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A LETTER TO MOMMA
Had a bad day -- teasing a friend Mona (she’s cute) got me a 5 paragraph detention to turn in. You remember Billy- Bob? Well he still bullies people...
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Aura (17)
Image attribution: Wikimedia Commons Author: Blanford, William Thomas, 1888 License: CC BY-SA 3.0
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Aura (16)
Image attribution: Wikimedia Commons Author: Blanford, William Thomas, 1888 License: CC BY-SA 3.0
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Aura (15)
Image attribution: Wikimedia Commons Author: Blanford, William Thomas, 1888 License: CC BY-SA 3.0
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not ready to fly yet
cat on the bed looks up as I go in he lies on the floor curled as if fallen like a leaf still in school uniform the chrysalis of his face asleep next...
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A Message
Dear wandering child of the earth, Do you know just how much you're worth? You have walked this path since your birth, you where destined for more...
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Henry Miller at Denny’s
O.K. So we are driving to Sacramento, the usual crew. Liz, Ethan Hawke, Paula me and you. We stop at Denny's for something to eat. A shake, a bake...
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Ash Wednesday
That kind of man I bought into Thought I was Though anew Grief stricken and desolation Too late, too late, too late Time does not wait Sifts you like...
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A Man of the Mountain - Smile for the Camera
Need to catch up? Link to the full collection here: https://www.abctales.com/collection/man-mountain-2018 14. Smile for the Camera Jonas waited. He...
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Bike Thieves
Marissa was a tomboy, her curly black shin hairs and skills at football on the playing field making her the talk of Primary Five. Early on in our...
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Cot Death
I have lived it over and over again, the same moment, the same slightly, indifferently flickering sunrays over the curtains, dancing up to the...
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I Voted Against Phil Bredesen Again
On November the 6th, I voted against Phil Bredesen. Yesterday, I was pleased to learn that he didn't win. I also voted against Bredesen once before...
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The Dancer
A modern fairytale. The girl waits for the man she knows isn't coming.
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Tarot
The tarot card I most identify with these days is The Hermit. A cloaked figure, struggling along in isolation, peering ahead into the darkness, lit only by the dim lantern he holds.
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100 Years On
A time for reflection - (A poem I wrote for the eponymous ABCtales competion in 2014)
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Poppy Tanka
Acrostic – Appreciation of sacrificial service, peace-seeking, -keeping; protectors from evil, harm – young men and women defend.
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Changed forever
Don't forget to pop in
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The White Poppy Woman
Coming into Sheffield. The rain so hard and northern that the coach windows are pummelled to a rattle. A city. It’s metal, choke and smoke. A history...
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Band of One
For square pegs, oddballs, misfits and lone geniuses everywhere! (my own image)
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I SHUFFLED (2)
a deck of cards and one spilled onto the floor it landed with a smack reminding us of a child we knew who lived for a while in such a sad life –...
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