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Paul Petrie
Welcome
Copyright
Paul Petrie - The Collected Poems
"Rooms of Grace" - Selected Poems
New Collections
Introduction
At the Edge of the World and Falling
Posthumous Poems
Just For the Fun of It (children's poems)
Motifs and Style
Published Collections
Reviews and Praise
On Nonconformists and Strange Gravity - The Life and Work of Paul Petrie (Poetry Magazine, April 2013)
Images of a life
Paul Petrie
Posthumous Poems
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Posthumous Poems-- Introduction
1. Collages
Bi-Polar Autumn
Rumors of War
Two Fragments in Minor Keys
The Descensions of Winter
The Journey
The Effacements of the Past
Spirit Flight
2. Seasons
The Mourning Doves
The Pond
The Weather Report
The Revolt of the Trees
Valentine's Day Flood
After the March Ice Storm
The Hard Rain
The Joys of Almost
Small Birds
Inscriptions in April
Paradise at a Glance
The Too Beautiful Season
3. First Person Singular
Envy
On Closing the Novel
Ghosts
The Daily Times
The Gambler
The Beckoning
Footprints
A Brief for Love-Making
Going on a Binge
Today
4. Other Lives
On the Advantage of Not Being Gifted
The Sceptic Speaks
From the Pessimist's Notebook
Identity Crisis
A Love Poem?
The Old Lover Laments
A Conceit
The Rich Man's Burden
Advice to the Elder Brother of the Prodigal Son
The Last Will and Testament of a Tree
Borrowed Love
The Nine Commandments of Cats
Presents for a Royal Birthday
5. Emblems and Fantasies
The Trespassers
Requiem for a Stranger
End Game
The Cleaners
The Man Who Lost His Head
The Small House
The Cavern
The Walkers
The Trespassers
Requiem for a Stranger
End Game
The Cleaners
The Man Who Lost His Head
The Small House
The Cavern
The Walkers
6. The Face of Age
The Last Days of the Calendar
Each Morning
The Face of Age
Replaceable Parts
Writing About Death
The Difference
From the Dictionary in My Head
Confessions of a Football Junkie
Wisdom Says
The Half-full Cup of Age
Late Learner
7. Metaphysical Gossip
Heraclitus and Parmenides
Making Noise
The Gods
The Infinite Universe
Aromas
Reincarnation
The Second Gate
A Vision
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