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Two Stores.

I Bought a cat bed, climbing frame, scratching post with three hanging golf ball sized balls, combined unit from a well-known shop on Friday. I paid...
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Parables of Clippety (2) - The Cleanest Carriage

The train glided along, the carriage they were travelling in was at least two thirds empty, the interior, grey, flimsy and characterless, it felt...
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Departures

An old poem, edited and re-posted
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Maria and The Bellasis Family 24

When I was in Taunton for my nephew’s funeral, I was surprised to see that my step-mother Deborah had also come. She said how much she missed having...

Wonderful Ludlow View

Look over the river Teme with its weirs, circling below; at the castle rooted firmly above the water, on the other side with the nowadays town...
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THE FIRST ANGEL 10

Jonny and Lila come to an understanding

Angel. Part Two.

The awful story of Angel has been on my mind for many months, I just couldn’t shake the horrors of what happened to her, how in one moment her life...
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Parables of Clippety (1) - The Pretty Feret

'It’s not about the dots Clare,’ Clare tutted and said, ‘Well I feel like I’m letting him down.’ She was seated very close to the table, leaning...

Angel. Part One.

When I think of an Angel, I think of someone not of this world, someone who is eternal, strong, knows my thoughts, not tied down to time and much...

Inch (from my collection of #songs for sinners)

Inch was born a tiny child He grew up to be wild He never got tall Four feet 10 inches in his shoes Had nothing to lose He often took a fall But boy...

At the Airport in the rain

My friend Teddy the taxi driver Was a born survivor He conquered the drugs, he smoked Camel light He loved his shifts throughout the night The longer...

An Old Family Tree Now Departed

An Old Family Tree Now Departed I was a fifty-five vintage who arrived ten years late. The kids at secondary school Parents Evenings would mock and...
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Saint Valentine

Audio version at https://soundcloud.com/user-62051685/saint-valentine-mp3 Saint Valentine On a day of hearts and roses, San Valentino loved all,...
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Getting Fat

Marion’s husband wants her to lose weight. And he’s vocal about it. He comes down the stairs and sees her leaning on the counter with me eating ice-...

Seriously?

Recently a new law has been past, I had heard about it, before it had been past but thought it must be a joke, I remember thinking, if this law came...

Gift Heart

Inside this tin, I’ve placed my heart, A last gift to you on this day, at this end, Five years from the start. You have underlined the silence,...
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More Pie

A poem about growing old disgracefully... Image: mine
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