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  • Bold John

    Bold John

    Daddy is in BlantyreSaid little John, his eyes clearSomewhere there, here’s workingAnd will send me candy on my birthdayMommy told me John’s voice was bold and proudI wish I was that strongTo hold my tearsWhenever I think of my brother PaulAnd his last journey Read more

  • Between Two Ways

    Between Two Ways

    Two ways here areOne low andOne high Two feet of mine here areWith one brain to decideTo drop one and choose one Your wayOr my way Read more

  • The Calling

    The Calling

    A pen falls from the sky Into my hand A paper rises from the ground I’ve to scribble on it I’ll write for those who can’t Read more

  • Letters Of My Grandfather

    Letters Of My Grandfather

    They had no address at allIf they had one it would have been a waste of ink I betFor him and I sheltered under one roofAnd dined on the same table They carried useless messages at I used to sayFor my young brainCouldn’t figure out the wisdomStrained on those papers This old letter I hold… Read more

  • Me And My Loving Dear

    Me And My Loving Dear

    Her smile was so sweetHer touch as soft as windShe gave me a lovely stareIn a low chuckle called me dearAnd leaned on my shoulder The sun shone on usHow darling it feltThe breeze blew past usAnd whispered don’t ever partTo me and my loving dear We stood thereAnd never moved an inchLike we were… Read more

  • Exhausted

    Exhausted

    I lay in the grass, exhaustedAfter a long irksome tailFrom the north where my little hut standsTo the central foreign landThe grasshopper I was chasingHave disappeared here Read more

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