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POLOROID

Posted on October 27, 2026 by edenbray

POLOROID .. within these four walls landscapes de confusion objet d’art une illusion darkness light wrestle find harmony in contrast methods of exposure i cannot absorb light colour context of skyline it is a parody a painted lady a parallelogram … Continue reading →

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THE LAST BALLAD OF J.HENRY

Posted on October 14, 2026 by edenbray

THE LAST BALLAD OF J.HENRY .. .. John Henry was a lucky man his face was brown his palms were tan he carried round no creedmor gun nor ever shot his way to glory John Henry was not a violent … Continue reading →

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WE HAVE WALLS OF SEPARATION .. .

Posted on October 13, 2026 by edenbray

WE HAVE WALLS OF SEPARATION .. . .. . humanoids, humanoids down the rustic alley the rusty alley of grey green coppered slimey darkness and mother’s intoxication by their unobtrusive but irregular appearance humanoids within the descriptive allusion their moist … Continue reading →

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wake, wake up Susie

Posted on October 11, 2026 by edenbray

wake, wake up Susie .. . .. . Oh the grey grey and the sea sea sky with its tangerines and sliver peach plums laid out on the kitchen table with smudged crayolas and spilt glass milk stubborn raucous standing … Continue reading →

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1984 came, went & is no more .. . ditto

Posted on September 10, 2026 by edenbray

1984 came, went & is no more .. . ditto .. . the phone rang and Ahmed spoke so kindly if Ahmed were his name we talk in circles if anyone’s to blame it is not Ahmed Ahmed does not live here anymore he went away i stopped ordering any parcels dealing with the arseholes who clog up my line cholesterol users and feminine abusers the politic is strained on our semi-island of reform it is 1984 and we have been here many times before choose the air of freedom if you can the summer of the sixties when life was unplanned and we all were victorious before the autumn of regret our awesome winter of discontent Winston met Kid Charlemagne our future’s were all set beanbags and gonks TOPO GIGIO clap your hands and think of breezy Brighton the rampages and nights in prison drunk drivers, spilt semen … Continue reading →

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OPTIMIST at the OPTOMETRIST

Posted on December 7, 2025 by edenbray

optimist at the optometrist .. . optimist at the optometrist 1, 000 illuminated eyes waiting to decide Buddy Holly brides endless eyebrows rising space-pod aliens disguise urban cowboys overheard in private conversations about their ears and eyes Marianna’s blackened eaux … Continue reading →

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WORLDS in COLLISION .. .

Posted on September 4, 2025 by edenbray

worlds in collision .. . . . I reminded myself of a book I once read in around nineteen seventy one which described images of planetary chaos that fired me up to try and understand about the universe and later … Continue reading →

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ALCOHOL and IRONY .. .

Posted on August 23, 2025 by edenbray

alcohol & irony .. . ode to a bum on the street .. . i resort to alcohol what do you do to cope with atrocity moribund, culture shame i resort to alcohol what is your poison that you would … Continue reading →

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WAKE UP SUSIE .. .

Posted on August 21, 2025 by edenbray

wake up Susie .. . The world was simpler thenwhen Phil and Don strummed guitarsand Mahalia Jackson sang of love and mercywe thought we saw Gagarin’s shadow on the moonbut it was really blue cheese spread on pizza breadwith anchovies, … Continue reading →

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TESCO OFFERS .. .

Posted on May 10, 2025 by edenbray

tesco offers .. .. i Step down walkways   imaginations memoirs   clinging; still hung over   in your full bloodied mind   concerning latest cortex             of worries   dreams ill-defined I join this … Continue reading →

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