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Fuck Those Hamburg Trains
The Blue Waiter brought us two cups of amber and a cherry pie I asked of the owner and he told me that he had died Under the wheels of a train Fuck those Hamburg Trains He said to me Fuck those Hamburg Trains I asked of the Deaf Metre and his mistress […]
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The Art of Building Cardboard Cartons
There is nothing better in this world than constructing cardboard cartons Although I am not a practical fellow I was able to work out the flat pack in minutes and was able to assemble the cartons without fuss It was that easy But before I assemble a carton I always caress its surface with a […]
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Café of Flowers
When she died a piece of each of us also died She often said that without us she would not exist We were her constituent parts When performing she would never give us direction Asking that we only interpret the music of the flowers That grew with such great joy in front of the summer […]
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7 Archers
Jonathan K was walking along a country lane when he found two nests full of eggs that had been abandoned The eggs were yellow and blue He took all of the blue eggs and placed them into the nest containing the yellow eggs Knowing that this would camouflage the eggs from predators Until the parents […]
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The Wreck of the Girona
I brought my fathers riches with me as I was going to buy land after the victory But all was lost in the storm and the gold now lies at rest on the sea bed The green reflections were fake The long jetty was fake But the sea that had once held my future […]
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Paper Cranes
I am an engineer I may not look like an engineer But I am an engineer I am an architect I may not look like an architect But I am an architect I am a designer I may not look like a designer But I am a designer We all use paper […]
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May Morning
I watched you sing the Hymnus Eucharisticus From the Great Tower And listened as the bells rang out Over the dreaming city Later we visited a small café And enjoyed a May Morning breakfast As we grow older theses days might fade But they will never be forgotten
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Derek Jarman’s Garden
When I was unwell A great deal of traffic Passed me by Pink Pastels Raw Tomatoes And Random Taxis Far from home Added to my confusion But now that I am well I am concentrating On constructing a rockery In Derek Jarman’s Garden
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Walmer Gardens
I watched as two children ran happily between the cloud hedges Chasing their early March shadows under the low land sun How charming our situation was on this the brightest of afternoons My wife and I were sipping piping hot tea from bone china cups Being careful not to scald our lips even though the […]
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From my sick bed Above the sea I can see the triple stars This brings me A great deal of comfort