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Best Poems From
CHARLES M. MOORE
(1953 june)
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Chains
She took a long drive
to escape her dark life
she was chained as a woman
and chained as a wife
deep down she felt running
would free her from pain
but the chains in her heart
pulled her back home again
She wanted ambition
she wanted loves bloom
she wanted creation
to give her some room
she needed the space
to sort things in her brain
but the chains just kept pulling
her back home again.
Charles M. Moore
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Christ lives on.(it's christmas day)
In the darkness of the winter
in the evening of the day
Bethlehem was full of wonder
tears of truth you heard them say
in a manger in a stable
at the feet where Mary lay
choirs of Angels started singing
Christ lives on, it's christmas day
Wise men cried he is the saviour
stars were shining clear and bright
heralds spread the birth of Jesus
people came from far and wide
gifts of joy the people praised him
tears of grace you heard them pray
Angels singing in the heavens
Christ lives on, it's christmas day
Hallelujah bells are ringing
hallelujah it's today
we'll rejoice in all the pleasure
as he washed our sins away
we'll take love and understanding
faith and hope and charity
tell the children of the future
Christ lives on, it's christmas day.
Charles M. Moore
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Close by your side
When you were lost
I helped show you the way
when you couldn't stand it
I taught you to pray
when you felt quite torn
and were hurting inside
I was the one who stayed
close by your side
When you were misguided
I brought you to earth
when you felt forsaken
I showed you your worth
when you were going under
being thrown by the tide
I was the one who stayed
close by your side
When you thought love left you
I opened my heart
when you feared the future
I showed you the start
when you looked for someone
in which to confide
I was the one who stayed
close by your side.
Charles M. Moore
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Dippy the Dog
Canine Dippicus Mentalus
This is the tale of Dippy the dog
the mad Irish setter who got stuck in a bog
who wouldn't eat dog food just curry and cod
the thrilling adventures of Dippy the dog
His real name is Bailey though he doesn't know
he will answer to Red or to Max or to Joe
if you threw a stick or a ball he would go
and go, and go, and go, and go
Dippy at birth was thought quite a scoop
a bound to be star of the ring in his youth
he had enough legs, enough hair, ears and tooth
but the mental department was made out of wood
Didn't you know dogs could get stuck up trees
Could be chased by a shadow and bark just for free
would be frightened by cats, have a fondness for tea
Dippy believed he was no dog you see
One time in the ring he behaved well enough
but it was almost like waiting for a bomb to go off
and when he got placed I thought what a surprise
but Dippy had that wild look in his eyes
He peed on the judge and then started a fight
then stood back and watched with wagging delight
as the show turned to chaos he looked up at me
'I told you I'm not for this dog jamboree'
Dippy considers it in his C.V.
To protect you from everyone else that you see
and would growl at friends and most family
which made life quite lonely, The ex wife would agree
He also insisted the day starts at five
and would howl in the morning to make sure you're alive
and would whine for his breakfast and whine for a walk
then you'd have to drag him back home before work
He also included in his doggy plans
that wherever he went he had to take man
and would tug at your trousers so you'd understand
and also where you went he had to be planned
Off to the pub you would sit all alone
while you sipped your pint and he chewed a bone
when time was called he would run out the door
you would never finish a pint anymore
And so off to sleep you just have to take him
he would sprawl at the foot of the bed you were in
and would fart and would bark and would kick and would snore
nine stone of lolloping doggy amour
He could have been champ but he'll never be now
he runs like a donkey and walks like a cow
and drinks like a fish and eats like a sow
I'm sure it's deliberate but I don't know how
Well it's a tale just a man and his dog
the mad Irish setter who got stuck in a bog
who would'nt eat dog food just curry and cod
the thrilling adventures of Dippy the dog.
Charles M. Moore
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