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‘The tide is strong’
Contents 1.
‘Silent footsteps’
2.
‘Soaking & nearly broken’
3.
‘His heart was not alone’
4.
‘Through every stream and dream’
5.
‘The summer sun’
6.
‘The tide is strong’
7.
‘I was simply admiring your beauty’
8.
‘the boy in the red seat’
9.
‘Your voice is amongst the trees’
10.
‘I never really left’
11.
‘Seven memories of you’
12.
‘My Humble Words’
13.
‘Everything in a moment’
14.
‘From a mile away’
15.
‘I love her’
16.
‘He was silent’
17.
‘Deletion’
18.
‘As I looked across’
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1. ‘Silent footsteps’ Silent footsteps Trodden upon the hill Remain timeless Silent and still If the hills could speak They’d call out To say s/he was here Walking the same footsteps Just the other day And they lay beneath the steps That you have just walked Looking out from where you stood now They too stood right here Seeing the same view (Albeit in a different light) But the same fields for miles The same path walked for both minds Two hearts crossed paths But on different days and different times The two hearts did beat in the same place Just not at the same time Or together side by side With the wind wailing I can’t hear the hills speak out About the silent footsteps Therefore onwards I walk And with no trace of any footsteps I never knew that you were here How close two hearts can be Yet are so very far away With only with the same view To savour and dream In front of the eyes Of the two separate hearts That walk the same path Upon the same hill Both walked the path Leaving silent footsteps For the hill to remember In silence and stillness. PoetJordan.co.uk
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2. ‘Soaking & nearly broken’ The brambles scrape With nettles stinging repeatedly Branches bend and bash Mud slips beneath the feet With knees hitting the floor Roots tripping and not forgiving Rain falls with no pause for thought Gates locked, bolted and blocked Stumbling over stiles Continuing for miles Soaking and nearly broken We stand back up And carry on With our journey No nettle entwined with brambles With a branch to bash us To the muddy ground Will stop out hearts from fighting on With roots to cling to And stiles to help us on our way The rain can replenish the body To help unblock those lock bolted gates The eyes open wide With our hearts belief and desire For love, For life Or the view at the end We always stand back up And fight for another day.
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3. ‘His heart was not alone’ The poet walks To gather his thoughts Path after path Tree by tree The natural world Helps his thoughts Stepping over branches He glances to the next Planning the route That his feet will take him to One step at a time With water dripping From the tree leaves He did believe His heart was not alone As he walked Under tree tops of rustles and rain As the poet walks He does not talk As the thoughts run wild In mind and soul Sorting themselves out Literally one step at a time He as a poet is never alone As the wind whistles Rustling the trees all around Knowing footsteps here Have been walked By hearts of love at some time And within the wind Your walking words are heard Reaching the view I think ‘phew’ Letting out a sigh of relief As my belief is true That you are here Walking with me.
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4. ‘Through every stream and dream’ Let’s go to the stables Where we can tell our fables From the years that have enabled us To be who we want to be Walking through fields of streams We discussed our dreams Teeming with endless possibilities Which we adhere our minds to achieving For now I’m ready to travel far and wide To find your heart again And fix the tear that keeps us apart From the stable to the field Through every stream and dream I walk my way to you Seeing sunset after sunset With no luck upon the horizon There is always tomorrow As I start to remember How the heart felt When I was near you Feel you next to me I walk a little bit further (even if it is in a circle).
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5. ‘The summer sun’ The summer sun Brings so much fun However the sunshine hides Your pretty eyes Behind your sunny shades From the shade of the trees The wind blows your hair Looking relieved to feel the cooler air Your fragrance travels with the breeze Making me feel at ease You glide across the grass I feel blessed to be next to you Especially when you wear that dress That’s bright and beautiful just like you Driving through the countryside Side by side Our eyes glance at one another With smiles stretching As long as the road we travel At the end of the day It is you that makes me smile And as you smile I smile And as the sun goes in I see your eyes once more Your deep brown eyes Eyes that have my mind captured With my heart just in awe of you The summer sun Brings so much fun From a smile to loud laughter To the beautiful countryside Side by side with you May the summer be long With you Every day All day.
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6. ‘The tide is strong’ My heart sunk beneath the waves But it never hit the floor As you reached down To save my thoughts As well as my life Forever grateful I will be For you to be there for me When I needed you most And even at times When I thought I didn’t need anyone At all The tide is strong But with you I walk from the rip tide Hand in hand Feeling stronger In mind and in my soul As the day ends My words are simple Meaningful And from a heart That beats for you To your heart I adore You make me stronger Even if you don’t always know But you should know My heart flutters for you Through each day And every night.
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7. ‘I was simply admiring your beauty’ I think you saw me as your eye caught mine - I was simply admiring your beauty When you wave at me I feel just fine it reminds me you think at me (for at least for a moment) - While I simply admire your beauty When you look away I catch a moment to look at your beauty seeing what it is that catches my eye every time If you see me smile at me always remember - I was simply admiring your beauty
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8. ‘the boy in the red seat’ the boy in the red seat has done nothing wrong he wiped eye covered in blood upon the seat where he sat scared, confused & frightened the same as the boy in the sea had done nothing wrong but he ended his life in the arms in a man dead upon the shore of the sea when will it stop? the pain the suffering when will it stop?
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9. ‘Your voice is amongst the trees’ Amongst the trees I heard the wind rustle the branches And amongst that I thought I could hear your voice callout Only is it then realise You are the missing voice My heart needs to carry on So I walk through the trees Listening intently Trying to calm the breathing down To hear the direction of the voice But the rain falls hard upon the leaves And the roar of the rain distorts my ears Nothing but rain and rustles could be heard Your voice drowned by the natural sounds I stand still and look aimlessly around Your voice is amongst the trees I heard it once and I’ll hear it again When you need me I will be there Just never stop from calling out to me.
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10. ‘I never really left’ I never really left that place that you and I had the love continues on with my heart left behind I never really left the city where the years passed by so quickly the memories created yet forever lasting in my heart I never really left as I took my thoughts with me of that day, moment, minute to live forever with me even if they don't with you I never really left but yet I did and here I am physically however mentally I never did leave I never really left so in some way my heart is still there but maybe never to return so my heart is neither here nor there but either way it’s where it wants to be.
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11. Seven memories of you My heart will always have Seven memories of you They remain close to my heart And I'll take them wherever I go (And when I go) Memories of beauty So natural A perfect picture it creates In the light of life The moment I knew I loved you I knew before you truly loved me But every moment in between Was a joy to be next to you Seeing our hearts grow When we held hands Kissed as the sun set The world was ours To savour and live for My heart pounds At every one Of the seven memories Over and over Because it is they That keep my heart alive Seven memories You may not think that it’s many But from each one is a strand of life That stretches beyond this world From the first sight of your face Holding hands before To the first kiss Leading to telling you ‘I love you’ Brings the intimacy between you and I And most of all the Smiles (The oh so beautiful smiles) Bring all the memories of you and I Together That will remain close to my heart And I'll take them wherever I go (And when I go).
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12. My Humble Words My humble words I tend to mumble As I tumble through life Often stumbling As I fumble over thoughts.
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13. ‘Everything in a moment’ Everything in a moment Changed within my heart As it started to feel Something for you Like it never has done before Why did the heart miss you When you weren’t there It had never done that before You’re smile ignites my day Looking forward to seeing you Being next to you Even if it’s just for a moment And when that moment wasn’t there I missed you And I felt slightly odd Everything in a moment Changed within my heart I realised I cared for you more Than I ever thought I did It wasn’t love It was sadness that I felt Because maybe what I felt Could never grow into love Everything in a moment Changed It changed my thoughts But for now all I could do Was wait for you to come back And see if my heart felt any different The next time you were here next to me.
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14. ‘From a mile away’ I can sense you smile From a mile away Turn your back to mine And I can still feel your heartbeat Your thoughts of sadness I will make them fade away I can turn to you to make me smile Or if ever I am in need of a helping hand You look to my eyes And I can tell what you think When your hand touches mine It’s more than electric In the same room and in the same time The air between us is filled with belief When I sense you smile My heartbeat settles Even if I am miles away.
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15. ‘I love her’ I love her she is everything Her beauty undoubtedly the best of the world My heart becomes calm when she holds my hand I always ask if I could kiss her goodbye with my heart pounding all for a kiss that may be just upon the cheek but it is everything that I love her for I love her undoubtedly forever and I live for her.
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16. ‘He was silent’ He was silent thoughts fatigued heart sleepy He just wanted to be silent because his thoughts had simply thought too much Let the mind sleep rest from the world that surrounds his feet All for the next day so he can get up and walk again think again be stronger than before A mind's thoughts can be heavy until lifted so let the mind rest and be in silence.
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17. ‘Deletion’ Some memories cannot be deleted No matter how hard you try They just cannot be forgotten Ctrl + A Delete Just doesn't work With what's in the mind As the mind remembers Recreates the moments Again and again.
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18. ‘As I looked across’ As I looked across the garden - you are like a flower swaying in the breeze the table - you are the most beautiful person around it by far the docks - you are a sight every eye needs to see the world - the only place I want to be with you I looked into your gorgeous eyes All I wanted to say to you out loud is how much I adore you love you from where I am Never knowing if you would actually know how much you make my heart beat to the rhythm of life and all the joy it brings As the night draws in I see the light fade from view you are by my side sharing our thoughts and dreams as I look across to beauty that is you Across the garden table docks world I see you your beauty through and through.
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