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December
The grey sky white darkening Fades behind our seasonal tree Unknown lights dome bright Dance briskly in slow motion Honey sweet perfumes linger
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Lardon Chase
Sephine I have always had had happy memories of the hill at Lardon Chase Joe and eye used to visit this wonderful place during the warmer months And quite occasionally on snowy winter days and risk our lives tobogganing In the summer we would often picnic (I was often topless) and generally enjoy our innocence Joe […]
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A Church in Goring
I found a poetry book In a church in Goring Not far from the River Thames Quite a number of books Had been donated by those With kind hearts and gentle ways It was a book of collected poems A thick paperback tired and well read I found a cinema ticket hidden Between pages ninety six […]
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Eastry & Jemima
Time was of no importance in the village where I lived And that also applied to the trains Which showed up when they wanted to Both of my sisters Keziah and Keren-Happuch Worked at the railway stations One at Eastry and one at Eastry South They assisted my father and my nameless brothers I am the […]
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My Mother’s Mother
I have a framed photograph Of my grandmother on my wall She is posing with my mother Who remains hidden in her pram The photograph appears to have been taken On a bright day perhaps summer As my grandmother is wearing A cotton dress and a wide brim hat I am not sure if she […]
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Desiree History
My sister collects porcelain dolls Some are quite beautiful She considers them all To be her dear friends I am currently constructing a dolls house Using odd pieces of driftwood Found on the beach after summer storms Occasionally Desiree gifts me damaged dolls I have three in total and am promised two more It gives […]
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Catherine of Aragon had Auburn Hair
It was noted that Catherine of Aragon was blessed with auburn hair She wore it long which was also commented on at the time The colour of her hair was slightly unusual As normally women from Spain enjoyed raven hair Catherine during her lifetime married two brothers One of whom became the King of England The other […]
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Time Heals
But what if time itself is the disease Joe Yes What do you think of time He has an attractive wife Seriously It is a disease It destroys beauty I was on Dartmoor recently I know it well Dartmoor has a beauty all of its own I agree Time has not destroyed the beauty of Dartmoor In […]
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Exhibition from the Past
My Spanish princess stepped out of the boat She walked barefoot over the saturated sands I noticed then that the hem of her fine dress was spoilt In a few short weeks this raven would be my wife This made me very happy as I knew that I was weak And that a place was slowly being […]
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The Dead See Scrolls
That is a nonsense Joe Why As technically the dead cannot see How do ewe know that Martin It stands 2 reason Whar proff do ewe have that they can c anything A Lobdon Bus or even a scroll C Dead or not Joe My identical twin H Josie Just passing bye I read that you have […]