Monthly Archives: October 2014

Under Arrest (Written circa 1981*)

Posted on October 17, 2014 by Stephen Kemp (The Poet Tree)

We’d had a little lecture On how to start the heart, From a lovely lady doctor An exponent of her art. She’d said, “Mr Smith, he must be thrown From the bed onto the floor Then quick, locate the sternum … Continue reading →

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Pained Expression

Posted on October 17, 2014 by Stephen Kemp (The Poet Tree)

We heard the very latest in opiate technology We understood the pain bit But not the physiology. We were keen to keep our hands in, So learnt of prostaglandin; But weren’t antagonists and agonists Those aunts in magazines I missed. … Continue reading →

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