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For My Name’s Sake
, For My Name’s Sake By Paul McCann You have carved my name in the palm of your hand and that is something they’ll never understand You knew me...
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The Sweetest Sound That I Heard

The Sweetest Sound That I Heard By Paul McCann The sweetest sound that I heard was just the song of the birds, words were nowhere in their song, but...
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There is a new Gremlin in the Kremlin by Alfred N.Muggins (rogue reporter)
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7/5/22 There is a new Gremlin in the Kremlin, behind blue eyes, the blue eyed boy running the Kremlin, is not looking so blue eyed now, is he? How...
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COVID

I'm Here Spreading my arms underneath the rays of the sun spared through the grace of God I'm Here As memories and fear filled eyes float through my...
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Then and Now

Then and Now Then and now each has its own show in my life as well as in the life of all one being an ignorant child small the other being grown up...
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the small moments

What a day! How have we ended up with that gurning gargoyle in charge. Not even a pretence at having intellect or rigour. Jeez... Image made at canva from CC0 image.
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Opposite Views

In 2015 I wrote this poem: TenThings I Love (and She Hates) | ABCtales One commentator said: “ Now you can do the opposite such as: 10 things she...
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The Vessel Overflows

Sadness lives in my shoulders. I have long housed it there, as worry chose the stomach for itself. There isn’t much of me, my mortal shell. Five feet...
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Field Bindweed

Little pink and white soft striped trumpets ‘necklaces’ brightening up the verge like marsh-mallow treats dotted here and there smiling, skitteriing...
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The Real Monsters

Frankenstein was only a monster because that's what people made him out to be. He was actually a kind and gentle soul but that was what everybody...
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A Head Full of Bells
Being the tale of Prince Conall, cursed by St Colum Cille 'Conall, you are cursed,' the saint said to him. 'Prince of pride, you won't be king. A...
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Crunch Time (The Unwanted Revolution – By pricing!) (Or is it more of a Coup D’etat than a Revolution?) (By the Energy Companies? The new rulers of western (or is it just lap dog Britain?) society?) by Alfred N.Muggins Part 3
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Part 3 7/9/22 Now Alfred wonders, how is it that Russia is responsible for the price rise, when Russia is not the only supplier of gas? Big western...
Without Conditions
I should have known dad was into the sauce again as he arrived for supper too late & he had harsh words for anyone near his tongue but I waited...
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Clocktime
Look at the big hand Overtaking the short hand Listen to the loud ticking Taking over your thoughts It’s a long day, starting at 8 Your already...
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A Real Doctor

‘Oh, give over, you’re not even a real doctor!’ Dr Oetker was in a very dark place and had been for a number of days. The sale of sprinkles had...
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A Break in the Clouds - my Memories of living at Faslane Peace Camp back in August 1983
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The rain stopped! We emerged from our peace caravans. Jenny fanned the sparks from the local newspaper The Helensburgh Times. The sparks from the...
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A seed- fear syndrome

A seed- fear syndrome Smile. I often with thrill and fun at this age then in my village my childhood time, that has stood engraved in my memory in it...
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Ripples of Stream
is more than diamond glitter which creates a glint of romance (as between two lovers who feel a connection) the kind of gleam that attracts romance...
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THE SQUID SISTERS - Part 1
THE SQUID SISTERS – Part 1 Jinli, Leicester Square was stifling and swamped with tourists. There were beads of sweat popping out all over the bright...
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In the Vale of the Shadow King (Part Four of Six)

Parts One to Three at: https://www.abctales.com/collection/vale-shadow-king In the Vale of the Shadow King (Part Four of Six) Billy had woken...
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