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tominmooney
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  August 2022     6 months ago

Submitted Poems 7 total

Down and Up

Things don’t look up when you are going down

But twist , twist, twiiiiiist that neck hung low below deck
Twist around and look up

From the bottom of the sea
And you can see
Beyond the weight of a mega tonne of water
The faint shimmer of...

– by Tomin Mooney

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Out of the Hall

It was just a show …a show
Like the great bard said once:
‘All life is nothing but a stage
..and all Men and Women mere actors’
We were just playing our roles

Now that the show is over
And as we troop out through half lit aisles
Stumbling...

– by Tomin Mooney

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Mr Putin

Mr Putin had a fall
The Cardinals of the Kremlin had a ball
He hurt all over, tail bone and all
They say he lost it
.. some poop not big but small
Mr Putin had a fall.

Mr Putin had a fall
He tried but couldn’t, so he made a call
Body...

– by Tomin Mooney

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Layers

Build upon build
Layer after layer
Peeled unpeeled
A cavalcade of archers
As arrows rained the skies
Sun blotted their shade
Crescendoed underneath
Tidal wave on wave
Crashed upon the walls
Holding departing
Tearing splintering
...

– by Tomin Mooney

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Calendar Song

January didn’t love February
March and April were weary at War
But May looked longingly at June
Every time July sighed at August’s sight
September and October were in love
While November cradled December’s baby

Now January had second...

– by Tomin Mooney

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