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On Line
“Are you still doing those dating sites?” she asked her friend “Yes” “Remember, it’s quality, not quantity?” “Yes, I finally worked that out for myself” “Yes?” “No, not really.” She sighed. . n.b. Overheard in the café of Tesco Extra, Dover. Two women interrogating a third at 10:30h on Remembrance Sunday. CLP 11/11/2019 Read more
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11th November 2019
I took a moment to rest On this Armistice Day In France Where a public holiday is taken To remember that all they have now Was hard earned The ultimate price paid By millions . CLP 11/11/2019 Read more
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On Tories
As gulls who paddle Their feet on the earth like rain Calling the worms up . n.b. Is this the last General Election of the country currently known as The United Kingdom? The three kingdoms of England (& Wales), Scotland and (Northern) Ireland united under an Act of Parliament on the appointment of James VI Read more
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On the Air
Central-heated house Warm, dry atmosphere holds still Outside birdsongs call . n.b. We make efforts to remove ourselves from the outside world at great expense. The Old Testament idea that humanity is closer to a god than an animal, above all creatures, separate and superior to other living beings, has been proven an illusion. Like Read more
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On the Weather
It is four point five Celsius outside today Air con on cold here . n.b. I am going back outside to warm up! . CLP 08/11/2019 Read more