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Contrast and Colour

You are consumed
by the contrast of my shoelaces...

by Mat Larkin 7 lines, 12 comments, on Oct 7 3:11 AM 2008. In Angst, Life, Love, Pain
The Good-Bye Sky

Holding hands beneath night skies,
we wish upon the moon;

by Mat Larkin 4 lines, 30 comments, on Sep 13 2:54 AM 2008. In Love, Moon, Good-Bye, Sad, Hope, Sky
Daydream Nightmare

Head bowed, she softly cries,
relives the lonely desperate day;

by Mat Larkin 4 lines, 27 comments, on May 15 11:24 PM 2008. In Desperation, Reality, Emotional, Angst, Memories, Sad
Here, There, and Then...

by Mat Larkin 53 lines, 31 comments, on Feb 4 1:43 AM 2008. In Sexual, Love, Adult, Visual, Erotic....
Child of the Moon

A child of the moon,
I pay tribute to its light;

by Mat Larkin 24 lines, 39 comments, on Jan 4 12:28 AM 2008. In Moon, Outdoors, Other, Nature
Saving Grace

by Mat Larkin 19 lines, 32 comments, on Jan 2 6:05 AM 2008. In Fairytale, Other, Romantic, Grace, Red, Adult, Contest, Emotional
The Girl Who Stole the Sky

Dare I attempt proper account,
of a face I can’t forget;

by Mat Larkin 63 lines, 103 comments, on Dec 6 12:24 PM 2007. In Sad, Thoughts, Other, Love, Emotional

Suffer Fools Gladly

Patience is a virtue pure and true,
so I’ve learned, and heard it said;

by Mat Larkin 19 lines, 34 comments, on Mar 31 5:56 PM 2007. In Frustration, Outdoors, Other, Life, Society
Set in Stone

by Mat Larkin 13 lines, 28 comments, on Mar 27 11:50 PM 2007. In Contest, Love, Adult, Strength, Hope
All Men

by Mat Larkin 20 lines, 44 comments, on Jan 13 3:30 PM 2007. In Adult, Love, Life
With Our Music On

Touch and talk with our music on;
a bright-eyed melody in soft-haired harmony;

by Mat Larkin 30 lines, 11 comments, on Jan 13 3:27 PM 2007. In Love, Lyrics
Heart's End

A man who has lost the plan, I flee a prison of pain;
A lion on the lam, running down the lane.

by Mat Larkin 29 lines, 16 comments, on Jan 7 4:26 PM 2007. In Love, Lyrics, Hope, Rhyme
Helicopter Sunrise

by Mat Larkin 23 lines, 13 comments, on Jan 7 4:22 PM 2007. In Dark, Political, War, Adult
She Won't Let Me

She won’t let me listen to her, will not let me near;
She won’t let me talk with her, pretends she cannot hear.

by Mat Larkin 24 lines, 13 comments, on Jan 5 1:43 PM 2007

At the Sign of the Six Penny Bit

From Derry, Kerry, Cork and Armagh;
bring your mates and Ma and Da.

by Mat Larkin 44 lines, 18 comments, on Jan 1 5:01 PM 2007. In Fun, Lyrics, Irish, Pubs
Stick-Shift Sweetheart

Stick shift sweetheart drives through the night;
all wheel angel turns left turns right;

by Mat Larkin 22 lines, 10 comments, on Jan 1 4:51 PM 2007. In Lyrics
Teach Me Rhythm

Bound in a body of flesh and bone,
In this world starved by steel and stone;

by Mat Larkin 24 lines, 17 comments, on Jan 1 4:47 PM 2007
Bedroom Girl

I walked alone into a pub on an evening cool and fair
where I met a Derry angel with time in life to share;

by Mat Larkin 34 lines, 14 comments, on Dec 28 1:59 PM 2006
I Will Gladly (Give to Ireland)

I will gladly give to Ireland after all She gave to me;
my heart, my life, my soul; my songs and poetry.

by Mat Larkin 24 lines, 5 comments, on Dec 23 10:56 PM 2006
The Northern Ploughboy

I am a Northern ploughboy
and I ploughed my fields today;

by Mat Larkin 44 lines, 5 comments, on Dec 23 10:53 PM 2006
Gra Mo Chroi (2006)

Last night I had a happy dream,
for the sight that I did see;

by Mat Larkin 32 lines, 8 comments, on Dec 23 10:51 PM 2006. In Freedom, Lyrics, Irish, Political

Back to the Basics

Back to the basics, where it all began,
down to the core, hear my heart again;

by Mat Larkin 29 lines, 14 comments, on Dec 10 12:02 PM 2006
The Christian Question

The Christian question,
at the core,

by Mat Larkin 21 lines, 13 comments, on Nov 14 4:59 PM 2006. In Love
Eternity

The Mournes sweep low on the Newcastle side;
the misty mountains greet the tide.

by Mat Larkin 29 lines, 20 comments, on Jul 3 11:40 AM 2006. In Spiritual, Life, Awareness, Irish, Nature, Time, Eternity
White on Red

A burdened and busy man,
consumed by crucial matters-

by Mat Larkin 16 lines, 18 comments, on Jun 26 8:25 AM 2006. In Love, Red Hair, Snow
Heartprint

Password, videocam, secret code, retinal scan;
handshake to get in.

by Mat Larkin 56 lines, 26 comments, on Jun 23 11:24 AM 2006. In Hope
Sundays

Sundays aren’t the same since I fled the shores of Annalong;
City sidewalks aren’t for strolling while singing rebel songs.

by Mat Larkin 26 lines, 26 comments, on Jun 6 10:00 AM 2006. In Nature, Spiritual, Irish, Hope, Life, Personal, Other
Come to Me

Let go those ghosts, give them release,
quit haunting yourself, get some peace;

by Mat Larkin 26 lines, 21 comments, on May 13 11:12 AM 2006. In Love
Angel Up the Street

Heaven walks my way holds herself with grace;
pretty as this perfect day, smile on her face.

by Mat Larkin 17 lines, 40 comments, on Apr 22 3:37 PM 2006. In Love, Dreams, Romantic, Hope, Angels
Meet Me at the Jukebox

Meet me at the jukebox, find me Friday night,
touch the magic numbers, everything will be alright;

by Mat Larkin 28 lines, 25 comments, on Apr 8 12:25 PM 2006. In Lyrics, Music, Dancing, Fun
Spirits Wander Free

Gaze back to a beginning, out across blue eternity;
beneath the skies above the water, where spirits wander free.

by Mat Larkin 16 lines, 24 comments, on Nov 20 12:31 PM 2005. In Spiritual, Mountains, Irish, Lyrics, Eternity, Sea
As Beautiful as Your Smile

Are you as beautiful as your smile,
are you beautiful through and through;

by Mat Larkin 26 lines, 13 comments, on Nov 20 12:26 PM 2005. In Love, Lyrics
Full Moon Blues

I've got the full-moon blues again
under a beautiful blazing sky.

by Mat Larkin 35 lines, 23 comments, on Nov 11 2:51 PM 2005. In Love, Lyrics, Nature, Moon
Heroes Left Behind

No parade it was through the park,
searing sand beneath bare feet;

by Mat Larkin 24 lines, 30 comments, on Nov 11 2:47 PM 2005. In War, Heroism, POW's
If Our Shoes Could Talk

If our shoes could talk
what a tale they’d tell;

by Mat Larkin 32 lines, 12 comments, on Nov 10 10:33 AM 2005

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