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Magical Mystery Tour Part 5 : Mission Accomplished (Into the Liverpool Docklands!) by Alfred N.Muggins Section 3
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24/8/22 There was a wonderful plateau of outside cafes and restaurants at the top of some very futuristic steps, after which they descended to a...
It's the year. . .
It’s the year 2117 and Orcas have taken over the world. They have become amphibious and adapted to walking on land with stout, tiny legs, although...
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I
want to be first to tell mama- I love her & give a big hug the squishy kind then climb into her lap & give a kid-kiss on her cheek.
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Chemo 9
Chemo 9 _ Effie, how could you do this to me? _ (softly) s’not me. Tis you. _ Don’t try to blame me. I emptied you at 12. I checked you at 4, and you...
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Alone
Alone With every fear filled step of dread Deeper into the darkness now I tread A lonely trail with no end in sight I blindly tread the eternal night...
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This Mortal Coil
This Mortal Coil This day I have the peace I prayed for Yesterday’s pleas seemed cold ignored My tears and aching soul cried a sad lament A new dawn...
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Unidentified Cosmos Girl
At University I attended a free Cosmos course. The course was run by a leading Professor in the Physics Department and was aimed at the unscientific...
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Ugly Puggly 80
I took a spoonful of lentil soup, tepid at best, but at least the caterers got the orangey colour right. It left my lips greasy and stained like a...
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Farewell Elizabeth
Farewell and Adieu, Queen Elizabeth As I watched several hours of Queen Elizabeth’s State Funeral this morning, I was taken by the full panoply of...
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A Provoked thought
A Provoked thought Often I wander with wonder my past six decades together my village where I was born the scenic beauties that, it, adorn the mini...
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Our Late Queen By Wendy Kirtley (my wife)
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(Departed 8/9/22) The mother of all the nations of the Commonwealth has served us well for 70 years, through thick and thin she was there, sad times...
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Grief and Comfort
Death, bereavement, loss and sadness emptiness and change and chill; though if the memories of who’s departed stir up thanks the mourning isn’t gloom...
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Sic Transit Gloriana Nostre
It is what it is. Image is author's own fault
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Look Up-Up
Trembling Aspens alert in the middle of a restless wind are anxious sensing Winter is on the way- in the upper regions a milieu of crystals begin...
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"Willow's Missing Tail" 4
Martha brought a plate of fresh baked brownies to the table and Perfidia breathed in the chocolate laced aroma. “I love brownies; and these are...
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The Queue: Part 2
Now Steve and Al and Louis are shuffling along together. Louis has politely turned down the hash cookie Al offered to him, but he’s fascinated by the...
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The Queue: Part 1
There is a light drizzle and London is looking grey and shiny as Dave joins the end of the queue. Sorry, THE QUEUE. Has there ever been such a queue...
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Birthday! Polling day 06.05.1999. The First election for the brand new Scottish Assembley
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Yes! It's the Big Day! My alarm rings at 5am sharp .Today is the day that I work for a full thirteen hours as a Presiding Officer at the Polling...
GREECE TRIP APRIL 1966 - PART 4 - END OF AN ODYSSEY - MYKONOS THEN HOME
Friday 15 th April began with a visit to the National Museum in Athens. Here our party was joined by our Classics teacher, the beautiful and gracious...
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Colouring Book
Colouring Book Wherever I’ve stood. Buttershaw, New Orleans, Basildon. I’ve always looked for the people who knew truths. Not Gods, but folk who...
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