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Erotike Goethe and ChiChiChi Explore the Universe
Chopin ChiChiChi and I were sitting at a piano We were both playing Chopin quite violently I was playing a Nocturne and she a Funeral March We each had our own appreciative audience As we touched the cold keys I realised that it was my turn to be the albino so I retired to the […]
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Summer with Monica
I went to the cinema with Monica To watch Summer with Monika Directed by Ingmar Bergman After leaving the Monica We went to the Café Monica The orchestra there was playing Chopin’s Revolutionary Etude Which we both enjoyed Afterwards when walking Along Monica Street We noticed that it Had begun to rain And without speaking […]
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The Cinemas of Hull
Monica I used to visit you once a week and was always made to feel welcome we even became intimate at times but then I moved away and we lost touch Sweet Monica you are much changed now but the piper still calls your tune Billy
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Jack and Julian
Jack and Julian were sitting on the low stone wall that bordered the lane that led to the fallow fields and the woods beyond They were waiting for Martha who was as normal late and idly threw stones into the many puddles that had formed near them Both boys soon bored of this and spoke […]
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Fort William
Caron and I had travelled to Fort William mainly to paint the majestic highland landscapes and when not painting to walk without planning in this most beautiful of areas However this came to sudden halt on Tuesday when I slipped on a rock and tore my ankle ligaments which meant a lengthy visit to a […]
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Short Works Written in Italy
On a Late Night Train On a late night train a fellow passenger Told me with alarm that the ghosts of Fazio delgi Uberti and Angiola of Verona Were sleeping in the next carriage I told him to be calm As we were only characters In their dreams Tranquilla Casa Two knitted bears […]
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Wounded Knee
Wounded Knee lies low in a valley and because of its position it attracts mists all the year round. During the winter months these mists can linger for days giving the village a mysterious feel and because of this the area has its fair share of tourists. This has served the village well as its […]
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784 Birchington
You hide from me in your circular rooms But I find you with ease You are fond of labyrinths And I of straight lines But the camera often lies And we become confused In your diary you write Blue Blue Hour Which I do not read as I am away from you
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The Fertile Fields of England
Waterloo Teeth All that you left me in your will Were your Waterloo Teeth Which I admired greatly When you were alive Now I keep them in a glass Next to my bed So that I may taste history When I break from my dreams The Fertile Fields of England When dining out My […]
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The Engadine (An Inspector Crome Mystery)
Dearest Martha Ille terrarum mihi praeter omnes angulus redit is written on the stable door at Silvaplana. Many people miss it but I did not. I think it sums this beautiful area up, everything seems to be of a classical culture and all the better for it. I arrived yesterday and immediately began exploring. The […]