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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 Field
Man versus Nature Blades of steel v. blades of grass Cricket’s the winner . n.b. The smell of cut grass releases various plant chemicals into the air. They signal the start of the English cricket season, even though there are weeks to the first coin toss and the first delivery. In the picture above the →
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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 →
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On The Terraces
Now replaced by seats Vast expanses of concrete Filled with hopeful faces . p.s. I wrote this before travelling to London to stand in the away end to see Pompey lose 2-1 to Charlton Athletic at The Valley, (another club and ground with some great stories to tell). CLP 08/03/2019 →
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On The Ocean Wave
Tsunami builds Subterranean power Always surfaces . CLP 07/03/2019 →
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On The Front Page
Through now hollow eyes Looking down on Walsall lives No questions asked. . Founded in 1868 The Walsall Observer lived a predatory existance absorbing competitors throughout its 122 year existance, until it was culled itself by its eventual and ultimate owner, Trinity Mirror. This is a conglomerate of newspaper titles, which now calls itself Reach →
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On The Brink
February closes With unseasonable warmth Dare peach buds open? . n.b. A discarded peach stone, or was it a nectarine, I cannot recall exactly, has grown into this. The warmest February on record, (states The Met Office), has led to very early sightings of blossoms, amongst other things, even swallows have been reported. Tipping point →
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