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SMOKE AND MIRRORS

A Poem by Phil Roberts

I'll provide the smokeI'm good at thatAnd no doubt you have the mirrorsSo between usWe can deceive the worldBut no-one more than ourselvesHaven't we b..

DREAM SPINNER

A Poem by Phil Roberts

Oh, spinner of dreamsIn the depth of imaginationSpin a dream for meA tale of adventure and romanceOf myth and magicAnd fragrant mysterySpin lively for..

HIDDEN TRUTHS

A Poem by Phil Roberts

With his head in his handsAnd his heart on his sleeveHe closes his eyes against the light of dayAnd against his quiet despairHe pretends it is not rea..

REFUSAL TO DREAM

A Poem by Phil Roberts

I refuse to dream againIt only leads to painThere is no truth thereinWhatever some may sayIt's all tricks of the mindAnd then in the light of dayWhene..

REST ASSURED

A Poem by Phil Roberts

I do not speak in sombre tonesNot for me the gentle echoHushing through hallowed hallsI shall growl my way to the graveBe damned to the insignificantA..

GOODNIGHT

A Poem by Phil Roberts

It's midnight nowSo I'm off to bed to readMay all of your dreamsMake you smile in your sleepBy Phil Roberts

JUKE

A Poem by Phil Roberts

Been lost so long it feels like homeBeen high so long it feels like downBut that's alrightYea, it's okayDown hereWe all live this wayI steal and I rob..

UNKNOWABLE

A Poem by Phil Roberts

No-one knows how bad it wasAnd nobody knows how goodI wear my smile with bright abandonLike the days of happy hedonismBut most of my scars are kept ou..

HOME ALONG THE CANAL (Repost)

A Poem by Phil Roberts

The wind shuffles the long grassAnd the broad green reedsShifting and rattlingBy the rippling black waterChuckling water fowl splashSwans and cygnets ..

JUST GOES TO SHOW

A Poem by Phil Roberts

I dreamed that I knew youBut that was only a dreamI once met a manIn a pub full of gangstas and dealersAnd fools like meWho thrived on the adrenaline ..