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No haga flexiones depués de gachas
They found him face down in his kitchen Previously the fittest sixty year old they’d ever known Lifeless as a rock He’d been warned But sadly, as a professor of literature At the finest university in Cantabria He’d conceived of so many different interpretations That he’d brushed over the literal . As they say in Read more
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Day 35
Cycling west along the coast road to the next village this morning took about half the time of any previous trip. The east wind pushed me along as I pedalled furiously to take full advantage. It was thrilling to travel so fast without wind rushing in my ears, without battling to make progress. It reminded Read more
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A Mother’s Advice
My daughter, go dancing! Send the boys daft Draw them close with your magic Cast spells like spring showers Cast spells to haul in their hearts Delirious youths will lie glistening in your net Save the brightest, throw back the dull . n.b. www.napowrimo.net Day 21 prompt; Take a poem from a foreign tongue and write a Read more
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Kindergarten
Three greylags shepherd Fluffy goslings stumbling moves Away from stranger . n.b. Counting goslings on the go is a tricky business. Like an enthusiastic child learning numbers, I see first nine, then seven, then eight during different attempts to quantify the bumbling brood. The three adult geese work together to direct operations. One to each Read more
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Fingers and Thumbs
Three of us it took, and over an hour, to agree That all the cows were where they ought be How many could we see and count Fifty six should have been the right amount Browns and blacks and Devon Reds shifted As we counted, those huge beasts drifted Heavy silhouettes turned to solid shapes Read more
Journey of Words 