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To lay the flower where it had fallen
Under the old castle walls Overlooking the bay
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Anne Bronte
It was very haunting standing next to your grave That overlooks both the sea and our lovely town Your grave is still much loved with snowdrops sown Pens left and beach pebbles collected I visited you on a very wet winters day And stood within the grassed puddles That reflected your history in such fine […]
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Bare Bums in the Shower
When travelling with friends Both male and female We had a golden rule Bare bums in showers The idea was that one Submitted to a bare bum photograph Whilst taking a shower If any of us resisted Then they were punished By either paying for a meal Or a round of drinks Sometimes it was […]
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Scarborough Sands
Like a bastard growth I carried my fears Around with me They were watching me Ready to strike At any moment But the wide sands Showed me the cure These were my flat lands I felt safe there And ready to continue I soon left these flat lands And have returned to my own My […]
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Scarborough Sands
Simulacrum An image or representation Of someone or something An unsatisfactory imitation or substitute Were the dictionary definitions Of this word which had been scratched in the sand In front of this huge hotel I added the following
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Scarborough Sands
After many years in hiding You found me on these sands And attacked me without mercy I was on a journey to a madness That I could not withstand
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Proud Camera
Each day before I catch my train I capture your nakedness With my proud camera This brings me a great pleasure When I consider your likeness As I travel towards the city
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Jokes heard on the North Yorkshire Moors
Tractors Billy had liked tractors since childhood His bedroom was colourfully decorated With tractors red blue and green Billy vowed to work on a farm when he matured Which he did and could be often be seen Driving tractors around the family farm And then it happened Billy had an accident When his tractor rolled […]
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Travelling Peacefully
Jane and I stepped on to the bullet train without haste We were travelling around Japan in search of its hidden soul Our Japanese guide smiled inwardly at our western ways As we passed the front of our train I noticed its unusual name Peacefully this beautiful sleek train was called Peacefully
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Letter to Joe
HI Mate I trust that you arrived safely And that Josephine is well I have just returned from Yorkshire And although I had visited the county before This visit opened my eyes and gave me hope Our country is badly polluted in parts as you are aware But there are other parts that are pure […]