Drowned Within Lea Of Land
at indifferent mercy bestowed
by time tide wind
have many sailing ships sailed
to past distant lands
awaiting perilous mist coastlines
where storm raging
awaiting submerged shipwreck rocks
turn of rushing tide
left a wave of grief in their leave
to endure survive
an ocean crossing die within land lea
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lea - a meadow or sward land; a grassy field; common land; a field covered with grass or herbage and suitable for grazing by livestock.
The lowing herd wind slowly o'er the lea. -Gray.
First five lines quoted from the poem ‘Where Unknown Ancestors Died’ by Terence George Craddock.
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Where Unknown Ancestors Died
at indifferent mercy bestowed
by time tide wind
have many sailing ships sailed
to past distant lands
awaiting perilous mist coastlines
locals know a quiet scenic place
deceptive inlet harbour
where ebb rip drowned swimmer
out to sea be swift sucked
body never to be washed ashore
myths lost imbue tidal surround
landfall peril an ancestor
colonial here lived legend depicted
a captain harbour master
drowned here a century more ago
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See also the poem ‘Birth Of The ‘Shepherdess’.
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Time Tide Wind
indifferent mercy bestowed
time tide wind
many sailing ships sailed
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Reclaiming Land
mankind reclaims land from rivers coastlines even the sea
mankind proves planning capable of reclaiming required land
but reclaimed land is time leased nature also reclaims land
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A Land Gone Black Global Nightmare
A Land Gone Black global nightmare
seems to be a spectral image that haunts
global interaction political world trade
commerce sets base minimum price
virgin land is exploited for all resources
ripped greedily but not wisely ground
renewable resources solar wave wind
are discarded with industrial grip contempt
for decades by oiled robber baron despots
once I thought in a Moment In Time
“The flash of the president’s pen
deals with the life of men.
Starting a war settling a score
all happens so far away.”
But the poor ever suffer among us
eyes of sick starving children accuse us...
“the soldiers of petroleum
buy a whore, a dime, a quarter.
dine on the flesh of children; ...”
Inspired by the poem ‘A Land Gone Black’ by Eric Cockrell. “The flash of the president’s pen” quotation is from the poem ‘Moment In Time’ by Terence George Craddock. Second quotation “the soldiers of petroleum” is from the poem ‘A Land Gone Black’ by Eric Cockrell.
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The Sea So Deep
the sea so deep
it never sleeps
by day or night
it lives on the fight
against the rocky coast
which is its host
rushing ramming
against its side
then it (wave water) does
a quick fast dive.
down below
its calmer there
for no waves roll
way down here
ocean surge
current swell
foaming water
tales to tell
marine life dwells
in tidal margins
lunar pull water turns
undercurrents chargin
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Poetic fragment surviving lines 1–14 written when I was thirteen.
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In The Name Of...?
“abusive use power
is tide endemic
to the entire world”
rulers kings councils
from time immemorial
abused privilege power
in name of divine
right to usurp rule
in name of religion
twisted to cause personal
in name of deity human
desire to be god worshipped
Quotation from ‘Tide Endemic’ by Terence George Craddock
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White Collar Crime Amasses Billions
If we continue
to allow disease
white collar crime
to amass millions
billions illegally
for putrid debased
individuals never tried
for heinous greed crimes
upon society perpetrated
then how can
our nations prosper
when the fat
of the land
is stolen
not shared?
Splitting image from the poem ‘Injustice In Politics’ by Terence George Craddock.
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Snow And Rain
I have watched
and felt
both snow and rain
shaken
from bough
of tree limbs,
desired to linger
longer to watch
'Silent and soft and slow'
the first snow fall
as a new mantle
'Descends the snow'.
I wonder
if Longfellow
faced the same
dilemma,
the onset
of encroaching dark
or a possible
turn in the weather,
may necessitate
but the glimpse
with long hours
of hard hiking left
before
the days
journey
is over.
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Quoted lines from ‘Snowflakes’ by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
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Freedom Is Won By...
Freedom
is won
by common
people
with sudden
instantaneous
veneration
sacred sacrifice
uncommon
courage
uncommon
passion
hero lineage.
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See also the poem ‘A Saga Of Freedom Complete’.
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A Child’s Toy
a whirl of sunshine and cup of blue
within a single line of poetry
our world becomes a spinning top
First prime line written by Miroslava Odalovic.
Title, second and third lines written by Terence George Craddock
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Protest Puffs Mortal
never scream into the wind
the wind will not wait to listen...
while the storm is indifferent
to protest puffs of mortal air...
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Wavelets Of Light
enlightened darkness an embryo upon the horizon
is the birth of light the breath
taking dawn with possibilities waking
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Inspired by the poem ‘You just have to go out’ by Miroslava Odalovic.
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Gothic Wuthering Heights In Ghost Nights
Gothic souls roam
eternal moors spirit
passion birth land
beauty etched
in tempest mist
weathered soul banshee land
wind etched
into trees our youth love bent
into passions land
heather hues red
yellow green mist
purple blue moor moves land
skies cloud lit
dying red crimson yellow soul
rainstorm bound
wild places silent
haunting soul
music is centuries echo in ghost land
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The Sacrifice Of A Perfect Soul
Our Heavenly hope was prize won
with an offering given of free choice
through the blood gift of the Lamb
'Deliverance Through Life Choices'
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Inspired by the poem ‘Earthly Vessel’ by Brian Kilpatrick.
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Donkey Love
The new the new the new
crowd’s bay
its great its wonderful its fab
crowds say.
Future fads
espouse condemnation
deny past
has been prophets.
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fad – short-lived fashion.
fab – as in fabulous.
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Eagles Soar On High Thermals
eagles soar
on high thermals
fly through
such wonderous
freeborn skies
a multiversality
kaleidoscopic
sensual
spiritual
ever changing
seasons
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See also complete mosaic concept in the poem ‘Eagle Spirit’.
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If You Go Out In The Woods Today!
“If you enter
dark
woods beware
evil hides
bidden in
mysteries rare”
I cannot be story book boy
who sings loudly enough
to overcome face the fear!
Nor am I the one who shouts
'Hello, this is not my story! '
Nor the one who cries wolf!
I am not cannot be that boy
I am cast the fool that walks ever
forward ever onward boldly
where angels fear to tread
and I do so love mysteries
myths legends await hero!
The conquest climb is not over
when great peak is climbed
but when mountaineer returns!
Where better adventurer buried
than rooftop of an entire world
where dreams touch horizon sky?
Like fear evil is best conquered killed within!
Evil is fought faced because it exists memorial!
True hero cannot face evil always quest survive!
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Quoted lines from ‘Tales Of The Brothers Grimm’ by Terence George Craddock.
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Success Is Often Good Timing
swimming out to potential wreck
tossed upon unyielding surge rocks
while weary ship survivors watched
a rescue salvage attempt error made
when the tide finally turned
the sea drew back leniently
the shipwrecked waded ashore
to a hard colonial life awaiting
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Sea Levels Are Coastline Rising
so why build on frontline beaches coastline sand?
storms wind wave surges will inundate this land
move far inland rebuild on the solid rock mass!
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Eagle Eyries
nest on highest
most noble
sun eclipsed
inaccessible crags
or vibrant
living temples
trees raising
towards heaven
growing upwards
into host life
giving light
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