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dormir dans le sable
Are you sleeping No I am reading What are you reading In defence of Reason I have never heard of it It is a book of contemporary criticism That seems such a heavy book Especially on a day such as this Your Harley looks so splendid today So do you Aurore Maybe but not as […]
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Selling Books
I sell books by the roadside Or on desert trails If I sell three In a week Then I am happy If I fail then I just move on
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Horton-in-Ribblesdale
There is no light Save for an aspect signal Deep down the line It is showing red And should not be passed
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The Travels of Baker Findley
The winter trees are bare As they hang Over the dry stone walls An unseen stream Runs under a tiny bridge In the distance a road Creeps up a nearby hill It is hardly used
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An Unfinished Railway
It ran through the industrial heartlands The idea had been to extend it From state to state to state The good wars They passed me by I have no memories of them There was much damage So many died needlessly
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Anniversaries
I had not expected this As these anniversaries Are more hidden here diary note 4/5
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Galway Sand
A gift of Atlantic Sand Sea damp in a plastic bag Currently drying in an ornate bottle Shannon Duty Free diary note 4/5
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Letter to Valerie
They have accepted a new occupation Far worse than the previous occupations Which I had considered consigned to history Brian Cox (2026)
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Across the Sea
I had travelled only a short distance But found that she Had been betrayed again By traitors from within Brian Cox (2026)
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Lou Andreas-Salomé
I woke up this morning With a single thought In my empty head Today I would get a chill So I wandered to the river And jumped in from the jetty Used by the river steamers After a while I became aware That I was being watched By a kind girl in a coloured sweater […]
