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Best Poems From
RANI TURTON
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As I Lay Dying
As I lay dying, yes dying
Tired, unsure of which shore
Not to walk anymore.
As I lay dying, yes dying
I saw ancient trees, blue skies
All the many times I hadn't been wise.
As I lay dying, yes dying
My old father's face swam before my eyes;
He said, 'My child, you can't die before me:
Now try to rise.'
Copyright: Rani Turton
Rani Turton
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Be Patient with Me
Be patient with me, even though
I seem absent, even though I might be sad
And at times I walk away
Seemingly distant, uncaring
For all I ever had.
Be patient with me, even though
Winter has seeped into my soul
There is a time to come
My love for you is yet whole
Be patient with me, yet again
As I walk this silent lane;
In silence I dispute with destiny;
I will, in time explain
My love, be patient with me
Love remains, ever was and will be.
Copyright: Rani Turton
Rani Turton
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Captivity
Dried roses, crumbling into dust
All beliefs, convictions and trust
All I have to show for years of believing
Is tracks and traces of dust
Sifted by the wind and rain
Grains of sand fly here and there
Why is it here and now, a single cell
Transfixed, is unable to go anywhere
Much vaunted intellectual autonomy
The roots of epistemology
Senses spin in scented darkness, and
Wait, transfixed like those grains of sand.
Captive to thoughts and inspiration
Distanced by wild pointless aspiration
Waiting for the breeze to come and scatter
My life's blood, my life's matter.
Copyright: Rani Turton 2008
Rani Turton
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Dragonfly, dragonfly
Dragonfly, dragonfly,
Please don't pass me by
Wait with me a little while
Whilst I look, wonder and smile
You, my poetic inspiration
Maybe even for Da Vinci's invention
Did you teach the planes to fly?
You lovely, lovely dragonfly.
I can see you poised and still
On the leaf, and thus until
Blazes the kind summer sun
Until coldest winter has begun.
Branch, pond, flower and breeze,
Wait a while with me now please;
We shared the silence, but now
You've flown onto another bough.
Copyright: Rani Turton
Rani Turton
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