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  Aging Outlaw

  

  By Ayme., Cape Town, South Africa

  Yellow lights winked in the square Snatches of song drifted from an open door The outlaw pulled his cloak closer As snow settled in his hair. He considered his return home The sheer cliff stripped bare by Winter gales Where he spent his years in outlawry Alone. And there in icy solitude ...
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  Blueberry People

  

  By Ayme., Cape Town, South Africa

  There's a race of little people They may live far from here Or near They tend towards the roly-poly And they're often full of cheer Or beer! They wear greens and browns and yellows And they're very happy fellows But once too buried in their drink They become too intoxicated t...
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  Light

  

  By Ayme., Cape Town, South Africa

  Light of the sun which helps young plants to grow Light on the darkest nights allows a lamp's warm glow Light of the stars as the twinkle far away I look up again at them With the sun: their death, and day. Light of the bonfire on celebration night Light, yellow at the window, A haven...
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  Dragonfly

  

  By Ayme., Cape Town, South Africa

  I wandered as a human being To see again what the world was like I discovered again the wonders of seeing And saw on a reed an alien sight. I discovered again the wonders of hearing as it hung on thrumming wings I discovered again the wonders of feeling As it landed six feather-light feet o...
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  Will We Regret It?

  

  By Ayme., Cape Town, South Africa

  Summer is here now we're all gonna die Snails on metal will sizzle and fry Eggs on the pavement are medium boiled Your lightly tanned skin is reddened and spoiled You dry to a crisp in the midsummer heat Now everything is burnt, what are you gonna eat? Your dogs aren't too happy abou...