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Poetry

Darkness Descends

19th October 2019 by Larry G. Maguire 3 Comments

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Alone now, darkness descends in meSomething tries to make amendsNo perception, nothing to feel or seeDemons rise like crowds in the mind of me Screaming faces I can’t reconcileEach one from me I cannot hideMaybe those that once I knewOnes I loved and that loved me too But alone now deeper still and endless nightUnlike […]

Spontaneous Laughter

15th April 2018 by Larry G. Maguire 2 Comments

poem spontaneous laughter

I was sitting late one night recently when spontaneous laughter came on me from a source that I can only say was not me. At least it was not me that I typically refer to as me.

The Hello Tree

14th April 2018 by Larry G. Maguire 8 Comments

Poem The Hello Tree

I wrote The Hello Tree in about 10 minutes this Saturday afternoon. It’s about a man who is lamenting a life lesser lived and askes the tree that grows quietly outside his kitchen window for advice and comfort in his final hours. My friend the tree outside my window provided inspiration for this poem.

There Is No Time

1st December 2017 by Larry G. Maguire 2 Comments

There Is No Time

There Is No Time, things just is you see, In the house of my mind where the child I did be. Seconds, minutes, hours, days, structured things, Are merely of my mind, man’s creation brings. Tempus fugit! my old man used to say. Nothing left to the world but my thoughts this day

The Sky Is On Fire

1st June 2017 by Larry G. Maguire 2 Comments

The Sky Is On Fire

The Sky Is On Fire The sky is on fire to the west of here, Clouds grow as evening draws near The old man said as he stood and watched, The familiar hues of the colour swatch, Of the light. She said, sure where will you go? alone in the mix in your overcoat? Back […]

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