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James Garratt – A life lived and recorded in ink since 1992

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Category: Poems April 2014

Not Much to Do – Written April 2014 (Aged 39)

it is a world –
of funfairs
dancing ladies
and playful bears
not much to do

poems, poetry, writer, writing

I Like Coming Home to You – Written April 2014 (Aged 39)

i just wish you would see yourself
as i and others do
but those pesky parents
put an oil smear on your view
i like coming home to you

poems, poetry, writer, writing

There’s a Smile on Your Face – Written Monday 28th April 2014 (Aged 39)

you are the street lighting
outside this very home
and,
i can only be in love with you
in the only way i know how

poems, poetry, writer, writing

We Used to Play On Hills – Written Monday 28th April 2014 (Aged 39)

we used to play on hills
when all else failed
we could run for a mile
nothing changes
just tart up the smile

poems, poetry, writing, written

Colour Scheme of Your Mind – Written April 2014 (Aged 39)

what is your secret
respectability
is fine
for the artiste
for societal cool

poems, poetry, writer, writing

Even When Runways Fail – Written April 2014 (Aged 39)

i can feel –
the presence,
but it is in the past
she fades,

poems, poetry, writer, writing

What Is Enough? – Written April 2014 (Aged 39)

what is enough
for modern generations
what will,
stop us feeling sick
cure our common cold

poems, poetry, writer, writing

The Trial – Written April 2014 (Aged 39)

the woman
with a coat
who wants to be a grown up
but cannot float

poems, poetry, writer, writing

Thank You For the Awful Advice – Written Sunday 27th April 2014 (Aged 39)

you follow conformity
yet it has,
made them deeply
unhappy
and dependent on tablets

poems, poetry, writer, writing

Design Your Own Traffic Lights – Written Sunday 27th April 2014 (Aged 39)

burst bubbles
cancel parades
rebel,
against the days
change the names on signs

poems, poetry, writer, writing

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