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Isn’t it amazing what a cup of tea can do?

Birds brighten, and so does my brain … : morning chorus?
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Mirror

I look at myself in the mirror and see A person looking back at me I don’t know how she got so old And vicious, malicious and cold Towards herself I...
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Therefore I Am

Eyes have thrilled Soothed my mind, Days now precious Overflowing with Pages once blank, In short...presently Filled to brim, those Plots of fiction...
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A Sharp Intake
A Sharp Intake Realisations are sometimes horrific. The empty biscuit tin, the final scrape of butter. The dirty penny from the jar. Breath, when...
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Infinite dimension and special visions

Infinite dimension and special visions As taught in our school curriculum three dimensions only reign our wisdom. vectors and time never were...
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Sour Sixteen
Sweet sixteen They say to me As in my head I've just turned three Last year It didn't last so long Hey I can get married! Something's wrong Hello...
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Darling Boy
Ignore me, darling boy, Outpour me, darling toy, And I will move on Down the very straight And very narrow path To anything but ruins. If those...
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Paradise
No four walls to cave me in No drawn curtains to hide behind No screaming thoughts to make hope thin No dark secrets for me to find No mounting...
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can you burn

Can’t even write Can’t even think Insidious cold Brown wallpaper and purple smoke Fresh air and rainwater Electric and water Water and wood Broken...
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Evolutionistically Yours
I’ve accepted that maybe the road I took was a lot longer; the footpath more worn down, narrower, and at times far too dim to see what lay ahead. I...
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failure

When you’re at the brink of adulthood You have to take the famous exams that would Project your academic prowess And deliberate your future success...
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Love has no boundaries

As with all beautiful journey's , this one grew from a little seed which was planted . Margaret Simons is one of those formidable woman who's dream...
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Fragile Armour
I come to you in fragile armour, A hasty glance can pierce. I come to share your life and drama, And gently dry your tears. And stand the fool for...
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Ouch
That went through me fast Like a spear through the chest You've given up at last You can put your soul to rest Phone calls gradually stopped Messages...
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Bookseller
I applied for Borders bookshop They said 'Be realistic' I begged them to employ me But it seems I'm not 'artistic' Waterstones said I was Too much...
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Pram Ram
Today I stood in Boots Under 'Feminine Care' Also known as 'Look! I'm on my period: stare' Along came a mini human Mum behind his pram But she was...
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Trails
Part 1 The sight of pine trees in a little town led his journey to a Community Centre worked there years and a career unfolded. Part 11 An older home...
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An Open Letter to Perpetual Sadness
Dear Cancerous Backseat Driver, You are NOT steering my automobile. You don't even know, you don't even care where we're going so you can't advise me...
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The Picture Ranch 47

This Mulvaney's not a square guy... Image source is wikipedia commons.
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One of The Greatest Dogs On The Planet

I adopted Agnes six years ago today. She'll be my dog until she passes away. I named my Chihuahua after my late mother. She's my dog and I won't...
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