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Poem – The Phoenix who survived

  • Dean
  • May 10, 2010
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Why I had to let you go – Poem

  • Dean
  • June 1, 2012
  • 2 min
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I Am Who I Am(Poem)

  • Dean
  • July 27, 2024
  • 1 min
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  • poem
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T’was the night before Christmas – Poem on Domestic Violence

  • Dean
  • December 18, 2017
  • 1 min
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Summer 2015 – Memories forever

  • Dean
  • August 30, 2015
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Separate ways to go – Poem
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Separate ways to go – Poem

  • Dean
  • August 24, 2015
The same old routine sunset Goes down on another day Just the same old piece of driftwood Saved from salt decay Those days that seemed to golden Were cold, dark…
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Eternal Smile – New Poem
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Eternal Smile – New Poem

  • Dean
  • August 18, 2015
For a brief moment Life beats in your heart Only moments to cherish Rarely set apart Reach out to my hand I will always be your guide Have no fear…
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No coffee for 90 days (The trial ends)
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No coffee for 90 days (The trial ends)

  • Dean
  • July 31, 2015
Today marks the end of a 90-day trial that I have been taking part in. Before I moved to Sweden, I would usually drink one cup of coffee in the…
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Linköping…we want the league
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Linköping…we want the league

  • Dean
  • July 30, 2015
I’ve been supporting this team for 4 years. But it does not matter how many games I have been to, it does not matter what weather I have sat in…
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A pure summer heart (New Poem)
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A pure summer heart (New Poem)

  • Dean
  • July 23, 2015
Some think we live a simple life, I really do not care Yet in my kaleidoscope heart, your love is always there Spring turns into summer, the rain replaced by…
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Burning Heart (New Poem)
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Burning Heart (New Poem)

  • Dean
  • June 29, 2015
Rays ignite the shadows Where the sun forgets to fade Blazing a path of brilliance When memories are made Life it has no boundaries No rules for you or me…
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Hello Crossroads My Old Friend
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Hello Crossroads My Old Friend

  • Dean
  • June 29, 2015
Sometimes there is a time in life where things change so rapidly that it catches you unaware. I would say that in my life I have been through so many…
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Endless Days Of Summer (New Poem)
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Endless Days Of Summer (New Poem)

  • Dean
  • June 23, 2015
Warmth reaches a soul That has forever been asleep Sun kisses the face each day Memories to keep   Winter melts to summer A blanket of pure green Wrapped up…
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Sunrise over Sweden (New Poem)
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Sunrise over Sweden (New Poem)

  • Dean
  • June 11, 2015
Escape from reality that made us who we are Memories of grateful days, confined to a car Stories from yesterday forged with dreams of tomorrow Dancing in the embers of…
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About Dean

British/Swedish poet/author. Pagan and lifetime supporter of both Chelsea FC and Linköpings FC. Feel free to use my poetry, as long as you link my name. All Poetry ©Deanthebard.com 2025

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Writer, poet, Pagan. Books on Amazon. ⚽ Chelsea FC, Linköping FC, Yate Town. Founder & Owner @asinglemalt Books on Amazon.

On With The Show - A poem about a performer who is On With The Show - A poem about a performer who is hurting inside yet goes on stage to entertain the crowd. Once the crowd is gone the performer returns unchanged.

I look into the mirror,

A reflection stares back at me.

I don't like what I see there,

Applying makeup for everyone to see.

The weight of life upon me,

All I see is the clown.

My eyes are drawn and heavy,

Red lips become a frown.

I hear the crowd is waiting,

So I shift in my chair.

I walk toward the curtains

An audience so unaware.

I step into the bright lights,

A ripple of applause.

I raise my hands to thank you,

Yet you don't know my inner war.

My set is automatic,

The laughter fills the air.

I'm the hero of the hour,

Yet inside, I just don't care.

The crowd leaves the building,

I return to the mirror once more.

Once again, I look inside,

With my heart upon the floor.

#stage #perfornmer #pain #empty
Wow. No words. Extremely sad news to wake up to. N Wow. No words. Extremely sad news to wake up to. Nobody should die this young. RIP Diogo
The Addiction From Within - A narrated poem based The Addiction From Within - A narrated poem based on being your own worst enemy and best friend 

A stare into the mirror
I recognize what’s true
The makeup smudged in horror
Am I me, or you?

Eyes that saw a lifetime
Witnessed all I had to show
A heartbreak full of reason
Yet no place left to go

Addiction is the rope
That my head is wrapped around
I scream into the darkness
But there's no echo, no sound

Maybe I'm a victim?
Maybe I'm a curse?
Maybe I'm just a soul
With a chorus and no verse

Reflection of rejection
Can I change who I will be?
I guess smashing this mirror
Might bring shards of reality

Fist is raised and cocked
As I thrust it, full in flight
For my shards of addiction
Are broken on this night

#poem #addiction #fight #denial
Never doubt a man who learned to fight in thunder. Never doubt a man who learned to fight in thunder.
Glad midsommar Glad midsommar
Life's Ripples - A new poem about casting a stone Life's Ripples - A new poem about casting a stone into a lake, the water is disturbed then after a while, like the water, life returns to normal

Staring into the water,
Reflections they distort my face.
Lines echo those around my eyes;
I see into the ripples I now embrace.

Drop a pebble into the water;
The lines they reach the edge
An everlasting wave of hope
That on my heart I pledge.

The water returns to normal;
Calmness reflects upon the lake.
No longer broken nature,
Just the silence left to break.

For underneath the water,
Just like in my heart, there’s life.
The stone sinks to the bottom,
Devoid of pain and strife.

The stone remains forever
Until the next is cast
A collection of hopes and dreams
That in our hearts will last.

So take your stone and throw it,
Cast your wish upon the tide.
Remember it forever,
Until it can no longer hide.

#poetry #poem #life #ripples
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