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So Close to Christmas
They’re burying Tim O’ Sullivan today A man who lived beyond his years He told me a long time ago There would be a flood of crocodile tears ‘They’re...
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Old and Grey
My great grandfather carried on each shoulder Two bales of hay He worked all his life Till he was old and grey And before he died he told me He...
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Friendship can be a Foe
That winter day Light snow falling In the University Parks Me in my Norwegian Trawlerman Polo Neck Wrapped with a tartan scarf You said I looked like...
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Countryside (spoiled)
Thorny hedges Uncut grass Smell of rain And broken glass Scattered by the road A soaking piece of paper Ink crawling off its edge I see a single...
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A Trip of Trepidation
Sailing on a stormy salty sea Searching for salvation Travelling on a train of thoughts Departing an empty station Aboard a bus on a beaten path...
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