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Carry on Monking 1
"Why won't you light a candle to the emperor, then?" "Because it's idolatory Mum," said Father Tertullian. "You light a candle to Jesus in church,"...
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My Rise and Fall (I am a road) (Poetry Monthly)

…to signal direction, and make a connection … I came and I go
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Release
So many disappeared it was only a matter of time. Inevitably, they came. The calm of the night shattered by the sound of splintering wood. Then the...
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A Cure for Death - Part 1
Rala heard her father's screams echo out from the darkness. The sound was horrible and alien to her ears, for she had never heard her father emote such pain before. It sent a chill up her spine and she found herself frozen to the spot.
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Jake Mutant - Chapter Seven
Chapter Seven On the final morning of his stay Jake was awoken early by the sound of Grandad vacuuming his bedroom; he’d removed the hose and was...
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Something about foxhunting...
A bally-hoo A tally-ho Dressed to kill And 'orf we go!!! The countrified Without the 'o'.
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A Tactical Retreat

The poem incorporates titles of books by Hemingway.
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The Craven Danger Radio Hour Video - Part One - The Biggest Gun

Thought I'd take a stab at bringing Craven to life. http://youtu.be/3IGnMydJQDk The Craven Danger Radio Hour In Under Five Minutes D Craven Danger,...
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Ali Farka Touré and crochet on a Sunday

A tribute to the man
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Crossed lines
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I was confused then I'll hasten to say What exactly she was trying to convey Did she want me to dance Who knows ,maybe romance Or just a smile at the...
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The further adventures of Stan -8
It was my weekend forvisiting my daughter Sarah and her family in Sheffield. I was a bit anxious as things between us had been uncomfortable since...
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Lines on a krater in the British Museum
Dionysus, panthers and ivy branches adorn my mixing bowl. Paint of alkali potash on shaped Attic clay, passed three times through the fire, this bell...
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War of Words (Battling Word Game) also - Knot: Verbal Number Game
Rules of "War of Words" - There are two players 1 and 2 Player 1 says an acronym, each letter standing for a word in a sentence which describes an...
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Orlando
It was the first of several mornings at the stables where everything that had to be done seemed to happen with a light and deft touch. The hay nets...
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OCEANS LAST FOREVER

your teardrops are cascading like a cruel torrential rain your rainbows, lost in shadows so they cannot ease your pain . at last, the dawn is...
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Listen up
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They say that our time here is short And we just don't learn what we ought Are we really so smug Laugh things off with a shrug When perhaps we should...
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The Gam
I was woken by the sound of the emergency alarm. I leapt out of bed and rushed to my station, not even pausing to change out of my night gubbins. The...
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The ones I love
We ve just been looking at a picture book About a little boy and his pet dragon I feel the sadness I never felt as a boy When the boy out grows the...
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Oyster Bay

Twixt myth and magic, is Oyster Bay...elusive, yet easy to find...
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Going Home
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19/9/15 Going Home The clock is ticking, The week is passing, The week is halfway past. At least we managed to get to Barcelona, But the clock is not...
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