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My Mother And I Agree On Something
I lost my Mum last month. She was a funny and wise woman, and I wrote this last year after a conversation during which, for once, we really did agree on something.
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Looking For A New Sun
Looking For A New Sun - by Paul McCann. Your face is like a distant horizon , you don't see me when I look in your eyes , I try not to show how I'm...
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Like A Butterfly
Like A Butterfly by Paul McCann Love is like a butterfly its beautiful my oh my, floating between you and I , It’s a gentle thing you can’t deny ,...
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Brick Lane
Brick Lane Star of David is embedded in a crescent moon A crescent moon nestled in a golden cross. Three images of diametrically opposed religions...
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Cold Call
I hang wet sheets on the line and they slap me - they struggle in the spring air so I leave them with the resilient daffodils, the colour of...
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Statement: 'Our Revolution'
Our Revolution, for all its profundity and fire, wasn't destined to sweep 2016... It is perpetual and progressive; It requires the failure of the '...
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The crux of all time
This all occurred – as man on earth God brought true Word and died our death … He then returned and showed the debt had been wiped clean – come, bow, and let him rule, redeem.
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Anne and Martin
'Anne, where are you off to tonight?' 'I'll not be long, Marie.' ' She's out a lot these days.' She's always busy, always happy.' Marie returned...
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THE COMMONER
THE COMMONER THE COMMONER There are different varieties of me In the azuline light, I swirl and twirl And sometimes become dim. Some favour Bellis...
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SMOKE AND MIRRORS
SMOKE AND MIRRORS Smoke and Mirrors They promised her a future bright She crossed the river with her tribe The war was bloody At stake were the land...
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Hoodie
When the lights flickered as the train entered rough country all the boys in the carriage howled raucously. The regulars on the local service either...
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Fragmented Expressions
Fragmented Expression The color yellow Happy and sunny The color blue Thoughtful and pensive If colors were feelings If auras true Where would my...
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The Forfar Witches
The most famous Angus trials were those women put to trial in Forfar in the early 1660s. The trials may have been prompted by an argument between a...
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FAQ
Frequently Asked Questions: Q: Can you tell me where I am and what I am doing here? A: There is unfortunately no definitive answer to this question,...
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Spring (at last)
An acrostic poem.
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Experience
I'm mainly a poet so this might be a pit poetic but I felt so many things today that I wanted to write about it! (A story poem I would probably say) ;P
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The Fastest Tortoise In The World
The fastest tortoise in the world is miles away I'm sure. The fastest tortoise in the world is miles away no more. The fastest tortoise in the world...
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sunset park, oxford road
sunset park, oxford road i used to sit in this park, for the downing of the sun, quelling the thirst as it drew low, tucking in the homeless like...
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The Old Magician
The old magician, he appeared not. And the magician had a beard not. He had a rabbit in his hat not. And sawed in half his pussy cat not. He...
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