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Heimatschutz
Does nature have any friends Asked Little Gillian as she watched a procession of heavy lorries passing her farm An industrial estate was being built on the edge of the village near the abandoned railway station Which was now being used as one of the many site offices The cutting near the ponds has […]
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Little Gillian
Although she was little more than a child Little Gillian often dreamt of removing her fathers shotgun from the shed And standing in the lane near their farm pointing it at the machines of destruction She would ask them nicely at first to turn around and return to where they had come from If refused […]
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A Box of Tricks
When my imaginary friend left me fourteen years ago He told me that he had secreted a box of tricks somewhere in the house I initially searched for this box but was unable to find it so I gave up That was until today when I discovered his box of tricks by accident When I opened […]
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Croston Church Sunday School 1925
An obscure plate white with little decoration Functional it was used frequently as it is quite worn How many children chose your biscuits unaware That many generations later unloved You would be purchased as an innocent memory From a junk shop hidden in a great city
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Kent Moon
White against the smooth night sky You illuminate my room of rest I wish you would enter my dreams As I have many stories to share
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Symphony No.9 (Schubert)
In the last years of his life Franz Schubert composed his Ninth Symphony However because of its length he was unable to finance its performance He passed it to The Society of Friends of Music in Vienna But it was considered to long and difficult to play and was soon cast aside In […]
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The Waves of Secret Deal
From our Camden House we had extensive views of the sea Today my love and I admired the coloured waves Each was unique Pink Bright Yellow Sun Red Wolf Blue Bricks Green Shell The colours although sometimes quite similar Never repeated themselves It was a most refreshing experience
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Tia Maria Gonevsky
Tia Maria Gonevsky was the birth name Of the fifth wave to hit the Sandwich Shore It was easy to distinguish her from the other waves As she wore a sea lavender shift That revealed her pale blue breasts
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au revoir mon ange
the sea breeze is coming from a southerly direction it is hot and humid and the beach has become lazy a weathered winching post provides some shadow but the sun is quite harsh on your delicate wings in time the air will cool and i will release you to the care of the summer moon […]
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Ghost Town in the Desert
In my dream Catherine Deneuve and Jean Reno were sitting on a veranda It is the middle of the day and they are enjoying lavender coffee Their daughter who is played by Astrid Berges-Frisbey is deaf She is haunting the shadows but is acutely aware of her parents conversation Helene is looking out towards the desert and tells […]