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Light and Dark
An old poem edited, re-titled and resubmitted. Image in the public domain.
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Spooky Old Things
On a New Year’s Day, and on a birthday evening, I usually pick some ‘Intuitive Solutions’ cards, asking the question; ‘What would be good for me to...
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Your caring touch
Your caring touch At times your caring touch soothes me Bringing me a warm bliss that I chase after A light that glows orange A feeling of warm...
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I dont have your heart
I asked about your name And you said it was brought by a crane “Don’t you mean the stork”, I probed? “No”, she would crow “Fertility and rebirth is...
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An ocean of lights
An ocean of lights The night is silent. Floating orbs cover my view as I stand next to my lighthouse. Tall and powerful as she guides me on my way My...
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Sean Happens 12
Dad staggered into the kitchen like his legs were encased in iron struts. He held out a primitive crossbow. A kind of spike in the narrow crosspiece...
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Queenio’s Lost Ball
Queenio’s Lost Ball By Paul McCann Queenio she had lost her ball , just the other day , when the children went running , round on the street at play...
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Starting a Novel #4
He could see a boy sat on his garden wall. The boy had a basin haircut, NHS glasses and a podgy face. He wore a sticky looking shirt, green and...
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Seeing the Light
In the cold light of the day
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Visit Of The Time Traveller
Visit Of The Time Traveller by Paul McCann Some young lads from Sailor Town found him lying on the ground at the docks and they asked him where he...
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The Gable ArtIst
The Gable ArtIst By Paul McCann I was walking past a gable wall and something caught my eye . A young man on a ladder painting heroes of times gone...
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Extreme differences!
The elephant is heavy, the feather is light, … The elephant walks … the feather can fly if it’s …
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Spic and Span
Non-employed or not, I like keeping a weekend as a weekend. There are two commandments to ensure this: ‘Thou shalt make sure there are nice sausages...
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parched
parched nine years since waking in cold piss often mine sometimes others nine years since smashing up my face falling over falling down falling for...
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Burning
Burning You’ve walked away in tears from what I’ve said While I sit working through the words that could’ve made you cry You made a mistake So I had...
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Me, myself and I
Me, myself and I Me myself and I are all I care about For I search for Myself in everyone And love all the pieces of me I see in you Hopefully you...
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The seven sins
It cant be quelled like hunger It cant be satisfied with money It wont run from your anger It wont be convinced by a beautiful body It wont go away...
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A Light Touch
A Light Touch Here in this motionless focus; I finally disappeared. Into a call for rejuvenated youthful vigor. This source blends with ventilation...
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His Flight
Dear diary...finding a blue towel lying under a woodland tree with a crawl space for animals, didn't make any sense to me, but I took the photo on...
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New Morning Routine
For the past few weeks, I have had a new morning routine; checking Chirpy the sparrow chick survived the night. He has such a loud and persistent...
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