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Joanna’s Box
The world is at war This is the final war There will be no peace As most of the good men are dead I am hiding in the woods And am watching as the enemy soldiers Hunt for survivors Occasionally a rifle shot breaks the silence In my possession I have Joanna’s wooden box It […]
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Joanna Southcott as Eve
Yesterday we were visited by a country parson Who found us naked in the orangery When he enquired of our dress We told him that we were Adam and Eve And that we were watching The many trees grow in our garden Yesterday we were visited by a country parson Who found us naked […]
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A Petersfield Poet Visits St Michael’s Mount
Thistle Soup Collect twenty golden thistles Crush and add to boiling water Add ginger Filter Pulp again Serve with red fruits Angela was sitting in the small boat used when the causeway was flooded Gerald was the captain of the Maid of the Sea Not enough for June You should have been here […]
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Forward Facing Crabs
Concrete Just over four years ago after writing a poem about the pleasures of watching cricket in August I purchased a chocolate bar from a garage on the A4 Since that day I have been very attracted to concrete Grand Avenue In late October I plan to plant marigolds along one side of the […]
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Fault Lines
I am not alone I am not alone as I am often in conversation with my pen and pencil They reside on my green oak desk Next to the Caspian Captains Gregory I am attracted to Gregory He is attracted to me But we will never have sex Because I own his notebook […]
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The Poetry Field
The Poetry Field After you were attacked I neglected you You seemed unclean Please grasp my hand And forgive me
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The Viaduct
You see my friend when the railway was constructed there were already houses in place The engineers had to get around the problem I was sitting on the pavement outside of a newsagents shop with Andrew Jackson Andrew Jackson was the vicar of St Matthews The plan that they came up with was ingenious What […]
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The Surgeon’s Daughter
I sat next to her in the football changing room after the match She was naked and preparing for a shower Have you ever changed in a male changing room before? No it is not the most subtle of locations is it? Does it not worry you? What is wrong with your changing room? My […]
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Clarke’s Colours White
Clarke’s Colours White (Private Thoughts) Can you keep a secret Stuart? Yes I am going to paint my front door blue I will tell all my friends of your decision Phillip I thought you said that you could keep a secret Language in a social product and therefore I am unable to keep a […]
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Approaching Hungerford
You once danced naked in these purple fields For a dare You merged with the blankets of buttercups I was your only witness That was many months ago Now we are almost in the time of autumn The days have shortened but the warmth persists Even the rain is warm We are living in the […]