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on time
Eighty years ago, tonightSuffolk fields heard the roarOf engines fired upAs the 446th took off for FranceFor libertyThey led the lineInto Fortress Europe n.b. This memorial stands at the site of the disused airbase, near Flixton, Suffolk. No names given, just the numbers: 66 aircraft lost, 456 men killed in action. ‘Remember them’ we’re told. →
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on housing
and they huffedand they puffedand had fourteen years in powerbut like everything elsethey touchedit brokethere is nothing they can sayto convince usthat they deserve another chancelook!here by the rivera tentis this a tourist camping cheapor the start of an encampment?under the bridgean old battered boat is tiedwhere no mooring fees applywashing hanging on wiresthe jumble →
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on Ukraine
This dreadful summerLonger, dry daysLighter, warm nightsFog of war persists~n.b. Still Moscow sends its sons to kill or be killed on Ukraine’s soil. Go home! CLP 02/06/2024 →
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Summertime Blues
Is it worseWhen bad weather sets inTo be in winterOr summertimeAt least it’s expectedWhen the days are shortBut in the summerThere’s always hope ~ n.b. It was so cold out today in Suffolk that I packed up and left early and came back to the city. So cold and so wet. CLP 31/05/2024 →
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Yesterday
I was at a gig tonight and the headliner, Robert Finley told the crowd, before his last song…”Do not put off until tomorrow what you can do today.” He added, “Nobody is guaranteed a tomorrow if.” I can honestly say I wrote yesterday’s post before I saw the show tonight. Although, it amused me that →
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Tomorrow
‘Never put offWhat you can do today’The old saying startsI need to sleep‘Tomorrow is a new day’The optimist declaresWhich in itselfAlleviates the gloomTodayI need to sleepI have heard those so fearfulOf what tomorrow might holdThat they resist night’s pullFight wearinessCling to the last straw of todayI need to sleepUnconscious of the momentI am happy to →
Journey of Words 