The worlds soul
The worlds soul
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The world has a soul
And that soul does sing
Be it in a birdsong
Or the wind that whistles
Through the trees
The world has a soul
And that soul does sing
The beat of a heart
In love or in breaking
Steadfast to memory
Held forever immaculate
Never forgotten
The fire which burns
The light which dances
A beauty unseen
By those not watching
The word has a soul
In everyday its living
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Sworn To Love
My heart is sworn to love
to another, anothers name
etched into my soul
the night in which we sleep
I hold close their thought
that I may never let them go
my heart is sworn to love
my heart is sworn to them
as beautiful as I could speak
no words shall surfice
to praise more that name
I hold close in each night
it is to such devotion
it is to such thought
I find myself forever sworn
sworn to love
poem by Matthew Holloway
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The Butterfly Man
I think I’ll kill myself
Step into a cocoon
Forget the man I’ve always been
Leave others waiting, wondering
When or if I emerge
Just who I will then be
I have my reasons for this
My own rhymes and explanations
Some may struggle to understand
I guess its something in my mind
I’m unsure how to explain
Call me the butterfly man
If it pleases you
I’m just here to change
Who I’ve always been
poem by Matthew Holloway
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It Was You
It was you
You found my heart
I wasn’t even aware it was lost
You picked up my smile
That, I’d almost forgot
My heart beats irregular
Keeps skipping when your around
Yeah, it was you
Who gave so much back to me
Asked for little in return
A touch of honesty
No secrets, no games
These I know how to repay
I’ll pick up your smile
I’ll find your heart
And I’ll always say
It was you, it was you
poem by Matthew Holloway
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Time
Time
~
A week, a month and a day
time passes inconsistent
and still remains unchanging
just the reflection it leaves
divides thought and opinion
it waits for no man
nor like the tide can be tamed
time is fleeting yet lasting
the eternal contradiction
of philosophy and faith
time is age and youth
life and death irrespective
it passes only as we see it
a week, a month and a day
time continues onwards
poem by Matthew Holloway
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Distraction
Distraction
~
My attention wanders
Leaving me unable to concentrate
To focus on any given task
Pages half littered in words
Fail to bring any poem forth
I look to the window
To music or any distraction
Escape is evasive
The mind frustrated
Love is calming
I'll write about love
But love is mysterious
I lack the necessary strength
To sit and write about it
My levels of attention
Fail to complete this
poem by Matthew Holloway
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Loving thoughts
Loving thoughts
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it is not my heart but ours
which beats to this
not a single dream held
and chased as one
but something aspired to
by two minds
two hearts together
sharing thoughts
and feeling the same
it is not one tear
not even on cross word
or loving kiss
a hand caressing
neither one loving look
but a life, two life's
openly shared
it is not my heart
but ours which beat
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Early morning rain
Early morning rain
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Rain taps upon the window
while the faint light of morning
lines the gap between curtains
a halo of pale blue illuminates
the darkness of the room
a cold beyond the duvet
invites a reason not to move
while tired eyes open and close
motionless I lay here listening
to the sound of the rain
like restless fingers drumming
upon the windowpane
in the early hours of morning
I lay awake
poem by Matthew Holloway
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I Dream Of Love
Do not wake me from this
Let me lie in perpetually
Do not stir my thoughts to waken
For here I wish to remain
Love is but a beautiful dream
In all of its maddening character
One I may never understand
Yet always wish to keep
And within a name I find
All that is beautiful
The closest of friends
The one I’ve always known
The who shall always be
Let me lay here peacefully
Asleep within the perfect dream
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New Year
Another new year
Still out with the old
And in with the new
Continuing the adventure
To a better life
Growing as a person
Happier and healthy
Making resolutions
A promise to keep
Taking each lesson
As another one learnt
So begins a new year
Out with the old
In with the new
Some routines kept
Others changed
Moving on and up
To where you belong
To where you wish to be
Twelve months to go
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