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Haircut
I wonder if you could do something a bit different, I said to the hairdresser. I’ll try, they said, scissors open to ideas. It’s hard to describe, I...
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Sometimes
Sometimes, when winds of discontent blow loud and hue my heart with longing, I think of you lying outstretched on that living room floor, stoned off...
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Paper Petals
I knew I still had them somewhere Shoved away in some drawer or other, Those tiny petals you gifted me Of paper pink and flimsy made, Pierced...
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Cecily Dearest
“Cecily dearest,” Maude said to me, “I’m afraid the family’s investments are no longer gaining the return to which we are accustomed.” “What does...
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Mommy
Is daddy going to work late again tonight? Shh! I hear him at the door now – let’s welcome him home for supper kids.” “Daddy, we missed you” and...
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Eastern Sky
Eastern Sky Fractured skies. White lightening Lights up buildings. And for a moment We are blinded. Everything is shrouded. Cordite… Monochrome...
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Group Think
Group Think I grew up in a very good home, with eleven brothers and sisters. We lived in a blue collar neighborhood where such large families were...
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I Never Kept A Diary
I Never Kept A Diary I never kept a Diary, Relying on memories instead Images and voices Stored inside my head I always trusted recall To fill in all...
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A Case for Rosary Beads
I saw the number: it was six, six, six, and I asked myself, am I in a fix? What the devil is this? I know for a fact that I've not made a Faustian...
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A Richer Picture Of Spring
A Richer Picture Of Spring By Paul McCann The colours of spring are a wonderful thing for the creatures in fairyland . What a joy they bring to every...
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Motherly love
12-11-2003 Dear diary, Why is it that always he In her head comes before me? Is it his charm or simple wit That takes from me? the little git! I need...
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children of the coming apocalypse
[Playtime] Close your eyes Cover your ears Don’t look for a reason To have reason And we’ll be in the clear We’re children of the coming apocalypse...
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A Blank Diary
...of an 'honourable' fellow
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Compassion in a candy bar
Compassion in a candy bar My wife Mary and I were fortunate enough to visit the Alpine Countries in Europe a few summers back. All of the story book...
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The Party
Have you ever wondered what goes bump in the night?
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The Rufflegruts Of Kanderwick
The Rufflegruts Of Kanderwick By Paul McCann Kanderwick is a quiet place , nothing much happens , not much is said , But every night when most people...
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My Verbal Diary Here
I couldn’t match the style of Jenny Skinner’s diary entries but I hope this helps to cheer her up a bit while she’s feeling under the weather.
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“The Fool says … ‘There is no God’”*
“The fool says in his heart, ‘There is no God’”.*[Psalm 14:1; 53:1] He cannot know, but must …
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Loneliness Lies Sleeping
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Hail to the King
The ocean King raises its massive snout at high tide dipping & stretching itself to new heights through natural causes & a little help by...
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