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Label On The Bottle

by Ian Whiteley

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Label On The Bottle

 

The label on the bottle told me it was strong

But I drank it all night anyway

And didn’t think that I’d done wrong

 

It made me very happy in a lightheaded sort of way

It was deep amber in colour

And I would regret it all next day

 

It burned the back of my throat as a sipped the evil brew

It smelt of cinnamon and spice

And bit by bit my co...

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Monday 25th May 2020 7:00 pm

napowrimo2018   day 25   whiskly   bottle   label   warning label   drunk   habit   alcoholism

Why Do They Call You Summer?

by Ian Whiteley

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Why Do They Call You Summer?

 

Why do they call you summer

When your name is April?

Your fragrant scent of early roses

Permeates the room

And sunlight cuts across

The blue Axminster carpet

Bleaching the swirling dust

And warms tables to the touch.

 

I long for your cool hands

Across my fevered brow

But all you give me

Is clammy, blanketing heat.

 

I ...

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Friday 26th April 2019 12:00 am

all the senses   day 25   NaPoWriMo 2019   record breaking   rhetorical question   seasons   spring heat

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