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Why the hell did I agree to this
School swimming lesson
The hell of nineteen wet kids
To get dried and dressed
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Tuesday 2nd October 2018 2:53 pm
Danger! No Swimming
A poem for Manchester Art Gallery
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Lily of the water, Nymph thou art
Perfect buds rising from cold dark depths
Flower faeries with alabaster skin emerging
Waxen ivory clothing a golden heart
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Show love! Watch over this foolish boy
Who would risk all amongst your beauty,
Careless haste for pleasure clouding wisdom
Your ancient roots may yet ensnare his joy
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Friday 16th February 2018 2:31 pm
Gower
The sand was always hot
               beside the white dunes and the coarse grass
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The sea was always blue
               between the black rocks and the horizon haze
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The beach was always ours
        between the seagull shout and the distant crowd
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We were always alone
        between the far world and our near union
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We swa...
Monday 29th January 2018 11:59 am
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