Cherrypicked stories

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His house has white brick balconies

a dad juggling wowing his daughter's friends as he catches a satsuma in his mouth.
Poem of the week

Cause and Affect

I have my first real-life Facebook stalker. At 65 he is younger than my previous stalker.
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Unopened letters

Some mornings come in hazy light; sun rays that flutter between the curtains and the dusty oak beams, run along the ceiling digging my eyes of blue sleepiness
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Inspiration Point 11.04.08

A revamped ode to an old teacher.
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Lark ascending

was not sure - seemed to be good to be true ...
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First Emperor of China, the man, not the Divine.

Leaders of men, I query what motives they have.This poem came from watching a documentary which provoked an interest in the guy who orderedt he terracotta army.
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Fade Into You

A man hanging on to yesterday as the mile markers of reality disappear in the rearview...
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The Last Word

He didn’t know what else to say. He could say he was sorry, again. No, that wasn’t it. He could say, “I forgive you”. No, that wasn’t it either.
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3) Journey To Work

Danny takes the bus to work.
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Keep Apart Two Chevrons

1st in sequence which includes: The Eye and Inside Being Them, The Paper Of The Country And The Housewife, They Will Forgive Them Everything, The remaining Inch Which Could remove the Wrinkle
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The Eye And Inside Being Them

Lifts unfold them like origami to omniscient, one-armed cranes pointing their guns skyward prophesying rain. Cyclists dismount. Lorries flick their scent. Dolphin trains beach
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The Gardener

Remembering....
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'Volunteering' (from 'Poker Face')

Because of Ms. Regan, I am able to work here. She is an important psychoanalyst. She says, ‘of all the teenage volunteers I've known, you're the brightest!’
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Good Book

Always, these last six months, the terrified atheist, I turned to the dictionary for solace, imagined bedding down upon a latticework of definitions, the warm leathery tang
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The Man I Love

Love doesn't always have to look like in the movies.

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