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THE TRIALS OF AN ANGEL: Part 5 The Dawning
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Rare Ben Johnson - my poem of London Pride
They said he was crossed how they said he was crossed And rare Ben Johnson gave not a stuff He sang of the spirit of London's Great Fair Neat...
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The story of alms
Once upon a time, at a temple called Mercy, which was located on a mountaintop, there lived two monks. One was named AWAKEN. The other was named HAZY...
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Stream of Consciousness in a Time of Drought
"The relationship of humankind and it's sewers may not be the stuff of romance". I thought of this as the opening sentence of a tour de force Regency...
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In the Vale of the Shadow King (Part Two of Six)
Part One at: https://www.abctales.com/story/marandina/vale-shadow-king-part-one-six In the Vale of the Shadow King (Part Two of Six) Standing in...
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Hurrah to the Waves
Waves undulating concealing sand dunes melting before water charging & determined towards the beach sandy bottoms covered by ebb’s movement once...
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Magical Mystery Tour Part 5 : Mission Accomplished (Into the Liverpool Docklands!) by Alfred N.Muggins Section 3
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24/8/22 There was a wonderful plateau of outside cafes and restaurants at the top of some very futuristic steps, after which they descended to a...
It's the year. . .
It’s the year 2117 and Orcas have taken over the world. They have become amphibious and adapted to walking on land with stout, tiny legs, although...
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I
want to be first to tell mama- I love her & give a big hug the squishy kind then climb into her lap & give a kid-kiss on her cheek.
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Chemo 9
Chemo 9 _ Effie, how could you do this to me? _ (softly) s’not me. Tis you. _ Don’t try to blame me. I emptied you at 12. I checked you at 4, and you...
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Alone
Alone With every fear filled step of dread Deeper into the darkness now I tread A lonely trail with no end in sight I blindly tread the eternal night...
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This Mortal Coil
This Mortal Coil This day I have the peace I prayed for Yesterday’s pleas seemed cold ignored My tears and aching soul cried a sad lament A new dawn...
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Unidentified Cosmos Girl
At University I attended a free Cosmos course. The course was run by a leading Professor in the Physics Department and was aimed at the unscientific...
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Ugly Puggly 80
I took a spoonful of lentil soup, tepid at best, but at least the caterers got the orangey colour right. It left my lips greasy and stained like a...
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Farewell Elizabeth
Farewell and Adieu, Queen Elizabeth As I watched several hours of Queen Elizabeth’s State Funeral this morning, I was taken by the full panoply of...
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A Provoked thought
A Provoked thought Often I wander with wonder my past six decades together my village where I was born the scenic beauties that, it, adorn the mini...
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Our Late Queen By Wendy Kirtley (my wife)
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(Departed 8/9/22) The mother of all the nations of the Commonwealth has served us well for 70 years, through thick and thin she was there, sad times...
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Grief and Comfort
Death, bereavement, loss and sadness emptiness and change and chill; though if the memories of who’s departed stir up thanks the mourning isn’t gloom...
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Sic Transit Gloriana Nostre
It is what it is. Image is author's own fault
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Look Up-Up
Trembling Aspens alert in the middle of a restless wind are anxious sensing Winter is on the way- in the upper regions a milieu of crystals begin...
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