Douglas McClarty Poems

If you put an ear
to this ancient ground
You might just hear
a mystical sound
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I walked across the meadow
On a moonlit silver night
I passed the bridge above
the ridge
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A road stretches and seems endless
For those who never wander far
In life how many steps will they take
For some, like going to the moon
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McDermott's second hand
furniture store
Was on the Bedsford Road
Coleraine
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I was a child of the troubles
Got to know about bombs and bullets
Empty parked cars were avoided
If you were a child of the troubles
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My field lay bare almost barren
Grass competing with rushes
Natures stored energy wasted
As if it was waiting on me to decide
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When the beauty of the body begins to fade
When we cross the line from young to old
When the jet black hair has turned to grey
When reading the obituary's takes up your day
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Can, t wait to get away
Got the tickets ready to go
Got the case packed full
Leaving the torrential rain
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I have no fear of them
Yet they fear me
Even though they sit
under my tree
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A great betrayal in life is
when your doctor dies before you
Years of advise binned
The pills to keep me around
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