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Mists

By clank of rigging do I see the hills, sea by land, and beaches of yellowest sand, and I rowed through darkest waters, with the fog following me behind, to lose my roots,
And when the boats through mists' gentle swills do come, what is waiting, among the reeds and piers of soft grass since the empty boats do ride the crest of waves, soft as web-silk and I did walk among the grasses and mists of old lands,
My footsteps echo with the silence of the marshes, forests that cry in agony through a silent cacophony, I weep as I stand, to hear the weeping of this silent land, &

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untitled XXXIXI Miss You. I Love You. untitled XXXIX
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Cravings Interlude FullI see you where you hide o my little man but not even you can escape my fire there is nowhere to run from me for everywhere you go you carry me with you I am the face that you see in the darkness when you close your eyes I am the scream that penetrates the darkness of your mind It is my thirst that parches your throat my claws that rip at your heart and tear at your flesh I drink your fear bathe in your sweat you cannot run away from me you are mine,
In the darkness of the daylight when I am tired and sleep with my claws sheathed I feel you Cravings Interlude Full
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Cravings Chapter 4The days are hard but at least they do not hurt I sit at my desk to helplessly contemplate the night ahead my fingers type by themselves having dragged myself from the house which is of course alone in the wilderness like me.
I never cry during the day all my tears are spent nothing matters because there is no-one but me I type words without meaning while in my head I plan what I will do to chain it Ghandi once said: "You can chain me, you may torture me, you may even destory this body, but you will never destro Cravings Chapter 4
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Cravings Interlude 1I see you where you hide o my little man but not even you can escape my fire there is nowhere to run from me for everytwhere you go you carry me with you I am the face that you see in the darkness when you close your eyes I am the scream that penetrates the darkness of your mind It is my thrist that parches your throat my claws that rip at your heart and tear at your felsh I drink your fear bathe in your sweat you cannot run away from me you are mine. Cravings Interlude 1
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Current Residence: Cambridge, UK
Interests: All sorts of stuff
Favourite band or musician: Mogwai
Favourite style of art: Traditional Painting
Operating System: Windows 2000
MP3 player of choice: iPod
Skin of choice: The skin of my lover is soft to my touch
Favourite game: Sid Meier's Civ IV
Favourite gaming platform: PS3
Favourite cartoon character: Snowy (the dog from Tintin)
Personal Quote: "Nothing more than love."
Tools of the Trade: A pen and a notebook that I keep with me.

Email: johnlanley@thebible.com

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!amyperticone

Mar 1, 2008, 3:05:17 AM

Wow! You really are a brilliant poet, aren't you?

Why don't you join the poetry contest from [link] ?

It's free and every nitwit such as myself who enters gets a small gift

but someone like you might win one of their $10 000 or $100 000 prizes.

~JohnLanley

Mar 4, 2008, 4:42:28 AM

hmm, yes, but I wonder why you were banned?

~inspirational-dreams

Nov 10, 2007, 4:02:53 PM

yo, I've featured you in my journal and a news article that you can find here: [link]
hope it's ok - if not, let me know

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~JohnLanley

Nov 29, 2007, 4:02:22 PM

how can it not be ok! - thanks so much!

~BehindTheTears

Oct 14, 2007, 9:23:18 AM

DeepThoughtsBehindTheTears is a club for writers of all kinds, we've just started out and need some members to get going, and we'd like to help boost your popularity so people can enjoy your work like we do. Check us out! ^^

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~JohnLanley

Oct 15, 2007, 7:17:21 AM

thanks - i'd love to join!

~BehindTheTears

Oct 16, 2007, 4:04:17 AM

All you have to do is watch the club!

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*burnttongue

Sep 29, 2007, 1:32:46 PM

superbe poetry

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finish

we are like roses that have never bothered to
bloom when we should have bloomed and
it is as if
the sun has become disgusted with
waiting

charles bukowski

~JohnLanley

Oct 1, 2007, 3:36:04 AM

thank you...

*jkd-kat

Sep 26, 2007, 4:08:02 AM

i have just seen that you like imogen heap, so look, i made a pic about some of her lyrics once [link]
and i'd like to say it again here: your poems XII and XIII seem to me like the essence of poetry.