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Kent Poems
Two Woodpeckers and a Magpie In a tree near the River Stour two Woodpeckers and a Magpie argued over its remaining fruits a boatman drifted by but did not notice the disturbance as he was reading the Bible Kent Mirror the languid flowers always lay peacefully in their beds as I passed them on […]
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Love Letters to Margate
Index of a Few Words Nobody holidays in Margate anymore apart from lonely artists seeking the modern children no longer touch the clouds with their sandy spades and perch with amazing balance on the splendid steps near the Victorian clock These steps are washed twice a day by the reluctant tides but are only […]
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Jackdaw Straws
The Jackdaw Straws awaited the vacancy of the picnic tables They would dine before returning to the circle trees
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Naked Churches
A King Charles Spaniel sat at the highest window of a Georgian house that overlooked the market square in Devizes It was watching the passing clouds little did it know that far above on one of these clouds Dino and Aeneas were sitting naked deep in conversation with the equally naked Topsy and Turvey Dogs […]
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The Italian Sailor
The old men of the islands could not remember such a tempest The destructive wind had blown for days Many ships had been lost and many unknown lives ended But some sailors survived and these has been rescued by the good people of the islands. One of these was an Italian sailor who was […]
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Three Tales from Avebury
Romance As Tom lay trapped in thin grasses in the deepest part of the moat he wondered at the waters that had once occupied the region. It was dry now and the soil beneath him showed not even a hint of the recent dew. Above him Penelope stood looking down, she was silent. Tom looked […]
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Translated from the Hungarian
I made veiled threats to the waiter as he served my meal Yesterday he had threatened me from behind the barricades We both enjoy our proxy wars But I know that some day I will throw his bloated corpse Into the quicklime reserved for hero’s The Meal (Az etkezes) by […]
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Young Sardanapalus
Young Sardanapalus has always appreciated the last minute dinners left for him by the porters who whilst in retirement still reside at the college Young Sardanapalus has always exercised the greatest caution when taking women back to his rooms an undergarment left within view or a sudden shriek of pleasure might reveal his hidden […]
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Albin Kobis
The silver gasses have silenced the songbirds who are now aware of this sinful day My treason post hints of worn velvet and retains a vague smell of mint I should have expected more
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Primrose
I have a dog called Primrose I called it Primrose as it was born on Primrose Day My dog Primrose is black Primroses are not black