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This poem dpoesn't want to be in this poem It's seen plenty of tired poetry in its day This poem will sit on the shelf for years Gathering dust This...

Marnie

Inside your head Is an unmade bed You close the blinds And search your mind Inside your head You’re well read You have all the answers And your...

The Patrolman - 23

Taxi drivers who ‘do nights’ don’t need things spelled out to them.

17 Syllable Portrait

Rearrange these words into a well known phrase: It,fits,wear,if,cap,the ... Image made at canva.com using pd elements and no-AI

Secret Life

SECRET LIFE #2 THEY SAY WHAT’S DONE IN THE DARK; WILL COME TO LIGHT. BUT WHAT IF THE DARK IS ALL YOU’VE EVER KNOWN? WE SHAPE OUR STORIES LIKE FRAGILE...

Castrator.

The life of a castrato is an interesting one. The boys were castrated before their beautiful voices changed. This was done in Italy, so that they...

Motives and Morals

Boris and Valerie were visiting Pastor Boris' parents in Russia. The bright red Lada arrived at Vladivostok Airport. It was driven by an old man with...

From The Soil (Part 2 of 2)

The child looks up at her mum and speaks. “How does all the food get here?” she asks. Her voice is small and saccharine sweet. “People bring it on...

From The Soil (Part 1 of 2)

Sometimes, I’m a quiet old man shuffling along the street on my way to collect the morning paper. I wear a dirty overcoat, too heavy for the clement...

simbamba

simbamba simbamba brave little zimba mamas little lion mamas little cub simbamba simbamba slumber little zimba slumber little zimba simbamba simbamba...
Cherry

Dead Man: 1

The day John Bardo died was an otherwise unremarkable day in his life. It was in late spring, when the mornings were beginning to get lighter and...
Cherry

10 Life Lessons. Number 7.

A few weeks after my ninth birthday, and with money desperately tight, Dad finally gave his permission for mum to get a job. I know that sounds...

A Victorian Lady's Memoirs Part Three

I did feel that air of excitement, but also a slight trepidation, as the last time I saw my cousin Julia, was when we were nine, which was nearly six...
Cherry

A Victorian Lady's Memoirs Part Two

I remember sitting at breakfast that morning, asking mama how long we would be able to stay at Uncle and Aunts. “ My dear Emily,” she replied in her...
Cherry

Entry 2 — Margaret’s Garden

Journal of Isla Loren — March 18 Location: white house above the Aiglin Sea Weather: Dew on the windowpanes, pale light, hush before the wind Notes:...
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Impulsive Anger and Escalation

How easily I get irritated and snap instead of chat. How easily nations squabble and angry thrust becomes a tit-for-tat. “Blessed are the peacemakers...
Cherry

The Rest of My Life: Thoughts on looking at mum and dad's wedding photograph.

When my father was the age I am now - 66 - he became homeless for the first time. He was living on the streets. It was around this time of year, too...
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Addictions.

There are lots of different kinds of addictions. I suppose if I had to put them into categories, I would put them as mild, medium, strong, severe,...

From A Poet To A Songwriter

From A Poet To A Songwriter By Paul McCann I can still remember the night I became a poet . It happened so suddenly . One night before going to sleep...

Songs Through The Times

Songs Through The Times By Paul McCann Over the last 40 years I've written about two thousand songs with a desire to get them recorded . I have...
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