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AWAY
© Patrick J. Simons 2018
I long to be away,
Quit of this world,
Not to embrace
That endless goodnight,
But to a place
Removed from hate,
Ignorance,
And bigotry,
Away from the
True believer
Killing for his god,
Away from deranged
Dreams of
Bloody conquest,
Away from deluded
Fantasies of terror,
Away from
Murder and mayhem
In the name of
Some imaginary good,
Away from the worst
Humanity has to offer,
To be only a godless
Child of the earth
Living in harmony
With nature
And my fellow beings,
Doing no harm,
Leaving things
Better than
They were found,
Away to a place
Beyond the madness.
AUTUMN RAIN
© Patrick J. Simons 2022
Autumn colors
Blaze like neon
In the misty light
Of a slow rain,
Summer's decadence
Washing away,
Cleansing the earth
A drop at a time,
Preparations under way,
Birds departing for
Warmer places,
Animals burrowing,
Winter stores
Being laid in,
The earth bracing,
Grasses dressed
In defiant russet,
Digging in,
Getting ready,
Their chances
Of survival
Better than most
But not assured,
It is the season
Of dying and renewal,
Sins forgiven,
The chance of
Rebirth possible,
No promises made.
BEWARE
©Patrick J. Simons 2024
Beware the people
Who live to
Dehumanize others,
The people who revel
In a twisted view
That imagines a
World rendered
Perfect by the
Destruction of
Those they hate,
They are ever
Justified by claims
Of divine sanction,
For such people
Hate reigns supreme,
There will always
Be them, the other,
The ones not like us,
Those who worship
The wrong God
And speak the
Wrong language,
Those who are
Different and refuse
To think like us,
The kind of hate
That represents
What must be
Overcome for
Civilization's survival,
Dehumanizing hate
That sees itself
As deserving to
Rule the world.
AUTUMN'S MAGICAL LIGHT
© Patrick J. Simons 2025
High thin clouds on
A late autumn day,
The light rendered
Magical by the
Sun's low angle,
Magical and
Other worldly,
The clean organic
Smell of mother
Earth reabsorbing
Summer's remains,
The air cool
And moist,
Earth preparing
For winter's sleep,
Creatures harboring,
Summer residents
Flown south to
Warmer climes,
A fleeting moment
Of eerie beauty,
The endless cycle
Repeated once again,
There will be no
Going Back,
The world resigned
To what lies ahead,
Autumn has passed,
And yet the magic
Light holds the faint
Promise spring may
Yet come again.
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Autumn's Magical Light
Beautiful poem
Autumn Days.
Gorgeous Poem
"As the colors passed by"
Reading this awesome poem brings to mind the soldiers guarding the tomb of the unknown soldier. Powerful.
"Answers."
Lovely.
"After Midnight."
Lovely poem
A Town Once Lived Here.
Lovely poem
"A Special Loneliness"
Fabulous Poem
Where The Old Cowboys Lie.
Oh my goodness, best poem ever!!!!!
Where the Old Cowboys Lie. Awesome Poem
"Waves of Time"
Pure magic. :)