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The Girl in Red
Red Musings
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Malady the Sock Monkey
In his prime he was a splendid thing Played cymbals with a glancing blow Danced, sang In celebrated bands Never boastful, rarely proud A noble creature of renown
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Confession (Exam Tension)
Confession (Exam Tension) (14th January, 2009, 10.18am) In my hand, I hold no stamp of greatness, Just my purple marking pen; I sit in the exam room, nervous for them,
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Wisdom Through a Mirror, Ch. 1B
The second half of Ch. 1
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An Open Letter To The Council Of Higher Beings - An Inspiration Point response
A response to the latest Inspiration Point - 'There is no greater God than the great God Google'.
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A Warm Spell 13_01_2009
There is a monument to Captain George Duff in St Paul's Cathedral in London. He loved his wife. How many monumentees could truthfully say that I wonder?
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Epiphany
My words, rare prose from the frustrated poet!
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Passage to Etruria
W.I.P.
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Inside Out
Reading Murakami’s Wind-Up Bird In the bath In the state of New York Which is covered in snow
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No Place For Civil Rights
They've removed a large lady’s dentures. Her face deflates: lucky for her there’s no mirror. Unlucky for me: I have to look at her.
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Game Show
“You've got to do it. Give it a go, you never know what might happen”.
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Colors of Love
Red is the color I turned when Mark Adams first kissed me on the cheek. I said I most certainly did not like him, and he said he could prove I was lying. He knew a special test.
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Cindy's Fall
"You don't have to be scared, Daddy... Everything is..."
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Patrick's Big Toe Itched Like Crazy
Having stripped his genitals bare, Patrick lay down, raised his hips, and peeled himself like a banana. His chest hair caused a minor problem, as did the insides of his ears...
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No Going Back
Bitter Memories
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Google Worship (inspiration point)
Google Worship (12th January, 2009, 9.52am) There Is No God Greater Than The Great God Google... Every day I pray that You will show me the way
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That toddler in Tesco
You are that toddler in Tesco dragging its feet out the front of the pram,tripping up blind old women,that piece of popcorn that looked like someone I can’t quite figure out who irritating.
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Chicken Soup 11_01_09
This is a soup to herald Winter turning to Spring. White sky, orange sun, deep Winter green of the snowdrop shoots. Hope. Not long now. Not long.
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