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Dream Song
This came to me in a dream as a song, Don't know why I was dreaming as a dead person...
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I Saw Shadows
of my past in the form of a mother-father and child arrangement- they dropped in to visit across the street then going now conversation and hugs left...
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Craven Gets Flashed 31
When last we left our heroes. . . Betty and Mildred were at the Village Tavern waiting for the bartender to introduce Betty; who was expected to sing...
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Shake that Heart
Shake That Heart Burst the balloon Embrace the rain Tell the world You’re in love again Let sparks fly Lighting up the sky The moon sports a grin You...
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Cloudy Day
It was a cloudy day Dull and grey I was waiting for you At Gloucester green bus station The Saturday market was full of noise I was feeling small and...
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The Ghost House (Chapter3)
I had actually seen a real ghost before , when I was 9 , in 1972, so had ‘one up’ on Alan. Dad and me were helping put up Christmas decorations in...
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THE GRANVILLE PARKERS - EPITAPH
Not long before Christmas 2021 I heard the sad news that my longest-standing friend, Roy South, had passed away on 29 th November 2021 having only...
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Maria and the Bellasis Family 22
Chapter 22 As soon as I got back to my room, I took up my pen and wrote a letter to Mother Francis’ brother Edward Bellasis. I explained my project...
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Top Tips for Turbulent Times by Timothy Tomkinson #2
Motoring As I might have mentioned before somewhere, car door designs leave a lot to be desired. It's amazing to me that modern cars can be loaded...
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Bronte's Inferno IV (All Things Happen for a Porpoise)
Yep, that's a dolphin, I did that on porpoise. Image from PxHere. CC0
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Bronte's Inferno III (Not The Two of Spades)
Bored yet? Visit cardarium where you can find out what the two of spades means in cartomancy Image author's own fault.
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Prime Ape
I'm the smartest of the primates Small hard-handed ape Grasping for a sense of space, A rock, a meadow, a warm hole And roasted meat before I sleep...
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A Letter.
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Dear Love, During the crack of the dawn, I whisper a silent prayer. I keep you safe in my wishes, I keep you delighted in my fantasy, and I keep you...
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Sometimes forever
I wore a beanie beneath another two-tone wool hat. The colour of my hair was a snapshot of fashionable black and white. The Weird Fish logo and the...
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Fading of Legends
An imagist poem Audio version at https://soundcloud.com/user-62051685/fading-of-legends-mp3 Fading of Legends Cassiopeia in robes of silver, night...
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Things I Did On My Day Off
Drinking cheap wine, I sit streaming old episodes of 'The Sweeney', filmed in the same London streets I grew up in. I check the locations and find...
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Burnham Beeches
Eyes shut tight...pausing to imagine secluded wood; imposing Beech trees in summer standing tall and proud, decked and festooned in green, stunning...
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Degrees of Difficulty
There was a girl I used to know who would swallow dive on to her four poster bed in times of excitement. She’d start her run in the hallway – ensure...
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Audio chapter from the audiobook of A Working Class State of Mind
Hey Everyone The audiobook of my book A Working Class State of Mind was recently released on audiblle. This is a link to sample chapter from it and...
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