PAST & PRESENT
Slow
Summer
Days are gone.
Now we have snow.
Hungry birds to feed.
small footprints left behind.
Visiting cats passing through
I have turned into Sherlock Holmes
Leaving my prints behind as I go
As I search for the abominable snowman…
© Anita Dawes 2021
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Ghosts
Singing
Old stories
Some yet untold
Sat by mother’s knee
In the telling made bold
Some will fill the world with joy
While others bring evil thoughts to bear
Growing in the dark places of your mind
Take you where Lucifer regained his crown…
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Don’t
Touch it
Mother said.
It cost too much
So your father said
A cup of blue and gold.
How can I tell her I know?
Down the lane they’re two a penny
His lie has become the Holy Grail
one last gift to keep mother’s spirit bright…
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On
A hill
Three souls wait
Dark judgement called
One crown of sharp thorns
His mother waits below
Sound has vanished from the world
Standing close, Joseph holds the cup
Take your mother; hold her as your own
Day three gave rise to a new religion…
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The light
Test yourself
Breathe the sweet air
Find where you belong
Let love into your heart
Step out of the dark, take aim
Find that one special person now
Let your dreams be bigger than before
Let love take you to old age together…
Cold
Dark sound
Two ghost hands
Waiting by the
Old golden bandstand
Still, no sound to be heard
Lights and music once they played
People dancing while banging sticks
Lights out, no people dancing couples
Ghostly hands on drums sound, cold and empty…
©Anita Dawes
Dark
Scary
Sinister
Terrifying
Power unearthly
Spirits are gathering
Fools think all is make believe
Welcome chills and spooky delights
But unaware of the truth behind
Unaware of danger waiting to pounce…
©Jaye Marie
Anita Dawes and Jaye Marie 