David Jones's Blog, page 1320

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"But love is always new. Regardless of whether we love once, twice, or a dozen times in our life, we..."

“But love is always new. Regardless of whether we love once, twice, or a dozen times in our life, we always face a brand-new situation. Love can consign us to hell or to paradise, but it always takes us somewhere. We simply have to accept it, because it is what nourishes our existence. If we reject it, we die of hunger, because we lack the courage to stretch out a hand and pluck the fruit from the branches of the tree of life. We have to take love where we find it, even if that means hours, d...

I say…..to anyone and everyone I meet on a night out.

I say…..to anyone and everyone I meet on a night out.

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Scorched Earth

Scorched earth at my back,

Burned by the pursuit of the dream,

Extends forever

As I gaze into the future,

Seeing only the past.

With desecration behind me

And the dream far off,

I am marooned in the moment

Which slowly decays.

I have left myself

Without the choice of the retreat,

Alone, surrounded

By my own ruined battlefield.

The citadel glows

Distant in the thronging night-time,

And the march begins

And leaves in its wake

The death of a choice

Which can never be.

I wish I had the time I had as a child. Time was on my side...

I wish I had the time I had as a child. Time was on my side then.

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The Halloween nightNestles amongst the AutumnWith unleashed spiritsLiberated for the nightTo...

The Halloween night

Nestles amongst the Autumn

With unleashed spirits

Liberated for the night

To roam and wander.

Beacon pumpkin lights

Grin, leering through the night

For those lost spirits

Who are of the darkness

Searching for their home.

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