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Three Studies of Isabel Rawsthorne
I have a copy of Francis Bacon’s Three Studies of Isabel Rawsthorne (on white ground) On the wall of my flat in South Kensington It is a triptych painted in 1965 I rather like the artists work but have purchased only this copy It suits the plain walls of my lounge which overlooks the […]
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Eustacia Vye
It is supposed that Eustacia Vye drowned in Shadwater Weir But she survived and like Viola Gresham is known to be a time traveller This said nothing has been heard from Eustacia for over forty years And it is thought that she is either dead or smothered by time Viola met her briefly in 1932 […]
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The Man from the Mountains
Men have become soft my friend Men used to be strong and courageous They would be leaders protectors and would provide for their families as they strove on purpose I have not gone soft even though I am a poet I am a deep thinker I met a Jehovah’s Witness yesterday and we discussed the […]
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To be alone is the fate of all great minds
To be alone is the fate of all great minds To be alone is the fate of all great To be alone is the fate of all To be alone is the fate of To be alone is the fate To be alone is the To be alone is To be alone To be alone […]
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To be alone is the fate of all great minds
To be alone is the fate of all great minds To be alone is the fate of all great To be alone is the fate of all To be alone is the fate of To be alone is the fate To be alone is the To be alone is To be alone […]
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L’Odyssée d’André
Andre lived an uncomplicated life next to the beach With his girlfriend Sonia and their two cats His immediate prospects were quite rosy As his painting were selling well after the exhibition And then the spaceship landed near the jetty The travellers invited Andre and Sonia To join them on their odyssey through time and […]
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20 Degrees South
20 Degrees South and I are on a TGV We are heading at speed Towards our beach side villa I am a successful writer And now live in Antibes That is the only fact of my life I found 20DS begging on a Paris street She was feeding a habit So I took […]
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History Book
I am currently Reading a history book Which has Four Hundred and Ninety Six Blank pages As my race Has no history
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New Works Programme
The whole thing was so simple Delon authorised improvements Yo yjr cpimtry as a whole These were nit huge schemes But local ones such as those On my farm and oit villafe An unmade road was improved Near me which meant I was able To garage my red tracror successfully Street lighting […]
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Fitzgerald
I am sitting on the balcony Watching the sun slowly decline Into the warm Mediterranean Sea Jane is sitting opposite me Watching the deep sun fade This is her first visit to Southern France She was reading Tender is the Night But now the light has seduced her I am also reading a […]