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The Better Bargain!
Full river – soothing progress steady slow gentle ripples in the flow clear waters: still and quiet all around — not like the ‘Saturday Black Friday...
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Weather App. Haiku # 23
Early December Looks coldish, but clear outside No rain or snow though! ( 23 of 25)
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The morning breaks
The morning breaks my heart ache this loneliness inside of me is slowly taken over me a bird sing I feel a chill in the air like a ghost from some...
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Bus Pass On Finniston Farm [somewhere near Finnieston, Glasgow]
BPL was doing something called ‘visiting’. This seemed to involve BPL dining out for lunch and dinner, spending evenings in people’s homes, bringing...
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Kathleen’s Secret
Based on an oft-told story of my father’s. Kathleen and the hat definitely existed until the early 1960s but I’d be a fool to promise that the rest of his tale is true.
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The Road To Ponkerton Village - Part 1
Bob was pleased with himself, he wanted to celebrate getting the planning application through. He’d been optimistic all along, mostly because he held...
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My Son Josiah 1
Matthew was driving to the church leaders' meeting at Piddledon Farm. He passed a child on a tricycle. "This is a very dangerous road," said Matthew...
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Strange Advent
A revision of a poem I posted last year. Sadly, nothing has changed. Image courtesy of Grumpy Beere from Pixabay
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Disability Reverso
We want to kill disabled people I hope you agree it’s not right that We pay for broken people In civilized society. We must all be self reliant. It’s...
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Experiences Not Stuff
Scottish Ballet are bringing ‘The Crucible’ to Aberdeen next April. Went online to book a ticket. Last time I went to the ballet, tickets for the...
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Suffocating Falseness
[Continuing the hymn-for-Sundays series] Like a fish out of water that’s gasping for breath so many thirst, hunger – they’re desperate for truth. Yet...
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Merry Christmas, Mom - Part XII
You were my mother until I was forty-one. I was fortunate and lucky to be your son. December has arrived and Christmas is near. Life would be better...
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Strictly S and M
It's a popular show about dancing. The best are all preening and prancing. But there's always a boil that needs lancing. And a surfeit of sideways...
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Making Merry at Ned's
“You’re a little early,” said Ned. “I don’t start serving till eight.” Santa scratched at his beard and took a seat at the bar. “It's not booze I’m...
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Bus Pass [and BPL] Go to Smuggler's Top [Deck]
BPL had a whole raft of reasons as to why she’d like to wring the former FM’s neck*. Wrecking Scotland, in BPL’s opinion, remained top of the list,...
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The fickleness of new daylight
Honestly, I am not even fully awake when I discover a red-haired woman with a fire-breathing dragon tattooed on her neck sitting on my toilet. Okay,...
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1:5:6 Agreements (Part 6)
Timm’Ottay hadn’t looked at them since they arrived, his gaze respectfully but at times, awkwardly averted; the other Quatarrian returned to their...
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Another Way To Kill It.
My son Daniel loves the song, "You'll Never Walk Alone," He had told me, "I play it everyday." And to be fair, it is a fantastic Anthem! Another song...
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How it Ends?
Travelling through life I currently find myself on a journey through psychotherapy. Recurrent episodes of depression and work related burnout have...
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