Just give me some time
To save me from the extractor
Remove them and I'll be fine

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Don't Fear The Reaper

Don't fear the Reaper
Another sleep only deeper
Your toil is done
No more midday sun. 

Laid to rest
With the worst and the best
Some may say good riddance 
I shrug with indifference. 

My headstone epitaph written
Of times when I was love smitten
Once youthful as a kitten
Now just dust and hidden. 

Don't fear the Reaper 
He's just your last mortality taker
I still toss and I turn
Maybe it would have been better to burn. 

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No Soul To Sell

No soul to sell
Nor new tale to tell
Taken by a lover
To do with, whatever.

 My stories not new
Payment in leu
Picture, lonely man, stooped, stopped on pavement.   
No mistake, I'm no saint.

Not a tale of woe
But seeds did sow
Of a lovers trust
A daggers thrust. 

A story of intensity
Of damage immensely 
Of a love now past
That did not last. 

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Cruelty

To catch sight 
Angel of such delight
Our time was short
Of this you sort. 

For a man like me
A precious sight of thee
A cruel world bestows 
Then it removes, you know. 

Takes you away 
For you to pray
A sip of wine
I know you'll be fine

I have no more say
How to end our day
A slow death for sure
Washed upon a shore

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Spell

The breath of your sweet voice
Brought me to my knees
Your words caressed my ears
As easy as you please
You took me back from hell
for a short time only
You had me in a spell
now cast back and lonely

My love for you has not died
I want to draw in your scent
This I proclaim, I have not lied
Because I know your heaven sent
The yearning to feel your touch
Allowing your fingers to linger
It hurts, oh it hurts so much
Burning, hot like cinder.

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Paintings by fliss

Colours vivid
Colours bright
Texture livid
Radiating bright

Cottages rural
Pen and ink
Not done as a mural
Shaded as the sun sinks

Autumn leaves
So vivid and right
Oh let me please
Hold them so light

Abstract art deco
Grace and whirls
Lucid memories echo
Canvas covered swirls

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D & G

Rain drops hiding my tears
Holding inside deep, all of my fears
Of doom and gloom I write
Dark heavy clouds, no sunlight.

Walls are moving in,
Holding captive all of my sins
Darkness pervades
No sunshine to cast any shade.

In the darkness, no light
Save your smile so bright
I scribe the blues in gloom
Finger pointing inwards, indicating doom.

Time rushes by fast,
More now behind, in the past
Try to keep your mind light
Let your dreams take flight.

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Heart and Soul

You are my heart and soul,

music playing in my mind,

the rythem of rock and roll,

we dance together as one kind.

melting into each other,

the others body we discover.

Music and dance

a ritual of romance,

hearts beating entwined,

thoughts of you in mind.

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Bed

Slip into cool sheets
under the cover
Two people meet
You and your lover

Touching a must
A kiss, a caress
Building trust
No duress

Fingers do touch
Exploring
Intense, too much?
Eyes Imploring

Radiating glow
Bathed in sweat
Nice and slow
So glad to have met

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