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This Mortal Coil
This Mortal Coil This day I have the peace I prayed for Yesterday’s pleas seemed cold ignored My tears and aching soul cried a sad lament A new dawn...
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Unidentified Cosmos Girl
At University I attended a free Cosmos course. The course was run by a leading Professor in the Physics Department and was aimed at the unscientific...
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Ugly Puggly 80
I took a spoonful of lentil soup, tepid at best, but at least the caterers got the orangey colour right. It left my lips greasy and stained like a...
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Farewell Elizabeth
Farewell and Adieu, Queen Elizabeth As I watched several hours of Queen Elizabeth’s State Funeral this morning, I was taken by the full panoply of...
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A Provoked thought
A Provoked thought Often I wander with wonder my past six decades together my village where I was born the scenic beauties that, it, adorn the mini...
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Our Late Queen By Wendy Kirtley (my wife)
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(Departed 8/9/22) The mother of all the nations of the Commonwealth has served us well for 70 years, through thick and thin she was there, sad times...
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Grief and Comfort
Death, bereavement, loss and sadness emptiness and change and chill; though if the memories of who’s departed stir up thanks the mourning isn’t gloom...
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Sic Transit Gloriana Nostre
It is what it is. Image is author's own fault
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Look Up-Up
Trembling Aspens alert in the middle of a restless wind are anxious sensing Winter is on the way- in the upper regions a milieu of crystals begin...
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"Willow's Missing Tail" 4
Martha brought a plate of fresh baked brownies to the table and Perfidia breathed in the chocolate laced aroma. “I love brownies; and these are...
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The Queue: Part 2
Now Steve and Al and Louis are shuffling along together. Louis has politely turned down the hash cookie Al offered to him, but he’s fascinated by the...
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The Queue: Part 1
There is a light drizzle and London is looking grey and shiny as Dave joins the end of the queue. Sorry, THE QUEUE. Has there ever been such a queue...
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Birthday! Polling day 06.05.1999. The First election for the brand new Scottish Assembley
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Yes! It's the Big Day! My alarm rings at 5am sharp .Today is the day that I work for a full thirteen hours as a Presiding Officer at the Polling...
GREECE TRIP APRIL 1966 - PART 4 - END OF AN ODYSSEY - MYKONOS THEN HOME
Friday 15 th April began with a visit to the National Museum in Athens. Here our party was joined by our Classics teacher, the beautiful and gracious...
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Colouring Book
Colouring Book Wherever I’ve stood. Buttershaw, New Orleans, Basildon. I’ve always looked for the people who knew truths. Not Gods, but folk who...
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A Writers Prayer
A Writers Prayer By Paul McCann . . Thank you Lord for the gift to compose words and music and the inspirations that I write . . I have dedicated my...
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Interesting Times
Not out of the woods yet.
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In the Vale of the Shadow King (Part One of Six)
In the Vale of the Shadow King (Part One of Six) Billy Williams had always wondered what is was about his grandparents’ house. He had been visiting...
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Jesus appears to John, cAD90
[Continuing the hymn-for-Sundays series] He is, and was, and is to come, the First and Last, the Living One, was dead, alive now evermore and holds...
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The Day
The Day has come. It glows in brightness as a torch of AM light. Squinting eyes are rubbed.
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