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Rosalind
Rosalind  Tomorrow, tomorrow, always tomorrow Tomorrow is waiting long, gilding our window pane Losing the night upon the fringe of...

Gus Jonsson
Sep 91 min read
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East to West(Isle of Wight 1957)
Penny, tuppence, shilling shining down the stairs and out Frank James and all that ail there and then across the town Thomas the library...

Gus Jonsson
Sep 91 min read
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The Turquoise Tie
The Turquoise Tie  It was sweet back then with Radio Luxembourg under the blanket When our songs were all at sea stolen by Pirate Radio...

Gus Jonsson
Sep 92 min read
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Melody of Life
All this talk of growing old makes my blood run cold as ice On this a summers day surrounded by honey bees Sweet cherry trees full of...

Gus Jonsson
Sep 91 min read
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When I Was Eighty Years of Age
Blue leather Riekers  and a Seasalt  sweatshirt, very little hair with a trimmed white beard, a distinct liking for the occasional...

Gus Jonsson
Sep 92 min read
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A Poetry Of Paintings
I’m standing here beside myself; I’ve forgotten who I am The who I used to be beneath a tree with summer in his hair Clouds, tumbling...

Gus Jonsson
Sep 91 min read
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Early
Early  It’s grey again this morning the horses in the field are standing as still as crows teeth The fishermen huddle over rods their...

Gus Jonsson
Sep 91 min read
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Singing From Mem0ry
Singing From Memory  It’s a faraway poem without words It’s a where you want to go poem, singing songs without music An explosion of...

Gus Jonsson
Sep 91 min read
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Four Fillies
There are four fillies in the fields just beyond our house, in the early morning, their silhouettes appear as pale smudges against the...

Gus Jonsson
Sep 91 min read
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Belfast Blind Date
There was I, feeling old enough to be my father, holding on to the limpest bunch of yellow chrysanthemums in one hand and a carrier bag...

Gus Jonsson
Sep 912 min read
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Stars in The Sand
Faded  scraps of paper ‘’I love you’’  under a pillow,  ‘long ago time’ The world spins on, bruised but unbroken, as the silent wishes of...

Gus Jonsson
Sep 91 min read
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Every Tiny Flower
Survival lingering in a long song of sadness Sang from shattered voices The world watches, taking pleasure in the carnage A mother’s...

Gus Jonsson
Sep 91 min read
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Tears A Sixpenny Piece
Come she to me with all her red fire hair a’flying Sparkling quietude her round brown eyes Tears a sixpenny piece, a kiss against my...

Gus Jonsson
Sep 91 min read
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The First Moment
I remember the first moment as though it were no more than a second ago Her brown eyes… piercing Gleaming,. her dark, dark shining hair...

Gus Jonsson
Jun 302 min read
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When I Was Seventeen
A light jacket flecked with black, a turquoise tie over a navy silk shirt, black slacks paired with red patent leather loafers. That was...

Gus Jonsson
Jun 302 min read
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When I was Eighty Years of Age
Blue leather Riekers  and a Seasalt  sweatshirt, very little hair with a trimmed white beard, a distinct liking for the occasional...

Gus Jonsson
Jun 302 min read
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Nightcap Supper
Nightcap Supper  First the blue cheese twixt the sharp apple pickle Tickle tang Indian relish heaped upon Bath Olivers  as hard as slate...

Gus Jonsson
Jun 21 min read
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Standing on the Landing
Standing On The Landing   Blowing me a kiss Hissing through pearl teeth a red wine smile I’ll will go where ever I damn well please Oh,...

Gus Jonsson
May 71 min read
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My Dearest One
What of you my darling My dearest one What of you within the warm shimmer of day Fey careless heart God gifted you dark night For all...

Gus Jonsson
Apr 211 min read
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View From a Window
The three small windows beside our bed brighten the morning A distant misting green hill warms in the early sunlight  An iridescent...

Gus Jonsson
Apr 91 min read
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