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Schwarzenegger Blue
Whilst wandering through a church earlier today Late Summer Fayre I purchased a a figure from the movie Terminator It was about nine inches tall and of silver plastic But I was not sure of its origins So I asked God for his guidance Late Summer Fayre Alien He rang me on my mobile Shortly after […]
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Tea
If you fancy a cup of tea there are three options 1/ Make yourself a cup of tea 2/ Get someone else to make you a cup of tea 3/ Ignore your craving The only person who can stop you doing anything is yourself
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Train
Where else would you sit calmly Travelling at speeds of 125 mph Be here we are facing each other Drinking coffee Texting Reading newspapers Watching the world pass by We met on a train many years ago And to think I nearly missed that train Our children are only here because I was able to […]
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Destitute Times
To be a poet in destitute times Is a painful occupation You are grain of sand On a storm lashed beach But a grain of sand Shining brightly
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Manifesto
When the rich wage war It is the poor who die As important industrialists And captains of industry Kneel in front of me I make them read this poem From a wide white screen I am the one holding the Uzi All men are born equal
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The Head Girl In My Choir
The head girl in my church choir is named Angela She has the voice of an angel on speed Angela often sings with other choirs And is more than useful with a Uzi Having served with the Israeli Army My brother often employs her as a hit person As she is nutty as a fruit […]
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A Small Back Room in Pimlico
I was born some years ago in a small back room in Pimlico In later years I became a man of the cloth My brother is however a gangster He often visits me in my church To confess his many sins Of late the Gangster Wars Have erupted again There have been many killings […]
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Red As Read
For a number of years I have purchased modest sculptures And have displayed them in my wild country garden I have now discontinued this pursuit As the poppies have registered Two letters of objection Read as Red
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Dreamers Are Lonely
I have been told that dreamers are lonely As only they can own their dreams It is my personal opinion that this is not true As I am always surrounded by friends in my dreams
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Woodstock 2021
Woodstock was 20 in 2021 having been born in 2001 For her birthday she composed two lines of poetry Two girls with daisy chains in their hair Listening to the essential songs of the 60s She asked me to complete the poem But I declined As I have never worked out why time passes and […]