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Lazy Lagoon
Lazy Lagoon By Paul McCann I’ve heard about a storyteller who lives by lazy lagoon Come on down to the River there on a Sunday afternoon You can find...
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Sarsaparilla Town
Sarsaparilla Town By Paul McCann I thought I’d kill a cold one before the sun went down , so I asked this gorilla where’s the saloon in town . He...
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Tones of Time
A love Story
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Xenoglossy
Xenoglossy I learnt the language of silence She declares Miming is painful for the little girl So that her eyes moves to the rhythm of xenoglossy-...
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Aspie Life
I work at an autism unit. As an Aspie, I'm often asked about my 'take' on the world. The other day, as I'm a writer, someone at work asked me to write something that might give some more insight for my colleagues into how I view the world. I've written this today. I thought I'd post it to see what people think. Any suggestions for improvements or additions would be gratefully received...
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Scattered Wounds: I should like to understand myself properly before it is too late
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“Turn your wounds into wisdom.” ― Oprah Winfrey In the book you write, “The problem with life’s purpose is that we know damn well what it is, but are...
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On Leppings Lane
Sheffield. A once northern industrial city of South Yorkshire, which is in a small country called, England. It was the Monday morning press...
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The Woman You Love
The Woman You Love By Paul McCann It’s reassuring when you know she’s there, loving every moment cause you know she cares, but sometimes you’ve got...
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Aura (14)
Image attribution: Wikimedia Commons Author: Blanford, William Thomas, 1888 License: CC BY-SA 3.0
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Aura (13)
Image attribution: Wikimedia Commons Author: Blanford, William Thomas, 1888 License: CC BY-SA 3.0
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Aura (12)
Image attribution: Wikimedia Commons Author: Blanford, William Thomas, 1888 License: CC BY-SA 3.0
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Open
Reserving what little of humanity I have salvaged, From endless broken relationships leaving me ravaged, Opening the passage cut off from the rest of...
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Spirit Flickers
Spirit Flickers Spirit flickers behind blurry eyes skin slack, features sharp you gesture with arthritic hands blessing the air , a saint long gone...
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Following Suit
Following Suit Angry old man Edges blunted No longer the hunter Now the hunted Middle aged spread Has gone to his head Hair falling out Teeth follow...
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Road Movie
Road Movie Night dark with clichés Clouded with ashes Soundscapes with headlights Guided by voices Poetry distorted Past recognition Cats eyeing...
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The Roadside Floral Memorial Committee (Part Two)
Henry thought hard about it and concluded: why not? He still had access to a council pool car. His comings and goings were absolutely unregulated. He...
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The Roadside Floral Memorial Committee (PART ONE)
Here was the mock joke doing the rounds of the council. Nobody laughed, but they all knew what it referred to: Rows of impacted faces, plasticene...
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3 Wintry Haiku
wilted world … friends foregather… Snow, softly …
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A Man of the Mountain - Murder on the Mountain
Need to catch up? Link to the full collection here: https://www.abctales.com/collection/man-mountain-2018 13. Murder on the Mountain The cast and...
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