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Van Gogh and the Crows
Quite what the crows were doing in the cornfields watching Vincent paint was open to question Crows are not normally curious birds Jesse and Jacob were sitting on the old wooden bench in front of the inn Jacob was enjoying a soft drink Jesse was enjoying a cool glass of white wine They had been […]
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Tropical Night
You cannot sleep As the air is warm You shower But to no avail I suggest that we watch The Perseid’s pass From our secret garden We sit in the damp grass The sky is our display There is much entertainment You touch your breasts Your nipples are erect But there is no chill in […]
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Flowers over Paris
Antoine ran up the stairs towards the apartment Agnes He was carrying flowers Flowers for Agnes For it was her birthday He knocked once Agnes opened her door She was wearing a lilac and lavender dress Which touched her toes She took the flowers and placed them in a vase In the distance through the […]
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Totnes Poem
Jess and Fee were in Totnes On the sixth day of their Devon holiday That morning a kind farmer had given them three eggs Which they wanted to boil So they purchased a hotel With a magnificent kitchen But no eggcups were to be found So they went to China Blue And asked her for […]
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XYANDZED
The migrant and the smuggler lay in the shade of the broken down car They were waiting for the day to cool How long do think our water will last? Probably about three days if we are not greedy Has this ever happened to you before? Yes it has happened many times but normally I […]
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The Poetry Field
You are soiled Scarred Shattered Battered Bare Blameless My bride has been raped I thirst for revenge
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The Shadow Fathers
Just over five years ago my parents scattered the ashes of my eldest sister here on the White Horse She had died in an accident My parents never came to terms with our loss They never smile A light has been extinguished Polly was lying in the long day grasses I have composed a short […]
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The Poetry Field
You were spectacular this evening Full of shadow birds And dramatic clouds Why were you wearing your finest jewellery? Are you thinking of leaving me?
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Margate (Marie-Madeline) featuring DJ MotherFuckerKool
Pauline was walking on the beach She had collected many shells and marvelled at the beauty of each DJ MotherFuckerKool was watching her from the promenade Why was she arguing with God? Were the shells on Margate beach not the most beautiful in the whole of Kent? Pauline looked at the DJ and wondered how […]
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February into August
We arrived home damp in the silk winds I showered almost immediately and left you in the Coconut Grove You were cleaning the room naked When I saw you again I asked you why you had removed your clothes You replied that you had not had the advantage of a shower I held you in […]