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The Dead Sapling
You are still tied to your climbing post Otherwise you would fall and rot The other trees are now a May Green But you are white and crumbling
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White Cat
Do not drink the Daphne Water I tell you You ignore my warning Be careful Ogier! The strong bearded man looked up at me You will find no tyranny hiding on this beach He replied taking a second sip I tell you this story as it happened there in the shadow of Reculver Towers Maki […]
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Under Kintbury Station
As I walked in the many tunnels Under Kintbury Station I found a photograph of Byron In my jacket pocket I had not noticed this before Which was pleasing As I did not have any photographs of the poet Since my last visit barriers had been erected Which perturbed me as I did not have […]
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Bridge Oasis
Glad Songs We are both sitting in a bath without water Discussing music The lock on the bathroom door is broken We may be here for some time Christians in Hawaii The Christians in Hawaii are aware of its volcanic origins And pray each day for its salvation Cacti do not have this faith […]
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The Golden Freight Train
As I was waiting on the platform At the railway station The Golden Freight Train passed me by Its weight Shook my very soul Which at present is made of glass And is much admired by birds in flight
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Tim Thomas Tim
Each day Tim Thomas Tim Purchased a Coffee at the Café Toledo And extinguished the candles Each day Tim Thomas Tim Entered the Houghton Evangelical Church And extinguished the candles Each day Tim Thomas Tim Went to The railway station in Main And extinguished the candles He could not stand the thought […]
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Frank Morris – Artist
The artist and his four models were walking along the steep path towards the beach It was a steep descent made all the more difficult by the equipment that was being carried Frank was unable to carry much as he had lost his arm in the war He had sketched a little but this was […]
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Deal Pier in Colour
Tough Tough Wilderness and Fe Felix Fe were sitting on Deal Pier It was a dull grey day and the coast of France visible on certain days was shrouded in mist This annoyed both of them so they had brought thirteen pots of powder paint to brighten the day They had lined these pots up […]
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El Alamein
El Alamein Two corpses lay jagged in the sand Missing limbs their blood had run dry But this was not noticed By the congregation party Who were digging their graves Comrades Bury me in the high light In the soft shifting sands Return to your children before year fall And hold them in your […]
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Aldershot Station
Maelwen was sitting on a bench at the railway station reading a book of poems by Charles Kingsley Her train was not due for an hour Or maybe two She lived in Ash Vale with Roger Roger and Anna It was a pleasant house Roger Roger and Anna were at that very moment counting Brillo […]