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About edenbray

I am a writer ... a beat poet who began writing poetry way back in 1966 ... 'edenbray is born ugly, wet, covered in blood, mucous & bodily functions, the effluence of my short life' ... I recently published my 1st solo Anthology - the best of 60 years writing - previously I ran my own Art Supplies Store for 40 yrs before I became a full-time writer I am a Blogger who has posted 1,000 poems - available in 24 themed booklets ... please ask for details + leave a 'like' or a comment for my encouragement, thank you so much for listening - I truly value your opinion on my work ~ in fact I literally survive on your creative input ~ edenbray

SCHOOLDAY WINDOWS

Posted on May 22, 2022 by edenbray

Schoolday windows .. . . . Jam on it… Old boots drawn on a blackboard wall   no creativity in the assembly hall kids line up for their detentions   who came late to the roundabout when we were students … Continue reading →

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GUEST POEM ~ THE AXE

Posted on May 21, 2022 by edenbray

THE AXE by Thom Yorke Goddamn machineryWhy don’t you speak to me?One day I am gonna take an axe to itThe pitter patterWhat does it matter?Where’s that loveYou’d promised me?I’m pierced by long nailsBy coloured windmillsThe soft sustainEnvelope I thought … Continue reading →

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THIS DREAM WAS THE FIRST .. .

Posted on May 18, 2022 by edenbray

This dream was the first .. . . This dream was the first   it woke me alarmed and covered in damp persuasion   of believing myself  a gangster on the run   born to play Machieveli I, who held … Continue reading →

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YOUR BOUGHS OF PLENTY .. .

Posted on May 14, 2022 by edenbray

Your boughs of plenty .. . Your boughs of plenty   laden down your arms of joy   greedy green of goblin’s gold your eyes hidden     blinkered, sightless         neath your eye-line shadow     … Continue reading →

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INGRATES and CATHOLICS

Posted on May 12, 2022 by edenbray

ingrates and catholics .. . The world is full of them the people who don’t care and people who care too much you meet both all over both can drive you to despair it’s why I started drinking and then … Continue reading →

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ALL I SEE IS HATRED .. .

Posted on May 1, 2022 by edenbray

All I see is hatred .. . . .. (echoes of Masters of War) … I look at your stony face and all I see is your hatred the hatred you have unleashed upon this sad, worried world not curbed … Continue reading →

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BLACK and WHITE and GLOSSY .. .

Posted on April 30, 2022 by edenbray

Black and White and Glossy .. . . .  .  . Black and white your photograph so sensual I love the grainy feel statuesque I want to touch yet it bids me just imagine being together as once we were … Continue reading →

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I SPOKE PEACE TO THE RAVEN .. .

Posted on April 29, 2022 by edenbray

I spoke peace to the raven .. . . Peace, I spoke peace to the raven a bird who takes his fill at any quarter I spoke love to the robin, red breasted and fun, a love that lingers longer … Continue reading →

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BRAY .. .

Posted on April 28, 2022 by edenbray

Bray .. . Born of a philosophy of stone carved in latin linguistics fashioned from Tuscan clay by the hands of a Michelangelo I bury my head in my hands the long fingers of Zeus pointing at my brow, discerning … Continue reading →

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THE RULING CLASS .. .

Posted on April 26, 2022 by edenbray

The Ruling Class .. . . . . . On the island where your rules are waves of the sea your rules that surround me innocent and brave I must face them alone who has time to create rules fish … Continue reading →

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