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On A December Morning
Out of the cold
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Out of the cold
Amsterdam's wind, slicing through November, carried a chill that clung to every exposed surface. The city’s canals and cobblestones seemed complicit...
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Better late than never
Every cloud has a silver lining, at least that's what they say, So though storms may loom, they’ll soon pass away. Just as in my odd verse, the heavy...
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"Before They Call, I Will Answer, While They Are Still Speaking, I Will Hear." Part Three.
Years later, while Paul and I settled into life with Eric in our lives, for he’d now become a part of our lives now. It went from him going into his...
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As the sayings go …
Too many cooks get under each others’ feet …
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"Before They Call, I Will Answer, While They Are Still Speaking, I Will Hear." Part Two.
Myself and Paul, we were carers for my brother Eric. We were unofficial carers. He came to our home, after we had just got married. He had seen us up...
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All I Can Eat
All I Can Eat Moderation in all things Surely not? Once the feast begins I’ll gorge the bloody lot From raging famine to sumptuous feast With eyes...
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Kind, wise lives
[Continuing the hymn-for-Sundays series] When welcoming guests, don’t fuss and stress they’d rather less poshness than tense distress … Words spoken with haste… Lying with skill …
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Home is where the mind is
"Let me tell you a story," the salesperson begins. The words are not even out of his mouth before I know I am going to get ripped off. Deceived,...
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