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its a bailey .. . sandals

     .. . its a bailey .. . using no traditional punctuation sandals .. . and while we are on the subject of mothers  did i mention that my mum  mammy  mater  mother  mummy  was the best ever  ◉  … Continue reading →

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TOO ENDLESSLY

TOO ENDLESSLY Hemmingway’s Folly .   .   . The rolling river knows and to this torture shows From virtues sodden garments strewn The bloodless captives body hewn .. O endless river follow long, a plaintiff song Where dreams will … Continue reading →

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POLLOCK SHORES

POLLOCK SHORES the slaves of causality .   .   . .   .   . At Pollock Shores, in summer squalls, a madcap stepped across chianti walls To celebrate the morning like a thousand eons before, where universes collide, … Continue reading →

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LONDON TOWN BY THE DIRTY WATER

LONDON TOWN by THE DIRTY WATER (LONDON TOWN BY THE PURPLE WATER)  … Walked from the West End to Streatham once  we had been out on the razzle-dazzle Lived there later, I knew London Town It’s back streets and its … Continue reading →

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SAN FRAN

SAN FRAN … So many pieces of the puzzle, there is no need to hide but they were lost, caught in nets on Pier 39 Like an unfaithful son on the day of his bride the colours of this city … Continue reading →

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ANDY, JACK and a SIAMESE CAT

… I wish it was the sixties … . . .

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THE ARTMAN #2 – THE SAD MAN and THE GALLOPERS

  ORIGINAL VERSION – THE ARTMAN #2 THE SAD MAN and THE GALLOPERS EDIT 2 …   She looked like Betty Grable, she was and post the Brighton bombing Maggie had her hair, she might have worn Carmen Miranda’s extravaganza I … Continue reading →

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MY POSITION

my position a minimalist study in dialectics and peace control ———————————————————————————— my employer decided not to trade my job description was terminated temporarily my employer wishes for me to work somewhere else under the same contract my contract does not … Continue reading →

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I, A SKINHEAD IN CROYDON TOWN – 1968

I, A SKINHEAD IN CROYDON TOWN – 1968 SUB HEADINGS : when Croydon was Reggae City – the Boss and Scottie … On the London Road, south of Brixton, eight mile north of Coulsdon South Two friends had slipped the … Continue reading →

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OUTTAKES ~ 04 – Guilt never wears a happy face!

OUTTAKES – 04 I’ve been in the attic, I’ve been in the cellar, I raided my notebooks –I’M HAVING A YARD SALE – It’s a Car Boot – THEY’RE UNFINISHED LINES, unfinished poems, POEMS THAT MISSED OUT ON PREVIOUS RETROSPECTIVES, … Continue reading →

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