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A Berkshire Common (Fragment)
A carpet of buttercups accompanied us as we rested exhausted by the day. They slept as we slept and awoke with us turning their delightful faces towards the agreeable sun. We were on a golden ship on a golden sea with no land in sight. Celebrating our abandoned journey. Thomas Lane (1847)
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The Hunter Watch
I have a Hunter Watch Which I keep on a Chain In my waistcoat pocket Pull the chain To relive the pain It speaks to me often I look at its hands guiding me slowly Towards the end of the day Pull the chain To relive the pain We have long conversations Never overheard As […]
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The Two Sides of Winifred
In the office all the girls were enchanted with Winifred’s snapshots taken during her visit to Laura Knight some weeks previously How was Cornwall? Heavenly we saw no rain at all which is unusual for Cornwall Winifred showed her friends her photographs which had been carefully mounted in a pale blue album This is me […]
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An Lio
The Hut In the middle of the racecourse There was a wooden hut Which had been attacked by an arsonist This saddened many of the racehorses Alpine Major Amber decided to only climb the smaller mountains As her love of God was withering June Postman I saw a postman Standing in a sunny […]
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Quidi Vidi
You invited me to eat at a restaurant at the end of the universe I drove there as it was only forty minutes out of the city I wore a suit and tie as I wanted to impress you You wore a gay summer dress It was very warm so I removed my tie and […]
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Love
As I travel each morning I have noticed That the leaves Of the summer trees Caress the passing trains I enjoy their innocence
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Grace Darling
At the railway station there was a small room away from the booking office which really did not have a use It led in the general direction of the toilets and was populated by one tired vending machine which sold chocolate and crisps On the windowsill facing the platform were a number of books which […]
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Clerihews Two
Clerihew One Plato invented scatter weed Which in its day was a feat indeed The downside was it covered most of Rome And he was banished from the city and ordered home Clerihew Two Understanding Soren Kierkegaard Can be painfully hard He was supposed to be an existentialist But in truth I have sold my […]
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Kaplan
Alan Mick and Bob Added their names To the wooden shed This annoyed Kaplan But nobody else cared
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After Pompeii
Richard and Agnes were leaving Pompeii when Agnes noticed a large bush which was decorated with tiny pink flowers This is the prettiest bush I have seen in Pompeii today I fear it is the only one as it is usually native to Britain Is it poisonous? I do not know but I would not […]