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Romney Bay Hotel
From a distance all seems to be well A splendid building set in grounds But when inspected closely It seems to have been gutted With the debris of many years piled nearby A luxury garden used to exist But this is now desolate There is a trace of a swimming pool A tennis court and […]
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Elena
I am often asked about Cora’s sister But am at a loss to give an answer As I have never met Elena And will not do so until November Photographs tell me that she is like her sister Although is nearer to Josie in height I look forward to meeting her Cora has told me […]
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Identical Twins
Josie and I are identical twins With Josie being older than me By a few minutes Although we are identical Certain things separate us Obviously I am very masculine A hairy but intelligent primate Whereas Josie although boyish Is feminine and smooth I am taller than Josie Who is rather tall for a girl We […]
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The Present and the Past
I found a number of derelict chalets With each window boarded up An all weather football pitch Was rotting and covered in coastal debris A short distance away I found a new build Triangular shaped chalets wooden chic A girl in a red bikini walked towards the beach She appeared to be the only paying […]
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Dymchurch
This little village has been swallowed up By hordes of rather vulgar visitors All memories of its artistic past Have been all but swept away A decay has set it but a kind decay I did not resent the masses And vowed to return When the air was cooler And write poetry On the sea […]
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Objet trouvé.
Yesterday I left my senses behind And decided to walk From New Romney to Dymchurch A distance of about five miles The temperature of this scalding day Was between eighty-five and ninety Yet was subtly cooled by a kind sea breeze I was in a heaven that I did not understand A wilderness a wasteland […]
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Cricket in Berkshire
Today I thought of the many cricket matches That have been played in the County of Berkshire
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In Praise of Landing Strips
Joe Yes Do you notice something different about me That you are much better now No silly something physical No I have grown a landing strip Do we need an airport in Richmond Why a landing strip Josie Is it a new fashion Cora and I are going to have identical landing strips Why Why […]
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Berlin/Rome
It is so fucking hot today I am exploring Berlin Josie and Cora Stayed up late watching Room in Rome A movie that I admire They were still in bed When I left the hotel room About an hour ago And have promised To meet me at Checkpoint Charlie When the big hand touches twelve […]
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Saint-Trojan-les-Bains
I recently found a photograph Of a beached fishing boat In Saint-Trojan-les-Bains I have no interest in fishing As I consider it cruel But have purchased The weathered boat So that I may summer there