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"Good Morning"
Weak sunlight filters through the tree tops Across the leaves blending colors lime to emerald dappling the ground in spots of amber Clouds roll in...
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Keep the perspective
She looks at him and notices how his lips are moving. Very professional, pretty confident. But also, a bit human, a touch charming. How he sits...
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That you Jack ? ( based on a true story that happened to my grandad)
It took me six weeks to gain my sea legs now I was finding it an usual sensation to be back on dry land. The docks in Liverpool were dull grey and...
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Earth
I often think When I drink if there’s another earth And would it be worth Moving there I expect the idea Will never stand up to scrutiny Let’s face...
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Don't Leave Me This Way ('Dead Reckoning' series - Part 1)
In which a surprise takes Josiah's mind off his troubles, but adds them to Archibald's considerations!
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The Golden Fleece (Part Two of Two)
Part One at: https://www.abctales.com/story/marandina/golden-fleece-part-one-two The Golden Fleece (Part Two of Two) Feeling slightly restless, I...
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Gentle march of the seasons
Spring hasn’t sprung like a shot from a gun … slowly going, morphing, gently flowing into …
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The Ardoyne Lifeline
The Ardoyne Lifeline By Paul McCann In Ardoyne there was a time that once existed and in my memory I remember the faces of the people in the place...
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The Golden Fleece (Part One of Two)
The Golden Fleece (Part One of Two) She who must be obeyed - that’s the phrase that sprang to mind as we meandered through Primark’s burnt offerings...
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The Road to Erehwon
You'll work it out, don't worry. Image is Peter Breughel the Elder's The Land of Cockaigne, it is in the public domain and the Alte Pinakothek in Munich, where I've seen it.
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Moving country in February
The streetlight casts rainbows on my window And our neighbour irritated me yesterday The daffodils, my soul's winter knights, pierce the grey Blades...
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India travelogue 1996 part 2
Then to Lucknow to see the old British residency. Beginning place of the 'Indian Revolution' a spooky ruin. The cannon ball shelled gateway and all...
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hog plum and lobster
hog plum and lobster as the sun gears itself up for another day, young lives teeter toward ending bedrooms lit by greedy screens desperation, silent...
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Blind Faith
Pic thanks to Dreamtime free stock images
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Rousing Spring
Beneath swollen drifting clouds, Swift new season breathes creation; Energies balanced – feathers quivering, Springs growing throng of tiny beaks...
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stars over kennet
stars over kennet star lit stones wrap around me and i am held rapt for a pitch-black procession the memory of daylight sleeping beneath frosted ice...
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This Sort of Thing - February 2024 - Last Orders
Written at the rate of 100 words per day, this is the second part of my account of an arduous journey through February via the middle of nowhere.
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Spring Release
In between the rain we can sense Spring arriving (Image courtesy of Wikimedia Commons)
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The Gathering: Part One
The crowd walked, shoulder-to-shoulder along the narrow road. The elderly folk struggled on the incline, and a child moaned and complained to her...
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This Sort of Thing - February 2024 - Early Doors
Written at the rate of 100 words per day, this is the first part of my account of an arduous journey from the beginning of February to the middle of February.
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