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Category: Cities
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#writingprompt #reminscence I Might live in a city, but there’s plenty of green around the place and it’s just the right time for the flowers to pop up pinks and purples, whites, blues and yellows all carpeting rockeries and bedding up and down the cul-de-sac and the birds and squirrels make impromptu appearances as they…
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Napowrimo day 17 Feast your eyes, while I tell you a tale While we’ve all been indoors, the birds without fail Have landed en-masse in the public squares And landing on rooftops without a care There once was an answer, keeping birds in check But till he returns, theyve darned us to heck Leaving a…
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Converging on the controlled area everything’s got to be run from there networks, governance, even your daily shop the locals who live there feed the machine really – they have no choice as every service they rely on is located in the centre of the metropolis
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Manchester (via salford) 16th December 2018 The on line post it notes Continued to drop in my in box Reminiscences from a female acquaintance I knew since I was small. Meet you by the market Where the gluhwein flows And the big tree is lit up by the national grid So, off to town goes…
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#sounds #acrostic Sunday evening, is a whole lot quieter than Sunday morning Outside, the rumble of traffic is down to a minimum Unless it’s a plane or a train you want to catch Navigating those roads should be a breeze Double glazing muffles any noises, and the wildlife are Sleeping in their beds soundly, keeping…
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Froth Salford 12th April 2018 From time to time, Realities of bringing a coffee to life come into view Out of nowhere, people demanded posh coffee The buzzwords of the day “latte” or “Cappucino” Hell on earth for the poor overworked cafetiere For days on end Round-about temp – amassing to “what on earth” –…
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Sludge Slightly horrible smelly build up Languishing lazily in U-bends , Drains and Basins Up and down the land Dredgers and High pressure hoses Go Across water and down pipes and grids, to Expel this horrible stuff from blocking up the drains
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Salford, 6th September 2017 Corner “No man is an island” – or so they say. Living in Salford, Nr Manchester there’s loads of housing, which makes it a vibrant and lively community. There are Squares, in the sense of traditional gardens with houses around it, but you’re more likely to lead into a path onto…
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Salford, 5th July 2017 in response to the photo challenge Bridge It can be happily said that where i live, in Salford, you’re no more than five minutes away from a bridge of some sort. The mass of water you see above is the Manchester Ship Canal , which flows towards the river mersey,…
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Manchester An acrostic in memoriam to those affected by the Manchester Arena Bomb My sister city As days go on Never forget those Cherished individuals Heaven’s doors are surely open Everyone remember those who fell – but Stay strong – don’t allow Those who did this to win Everyone knows what a great place you…
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