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Curse of the m-o-n-k-e-y
m-o-n-k-e-y m-o-n-k-e-y m-o-n-k-e-y m-o-n-k-e-y
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Bridge 4
The start of Chapter 2. Taking care of Dad.
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If you buy me garage flowers (when the girl knows its over)
she knows it's time to go
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WHERE ARE THE FISHERMEN? poem
A wooden hull bumps gently against the dock
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Rose and Phoebe's Garden
Memories.
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Chapter Eight: Stonewash Balls and Desperation Takes Hold
Kate tries to help her brother through his depression but gets distracted by a fertile vision in skin-tight stonewash.
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THE RAMP poem
Iraq War arms take two smoking tries to roll up the incline, sometimes three
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Abu Simbel, Egypt.
'I have uncovered a secret beauty, belonging to a past life.'
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27 Repetitions
A short poem I wrote, slightly adapted for this website. I'd be interested to see if you can spot what I've included in the stucture. Comments are not only welcomed, but requested!
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Paradise Lost.
is there anything worse than a dream dangled, tantalisingly in front of you - but never quite attainable ?
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Peace removed!
Written for a friend...
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The day everything was okay
it felt as euphoric as stealing a speedboat
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Closing Down
Looking back now, I realised it was the death of rock ‘n’ roll for me too, the time when the fantasy turned too real and the rock ‘n’ roll dream became one more nightmare.
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The Guinea Thief - Chapter 4 (Continued) - John's proposal
“ There’s a question I’ve been meaning to ask you.”
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FIRST LIGHT poem
I watch movement in tall grass, the strut of a partridge –- a forward series of short jerky steps.
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Money makes the world go around *Snippet*
Remember one night, it made my Ma stay up the wole night crying.
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For Dorothy, a birthday, and a reflection.
Time marches on, and so do we. Happy Birthday to a good friend.
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Smothered Love
Sometimes, what's lost is lost and gone forever..
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Spider
The giant spider has human skin, flaking like eczema, and its eight legs are like long fingers with three or four extra knuckles.
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