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Dove
It all started with a London Cake And a bench in a medieval town I was waiting for a bus When I was approached By a most beautiful dove Who had the saddest eyes That I had ever seen I enquired of her sadness And she looked at the sky Where are the other birds […]
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The Signal Box
I invited Tomaso Albinoni into my signal box We chatted about music between trains And drank endless cups of tea I played his Adagio in G Minor On the sound system that I had erected In my remote workplace Next to the blue butterfly wood
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The Signalman
During the weeks before Christmas I started making mistakes Serious mistakes Very serious mistakes Which resulted in a rear end collision Near to the entrance of the tunnel Seventeen innocent people died Because of my incompetence I had no idea why these mistakes occurred But I was subsequently sent to prison Where I hung myself […]
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In Paris
She wanted to die But She also wanted To live in Paris Who said that Stan Flaubert Did She get her wish Yes She spent the rest of her days in Paris What was her name She No her name She called herself She I am not aware that she had any other name What […]
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Rhythms
She wanted to explore my rhythms But I was not so sure I said that we should wait Until the new year She agreed Dressed And returned To her bookshop
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Fly
Today I purchased a book about Kent As it is my home county It was as I was travelling through this book That I discovered a long lost fly A fly who had never left The House of Many Colours Where it had slept for many decades Near to the residence of the Culpepper Children Who […]
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Detective Jon
The door was slightly ajar so I walked directly in Anina was standing at the window in her underwear What are you doing here Detective Jon The door was ajar Do you get your kicks by looking at your suspects in their underwear No Are you are enjoying it I assure you that I am […]
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Stan and Jane Catch a Train
Everyman takes the limits of his own field of vision For the limits of the world who said that Schopenhauer what was he saying Basically that you accept that your own limits Are the limits of the world Which they are not We all differ My field of vision is different than yours Take the platform edge for […]
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The Last Living Man
I the last living man That sees the real earth and skies Actual life and real death The others are all prophets and believers Delirious with fevers of faith What said that Robinson Jeffers Why are you asking me that question Cleo Because Jane is in the bath She likes her self time Most women do […]
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Faggots and Fleas
I often purchase faggots From my local Iceland store Faggots have never been to my taste As I prefer wholesome red meat But there is a reason that I use this shop An odd reason some of you may say That is because I have a prehistoric creature in my lower garden Its origins are […]