Cunning As My Thoughts Can Be



Cunning as my thoughts can be
I have come to honour thee
Sombre morn and thou have to listen
To urban hymn as the mornings glisten

Reflect thy haven, sound in song
Quest I’ll be the vagrant all day long
Maybe there is malice in my words
Seldom spoken, but always heard

Notably! I could understand
Vestige be thy open hand

Sombre sun in daylight hue
Beneath the seem of endless blue
Glimmer of light, therein the opening
There is faith, beneath my skin

Shall I play the part of fool?
Never shall I be as cruel
Creed of man I understand!
Passage scribed upon my hands

Thou hath, known me
As thou hath, seen thee
Noble deeds I understand
Thou hath, known my outstretched hands
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Darryn John Murphy

Darryn John MurphyPlace Of Birth: Takapuna Auckland Date Of Birth: 23 November 1970 Country: New Zealand City: Christchurch Distinguished Member: New Zealand Society of AuthorsMy BooksTitle: Reflections of the Heart Author : Darryn John Murphy ISBN 13: 978-1-877479-28-1 ISBN 10: 1877479284 192 pages 20cm x 14cm soft cover Published First Edition PublishersIn Reflections of the Heart. Darryn shares his honest and sincere approach in celebrating the most important thing in life – Love.http://poetrybydjm.co.nz/Reflections_Of_the_Heart.htmlMy New Book: Moonlight Echoes SunriseTitle: Moonlight Echoes Sunrise Author : Darryn John Murphy Library of congress number : 2010912795 ISBN : 978-1-4535-5500-2 ISBN13: 978-1-4535-5500-2 Pages: 322 Size: 6x9 Soft cover: PaperbackIn Moonlight Echoes Sunrise, you will discover A beautiful collection of candid and openhearted poems That truly celebrates the endeavours of the human spirit!http://poetrybydjm.co.nz/bookmoonlightechoessunrise.htmlOnline Storeshttp://www.amazon.com/Moonlight-Echoes-Sunrise-Darryn-Murphy/dp/1453555005http://www.amazon.co.uk/Moonlight-Echoes-Sunrise-Darryn-Murphy/dp/1453555005http://www.whitcoulls.co.nz/book/moonlight-echoes-sunrise/13833892/http://usedmarketplace.borders.com/search/books/isbn/1453555005http://search.barnesandnoble.com/books/product.aspx?ISBN=1453555005http://www.bookdepository.co.uk/book/9781453555002/Moonlight-Echoes-Sunrisehttp://www.whsmith.co.uk/CatalogAndSearch/ProductDetails.aspx?productID=9781453555002http://www.emporiumbooks.com.au/book/moonlight-echoes-sunrise.doI also have two sites where my work can be viewed and purchased http://poetrybydjm.co.nz and http://www. inspirationalwritings.co.nz.My New Poetry Site: Poetrybydjm.co.nzYou will discover a beautiful selection of love poems, inspirational poems, nature poems, sad poems, friendship poems, children poems, sonnets, haiku, terza rima poems, triolet poems, quotes, and more!http://poetrybydjm.co.nz/index.htmlThou Hath - SonnetThou hath, belittled me And I have lived in humility Thou hath, besieged me And I have walked with stability Thou hath, nurtured me And I have marched through adversity Thou hath, loved me And I have witnessed diversity Thou hath, betrayed me And I have bathed! In my purity Thou hath, conquered me And I've walked, through obscurity Thine own heart, has felt such pleasure Beautiful soul, I adorn your treasure! more…

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