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Tales from the Port Side
I live on the southside Of the northside In a pink cottage That was once owned by a fishing family Who were drowned at sea in 1923 I share it with my partner Who is six years older than me We have two cats And design earthenware pots For the local tourist market Life has […]
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Daffodils
under grey skies these merry flowers give notice of the coming spring 7th March 2021
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Sitting on the roof with Gertie
From the roof on my house We can see the lake But we had chosen Not to swim As it was more comfortable On the roof Reading books Gertie Was wearing A yellow cotton dress Which she had purchased In the city On the day of her arrival You cannot see the city From the […]
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Industrial Landscape
When I woke up a film there was a film playing on my television It was the film that I had been watching when I fell asleep I watched it for a while through my half closed eyes but was disturbed When a naked girl pushed past me and stood at the window Looking at […]
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Japan
I was in a toy shop buying presents when on a shelf I found a few boxes of soldiers These were very much like the boxes of miniature soldiers That I used to have when I was a child Out of curiosity I moved one of these boxes causing the others to fall to the […]
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The Gerasene Demoniac
I was once told the story of a miracle preformed by Jesus which disturbed me slightly Why were you so disturbed Because the demons that were exorcised out of the man by Jesus were transferred to a herd of swine who proceeded to run down a hill and into a lake where they […]
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The Passage
Mother I know that you are near please do not weep for me Nailed Although the pain is great I see only Heaven in front of me Condemned My life is beginning to ebb away please pray for me
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Kite
I can hear your girlish squeaks from above the trees But cannot see you from my window The crows and the blackbirds are aware And are awaiting your next visit You are the most feminine of birds And the most timid by far Lesser birds often chase you away To the amusement of other creatures […]
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Madeline Usher
The military had requisitioned all of the buildings on the edge of their base and were beginning to block the roads This said they took little or no notice of me as I cycled back and forth along the rural lanes I was told that there had been some resistance but this had soon been […]
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(Steam Locomotive)
I have a knife said George It has a wooden handle I have knife said Polly It has a metal handle I looked at them both and noted that I did not care what material the handle was made from The blade was the most important part of the […]