Mutevoli pensieri
By luigi_pagano
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A Heroine Named Malala
A Fib poem.
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Persone Basse (Short People)
Inspiration Point 16.11.2012
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The Happiest Day
The start of a journey.
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What Three Bears Said
Fairy tales and reality.
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60 Plus
Life and old dogs. When I’m offered a seat on the bus, although I think of myself as young, I am made aware my age is 60 plus. I am relaxed and not...
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Simply A Yarn
A dedicated worker. It’s been years since she last knitted but she is not likely to drop a stitch. A lot of nieces have duly been fitted with...
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Anguish (I.P.)
I went to bed early...
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Out with the Old
...and in with the New.
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Closing The Gap
This was written for a group exercise. We were given random lines from an unseen poem and were asked to incorporate them in a composition of our own. The "borrowed" text appears in bold characters.
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Siren's Song
Salacious story.
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A Laptop Romance
At once I can tell that she is my type.
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Two-way Love Poem
One from the archive.
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First Love
A Chaucerian roundel.
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Lost in the Flood (I.P.)
Found and lost in Happisburgh (pronounced hayz-bru)
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Time To Say Goodbye
Experimental.
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Guilty Until Proven Innocent
US man walks free after 25 years on death row.
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Anniversary
48 and counting. An acrostic poem.
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The End of the Affair
Anticipation.
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Sacco and Vanzetti - a Cause Célèbre
Massachusett 1920s - The lawless and the Law.
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Transformation (I.P.)
Image:
An attempt at this week's Inspiration Point.
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Birds (I.P.)
Seasonal migration.
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The Vizier's Daughter (I.P.)
A tale of Araby.
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Storms
*** When we were kids we watched in awe. ***
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A Blackboard Jungle
Education, education, education.
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Update on a Building Project (I.P.)
A summary in 100 words.
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May 1964
An anniversary which may go unnoticed.
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"Divide et Impera" (I.P.)
What the Romans did.
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No Way Out (I.P.)
It was no honeytrap.
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A Long Shot (I.P.)
Spotting a masterpiece.
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Cheryl Has Wed
...I pick up a paper: it is a red top; the headlines scream that Cheryl has wed.
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The Poet Peasant
Inspiration Point - Get Committed
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Metamorphosis (I.P.)
Our gang was the fiercest on the estate. Smiling wasn’t permitted because to grin was seen as socialising with the enemy and that was worse than a mortal sin.
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Bryce Canyon (I.P.)
A very late I.P.
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Viva Verdi (I.P.)
Music and politics. The Italian Risorgimento.
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An Island in the Sun
Basking in the winter sun.
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A Story of Our Time
They are taken by taxi to so called parties...
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Ying and Yang of Politics
A cleave poem (or equivoke)in three parts. How to read a Cleave poem? Simply: 1. Read the left hand poem (A) as a first discrete poem. 2. Read the right hand poem (B) as a second discrete poem. 3. Read the whole (A+B) as a third integrated poem.
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A Quiet Evening
Relaxing at home.
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A Poet In The Making
'I have never started a poem yet whose end I knew. Writing a poem is discovering.' Robert Frost
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Howzat?
Cause for celebration.
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Les Parapluies de Cherbourg
We met, as agreed, at the Odeon cinema. We bought our tickets -she insisted on going Dutch- and watched a French film, “Les parapluies de Cherbourg...
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Grandson. One Year On.
About a boy.
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Trick or Treat?
"Woke up this morning..." competition.
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I Am A Sinner
Guilty secrets.
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A Devoted Servant
A further contribution to the 'Woke up this morning...' competition.
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An Ugly Din
Inspiration Point 27 February 2015 - Noise
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A Man of Substance
***
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George
Julian Barnes' novel 'Arthur & George' - now adapted for television - was the inspiration for this poem, included in my collection "Poetry on Tap".
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If Music Be the Food of Love
Allegro con brio.
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What's in a Name?
Based on part of Juliet's speech in Shakespeare's play 'Romeo and Juliet'.
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Last Chance
A call for bold, not timid, responses.
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I Am Not...
Who do you think I am?
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A Telephone Call
Keeping in touch. (An old poem re-visited.)
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Il Festival della Canzone
Sanremo, in Italy, hosts an annual Music festival.
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Doing London
Exploring the Capital.
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Reunion
I remember hearing her confession. Flash fiction - edited as per Ed Crane's suggestion.
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Seduction in Suburbia
A cautionary tale in 200 words.
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The Other Side of the Coin
An opposite view. (A follow up to 'Seduction in Suburbia'). 200 words.
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Revisiting the Past
Repressed memories. An erotic tale. (Edited)
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New Horizons
All the headlines are about Pluto.
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Kensington, 1960 (Poetry Monthly)
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The Road to Hell (Poetry Monthly)
Edited as per Vera Clark's suggestions. (31/08/2015)
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A Momentous Occasion
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Missing, Without A Trace
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A Tactical Retreat
The poem incorporates titles of books by Hemingway.
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A Timely Intervention
He crossed the road at the traffic light and was last seen near the King’s Head round about midnight; but they couldn’t be sure as the CCTV wasn’t on...
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Vanishing Trick
This is a short story I wrote eleven years ago. I am re-posting it to see if it has stood the test of time or if it has past its sell-by date. Comments welcomed.
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The Old Man and the Sea
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Number One (Poetry Monthly)
A variation on the theme of Visual Poetry.
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An Awkward Situation
An experimental piece in the Chant Royal form
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A New Regime (I.P.)
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Hope Springs Eternal
Experimental. An abundance of alliterations.
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The Busento Legend (Poetry Monthly)
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Multiple Choices (I.P.)
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The Buzzing In My Head
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Prometheus's Legacy
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Dancing the Night Away
Flash fiction.
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A Voyage Through London
London Competition entry.
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A Bone of Contention
200 words.
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Love in the Time of the Plague
The tragic love story of a young couple in the village of Eyam, hit by the plague in 1665.
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All's Well that Ends Well
Our remedies oft in ourselves do lie. "All's Well That Ends Well, Act I, Scene 1"
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A Tale of Our Time
200 words.
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If You Wait Long Enough By the River...
....you’ll see the dead body of your enemy float by.
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No Smoke Without Fire
The ordeal of Artemisia Gentileschi.
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A Turbulent Flight (Poetry Monthly)
Edited and re-titled.
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Blue Nun and Babycham
The swinging sixties. A recollection. (Reposted)
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A Certain Dream
Utopia.
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Precious Gift
The current Monthly Poetry challenge reminded me of a poem I wrote in 2003 which I included in my Poetry Collection “Idle Thoughts”. Here is a repost.
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A Brush With Fame
Reminiscences.
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Meet the Press
Hitting the jackpot.
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Chiaroscuro
Light and shade.
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The Siege
Based on true events.
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Camel Rides and Bloody Marys
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Mandolins and the Good Samaritan
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When Daddy Comes Home
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Waiting in the Rain
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Retro
Image by Roger Green - 18 December 2016 - Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 International license.
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A Stab in the Back
Kai su, teknon?
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After the Hurricane
Happiness is....
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On the Warpath
This image is in the public domain – Author: David Frances Barry (1854-1934)
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Winston's Wall
A man of many parts.
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Vanity and Bonfires
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Life As We Know It
Image Source: Pixabay, CC0 Public Domain
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Clearing the Attic
Goodbye to all that. (From my 2008 poetry collection "Reflections")
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An Englishman's Castle
Trick or treat?
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Cupid
Image: CC0 Public Domain - http://maxpixel.freegreatpicture.com/Shabby-Chic-Vintage-Cupid-On-Wood-Pair-Kiss-2899303
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An Alternate Universe
Not all is discovered. - This file was donated to the public domain by SpaceX
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Cats and Dogs
Pixabay image - No attribution required.
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Echoes From the Past
The Grand Tour. - Image in the public domain.
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Liaisons Dangereuses
Risky assignations.
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The Grand Tour
Doing Europe.
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A Postcard From Nowhere
Left at the altar but...
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Finance and Romance
Image source: Pixabay -Creative C.ommons - No attribution required
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A Ghost Town
The copyright on this image is owned by Kenneth Allen and is licensed for reuse under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 2.0 license.
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Into the Void
Headline from The Times newspaper (30/3/2018) - Thank heavens: Pope puts Hell in doubt - Image source: CC0 Creative Commons - Free for commercial use. No attribution required
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English Lessons
Image source: Pixabay - CC0 Creative Commons - Free for commercial use - No attribution required
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The Old Photo
A blast from the past.
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After the Rain
Image: Pixabay - CC0 Creative Commons
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Dreaming Spires
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A Bottomless Pit
Infinite space. - Image from Pixabay - No attribution required.
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A Leap of Faith
Creative commons image - No attribution required.
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Uninvited Guests
Foxes and other animals.
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The Old Bailey Lady
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The Ashmen
They came to these shores in great numbers - (cco creative commons image) -
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Dead-eyed Dick
One from my archive. (Image from Pixabay -CC0 Creative commons).
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Handbags and Crocodile Shoes
PX Image in the public domain.
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Senses
Public domain image: An allegory of five senses - Still life by Peter Claesz -1623
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The Golden Pagoda
cc0 image
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Elegy
To the memory of all the fellow writers who have left us.
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Hansel and Gretel - An Update
An updated fairy tale.
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A Learning Curve
Many fairy tales and nursery rhymes have been with us since the year dot...
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Desert Storm
Image's credit: Lightning and dark stormy clouds by AstoKo in Deviantart
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Measure for Measure
The term "measure for measure" refers to a legal concept that when a person commits a crime (or sins), he or she should be made to pay – either by making some sort of restitution or by suffering an amount that's equal to the suffering he or she has caused. (This is similar to "eye for an eye" justice.)
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Encyclopidias
Sic transit gloria mundi.
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If Money Was No Object
It is a pleasure to own a work of art whether it is the charming Mona Lisa whose smile touches art lovers' heart or a painting by Gentileschi of Pisa...
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The Hermit
Peace and tranquillity.
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The Nest Egg
“A nest egg is essential for a secure retirement.”
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When the Wind Blows
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A Trick Up One's Sleeve
I was petrified and couldn't scream.
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100 Years On
A time for reflection - (A poem I wrote for the eponymous ABCtales competion in 2014)
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3 Horticultural Haiku
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Love is Blind
A variation on the October Poetry Monthly: a somonka.
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Christmas in Kessingland (a sestina)
A first attempt at a sestina for this week's Inspiration Point with a (slight) reference to winter.
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Climate Change (a tanka)
An interpretation of winter.
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The Snowman
To break the ice: micro fiction (50 words).
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Three 50-words mini-tales
Micro fiction
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The Wait
Un bel di vedremo.... (Image: Wiki commons).
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A Journey Into Space
A dog's life.
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A Dim and Distant Star
An astral idyll.
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Wishing
My Christmas wish when I was a kid...
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Monastic Misbehaviour
Not as outrageous as the one described in my poem "The Great Escape".
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Not All Roses
My wish list.
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Toys are Us
There was a time...
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Less is More (More or Less)
Sound advices.
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Down Memory Lane
A journey into the past.
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- 555 reads
The Art of Compromise
In this country and across the pond.
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- 269 reads
Bosco Verticale
A vertical forest in the heart of a city.
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First of February
Happy birthday...to me
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Dandelions
Reappraisal of a a humble weed.
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Behind the Lenses
Ol' Blue Eyes.
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Confessions
Lend me your ear.
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A Day Out at Walberswick
I found this old photo....
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A Man's Point of View
International Women's Day
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A Singular Man
Rimas dissolutas.
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- 3493 reads
Alla Sera (a translation)
Society of Classical Poets 2019 competition - Shared third prize in the translation category.
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A Day Out at Kew Gardens
Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported license. Author Daniel Case
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- 586 reads
Yellow Is the Colour
Image from Pixabay, no attribution required.
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The Black Dog
Often seen as a portent of death it is described as a hell-hound. (Image in the Public Domain)
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Nein, Nein, Nein
An intransigent attitude,
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A nobody
The rain which had been coming down in a steady light drizzle developed all of a sudden into a downpour. Umbrellas mushroomed over the heads of the bereaved gathered at the graveside.
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Aunt Daisy's Son
A Christmas visitor.
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- 196 reads
Pillow Talk
The title (but not the plot) taken from the eponymous film with Rock Hudson and Doris Day.
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- 449 reads
I Have Planted a Seed
Image by Walter Hood Fitch - CC BY 4.0 Wellcome Images
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A Voice in the Wilderness
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In Praise of a Courgette
Image in the public domain.
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- 336 reads
The Trophy Wall
No elephant in the room. ( 250 words flash fiction)
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- 546 reads
1933 - Annus Mirabilis
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- 360 reads
On Winter Nights
A verbless poem.
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The Cinderella Team
I don't know who started the ball rolling.
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An Unexpected Win
The Midas touch. (Flash fiction)
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- 368 reads
A Family Gathering
Occasionally we all get together...
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Romeo and Juliet
A brief synopsis.
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Kol Nidrei
I heard a beautiful piece the other day...
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- 861 reads
On Cromer Pier
More reminiscences. (Own photo).
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Philately and Numismatics
Turning point.
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- 652 reads
On Epsom Downs
A picnic and a glint of gold.
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Anne's Secret Diary
Tying the knot.
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- 401 reads
To A Great Degree
A wind of change.
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- 587 reads
Environment
An acrostic poem.
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- 405 reads
Loch Ness Monster - the Truth.
Picture from Wikimedia Commons.
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- 258 reads
Andrea Camilleri, R.I.P.
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- 355 reads
An Axe To Grind
Murder most foul.
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- 240 reads
Zenosyne
Dipping into the Dictionary of Obscure Sorrows.
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- 1848 reads
All At Sea
I am a seafarer,,,,
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Juno's Geese
Wikimedia Commons image in the public domain.
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- 471 reads
A Weekend in Bath
A fleeting visit.
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The Portrait on the Staircase
His gaze follows me across the room.
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- 444 reads
Watermelon
I am round and fat, my skin is green.
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Motivation
Age is just a number.
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- 351 reads
Autumn, A Personal View
An autumnal re-appraisal
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Cuando Calienta el Sol
An unforgettable tune.
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- 387 reads
A Fresh Start
Saint Francis of Assisi born Giovanni di Pietro di Bernardone, informally named as Francesco
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In Loving Memory
Image by Ken Walker from Pixabay
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- 490 reads
Remembrance
On the 50th year of my father's death.
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Cinéma vérité
Morning has broken
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Godot
A long wait. (Painting by Toulouse Lautrec from Wikimedia Commons)
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A Masterpiece
Attributed to Botticelli
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An Apocalyptic Deluge
Venice under water.
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- 372 reads
A Mid Night Dream
I saw the road sign.
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84, Charing Cross Road
An enduring friendship.
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Ms. Scrooge
Sally Dexter stars as the first ever female Scrooge on a London stage. (Image from Pinterest)
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- 220 reads
Clive James, Farewell.
Mourning the loss of a literary talent.
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At the Centre of the World
Let there be light (and warmth).
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The Upside-down Tree
a thousand-years-old and feeling its age,
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Come Fly with Me
Is it a bird or is it a plane?
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A Permanent Resident
Image in the public domain.
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- 213 reads
Put The Flags Out
A blaze of colours.
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Decameron (edited)
Medieval frolics.
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New Year's Resolution
A senryu
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The Medium is the Message
Consequence of online searches.
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A Chinese Lantern
A lanturne poem. Similar to a Haiku, the lanturne poem uses five lines with a syllable structure of one, two, three, four and one syllables per line.
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Reflected Glory
A writer's heaven.
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A Chōka Poem
Examining the Japanese poetry structure. A chōka poem can be of indefinite length.
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A Minor League's Mozart
A wonder from Down Under.
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The Female of the Species (a ryūka)
More deadly than the male.
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King of the Road
Noblesse oblige.
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Valentine
On Valentine's Day.
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- 396 reads
Service With A Smile
Image from Wikimedia - Nasch92 , the copyright holder of this work, hereby publishes it under the following license: CreativeCommons Attribution4.0 International
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Danseuse A La Fenêtre
Danseuse devant la fenêtre by Edgar Degas
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I, Catherine
A lustful empress.
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A Clowder of Cats
For cat lovers.
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- 238 reads
Civet
A cat-like mammal. (A poem in rhyming quatrains.)
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Here Be Dragons
To the bottom of the sea.
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The Developers' Dream
In the name of progress. (Image by Pixabay)
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Wipe the Slate Clean
Oxford University's Classics department is talking about removing Homer and Virgil from its compulsory syllabus.
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A Letter to My Younger Self
Saving for a rainy day.
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Hot Dishes
Variety is the spice of life.
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The Great Plague of Milan
Then and now. Image: Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International
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- 555 reads
A Literary Squirrel
A judicious rodent.
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Reflections of A Solivagant
A Walk in the country.
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Planting the Seed
An evil deed.
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- 379 reads
Don't Dilly Dally
Follow the van.
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From Filton to Fairford
A nostalgic look back – Image: Pixabay License - Free for commercial use - No attribution required.
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Local News
Image by succo from Pixabay
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- 189 reads
Myth and Reality
A goddess reassessed.
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What To Be, That is the Question
An idle thought with apologies. to Will.
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Independence
An old one. More feline reminiscences.
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Parting
Remember the good times.
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Everything But The Kitchen Sink
A BBC profile on Dylan Thomas related that on being told by his sister to write something about the kitchen sink, he promptly composed a poem on the subject.
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Candid Camera
The camera never lies.
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Broken Dream
When a country boy met a city girl.
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Insecurity
If you could rub a magic lamp and make a wish,..
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Masquerade
There are more than 20 names of birds in this composition. To save people's time I have highlighted them.
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The Apple of Discord
Rotten to the core.
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Vivaldi con Brio
A masterful performance by the ' nterpreti Veneziani'.
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Protest
It’s happening everywhere, in the East and West: people with a grievance are taking to the street to express their resentment and register a protest...
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- 128 reads
A Portrait in Gouache
I am told that he is my great, great-grandfather.
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Lethargy
Explanations might be multitudinous.
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Regeneration
An inspector called.
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The Cherry Orchard
Sharing the fruit.
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- 274 reads
Boz
Charles Dickens, A mini portrait.
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- 175 reads
Green Grass of Home
the grass is always greener on the other side (of the fence) - (Updated and reposted.)
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Embracing the Change
Ramblings on the new normal.
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- 365 reads
Out Of the Blue (Rimas Dissolutas)
A moment in time.
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- 282 reads
As the Walrus Said
...the time has come.
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- 711 reads
Poetry in Motion
Image licensed under the CreativeCommons Attribution-ShareAlike 2.0 Generic license. Attribution: Dave Pickersgill
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A Recipe For Disaster
Too many cooks spoil the broth.
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- 215 reads
A Late Arrival
Last night's virtual reading.
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- 279 reads
The Station Hotel
Remiiniscences.
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- 662 reads
Tourists' Dilemma - A topical tanka
Covid19 and all that.
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- 3033 reads
My Worst Fear
Walkers, beware!
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Drink and Be Merry
At the Oktoberfest.
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- 2754 reads
The Maze
The devilish labyrinth that Daedalus devised.
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- 192 reads
Public Order and Private Dicks
Defective detectives.
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- 176 reads
Sugar and Spice
...and all things nice.
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- 198 reads
Caught in the Act
A nursery tale for our time.
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- 155 reads
Virtual Travel
Seeing the world through nursery rhymes.
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- 143 reads
A Suitable Job
I will consider anything.
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To Be or Not To Be A Poet
In choosing my career I thought long and hard.
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Retraining
Remedying the situation.
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- 131 reads
A Double Act
Mario and I were a double act.
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- 108 reads
No Pressure
Never eavesdrop: you may be embarrassed by what you hear.
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- 101 reads
Thanks For the Memory
Paul Harvey, a composer with dementia whose piano-playing went viral meets students he inspired.
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- 110 reads
Last Night, on Hallow's Eve
I expected to see ghosts.
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- 179 reads
Days of Wine and Roses
Love-token.
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