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Category: Poetry
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#Simply6Minutes Now Winter is on the wane Thoughts are turning To those moments where The masses meet under blue skies and summer sun enjoying the sounds in the city square or in a marquee in a farmers field
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#fowc #lax #school School Discipline was a little different since the Christmas return Young charges running down corridor paths smiling in classroom escapes what’s with the chaos ? Headmasters new gizmo – listen a game on wireless
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Driving for miles with the girlfriend in the next seat hotel missed for the beach
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#football #facup #leaguecup #league #supporters The congregation comes together in their personal church the ceremony lasts about ninety minutes as two sets of hoplites chase a ball round a field of green battles taking place in gladiatorial conquest trying to get the ball in the back of the net to the loser – reflection –…
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The Bags packed The Car prepared The House locked up till we return The Journey began Rolling through meadow and dale occasionally stopping so the driver and navigator could take a break Taking in blue skies and local wildlife Till we past into areas new Manchester and Salford passed into distance as Melrose and Edinburgh…
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# Food #Sandwich #Hogroast Tasty treat, Tween two bits of brown roll Taken as a repast , filling a space for a missing munch Today’s special served up with apple sauce and The order of the day that satisfies the soul That fills the space you left leaving lunch Turned out with a warm and…
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#fowc #Bristles Before every brush head – you will find some of these ready to sweep or clean at a moments notice if you feel them together – they can be quite soft, but sometimes they feel as spiky as a hedgehog together – they’re quite a team lifting the dust and dirt off the…
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The last night of christmas and there’s no one outside around for the snow is moving in the sky above and wanting to fall to the ground christmas tree is off to bed whilst frost hits the big tree in the garden instead covering everything in a blanket of white reflecting the nightstars shiny and…
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#socs #infront #fruit #oranges I always wondered When i was little Why Mum or Dad picked Their Apples Pears and Oranges from the back of the fruit stall nothing to do with ripeness they said, more to do with hygiene as they saw fellow shoppers picking up the fruit – rubbing it, and squeezing it…
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It’s Culinary Magic As the remains of the new year feast Get thrown together In a casserole dish Now being cooked up with A few fried sausages and additional Turnip and swede It’s amazing how the meat served up post hogmanay out of nowhere takes on additional flavour now – Dad knows the secret –…
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