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Mother Of Deep Sleep

, Mother Of Deep Sleep By Paul McCann Mother of deep sleep ‘ erase from my mind all the unkind people who harmed me in days gone past . Mother of...
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The Mythicals - 2: a study of grief

an experimental piece to finish the three poems about death and commemoration
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Flight

Flight (05.05.2021) I have not used my wings in a long time. Stiff, wrinkled things, they do not look divine; black and shrivelled, they lie dormant...
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Pebble

Sometimes the simplest things are the most complicated. image from freeimages.com free for non-commercial use
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"Willow's Tail" 6

The door bell rang as Perfidia was passing the front door, not seeing Martha nearby she shrugged and opened it, and promptly froze. “Mr. Appleton?”...
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Chris Alexander 1958-2009 RIP.

Gordy reminded me of the time Chris Alexander got lifted. He’d been coming back from the Boilermakers on Dumbarton Road, Chris was always a smart...

Lightning Bolt

A man was too drunk to give his son a ride. Lightning struck his only son and he died. He drank too much and his son had to walk to his friend's...

Falling in love

When a man and a woman fall in love Instructions STEPS Say a prayer 1. Say your final prayer 2. Mumble your last words 3. Put your head between your...

A Song for Kenny Novel (Part 3)

KENNY, ARE YOU AFRAID? June provided sunshine and green grass for mowing. And summer holidays would soon follow. That meant sunny days at the beach...

Iron butterfly

I once beheld your splendid wings Your life was full Found on the wing Unfettered travel You zinged Whist all the creatures sing Now you wings feel...

A Song for Kenny Novel (Part Two)

SORRY FOR BEING RUDE Morning was wet and dreary. June was supposed to be mild, warm and sunny. What a bummer. Felt more like September. Kenny and his...

Comes Around (3)

Thirteen months later: “Here’s your new cell, shitbird,” said the guard. Turning to the current occupant, he said, “You know the drill, Grizzly.” The...

Comes Around (2)

Thirteen hours later: Aaron was lying on his bed, still wearing the clothes of the previous evening. He was lingering in that vague area between...

Comes Around (1)

Comes Around April 13th “Good that you wore the sweats,” said Jack. “Yeah, I don’t feel comfortable with this at all.” “Relax, it will be fine.”...
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Unfulfilled Cravings

Image from Wikipedia - Magritte now out of copyright.
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A Song for Kenny Novel (Part One)

A Young Reader – Ages 8-12 A SONG FOR KENNY HE JUST KNEW IT "Mom, is it true? You’re goin' to marry James?" Kenny's look was unbelieving. He noticed...

Golden Memories: Toybox #2

I've succumbed to temptation and decided to revisit some of my old toys. It's supposed to be a mistake in writing to use lengthy lists, but maybe a...
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Anemoi - Winds

Bank Holiday walk on the Northumbrian Coast. Image source: geography.co.uk. Licence CC- BY SA 2.0 photographer MikeatSeahouses

Ode on a magnolia in May

Bye bye magnolia you sweet thing, ancient genus, born before the bee. See you again, come rain or shine, same time, same place, next year. Go to...

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