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Tales of Ordinary Madness or The Patterns that Thomas Saw showed to Lucy
One day quite by chance Thomas found a bullet On a raised walkway above the sea The find alarmed Thomas so he hid the bullet in his jacket pocket He then made his way to the salt sand flats where he met Lucy Who was feeding the visiting black headed gulls Thomas enjoyed watching his […]
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Golden Hair
The air that surrounds me tastes of gold I believe that Caron is responsible for this Each morning before breakfast I brush her golden hair And ask the same question About the air
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A Town in all its Finery
The town was dressed in all its fine clothes and was showing off that evening With the low white sun adding to its considerable drama The vast sky which had been idle for most of the day was supporting a few clouds With an abandon that attracted little or no attention But I was not fooled […]
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The Goalkeeper and the Seagull
Thompson were playing Metcalfe The score was 0-0 As most of the play was at the other end of the field The Metcalfe goalkeeper had strayed outside of his penalty area This alarmed a passing seagull who abandoned its flight towards the sea And settled to the left of the penalty spot It was anticipating a […]
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Journey into the Night
My friend had brought me a coffee from the buffet I was trying to keep awake so that I could witness the night Opposite me a woman was weeping quietly into her shift She had argued with her partner who had left the carriage I could see her tears reflected on her freckled face Brightly […]
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Ants in the Future
The world as we know it will one day be overrun by ants There is no doubt about that My sister was in the kitchen drinking a glass of milk She had just returned from work It was late and I had been asleep for a number of hours She looked at me without speaking […]
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Fly Budgie
Fly Budgie Fly Fly Fly And share my poems In the Blue Black Sky Fly Budgie Fly Fly Fly And share my poems With Kai Kai Kai Unfinished
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Case Conifer
My friend Stephen died in an accident in September 1973 I still miss him but of late I have been aware of his presence once again Something strange is happening as I have found his prayer book in my study Along with a fond letter that he wrote to me six weeks before his death I […]
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The Resurrection of Michael
Of late on the beach at Walmer two large concrete blocks have been exposed During the construction of the winter sea defences These appear to date from the last war although this is not certain As they have been buried for a number of years In Prevencheres in Southern France a large flock of sheep […]
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Haiku
She swims in the sea The summer air has arrived The sea is tender