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On Open Ground
Hind steps from bracken Edges to field centre Grazes in full view . n.b. Have you noticed that deer do this? They often choose a wide open area to settle down, eating and resting in a place that allows them to be easily seen, but allowing themselves time and space to respond to approaching threats. →
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Natural Consequences
Anarchronistic Britain Cannot decide European future Government has ignored Knife mayhem & numerous other pointed questions Requiring serious thought. Unburied victims wait Xenoliths Yield to zymogenes n.b. “&” was the 27th letter of the English alphabet Xenoliths are small particles of elements found within larger deposits of mineral, rare elements amongst dross. Zymogenes are the →
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Emotional Blackmail
“I just want my kids to be happy” So commonly heard So unthinking said And missing the point Of parenthood And childhood . “I don’t care what he does, as long as he’s happy” What the children know of their parents Who want them just to be happy Is that they hold the keys To all →
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Train of Thought
At last I have a moment As I wait on the platform My chance to make a few points About my direction of travel On a journey that seems to still have some miles to go I pray But I cannot be too confident of that Bearing in mind that there has been disruption to →
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Oh, Where Have You Come From, My Blue-Eyed Boy?
I come from Malmo Its low gentle farmland Mudflats by the Øresund I come from beneath the cavernous sky Of the Lincolnshire fens I come from the tops of Cork’s raging cliffs And sea-carved bays I come from coal-stained valleys that cut Through Merthyr’s coal-drained hills To Cardiff’s terraced streets I come from the Blitzed →
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On Friendship
Lovers to begin Then joined in marriage Friends after? Maybe . n. b. The paths we travel follow uncertain routes and sometimes diverge. CLP 31/03/2019 →
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On the March
Where has this month gone? I’ve not got used to writing Twenty Nineteen yet! . p.s. What is this cruel trick? I have so many things still to do and this is my 60th year. Time to catch my breath, learn to breathe and slow things down. If I do, will my remaining days pass →
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On the Floor
At last, the last dance Fumbled requests, mute replies Music slow, hearts frantic . n.b. Remember the youth club, or school disco? Nightmare scenario. Boys on one side of the hall, girls dancing around handbags. Then, with just a few minutes before the lights would go up, the DJ would put on something like “Nights →
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On the Money
Coin found in the mouth Ferry man gets his fare dues No one goes Scot free. . n.b. You pay your money and take your choice. No going back. Time travels in one direction. CLP 13/03/2019 →
Journey of Words 