Ashleigh Rising

and out of the sombre light
a quiet entrance he makes-
a poet in whom life is not so much delight
as it is the unfolding of self amid the pain.

poem by Frederick Kesner
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Poetry Postulate M-R-T

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Everything is a metaphor
everything a clue;
where one and one isn't always two.
Nothing is ever disconnected
each individual reality is true.

`

poem by Frederick Kesner
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Bekkevoort,1995

`

as a child once to a favoured toy
countless hours of pristine joy
but specifications of 'growed up' ploy
memories of past pleasures now destroy

`

poem by Frederick Kesner
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The Rainbow Bridge

somewhere
in the sky
on a moist day
you may spy
a rainbow
hanging high

let that always
remind you
one shining
moment true
friendship's
promise renew

`

poem by Frederick Kesner
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Wait

`

I wait.
The waiting room is bare.
The window blinds are shut
and the door opens only in one direction.
Remember to leave it ajar
when you return.
I wait.

`

poem by Frederick Kesner
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Crocus Buds

crocus buds burst forth
peep and poke through dunes of white
winter bows to spring

when the sun begins to shine again
life's vital truths made clear at road's end

`

poem by Frederick Kesner
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Men Don't Dance

Any boy can dance
even for girls harbouring
ill jested kabuki livery

men never opt pretty
quintessent revelry
spending time under vague

worldly xanadic yearning zeugma.

poem by Frederick Kesner
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One Once Knew

uneasy presence
of someone
once known
even loved -

the space
however
gaping wide:
cloying,

suffocating;
treacle bath
easily sealing
claustrophobic
asphyxsiation

`

poem by Frederick Kesner
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Promise

when
the worms are done
with you
I shall await
the scent of blooms
that should one day
sprout and mark
the very spot
wherein
you last
reclined
that is,
if I don't
follow
soon
after

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Dario

D-iscover your dreams and dare

A-ll you can take hold of each day

R-ide your rainbows and run your race

I-n your heart and soul be always true

O-pen the treasures life offers you

poem by Frederick Kesner
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