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The Fortunate Ones

1st. All that have eyes, they must weep; none can know life but not sorrow; all wakened at birth then must sleep so all should give thanks to...

Pillow of grass

Droplets raise their greeting as I forlornly retreat from the cradle of the countryside’s serene grasp, and home of pillowed grass. The snoozing...

The fly

Beneath the magnolia tree, and cloaked in limpid gossamer, the fly contemplates its glistening austere kingdom from atop the fourth finger of a nine...

But what is ‘sin’?

Her Lord – kind Lord had given her life and boundaries wise, untouched by any trouble, pain; one day she listened as a rebel voice maligned her Lord...
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One Fine Day 5

Here I am again, in the present moment. As you've probably guessed, I'm at a card table. I'm actually doing pretty well today. Looks like I may have...

On the Democratic Party today

The causation of the recent 'failure' of the Democratic Party is complex and multi-faceted. For the philosophical, there is much redemption. The...

Fair Britannia, you do not stand alone !

Fair Britannia, You Do Not Stand Alone. During the darkest days of W.W. II, when Britain stood virtually alone on the European Continent, against the...
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.9 diary one

"My favourite is Marlboro, have you tried before?" asked father suddenly, as he took his pouch of tobacco from a jacket pocket. I replied that I had...
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Precious Gift

The current Monthly Poetry challenge reminded me of a poem I wrote in 2003 which I included in my Poetry Collection “Idle Thoughts”. Here is a repost.

Merry-go-round

Ants upon their merry-go-round of marmalade-tinged leaves, jitterbug around the other, and vanish. 24/05/17