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Red Insect
A small red insect no bigger than a pencil point was moving slowly across the thin cream curtains in my bedroom In the garden outside my friends were listening to haunting guitar music Which was being played by a girl called Pony She was topless as always and was in full view of the road […]
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The Poetry Field
I have not visited you for over three years Yet I pass you frequently […]
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Weymouth
Goodbye sweet beach […]
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What I Demand of the Moon
I have known you for many years but have never seen you swimming under the white waves of the moon […]
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Boredom (Ennui)
I am trapped in my house today […]
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Serpentine C
Serpentine C is with me […]
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Captain Oates
I have a friend called Paul who of late has insisted that people refer to him as Captain Oates After the famous polar explorer I feel that this is strange as Paul is a lifeguard on the South Beach and he also works part time With me in the North Beach Surf Shop […]
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Modernist Directory
I am walking down a street of bookshops but they do not detain me My destination is the modernist bus station Which is situated in the deepest valley in the town It was constructed totally of reinforced concrete And has been part of the urban landscape for over fifty years I found the […]
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Colin G Maggs
Until his death in 1959 Colin G Maggs owned a hardware store Which sold everything but grapes The property is now owned by a colony of Rhodesian Bats Who are in no way related to Colin or his immediate descendants
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A Birthmark
My wife has a birthmark on her bottom which resembles President Macron She used to be a French swimming champion But retired from the sport when she found that Macron could not swim. Up to last year we were keen nudists and visited Cap D’Agde frequently But we no longer enjoy our leisure there […]