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From cradle to grave, you’ve held us close, Our lives are immeasurably healthier for sure. Tenderness, tenacity, togetherness Were once...
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Eulogy for the now departed
Today we gather to remember a fine gent, Whose light shone brightly, but now life’s spent. He was kind and honest; he was stubborn but...
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Blessed (a Nonet)
Strolling wooded fen, then pasture green, Entranced by Spring's resurgent scene, Yellow Rattle, Lady's Smocks Bright blue Forget-me-nots...
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The waiting lists
Shallow breath. Newborn, near death. Essential that I'm on this, the neonatal incubation waiting list. Fallow care, pitiful pair....
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My New World Order Manifesto
In a war of personal attrition, Detrimentally involuntary Or a war of hatred with world neighbours Muscle flexing, showing both national...
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Wendy K
Friends told Wendy Kincaid to seize the day Live her life, live life her way. The attached rope, alas, had one fatal flaw: She'll never...
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Slice of Coronation Cake
I received an official letter; they posted it through my door. I noticed, On His Majesty's Service, as it lay there on the floor...
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Last Breath
The culmination of my mortal wealth A final veto of this body’s health On this, my concluding course, I’ll steer the helm, Towards the...
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St Ursula and Eleven Thousand Virgins
The London church of St Mary Axe Famous for one little-unknown fact It once held the bloodied battleaxe Used without mercy to poleaxe...
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Embarkation of the Queen of Sheba, by Claude Lorrain 1648
A thin ribboned beam of early morning sunlight dances across the inner harbour’s contained waves as if highlighting each crest in a...
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Love you? Love my dog.
Her four paws could conquer Everest. Yet your two feet continue to stagger, tripping over our love, As if your desires stumble unsurely....
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The Wail of Two Cities
It was a champion side; it was an almost ran side, It was the age of flair; it was the age of dullness, It was the era of conviction; it...
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Adorable Antarctican
Dapper dipper Flightless fisher Tuxedoed tobogganist Comical colonist
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Just a few questions before departure
Would I still be able to dream in colour when I'm dead? My life revealed in vivid hues replayed inside my head, Or restricted to shadowy...
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Star date 22995.3
The fluorescent screen in our lounge, Mirrored the starship’s onboard viewer glimpsing unfamiliar, fictitious worlds and new...
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How many?
Two hundred sextillion stars In our universe Thirty-five trillion blood cells Bodily dispersed Seventy-thousand decimal places Someone...
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How many?
Two hundred sextillion stars In our universe Thirty-five trillion blood cells Bodily dispersed Seventy-thousand decimal places Someone...
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Conversation with my younger self
Sitting alone, sipping a cold beer at the Lobster Inn, I’m joined unexpectedly by my younger self Eagerly questioning, “So what happens...
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Cliches
I thought that I’d grab the bull by the horns Yet dieting is hard. Every rose has its thorns. As a kid in a candy store, I encountered a...
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Unfrosted
The green expanse of grass Where Lacey and I daily stroll Is cold-whitened from the overnight chill. It scrunches underfoot, resembling...
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