Phenomenal Woman
Analysis of Form and Technique
Pretty women wonder where my secret lies.
I'm not cute or built to suit a fashion model's size
But when I start to tell them,
They think I'm telling lies.
Published: May 2018
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Analysis of Form and Technique
Pretty women wonder where my secret lies.
I'm not cute or built to suit a fashion model's size
But when I start to tell them,
They think I'm telling lies.
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Let me hold you gently by the hand
and kiss your tears goodbye.
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If I could take a brush and paint the mountains and the moors,
I would splash the hillsides yellow and cover them in gorse.
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A sister is someone who loves you from the heart.
No matter how much you argue, you cannot be drawn apart.
She is a joy that cannot be taken away.
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Amazing and beautiful,
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Much prettier than that,
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The sparkle in your eye,
The warmth of your skin,
Your breath on my neck
That shakes me within.
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to build special plans just for two,
to work side by side,
and then smile with pride,
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The free bird leaps
on the back of the wind
and floats downstream
till the current ends
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Analysis of Form and Technique
JANUARY
Delightful display
Snowdrops bow their pure white heads
To the sun's glory.
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I'm tired.
Tired of the constancy,
the constancy of judgment.
Tired of hiding,
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