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Luminous
Workers are encouraged to run in the long grasses Beside the lake During daylight hours Illicit bathing has been known to take place After dark This is punishable by banishment Offenders will not be allowed To return to the village For five years
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Luminous
In the village Railwaymen work the fields And farmers run the trains Each man and maiden Has an allocated bunk In a designated barn Although nudity is commonplace No congress is allowed Except on the Lord’s day
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Luminous
If you go down to the Apple Kelp Farm At one o’clock You will be met by a mother and daughter Who are both called Nina They will offer you refreshment After a pause You will be invited to bathe In the luminous waters Of the spa that adjoins The railway station
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Underground
On all Underground stations Whose names begin with S You will find a scaffold I was informed of this as I brushed dust From Mr Johnston’s coat Quick we will miss our train and will late for the theatre Do record your day I was asked Leytonstone to West Brompton is […]
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L’ Ennui
When I left the underground station Night had fallen A dignified flower-seller Gave me a red pencil Topped with a plastic seagull I forgave her immediately And we began speaking of earthworms
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Needless
When my underground train stopped in the tunnel I saw the word needless Painted on the wall above the cables The carriage was crowded But no-one else noticed it Which puzzled me Two girls were living together in an apartment They loved each other But they loved music more intensely Quite often the taller […]
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Woman of Algiers
Your raven eyes are matched by your raven hair Your simple necklace spans your white collar What secrets are hidden behind those mysterious lips? After the painting by Modigliani
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Father Henry Clarke (A Memento)
Your book was passed to me today By your executor Your dedication is long dry The ink pale with age But my memories of you are fresh And really that is all that matters
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The Tides of Portland (November Moon)
Today we woke up to a misty moon Dripping deep over the Salisbury Plain For a while as you lay in my arms I thought about the tides of Portland Where many years ago We had previously slept After meeting
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Superstar (Lunch Hour P1)
The train was six minutes late when it arrived at Dover station I could see Geraldine waiting for me near the buffet She had aged since I had last seen her but not unattractively so You are late Seventeen years late When were you released? About a month ago Are they still following you? Yes […]