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The Toll of the August Sovereign
Sing, spirits of sunlit gold, out, tell of your souls statue army, bound to terracotta dolls. Feel no wounds yet take your toll. Sing, vermillion...
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COVID Took The Olympic Flame
. COVID Took The Olympic Flame Paul McCann Through all the world wars we had they kept going , They carried the flame with a message showing Unison...
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Picturedrome
Audio version at: https://soundcloud.app.goo.gl/C9Ai1 Celluloid dreams, electric sheep, Talkies from the 40s, Silent movie nostalgia, Art imitating...
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Quaint Cottage
. Quaint Cottage By Paul McCann There is a wee cottage near Galway Bay, that has been moulded by the hand in clay . I t's weathered and worn, its...
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- 245 reads
The Valetudinarian
Hello, hello. I'm a sickly fellow. Skin of yellow, Legs of jello. Hello, hello. Goodbye
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It's A Dogs Life
. It's A Dogs Life By Paul Mc Cann The street where I live resembles a pound, after a while you get used to the sound. They bark at the kids they...
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Notwithstanding
His wrinkled skin- a badge of honour a gift of time.
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01.1 A Broken Wing
When the island falls asleep, I wander to the wharf where the waves wash gently on the shore. Surrounding lit in a glow of amber from beacon lights...
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The Arm Farm - 5
There's only one more chapter after this and I'll get it posted tomorrow! Need to catch up? Previous chapter. 5. Older and Wiser The sound of Art...
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The unfunny bloke that was always on TV
It was a fart that started it. If it hadn't been for the fart he would never have made it on TV. Nobody ever found him funny, he wasn't funny, but...
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Codes.
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The Code. I awoke one morning On my forearms the code Of imprisonment and remembrance Came nearly intact to the surface. I wasn't sure if it was for...
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we made this
we made this wrapped beneath tepid blankets of post unopened scarcity stalking the gate we are all gone starlets remembered only in our eight-month...
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doolittle
doolittle sometimes i need the comfort of so many yesterdays chords that can bright a monday with time travel abandoned to the scrawl of strawberry...
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Butterflies On Fire
. Butterflies On Fire By Paul Mc Cann Firey butterflies from sunset skies far away, like flaming stars that touch the night . Firey butterflies fetch...
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Melbourne Cup Has Lost Its Magic
Melbourne Cup Has Lost Its Magic By Paul McCann . Its a horse race called the Melbourne Cup. The first Tuesday in November is the date that has been...
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The Unseen World
. The Unseen World By Paul McCann Somebody's out there There's life beyond us on earth in the spirit world . In this very space there are many...
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Inter Alia
Oddball, queer fish, guiri, other. I have been all of them. Inter alia is among(st) others in Latin. Image source is pixabay.com and is free for commercial use with no attribution.
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Recovering the Economy
We're not yobs, We've got jobs, And we sit around all day, Eating cob, cob, cobs. We've got big knobs, And even bigger gobs, And we sit around all...
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2030: A Space Odyssey (Brave New World): flash fiction 250 words max
Trajectory 33.9 million miles, 7 months of space travel; 2030 – on the cusp of history. Captain Luigi Armstrong woke from his slumber. Showered and...
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