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Peter and Paul
Peter Peter got wet on the beach today But he did not accept his fate And sat around in his damp clothes He now has a chill and has since retired To his warm bed to contemplate His future as an outdoor artist Paul I am also an artist in the same street But […]
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The Fragrance of Railway Bridges
As I walked towards a railway bridge In a town that I did not know I sensed the subtle perfumes Of her fragrant flowers
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Wolfie
Quite why I am in my garden at 04:20 In the morning photographing the moon Is a mystery to me and many like me Who abandon their beds without cause To capture the mysteries of her journey
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The Wolves of Deal
As the full moon passed over the shimmering sea I could hear their empty hollow howls echoing Unseen in the silver shadows of the night A full moon occurred over the coast of Kent on the night of the 30th January 2021
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The Coldest Day
Against better advice I ventured onto the beach I soon regretted this as the ice rain was stinging my eyes And my exposed hands were raw red raw raw All this because I was searching for my grey granite As I returned home I passed the drenched beach trees That only a few months […]
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The Days of Counting the Waves
Like a small laser beam the winter sun vanished behind the grey storm clouds I was now alone on the beach sitting my makeshift tent My punishment was to count the waves for three days and three My crime was that I kissed the Rabbi’s beautiful daughter Whilst listening to Simon and Garfunkel and The […]
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The Palace of the Popes (Lavender Fields)
Not far from the main entrance of the Palace of the Popes a solitary musician played slow jazz under the hot Avignon sun My wife and I were sheltering under some trees and were enjoying a light lunch It felt that the day would never run its full course as the sun seemed stationary in […]
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28 mph on a Balcony
it is a little known fact that balconies play an integral part in our lives when vacationing balconies are used for sunbathing as an extension of the apartment a place for fucking after dark where else could you fuck with such a view at your fingertips a place for hangovers and strong coffee after late […]
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Commercial Interests
When my father died he had requested that his ashes should be scattered under each of the benches in the town There were thirty-six benches But as I walked around with his urn in my arms I felt a pain as I found that the careless disposal of gum had marred many of these places […]
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Ma femme comme un pigeon
As I had time to kill I explored a lane above the town Apart from a number of farmhouses not much remained to suggest that this was a farming lane Which was once of a great importance to the town I found a seat at the fork of the lane and rested there for a […]