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Factory Lower Slaughter
You may have closed your doors to me now Your industry quiet But the toil of your former years Still hangs heavily in the air From Travels in the Cotswolds by John Trevelyan (1932)
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Turn Around Betty
Voyages of the Diamond Captain Kane and the boy Tom sailed from a busy street in Canterbury to a quiet landing in Hungerford They listened to music throughout the voyage Mainly Mozart Die Cronik Der Sperlingsgasse For her sixteenth birthday Viola was given a copy of Die Cronik Der Sperlingsgasse Written by Wilhelm Rabbe […]
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The Poems of John Trevelyan
The Hunters Moon I am a hunter seeking my prey Which remains hidden In the false green sounds of the forest I hunt from memory Which is all I possess At this late stage of my life You watch my theatre and as I emerge Into the low hung mists You remind me […]
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Purple Days in Margate
In the purple town There were many purple shops Which sold lots of purple gifts Purple paintings were on display In the purple gallery And were much admired By the purple patrons
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Purple Days in Margate
On the day of our purple visit My wife wore a purple bikini And swam in the purple sea My children played with the purple sand As purple gulls flew above In the purple sky
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Purple Days in Margate
I was wearing a purple cotton shirt As I strolled along the purple beach Nearby a young girl in a purple smock Was collecting purple shells In the distance three purple flags Modern in aspect Moved gently in the purple breeze
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Art Installation
On the 30th of September 2014 the author purchased a North Western Gas savings box dating from the 1950/60s The box is made of strengthened steel and is covered in red leather and carries in relief the legend HIGH SPEED GAS as well as the representation on a gas flame The box is locked and […]
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A Poem by John Trevelyan
The Red Month You are the most theatrical of months Still attractive but hinting of decay Your perfumes still linger High in the gold trees But in time you will be betrayed as I was By your fine jewels JT (1930)
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Tainted Tiger Love
Harrow Calling Def-Def Poland West Buzz-Buzz-Bees Love Your Poetry Harrow Calling Harrow Calling The Unusual Ginger Boy The unusual ginger boy sat in the diner eating his meal Opposite him was an unusual ginger girl Who was not eating as she had taken a late breakfast elsewhere Autumn Spiders All […]
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WowoWowoWowoWowo
On the day he finished writing The Dunstan Parallel Septimus C Read a newspaper That he had found on a train The newspaper contained an advertisement for optical health And within the advertisement There was a hidden message which read ERIC FLOPPED NEAR TOPAZ LET SPEED PACE CLIFFORD EDWIN FUCKED ZAPATA The message disturbed Septimus […]