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DOVERCOURT BAY HOLIDAY CAMP 1950
the great heave of recent war
lay back swallowed by the cold channel floor
beach out of bounds
with its lullabies of mines and barbed wire
marram grass saluted a past
like a bereavement
as we climbed from the train at Harwich
en route by Bedford coach to a week of levity
the boiler of the locomotive hissed in the rain
platform alight with puddles
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Saturday 14th November 2015 5:12 pm
LET'S HEAR IT FOR BLACKPOOL
Let's hear it for Blackpool
trams lit up at night
gliding on like Fairyland
whether dull or bright.
A welcome like a cleavage
a smile for everyone
entertainment wherever you look
and the tower a wonderful sight.
Food prepared by the bucket
nothing much wrong with that
If you get indigestion
there's always the funny hat.
Try to be there in the Autumn
when the ...
Sunday 16th August 2015 9:31 pm
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