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Annette Abandoned
Henry I was in Cannes and was due to attend a screening on the new Leos Carax movie Annette My beautiful wife Jane was also invited and had purchased a lovely black dress for the occasion However I fell from a low wall whilst returning a fledgling to its nest and broke my ankle […]
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Pablo Picasso Knew My Mother
A small likeness of you had been hidden in a forgotten mailbox for over thirty years It was discovered by accident by a passing postman who was driving his bright red van The painting was soon returned to me and I kept it in my studio awaiting your return As you were living with […]
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Margate 20th July 2021
It is not what you look at That matters It is what you see I was thinking about Thoreau As we strolled around The backstreets of Margate To my great surprise There had been pockets Of complete silence This was quite evident On the sand flats Between the sea and the beach […]
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The Glittering Prizes
Please note that this poem has been censored as as SS Sisters do not wish to offend those less fortunate than ourselves We were asked a question recently A question Yes We get asked many questions What was the question How long had we been sisters Really What was your answer We told the […]
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Poetry on Mirrors
I write my poetry on mirrors As this helps me to relax I write poetry on mirrors For the very same reason From The Poems of Stephen (1970)
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Island Beach
Quite suddenly the breeze started to cool the evening had arrived and the sun was by now low behind me long shadows betrayed its position the day was spent a white yacht on the horizon shared its memories with those who had lingered on the island beach as white yachts always do
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The Kingsdown Path
Just before this path splits into two One part becoming an unmade road And the other a pedestrian/cycle pathway You will find what was once a care home I do not know what was cared for Spiders/Donkeys/Sweet Wrappers/Olive Oil Really it does not interest me The house is being renovated So that very rich white […]
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Path to Kingsdown
On days such as these Kent is indeed The Garden of England The perfumes of every flower and every herb Linger still in the soft sea breezes And our eyes benign are seduced By the colours of many summers
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Beach
Later when I was quite alone I stood up and read a chapter From South and West Which was written by Joan Didion When I was sixteen years old From Beach by Stephen Masefield
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Golf on the Kent Coast
My name is Mischa I am currently working as car park attendant at The Open It is a steady job even though it is temporary Occasionally I see one the big names They seem very nice Up to five years ago I was an addict And liked the idea of being dominated This brought me […]