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Grey on Orange
My doctor removed my bandages in the middle of the night And told me to look out of the window and report what was visible I saw nothing and supposed that I was still blind which saddened me But after an hour or so I saw an orange glow low on the grey horizon This […]
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Orange on Grey
I am recovering from an eye operation and am resting in a darkened room Although improving my sight will take a while to return A kind friend has installed a music centre in this space And I often listen to the classics plus some popular music But of late I have heard screams terrible screams […]
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Francis Bacon
I am recovering from an eye operation and am resting in a darkened room Although improving my sight will take a while to return My daughter recently travelled to Suffolk and purchased a grey tee shirt for me Which I have chosen to wear in this terrible place The garment I am told has an […]
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Kitty Kitty
Your arse is hairy Said Mary Mary But mine is rather smooth I had written this on the wall of a gender neutral toilet I had also written Veritas on the enamel pan And Aequitas on the light blue door From my hiding place I saw a tall man enter the next cubicle […]
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Outside of Pierre’s shop with Jane
You have placed your head in my lap Which is pleasant as you are topless Jane It is an amusing situation as we are outside a beach shop Where we purchased some artworks for out home in the hills But Pierre ran out of change and has driven to the bank And has left us […]
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Poem Written on the Telephone
I am in a dilemma as I am sheltering in a telephone box Which is half way up a miserable hill Without a pad or a pen or anything else The telephone box is filling with water And I have had to remove my shoes I have come to the conclusion That I will have […]
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Buddhas in London c
The advertising campaign attracted them initially It was subtle and loud at the same time A thin strip of pink red plastic placed on a busy table That was the beauty of the advertisement The Buddhas took in the usual sights And travelled on an open top bus between the squally showers We dined in […]
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Sudden Storm
A fragment of the sea rainbow Was masking the Goodwin Sands I am on Deal Beach With my mature camera Recording the violence Of the autumn waves I am happy here
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November Butterfly
I only saw you briefly Buffeted by the harsh winds You were still full of colour Deep red orange red and black But I knew this to be a disguise As you had no reason to exist Under these grey immoral skies
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(Urban Poems by Sally Soft Street)
Primed Cannon I do wish that you would not play These silly games I am wet and ready And in the mood for love Morning Wood I always walk with you in our morning wood But I was unable to do so today As we had the decorators in Pitching a Tent He […]