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On the Phone
If when used to talk We move to typed messages We risk turning deaf . n.b. Useful as texting is, there is beauty in the human voice that makes a phone-call something magical. Misreading, mistyping, misunderstood, misinterpretation of text, with all the confusion and mixed up emotions that these might trigger, can be avoided by →
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Diminuendo
Slowly the tide turns Gently carries our memories To distant shores While the sea air Holds the taste of our tears . CLP 06/01/2020 →
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In the Theatre
Everyone loves A bit of drama but not During operations . CLP 04/01/2020 →
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Misfortune
. On responding to her direct enquiry Honestly, presuming her sincere interest In what was a matter of the Soul Not just the Heart My very Existence Her follow up shook me “Unlucky” she said As if this had been a card game Or a football match “Unlucky” . CLP 03/01/2020 →
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What Next?
Time for reflection Settle, become established Time to catch a breath . CLP 31/12/2019 →
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Sickle Moon
It glinted against the cool blue of Sun’s last light A slender curve, quite razor sharp The fine inside edge glinted in the night That rose from the mist of black fenland soil It had all the beauty of the assassin’s blade Come to slit the throat and let in chill air To let all →
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Floccinaucinihilipilification
Ironically Devised by Etonians Such worthy people . n.b. A word comprising various bits and pieces from Latin and Classical Greek that was made up by a wit of Eton College, (located just off the M4 near Slough, beneath the westerly Heathrow airport). Fees at this bucolic location are currently £13,556 per term, (known as →
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On the Water
Un-tied line runs free Shove hard to clear the quayside Let the wind take hold . CLP 28/01/2019 →
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Distant Relations
Communication Lines stretch over sea and land Lost messages break hearts . CLP →
Journey of Words 