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an old man's elegy
an old man’s elegy, at the point of death, for that lover who never quite was I have your number I never called when I happened past your house, no...
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July morning sky
Northern sky
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Among the sparrows
Curiosity finds a niche.
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"Past and Present" Chapter 2
“Oh my lord,” Stephanie cried out, closing her eyes and hoping to wake up from this nightmare. “Prayer does not become you either Victoria. I suggest...
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Death
Christians say it's heaven or hell, The knelling of the funeral bell. Rational minds say it's nothing at all, The man with the scythe's terrible call...
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When We Said I Do
When We Said I Do By Paul McCann A wonderful thing happened to me so many years ago . It was called our wedding day , and God came down to say hello...
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Art Inspired
This artist with nimble touch paints a pigment language, brush strokes in vivid richness blended...embellished essence, gentle curves passing,...
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breathless at the threshold
no storm tonight to clear the smothering pall blankets weigh heavy on failing lungs I lay like a vitruvian gulping at air my soul is drowning finding...
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In a World Gone Mad: Sunday 5th July 2020
Sunday 5 July 2020 We had a karaoke night last night, Andy didn’t join us because he was hung over from the night before when he went to his friend’s...
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Ironing, a woman's half hour
I wrote this and realised that i had a washing machine poem..think i might have read similar before...
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In a World Gone Mad: Saturday 4th July 2020
Saturday 4 July 2020 I’ve done it, I’ve done it, I’ve bloodywell only gone and done it. After umph years, umph days and umph hours, I’ve finished...
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The Human Touch: Chapter One
The Human Touch Katherine Black Chapter One ‘For Christ sake, the dog’s giving birth on my bed. Don’t just stand there, bloody do something.’ Carla...
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Something better …
[Continuing the hymn-for-Sundays series] Blighted partying and violence, frustration breeding selfishness, think anarchy brings happiness, but joy...
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The Maulter: Part 4-Riddlebrook
To be fair, it wasn’t Riddlebrook’s fault it did little to warrant its place on the map. The town was pretty well situated in the middle of nowhere,...
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new dog for old
After his mum’s death Bob decided to get a dog. He’d been laid off after working for the same company for almost thirty years, his wife had left him...
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"Past and Present" Chapter 1
The newsroom was hectic. It was nearing the deadline for the final print and the last of the articles were due in. Stephanie Mitchell was spell...
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A Working Life
A Working Life by Paul McCann We work so hard all of our life to pay the bills and to provide . Somehow through the thick and thin , we always find a...
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Attack and destroy!
In the mini bus our motto was “Val aan en vernietig!” Attack and destroy! For our away matches the team spirit was more like a rock band than a chess...
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Learning Counting 3, 4, 5 …
1, 2, 3 Breakfast, lunch and tea Mummy, Daddy, me: 1, 2, 3 … Now we’ve got 1 more 3 and 1 makes 4 …
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