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Under Arrest (Written circa 1981*)
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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Ill-literate
How absurd To write words In a rambling way. That say, Quite obliquely Subtly, discreetly What could be said In a sentence alone. And what could be worse Than a stumbling verse Or a limerick with too many lines.. Well, … Continue reading
The Completeness of Me
In the shade of a bar close to harbour Sun drenched boats in waters blue Parasols flail in off-shore breeze As the pain of past months seems to ease. The phone has ceased ringing, E-mails have stopped ‘Urgent’ texts … Continue reading
Work in Progress
The jester plays the fool in the courtrooms of the world; As the judges make their benches the hardest of them all. The traitors have ‘not reason’ for their loyalty gone wrong Whilst the tramps still trudge the road of … Continue reading
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In Contemplation
I met a man on Monday Who said he’d shortly die We travelled much on Tuesday As he tried to save my life On Wednesday as we wandered His stories gave new meaning Yet suddenly on Thursday He was taken … Continue reading
Anon…and definitely not Rupert Brooke
If I should die, Think only this of me: That in some corner of a foreign field There lies a plagiarist.
Ode to Joy
It used to be chutney or cheese made from quince Perhaps a jam or a pickle or three. But now with the Follas she’s been foraging for food And its nettles and hawthorns for tea.
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