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Memories are made of this

Margaret & Ted Boddington Both Margaret and Ted were very special to us all providing exceptional kindness and support when Catherine, James and Caroline were young children.

The Dance of Life

I’ve danced the dance of life with you before I know I’ve lived a life with you before I know I’ve seen your smile Smile upon me I’ve watched your face And saw you
Cherry

Spam

a story about spam.
Cherry

The loom for air

Flash fiction / prose poetry / fairy tale

Blink

Blink. I dare you. Spend one half of one second with your eyes completely shut. Do it. If for no other reason than your eyes are getting dry. Go on. Blink.

A Long-Winded Arrival and A Hasty Retreat

Cyra put down her luggage and stared at the train. It was a beast of a machine, a hunk of iron on wheels with small holes cut in the thick outer walls for windows.

To a book mite

Little book mite, munching on a page; chewing sayings by some ancient sage; while you’re busy feasting on a book don’t you ever stop to take a look at the pretty words which you devour;

Or call it peace

Call it a silent power to capture the light in this room in glass vases. So the sun flowers when you are alone. So the day awakens when the night begins. Call it a sweet principle

As you sleep, my heart doth sleep

As you sleep, my heart doth sleep and, in your serene beauty, makes its bed.

My Life

I suppose my idea came from reading Michael McIntyre’s autobiography and yes I will always question my spelling of Michael; is it the a before the e?

Will

Acid burned in her mouth. She swallowed hard; wishing the taste away. She clenched and unclenched her fists behind his back. His strong broad shoulders clad with a faded black t shirt.

Alice

Bridge to Fealty

Bartered memories with lust twined Truant souls that could never bind Carnal fancies solemnly pined Exchanged for fealty and left behind Hopes sacrificed; dreams resigned

London: Foggy Redoubt

A haiku to serenade the London atmosphere.

Summer Resolve

A sunny, USA summer day for all of my British friends.

Vietnam: Jungle Nightmare

Parading through tangled vines, dense brush Green fatigues twining with emerald canopy so lush A humid vapor drifts overhead; perspiration founts gush

Teleported Into Azure Bliss

A literal and surreal trip in my soaring balloon. Enjoy the ride.
Poem of the week

Atom by atom

it is as if you are being disseminated atom by atom like the febrile mist rising from a battlefield

Need Versus Greed (Clothing)

Need versus Greed (Clothing) P K Routray With civilization cloths were worn To with stand cold warmth of the body to hold clothes are essential for mankind’s survival.

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