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A Wayfarer with Six Toes
During the gentle months I travel around Kent Which is a most enjoyable pastime I am a wayfarer with six toes Yet before the great flood I used to have eight
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A Most Handsome Man
Whilst waiting for a train I purchased a paperback From a railway bookstall On its cover was illustrated An impossibly handsome man The brooding likeness of a Byronic hero I envied him as I have a soulless face His eyes were wild raven Mine are a watery blue He had a strong physique Whereas I […]
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Kent Mill
I will be walking past a mill today This is the same mill That my grandmother passed On her horse and cart during the war This journey was recorded on film Things have changed since then But I still expect to find that much remains Wickhambreaux May 2025
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Qu’est-ce que l’été
Summer is without shoes On shallow white steps Towards the sea Summer is without clouds Of endless blue days Spent near a swimming pool Summer paperback books Already much dampened Drying forgotten in the sun
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Maria of the Mottled Coast
Maria of the Mottled Coast was deeply troubled Her new father had been criticised She was sitting on a weathered jetty Wondering if her prayers had been returned
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Naked in Japan
I slept very soundly A sleep without known dreams After a shower I made coffee This as my first visit to Kobe
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Naked in Peru
I booked in at my hotel And took a welcome shower My bed looked very welcoming This was my first visit to Lima
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Dancing in the Desert
Pont du Gard Paris Veterans prêt à partir prêt à partir Do bot touch ,e
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Seagull
On the roof of a nearby house A love seagull hovers Blue Whole White Blue
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Build a Bear/A Dog Toy for Killer
I purchased a Build a Bear yesterday It was wearing a pretty pink ballet dress Initially I had little or no interest in it Until I heard the sinister words A Dog Toy for Killer