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Glory, and how to get there
[Continuing the hymn-for-Sundays series] Soon there’ll be days of glory Where there will be no pain; there poverty, injustice will not be known again...
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Loves A Cockatoo
. Loves A Cockatoo By Paul Mc Cann I buried Joey , my little cockatoo beside the garden shed . It was a sad day, when my little cocky died . Broken...
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A Garden Of Many Colours
. A Garden Of Many Colours By Paul Mc Cann There’s lupins in the garden as blue as the sky . A carpet of red poppies, scattered in your eye . Yellow...
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The Little Moments
. The Little Moments By Paul McCann When you were three we went out in the snow and made a snowman there by the window . In the summer we went on...
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SEV 4
I was still at school and watching Space 1999 on the telly, when SEV wafted into the living room stinking of booze and fag smoke. He slapped the back...
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A muddy f+++++g hill. Falklands Three.
A muddy fucking hill. Falklands Three. The hill. Just up the hill. Need it. Right flank Cover for centre. Ghurka’s on our Left flank, That’s good...
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Check the Bolt. Falklands 1982. Two.
Check the bolt , Falklands Two. Check the bolt For action Hands slip and slide Mud and sweat Sweat and mud “Alright mate” “Aye” “Alright mate” “Aye...
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Ah' Chris Mate. Falklands One.
Ah' Chris mate. 8th June 1982. Falklands One Ah’ Chris mate, What a fate, We’d laughed and cavorted Before the fun. I’d had sex In Pompey And lots of...
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The control room
Hearts moan Vows and water break Bones shatter If I let you into the control room of my mind, could you see my heart? If I let you past these walls...
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Snow Day
Snow Day ‘Hello Daddy. Guess what Daddy? I’ve got red boots.’ ‘Red boots little one?’ ‘Yes Daddy. Red ones. Mummy bought them for me. I love them.’ ‘...
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Cat in the box.
Covid has adopted Schrodinger's cat Will it be the vaccine to open the box? Or will the box remain cĺosed until the economy returns employment? Will...
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Out There
Dear Jalen, What’s it like out there? I don’t know if you can actually answer me, or if you’ll still be able to reach back for these words where you...
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Unconditional love
I love you with all of my heart to the very depth of your soul. I love you in everything you do. I love you in all your successes and all your...
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The Golden Age
Not very subtle. Image is by Rory112233 source is wikipedia commons licence CC-SA by 4.0, I have edited it.
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Wootton Village
Audio version at: https://soundcloud.com/user-62051685/wootton-village-mp3 Slate-coloured, sombre skies cast vacuous, apocryphal runes. Carrion crows...
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The Pug
. The Pug By Paul McCann We have a pug dog who thinks he’s a pig and he barks like cat crying to the moon . He yelps between slurps, as he sucks up...
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In The Cupboards Keep
. In The Cupboards Keep By Paul McCann I go to work each night and day until my body is sore and I can’t walk any more . I go home and try to get...
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How Can They Not Believe
. How Can They Not Believe By Paul McCann All over the earth there are so many animals both wild and tame , God has created everyone of them and...
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Day of the Snow
It began as TV news reciting a recipe of weather information: talk of fronts merging and nothing to hold back the pending storm pound and wallop were...
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