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Catch the Wind (9th Day Series..Last poem)

A Poem by John Anthony Fingleton

On the 9th day I found the valley, Fields of gold as far as I could see. The stream that had been Born in the trickles of rain Carved a route toward..

Returning to the Forest

A Poem by John Anthony Fingleton

Yesterday I reached the forest, And was welcomed by the trees; Branches bowed,... Leafs caressed my face - In union with the breeze. The recent storm..

Black Horses

A Poem by John Anthony Fingleton

We rode out on black horses,Into the dark;Each colour a devolving embrace,No one recognised us,With the dust from the hoovesAnd the silk masks that co..

Normal

A Poem by John Anthony Fingleton

I just look normalinsideI am a messif my eyes could radiatemy brainit would be a picture ofregretI just look normaloutsideI smile alongif music could ..

Then I Can Disappear (coming towards the end)

A Poem by John Anthony Fingleton

I must go first to the mountainsTo find the Angel that tells truth;He guards the secret valleyWhere God first, created youth.I will pass beside the pi..

An Bóhar (The Road)

A Poem by John Anthony Fingleton

I am back on the road again,In the memories of my womb;Labouring under a heavy sack,Contracted footsteps, on my way to school.Now it looks so narrow;O..

When Miss Havisham Died

A Poem by John Anthony Fingleton

Stillborn dreamsBroken shadows,Lay scatteredOn the floor.A moth-eaten flame frayedWedding dress,Hangs behindThe cobwebbed door.The wedding cakeLong ni..

Half-Light

A Poem by John Anthony Fingleton

Twilight is a strange timeNeither night or dayBut a silence when the God's arriveTo seek which souls to slayThey slip in and out of shadowsThat form n..

The Power of Dreams

A Poem by John Anthony Fingleton

I cannot go inside your dreams,Only angels know that place.And if I recognised you �"Would you have a different face?The rising tide that ..