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Cigarette
The only warmth in your kiss is the taste of cigarettes, Which has haunted your tongue more often in recent days As you try to smoke away Our...
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Dear Peggy 3/12
“Dear ‘Right said Red’ Your question is a good one and I dearly want to be of help to you, I am writing this to you directly, away from publication...
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The Candy Bombers of W.W. II
The Candy Bombers of W.W. II The River Main (mine) divides the city of Frankfort, Germany. Unlike most older cities in Europe, Frankfurt’s downtown...
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The Corset

You knew the end was coming as you removed your corset and slipped beneath the pink nylon sheets. No words were spoken, neither did the world come...
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Le Chiffre (Song)
1. Then she bet everything on blue she was so sure she could not lose but how could anyone foresee the game would be won honestly. 2. I saw her face...
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Fleeting moments
A blue tit skims a stagnant pool; for a moment longer, a thistled creature clings, snoozing upon a wispy blade of grass. A bumbling bee brushes the...
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The wail
The midnight whale wails with sorrow, mourning the soon departed. Cloaked in amber, the hollow expanse of tasteless perpetuum ignores its cries. Just...
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Ch-ch-ch-ch

Chuffed at change in chiff-chaffs chicks … (based on a comment by Michaela Strachan on Springwatch this year)
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The elephant
For corporals everywhere
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A ride Towards Harsh wisdom: Chapter three (4)

Part four of this long story.
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Eyeless in Gaza

Try walking in a straight line, blindfold... Image is in the public domain in its country of origin and other countries and areas where the copyright term is the author's life plus 100 years or less. Samson and Delilah, Matthias Stom 1600-?
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Dear Peggy 2/12
glasses batted in vain "I saw today's column. You had some great things to say". Her interest in him had been obvious to everyone but Simon. He had...
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Dear Peggy 1/12
'Dear Peggy' By: Tyro Absendarian 'Dear Peggy; I have been living with my boyfriend for almost two years now. He says that he loves me but he is...
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The Loss of Adam West
Batman has died and people are depressed. The world has to say goodbye to Adam West. He starred as the Caped Crusader for three years. Before he went...
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Mementos
Mementos “Honey, where are those pictures from our trip to Niagara Falls”? called Barry as he searched through the bedroom closet. He had removed...
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Sunday Reflection
Although I was baptized and enjoyed a church upbringing: in the earliest stages of my adult-hood, I was a fervent secularist. As time and wisdom...
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Pub Darts
“Hey look, it’s the former world champion. Bob Croucher. Give us a game mate, show us what you can do.” This was a man speaking, obviously, 30s,...
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Old, Old Men

Poem Image created by Aliastron who does not endorse the work to which this is attached. Used in accordance with "CC by-sa 2.0" https://www.flickr.com/photos/aliastron/6468313075
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Ginny. ( Part 5)

It was after seven and the Scotch was still coming fast and furious. I’d been up on stage twice, once for “That’s Life” and once for “Summer Wind”...
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grimms68
Angela stands sulking in the driveway, near the dining-room window, anorak brushing against the wall, out of sight of everyone, poking at something...
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