The riddle of covid

continues to confound.

Uncertainty reigns supreme.

Meanwhile nature

faithfully adheres

to its preordained cycle.

The first snow

of the year

heralds the

renewal of life.

Soon the snowdrops

will emerge

to gladden the eyes

and lift the spirits.

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Time thou march on relentlessly.

And influence everthing under the sun.

Seasons change upon thy command.

Nature seems normal.

Human life is anything but normal.

The future is bleak.

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"I forgive you"; she said.

The mother with a golden heart.

She forgave the killer of her only son.

He was the sunshine of her life.

Those divine words made me

burst out in tears.

She harboured no animosity

towards her son's assassin.

She created no shrine

to lock herself away

to worship her dead son.

She cherishes fond memories

of her son; and, leads a

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Autumn natures bounty gifts.

Hedgerow fruits in season come.

Sweetest blackberries are ready for picking.

The dog rose bows with heavy red orange rosehip clusters.

Damascence plums beg to be made into jam.

Hazelnuts fallen under hazel tree send squirrels into nut cracking frenzy.

Amber coated falling beech leaves a deep leaf litter create.

Soon it will be time to hun...

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Tread gently

through the graveyard.

Beneath your feet

a dreamland lies.

The fortunate who

dwell in it

are free of all

worldly pains and sufferings.

They bask in eternal rest.

Tread gently

through the graveyard.

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The violent storm

has uprooted the last tree

standing high above

the hill top.

The singing of

the rustling leaves

is now silenced.

The emerald canopy

has curled into a

dead grey mass.

The eroded hill top

rendered barren

is now unsuitable

for sustaining life.

Sadly the magical

sight of unfurling

of buds and the

melodic sound of ...

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The leaves once so pretty

flirted shamelessly with

every gentle breeze

and how gracefully

they danced in the

bright glow of every sunshine.

Now touched by the

cold autumn wind

the leaves break free

from the trees

to hide their wrinkles

and fall from grace

into a roadside ditch.

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The lupin crowned with pink blossom,

Is peering through the earth.

The early September sun,

showers it with a thousand kisses.

A hundred bees are attracted by

the blushing pink flowers.

And they joyfully do the

floral dance waltzing through

the tall spikes of the pink flowers.

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The summer's turned into autumn

by this August's sorcery.

It had wrapped the sun

in a dark blanket

and drained its warmth away.

Deceived by the cold breath

of August's treachery

nature has begun to go into lockdown.

Alas yesterday's colourful landscape

is now a wilting canvass.

I pray that the sun shall

soon escape from August's veil

its warmth to spre...

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August has turned wild.

Mighty trees feel its rage.

Driving rain and swirling winds

send a thousand tears

cascading down to the earth

and weave them

into a carpet of dead leaves.

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the pilgrim

to the holy shrine

in bare feet

set off walking

rough terrain

and scorching heat

will test his

resolve along the way

to the distant shrine

it will take

several soul searching days

to realize

a life times desire

and his faith

will be sorely tested

the pilgrim

will rely upon

the hospitality of strangers

to fulfil his dr...

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he lives alone

but he is not lonely

he heaps mountains

of kindness on others

his humanity

brings him riches

that earthly wealth

cannot buy_

peace of mind

and happiness

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The sea

she stirred no waves

and crept in silently.

The angler

he lost track of the time

and the sight of the tide.

The sea

she soon circled

his rocky perch.

He stared

death in the face

and she stared back

solemnly at him.

Panic stricken

he waved his arms

wildly at the people

gathered on the shore.

In a friendly gesture

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Hope and memory

journey through life

in a downhill spiral.

It all begins wiith

hopes of memories

and rapidly

descends towards

memories of hope.

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I stood besides

the bridge

by the cycle track.

Beneath it

flowed a gentle stream.

Around it

insects flew about

and swooped

to caress the

surface of

the water below.

Then I saw

a leaf

float gracefully

riding the rolling waters.

How I wished then

that I were weightless

and was able to

glide and land softly

on that leaf.

...

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I sat in darkness

to rest my sore eyes.

The curtains were open.

Darkness reigned outside.

Then I saw a slanting light

come out of the night sky

appear through a lit up

giant Ash Tree.

It was a watery Moon

firing rays of light

that came flooding through

the window pane.

I watched the spectacle

in wonder for a while.

Then the moon

circled o...

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Oh Lord how I miss her touch and hugs.

I close my eyes and yearn to hold her hands and hug her.

But when I reopen my eyes I see an ocean of social distancing separating us.

How long God before I can once more feel her healing hands and warm hugs?

Please God end this madness soon lest I 'm driven insane.

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the tip of her tongue

protrudes slightly 

through the gap

between her sparkling

pearl white front teeth

and when she smiles

she sets the world

aglow with sunshine

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He used to bring her flowers when he came wooing her

He used to give her lavish gifts when he came wooing her

He used to to take her to the theatre when he come wooing her

And take her to fancy restaurants afterwards

He gave her a ring as a token of his friendship

She wore it with pride

There were just the two of them in this idyllic relationship

Then he married her

The bli...

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I sat under

the Acer

besides the pond

for hours today

watching

fleeting reflections

floating by.

Then I saw

a still reflection

of a face

that I knew

linger in my mind

and a river of tears

cascaded down my cheeks.

It was___

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The Rowan Tree is so beautiful now.

Its green cloak

is be-decked in a thousand

tiny Ruby bobbles.

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Parents obligingly feed me

Teachers dutifully mould me

Between the two they slowly kill me

None of them remembers me

Not one has seen the problems facing me

No one knows the struggle that both put me through

To parents I'm a museum piece

And teachers treat me like a laboratory mice

Both so distant from me

Who cannot yet speak

Please learn the language of today and loc...

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Life

is a supreme journey.

Nobody knows of its countless surprises

till one inevitable day

Death

arrives.

The station where the

Soul

departs at its journeys end

to find a new breathing space.

Why be afraid of such places

when nobody knows what happens

there.

AA 5 August 1974

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I look in the glass;

that reflects my image.

My thought turns back a page,

and my age stares me in my face.

Each line on my forehead has

has a story of my life to tell.

Every wrinkle in my face has

a time for me to tell.

The hours I search my memory to tax.

The minutes I find my mind to torture.

And the seconds I see my days to number.

AA 30 November...

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Here I spend countless hours

encouraged by the vast sea

to train my mind.

Its rolling waves jeously surrender

unchartered space

upon reaching their crest

suddenly

they break

revealing enormous possibilities

punctuated by unconcluded thoughts.

As the new waves form

time lends itself

to consider previous propositions

and bring them to their

fruitfu...

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Blow gently cold wind

I am a stranger and lost in this desert

The sun has been cruel

And the sand dunes have concealed the water from my thirsty lips

I have no map

Nor a compass to guide me.

Blow gently cold wind

Till darkness surrounds the horizon

And the North Star appears mercifully

to guide me through this barren land

Like a sheep dog come to lead the

stra...

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It hasn't rained for days.

And the harvest season is nearing its end.

The crop isn't ripe.

It is ruined yet for another year.

Last year it was the rain.

And this year it is the drought.

The weary farmer is patient.

He has seen many a crop ruined.

He has laboured to witness it yet again.

The weary weather battler won't give up.

He isn't beaten yet.

He prep...

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In spring times

all day long

he dances besides

the stream

where the faries

dwell in the trees

that line the bank

of the rushing waters

All night long

he gazes at

the twinkling stars

and dreams of

touching them

and soothes

himself to sleep

in summer times

all day long

he merrily marches

up and down the

glen with the faries

gather...

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shall we put an end

to our dull conversations

of late?

why don't we go away

and learn some poetry?

then we shall enjoy

scintillating conversation

next time

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Alas poor Boris.

He's out of his depth.

He lives under a mushroom.

His mind is sieved of ideas.

He's lead by impulsive behaviour.

Habitually blurts out policies on the hoof.

Yesterday Boris confidently rejected ideas adopted by others.

Today he embraces them as sound concepts.

Surely this is no way to run a chip shop?

Yet the gormless Boris merrily bungles thro...

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he's always been

a good and honest man

acquainted with true love

he's happy

and blessed with good health

toils for a living

lives within his means

Satan enjoys a challlenge

singles him out

and invites him

to play temptation

a game of dice

win and you

shall have three wishes

lose and I'll

have your soul

he graciously declined

in...

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if my mind should

ever aflame

to a deserted

place in nature

I shall retreat

there free

and devoid of attachments

I shall be happy

by my self

here cocooned inside

natures comforting womb

the fluid depths

of my futile concerns

will be laid bare to

to see

then mother nature

with her hyptonic potions

shall  melt

my anxieties away

...

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yesterday

his dreams

were filled with

optimism

and he felt alive

today dark clouds

of despair

float across

his tormented mind

and

he sees

a bleak future

and wishes that

he were dead

tomorrow

rising floods

from cloud bursts

will drown

all his yesterday's

bright hopes

and

he shall forever

dwell in the darkness

created in ...

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Now the day has ended.

Darkness triumphs over light.

Deep inside the womb of a cave,

bats with paper thin wings,

hinged with claws

and hanging upside down,

begin to stir from their sleep.

Suddenly the flying animals,

half the size of a five pound note,

let out a hunting cry.

Then they flutter out of the cave,

in an up draft,

that flows like the gu...

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The mirror only now reflects.

It neither flatters.

Nor does it tell lies.

It has no concept of the past or the future.

The past etched in the beholder's memory,

the mirror cannot reflect.

The future only time will tell.

The mirror only now reflects.

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Covid-19 was frightening.

The public expected their elected representatives to help keep them safe.

The inept politicians acted with assured certainty and abnegated their responsibilities towards the public with uttter contempt.

Monkeys filled the vacuum and treated the public with utter disdain.

Exempted themselves from following the advice issued to the public.

The monkeys now ful...

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Headteachers are far from thrilled.

It is not a joke.

When September comes,

the school bells,

will summon children back,

to historically overcrowded schools.

Williamson expects teachers to keep classes

and whole year groups apart,

in separate bubbles without,

giving any thought on how,

learning will take place.

Children will mingle freely,

in the magic...

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in my dream

I follow a Shepherd

without a flock

to a far away land

beyond the blue remembered hills

we do not speak

l'm guided along

with signals made with his crook

I obediently follow

there appears before us

a foreign place

bathed in golden light

I saw no human habitations

stretched out in front of us

countless mounds of earth

neat...

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Here I'm in charming Granada

Shaded by palm trees

Drinking sangaria

You're stuck in Devon

What awful pictures shown on the news

Of the crowded Bournemouth beach

It must be frightening

Now that Boris has eased restrictions

Saw this nice post card

Of the heavenly Alhambra

And thought of you

Don't you wish

That you were here

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The garden is adorned with,

sculptures and statues of,

different forms and sizes.

They are neither cast of bronze.

Nor are they chiselled from marble.

Here there are no sculptures,

created by famous artists.

Nor are there any statues,

made by known sculptors.

But the garden is full,

of priceless abstracts.

Some stand proudly tall.

Some spread out their...

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I shall not go there again. No more shall I walk the purple embroidered heather hills.

The majestic peregrine falcon no more graces the far horizon. The local gamekeeper poisioned it to protect his lordship's grouse.

I shall not go there again. The hitherto distant horizon clear is darkened and echoes with the dying peregrine's haunting wail.

I shall not go there again. Soon the horizon w...

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Adam, 

he were a novice chess player.

He were pitted against God,

the Grandmaster.

In the deciding game Adam,

he made an monumental blunder.

He sacrificed his immortality,

in exchange for death.

Adam and his second had,

developed this flawed stretegy,

during their pre-tournament discussions.

The Grandmaster,

He wasn't,

surprised by the move.

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Oh envy!

You're singularly driven by your jealousy.

You rob the talented.

You deny them well deserved acclaim.

You slaughter rising stars,

with your sharpened words.

You drown their artistic endeavours,

in your bile filled pool.

When you awaken at dawn,

and read the account of,

your harsh criticism driven by envy,

will you proudly boast,

of your pyrrhi...

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I'm an orphan.

I've no father,

to say happy father's day to.

And no mother,

to send flowers to,

on mother's day.

Both my parents,

brought me up to respect

my fellow human beings.

And taught me the difference between right and wrong.

This has stood me in good stead,

all my life.

I shall always have fond and happy,

memories of my parents.

Happy fat...

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She is a happy soul.

One day in late March,

silence strayed into her life.

By imposed solitude upon her.

Neither silence nor solitude intimidates her.

She loves her home.

She shares it with her tabby cat.

The home is full of happy memories.

She remembers the golden days,

before that fateful March day,

the door bell regularly heralded,

the arrival of frien...

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This nightmare will be over.

The fog of uncertainty will lift.

The sun will shine tomorrow.

Friends will come out to play.

What joy it will be, once again,

to hear the voices that,

never fail to make you smile

and sometimes weep.

They will shower you,

with hugs and kisses.

And share a glass or two of wine.

What a day to savour it will be.

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What's the fuss all about?

Its always been this, that and the other.

This in now.

That was then.

And the other is a journey into the unknown.

What's the fuss all about?

Its always been this, that and the other.

This is life.

That is what it may have been.

The other is wishing time away.

What's the fuss all about?

Its always been this, that and the other.

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everyday in the

sapping heat

of the desert noon

the host

and his retinue

retire to the

tranquil reception hall

in his house of wonders

the hall faces the

interior courtyard garden

its shuttered windows

create a magical calming

atmosphere

candle light scents

and burning incense perfumes

fill the hall

full of eastern promises

its wall...

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I had walked for miles

my feet were sore

I sat on the bank

of the little brook

rumbling through

the woodland

and rested for awhile

I took my boots

and socks off

then I dipped my

weary feet

in the saddle tan

coloured waters

of the stream

a shoal of

curious minnows

came and sweept

the soles of my feet

giving me an instant

tickli...

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be not seduced

by her inky smiling eyes

that ignite her scarlet lips

to whisper sweet

alluring promises

gaze into

those dark eyes

at your own peril

lest you drown

in her tears

and disappear 

into the deep recesses

of those black eyes.

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the naked earth

by April's

ceaseless heat baked

now bathes

in June's

dancing tears

savouring the pirouetting tears

now fermented into

vintage wine

makes plants blush

in myriad shiny colours

and much greener glow

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my kitchen window

offers me

an uninterupted view

of the open countryside

and distant hills

to the west

through it I see

the setting sun

dip lower

as it approaches

the hills

for a fleeting moment

it glorifies the hills

by crowning them

with a golden halo

before disappearing over

to the other side

leaving a trail

of darkness behind

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hark

listen

do you hear

the rythm of

life

and

death

beat between

the first sunrise

and

the last sunset?

at the first sunrise

the first breath

is inhaled

the first tears

of joy are shed

and the eyes

first open to death

at the last sunset

the last goodbye

is whispered

a last faint sigh

is heard

and the eyes

shut the fi...

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cemetery lane

in Earby

is an unstable track

pressing on one side

a dry stone wall

and the other

a row of poplars

the proud

tall ladies

glittering in slightest wind

were rehearsing a Requiem mass

at the open air concert hall

on the hills across silvery haze

accompanied by humming of

rustling leaves

with nettle and wild rose towers

clapp...

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someone spread

a black shawl

over the sun

the long day

became night

the moon crept

inside the dark sky

in a hush

and cast stolen

soft sunlight around

an owl calling loud and deep

flew into sight

and spooked

dreamy watch-dogs

to disturb the calm of the night

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I went outside

and entered that

timeless natural world

full of surprises

from afar I caught

a glimpse of

I know not

what

there it was

motionless on

a branch overhanging

the river

I crept closer

without making a sound

until I reached the tree

still it didn't stir

then suddenly

startled by approaching noisy ramblers

A turquois...

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it was past midnight

on a balmy night

I lay back

on a comomile lawn

there lay before me

a creamy feast for the eyes

luminous bands of stars

stretching across the sky

the charming seven sisters beaming with broad smiles

a five jewelled glistening harp

the northern cross disguised as a beautiful swan shimmering in the milky sky

the lion shining bright makin...

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explicit was the government's lockdown guidance

the senior aide had his own twist

whilst the rest obeyed the rules

he drove to Durham in a mist

no use complaining about double standards

politicians are blind as well as deaf

public vents its anger in vain

you can't shout foul they're the ref

rulers deceive with shameless ease

it is just another lie

subjects a...

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the apple tree in its full glory

the Robin on blossom deep

foraging for its chicks

insects and grubs gathered in its beak

it glides onto the thorny hedge below

surveys for dangers to heed

assured darts off to a concealed nest

its hungry brood to feed

the Robin will tirelessly performs this duty

without fail everyday from dawn till dusk

to the day the young a...

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with rain pouring

from his sad eyes

the old man

told to me

his lifes story

in a trembling voice

when a child

he'd plenty of time

to endlessly explore

the puzzling pathways

around him

to find the key

to open the door

and uncover

the secrets of

of his universe

he saw the world

through optimistic eyes

As a youth he was rebellious

he r...

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she came upon me

in daylight clear

with large watery

hazel eyes

and a beaming smile

that magically lit up

the universe

she had a

commanding presence

she whispered quietly

and said to me

let me take you

by the hand

and guide you

to the place

where I go

in my dreams

she held my hand

in her warm

comforting hand

and lead me

to a ...

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Today's walk

took me

to the land

where giants 

in fairy tale

come to life

there were three

magnificent horses

in a field

abundant with

golden buttercups

jealously guarding

the green grass

a shire horse

and two gypsy cobs

existed in harmony

in a secure field

perched high above

Barrowford Park

the enormous

ebonied shire

ha...

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into the woodland

I stepped

from the west end

of the mile tunnel

on Leeds/Liverpool canal

at Barrowford today.

Saw willow

and holly

and oak

and beech

all still in delicate

pale shades

of spring

holly excepting

the slanting sun's rays

filtered through

boughs and branches

shone on

blue bell soldiers

in sparkling sapphire uniforms

...

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birth of life

heralds death's beginning

death shadows

life's journey 

life walks side

by side with death

death's cup fills

as life's empties

life is transient

death is inevitable

death's duty is done

life is just beginning

that's natures way

life is nothing

without death

as a companion

obsession with death

life diminishes

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Lovers slip away to Paris,

each other to discover.

Bees skip flower to flower,

nectar to gather.

Lovers in Paris seek

cultural,

artistic; and,

culinary

self gratification.

Bees among flowers,

flirt with pollen laden kisses,

to nurture farmers toil

to fruition 

for nectar alone.

Lovers in Paris,

swig champagne.

Bees among the ...

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Oh! what joy,

this lockdown bestows.

I feel, I stand alone,

in the garden of Eden

surrounded by natural beauty.

I smell natures intoxicating scents.

And almost hear,

its heart beat,

echo across the silent;

deserted landscape.

In this quiet,

awe inspiring idyll,

I hear whispers;

of better things to come,

ring out loud and clear.

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No more

toll

the Church bells

for the dead

No more

held the death rituals

prayers and remembrance

to honour them

No more

mass gatherings

to say goodbyes

to them

No more

friends can come

to say final farewell

to them

No more

reverential

burial service for

them

No more

than a few

close relatives to the

ceme...

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Why does she

in an empty room retreat

on this day

year after year?

In that far Autumn of 1968

she saw her dreams

shattered

by sacrifice asked to make

Her love was

wedded to his work

promotion was

in the pipeline

Time wasn't right

a family to raise

planning in future

more sense would make

Tomorrow came

but nature had slipped

...

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Shall I stain Love and Lust with the same brush?

It is truely noble and enduring.

The Cherry Blossom in April sunshine blush.

And Lust's dance is over in a fling.

Thus strong desires guides the moral compass awry.

The craving satisfied is oft short lived.

And the experience is soon denied.

And never again should such an affair ever be sized.

But the gift of love s...

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The moon stirs anger in the sea.

Gale force winds gust with menace.

Together they whip up colossal waves,

wrecking the ancient sea defences.

Harbour is a boiling couldron,

fuelled by horizontal rain.

Boats are torn from their safe moorings,

and are reduced to fragments.

Rapid rivers leap over their banks,

uprooting trees in a rage,

transforming land into ins...

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He used to sit in that doorway.

Had a paper cup in his hand.

The entrance has long been blocked.

No one has seen him recently.

His companions have vanished too.

Where can one start to look for him?

No one monitors the homeless.

There is no refuge for his like.

Is a kind soul caring for him?

I pray that the old man is safe.

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I wondered aimlessly

along the meandering lane

far away from civilization

to empty my mind

of all things coronavirus

Then without any warning

my eyes feasted upon

a vast sea of grass

gilded with hundreds of dandelions

swaying in perfect harmony in a field

The masses of dandelions

were gazing admiringly at the blue skies

and were showered with

the be...

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Do you remember the day we first met?

It was in a queue

Outside a school

One dull September day

We were two frightened little boys

Holding our mothers hand for comfort

There were other boys too

But they didn't appear daunted

Our names were called out

Mothers whispered reassuring words

And encouraged us to cross the Rubicon

To begin our life long learning ...

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"Worse still to come"

WHO issued this bleak virus warning?

I don't know

Someone with too much time

To speculate I suppose?

I'm too busy keeping out of

The cordoned off Coronavirus Way

If anyone asks

Say I'm on a holiday

But the truth is

I'm currently incarcerated

At HMP  Self Isolation

Being held in solitary confinement

Indefinately at HM Government...

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He used to stand

At his window

And stare at the

World and its wife

Go by

Forever complained

About the din

Created by

People and cars

Rushing past

Now he has ceased

To stand and stare

A strict round the clock

Curfew imposed has

A ghost town created

No more shouting

Laughter

Or sounds of traffic

Invade his privacy

Finds this unb...

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He's in his 90's

You know?

New members are told

On their first visit

Has a well lived in face

Kindly eyes

Disarming smile

Welcoming warm handshake

Is untidy of appearance

Weeks food splashed

Stained clothes

Wears two different socks on feet

Of lifes experiences

Remembers all yesterdays vividly

Vague about todays

Tomorrows are oblivious

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An old woman

Entered the exclusive

High Street cafe

Hesitantly

She wore a simple dress

Had sparkling eyes

Narrow lips

And no makeup

Made her way slowly

To an empty table

Sat down gracefully

With beady eyes honed on her

The waitress came

Her order to take

Just a glass of water

Politely requested

She went away

Returned to

Fulf...

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Archimedes Hardaker

A burly Yorkshire coal miner

Came home clammy and dusty

Filled the bath with hot water

Plunged in to have a soak

Lost in thoughts got disorientated

When conscious again

Climbed out of the bath

Shouted EUREKA at the top of his voice

Adding by eck that were a reet relaxing bath

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Coronavirus

A persona non grata

No entry allowed

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Half a century ago

I set my eyes upon you

For the first time

In this woodland

The tall trees shaded

A host of delicate plants

Painted in many

Colours of the rainbow

Many varieties of insects were

Buzzing from plant to plant

Feeding greedily

On plant nectar.

Spieces of different birds

Perched high on the grand stage

Each out singing the other

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With such ease

Judgements made

Cursory evidence

From first impressions

Life long

Prejudices determine

Outwards appearance

The judgement weighs heavy

With no desire

To peel veneers

Truth beneath

Surface to seek

Listen in silence

The heart beats

And circulates blood

Lungs pump

Air flows

In all alike

Irrespective of who

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Brightly the moon shone

Ocean waves swish gently

Midnight wolf baying

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The dreaded lurgy

Worms its way deep silently

Life to estinguish

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Lonley silver birch

Tranquil garden in the shade

Sunset put light out

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Sun drenched

Pitiless blue skies

Greeted

Good Friday morning

Felt a strong desire

Acted upon it

Rang my bossom pal

"Sorry unavailable" the answerphone blurted

Gambled

Ventured out to her resting place

Saw a notice pinned on the headstone

Reading

Sorry I'm not in

Rather busy today

_ gathering wildflowers in the meadows

_ rehearsing songs o...

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My garden bound

By a hedge

Consisting of

Reawakened hawthorns

Splendid in delicate green dresses

Evergreen yews

With light coloured

Needled fans from the

Old dark growth emerging

And the prickly

Shiny hollys

With red berries

In sun's warming

Cloak drapped

Perennials in various

Verdant Hues

Peer out of the earth

Lemon yellow glowing

Se...

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I beseech thee

Do not cruelly ask me

To compare the young man

Frozen in a fleeting moment

In that potrait

And the image reflected

In the mirror

That you hold in your hand

His is the ebonied face

In the potrait

Crowned with long flowing

Black hair

His eyes sparkle

With a thousand glints

Of HOPE

Has a beaming smile

That would melt

The coldest h...

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The invisible

Arrived uninvited

Silently spinning

The world into chaos

Merciless

And indiscriminating

Mows down young and old

Alike

Halt its spread

The scientist say

Contactless existence

And self confinement

May just break its back

That simple _ really?

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Flicking through images

Time had confined to history

Memory rewinds and fast forwards

The past to the present

Captured on Morecambe Bay's

Stone jetty

Our shadows

By sun's sorcery cast

The canvass appears incomplete

A flock of people _

Painted out

A squabble of seagulls _

Erased

A stew of oystercatcher _

Brushed out

Just the two of us _

Capt...

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Skippy

A ginger tom

Loves

Outdoors

Spends

Hours

Prowling

In the garden

At dawn

This Spring morning

Distracted by a noise

Stops to investigate

Curiosity aroused

Sniffs the air

Ears honed in

Stares skywards

Recognizes sound floating

High above emanates from

A bird box

Home to Blue Tits chicks

Weighs up odds of netti...

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In the twlight of his life

The dishevelled old man

Spends his day time sitting on pavements

With a plastic cup in his hand

He sleeps on door steps

On piles of cardboards for a bed

He wears a shirt frayed at the collar and cuffs

_Patch work mosaic trousers

_Socks darned with multicoloured threads

The soles of his shoes are full of holes

His blazer is repaired with...

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I was nothing

Then you held my hand

Guided me through lifes maze

And gave me an identity

Watching you closely

Trusting you implicitly

Imitating you faithfully

Was all that was necessary to mould me

I would have been nothing

If there was no you to teach me

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Why is this infantile woman,

unleashing a frenzied

verbal attack,

on the dead woman?

Her barbed tongue can no longer,

inflict suffering,

and pain,

upon her victim.

Jesus cleansed her soul.

He liberated her from all her earthly suffering and pain.

He took her to His Father’s mansion

and charged the Angels to look after her.

I pray that GOD will shi...

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The yonder Green Hill

Sits starkly framed

Beneath a dark rain laden

empty sky

The Sun

A disguised alchemist

Places a tiara

high above the elevated area

The Triple Crown

Bedecked with myriads of

Vapours refracted colours

Illuminates the gloomy surroundings

Soon the sky deluged with rains

Of the sun’s kisses

Is awakened

Heralding the return...

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The majestic Silver Birch

Adorning its winter regalia

Was bathing in bright sunshine

It stood in a calm pool of water

A lonely leaf was still

Attached to one of its branches

Hanging on for dear life

It had clung on to it

Grimly through the winter’s ravages

The rain had just ceased

A single drop of water

Skated across the leaf

Upon nearing the edge of t...

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All roads lead to it.

Waste no time to look for paths to avoid the terminal station.

Fulfil your ambitions and dreams along the avenues

that life’s supreme journey takes you.

Rue not whether you took the right route.

We’ll all arrive at the journey’s end one day.

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Alas a creeping curse

Ignited into a fickle feud

An absurd argument started it all

It soon hatched into hatred.

The ensuing guilt gnaws away

And gives birth to stubborn silence

It blossoms into a deathly deafening stalemate

The festering deadlock is hope destroying.

Thus lost in a labyrinth

The mind explores ways out of it

Concluding that the silence has to ...

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As I walk down the Cemetery Lane,

A woman appears besides me.

She looks familiar.

The dark curly hair and smiling eyes

It can’t be she.

The one I once knew had vanished into the

unknown void long ago.

She whispers to me in a recognizable dulcet voice

tales that only my friend and I knew.

It can’t be she.

The one I once knew had departed from this

mortal coil m...

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