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The Code. I awoke one morning On my forearms the code Of imprisonment and remembrance Came nearly intact to the surface. I wasn't sure if it was for...
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we made this
we made this wrapped beneath tepid blankets of post unopened scarcity stalking the gate we are all gone starlets remembered only in our eight-month...
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doolittle
doolittle sometimes i need the comfort of so many yesterdays chords that can bright a monday with time travel abandoned to the scrawl of strawberry...
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- 353 reads
Butterflies On Fire
. Butterflies On Fire By Paul Mc Cann Firey butterflies from sunset skies far away, like flaming stars that touch the night . Firey butterflies fetch...
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Melbourne Cup Has Lost Its Magic
Melbourne Cup Has Lost Its Magic By Paul McCann . Its a horse race called the Melbourne Cup. The first Tuesday in November is the date that has been...
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The Unseen World
. The Unseen World By Paul McCann Somebody's out there There's life beyond us on earth in the spirit world . In this very space there are many...
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Inter Alia
Oddball, queer fish, guiri, other. I have been all of them. Inter alia is among(st) others in Latin. Image source is pixabay.com and is free for commercial use with no attribution.
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Recovering the Economy
We're not yobs, We've got jobs, And we sit around all day, Eating cob, cob, cobs. We've got big knobs, And even bigger gobs, And we sit around all...
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2030: A Space Odyssey (Brave New World): flash fiction 250 words max
Trajectory 33.9 million miles, 7 months of space travel; 2030 – on the cusp of history. Captain Luigi Armstrong woke from his slumber. Showered and...
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confessions of a social phobic during lockdown
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The Young Bounder #2
I say, I say, I say. Are you those that make hay? Are you those that make curds and whey? Are you those that make hens lay? Are you those that toil...
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Wear Your Poppy With Pride.
Every year, since I was a child, I have always worn a poppy. Over the years I have seen a decline of people wearing them. I have taught my Children...
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Last Night, on Hallow's Eve
I expected to see ghosts.
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Pathos
PATHOS P ennies for your eyes and lullabies for your ears A kiss for your lips and a prayer for your fears. T ime has no meaning while you’re...
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THE ROAD OUT OF PURSYSBURN
THE ROAD OUT OF PURSYSBURN by Paul McCann Searching for inner space a million miles away from Purdysburn’s front door. I begged my feet to keep on...
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What's Best For You
. What’s Best For You . By Paul McCann . There’s always someone trying to do , something important and what’s best for you. An ambo man or a...
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The Secret of Contentment
[Continuing the hymn-for-Sundays series] Greed attacking gratitude, discontent … Want to ‘get’ more than to give – what’s the greatest thing to own? …
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The Top of the Mountain
Black was once very difficult as a future on this land and I felt shame knowing my whiteness shone brighter in the scheme of life: President Obama...
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On Halloweeen Night
Cauldrons of trouble Toil and bubble Moon casting spells In wishing wells Silhouette of gnat Tail of black cat Wings of a bat In a magician’s hat...
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