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    David Sunderland
    • Apr 22, 2021
    • 1 min

    Nostalgia

    Yesterday the waves I rode wistfully composed a sentimental ode Seizing the day was too much effort planning a pain my lazy soul did...
    The end
    David Sunderland
    • Dec 13, 2020
    • 1 min

    The end

    The end of the pier Is not the end of the road, or the light going out, or the grave or ashes. You can continue in the wilderness on...
    When
    David Sunderland
    • Jul 17, 2020
    • 1 min

    When

    When do you let it go Or employ it with a flourish The past it shapes you, now and in times to come When do you come to a stop Or push...
    The Fruit Bowl
    David Sunderland
    • Jan 1, 2020
    • 1 min

    The Fruit Bowl

    How sad, it seemed That morning new When reaching in Among fruits few Picking out the orange soft White and grey, the mould aloft Then...
    New York Blog 4: Hollywood
    David Sunderland
    • Jul 30, 2019
    • 1 min

    New York Blog 4: Hollywood

    Stars on the ground all around Up the boulevard On the hill, looking down, white totemic characters stand in the breeze well beyond a...
    New York Blog 2: Oversize Apple
    David Sunderland
    • Jun 13, 2019
    • 1 min

    New York Blog 2: Oversize Apple

    How we build Legal frameworks to take ownership Of new land from people already there How we search The desire for something new...
    Imperfections
    David Sunderland
    • Feb 13, 2019
    • 1 min

    Imperfections

    When fear turns to exhilaration My imperfections to strength When restlessness yields solutions And boredom gives birth to imagination...
    Pop
    David Sunderland
    • Sep 22, 2018
    • 1 min

    Pop

    And then the pressure suddenly lifts as all walls seem to melt away, the transparent horizon stretches as the path behind makes sudden...
    On being a meringue
    David Sunderland
    • Jan 28, 2017
    • 1 min

    On being a meringue

    Last year I became a meringue Like a thunderclap it happened, in the street One morning, doing everyday business Thoughts wandering And I...
    Taming the Bull
    David Sunderland
    • Jun 20, 2016
    • 2 min

    Taming the Bull

    Written just before the Brexit vote 1. White bulls have moved the lovely lady Taking her for a ride until she’s quite stir crazy This...
    Midsummer
    David Sunderland
    • Jun 21, 2000
    • 1 min

    Midsummer

    Doubting in the midsummer of my days Sun high in the sky and rough winds behind Strength peaked, much learnt, all treasures to find....
    The Dream
    David Sunderland
    • Apr 1, 2000
    • 1 min

    The Dream

    I awoke, startled but not afraid. It was only a dream, not a nightmare. I had climbed, reluctantly, curious and confident. It was only a...
    Searching
    David Sunderland
    • Sep 1, 1999
    • 1 min

    Searching

    What are you God? What do you mean to me? Do you wait unseen on a cloud for souls? Do you control fate and assign us all roles? Are you a...
    In the beginning
    David Sunderland
    • Jun 1, 1999
    • 1 min

    In the beginning

    Light is drawn when atoms dance As stars reform from a dusty chance Entropy retrieves a Big Bang's gasp Pulls us together in a serpent's...
    Zoë
    David Sunderland
    • Jun 1, 1998
    • 1 min

    Zoë

    O Zoë, all of sixteen years How sweet it is to see your fears. Your first job now, still an adolescent This time of life the days are...

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