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Heaven I

Heaven I .. . I went down to the edge of time today I heard the sounds and saw the sights of eternities dawn .. . The cries of lostness and alone the vision of creatures living and clinging to … Continue reading

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EDENBRAY in EXILE – 2* – selfie

‘Edenbray in Exile’ OUTTAKE … … … SELfIE … … … Entangled, overwhelmed, a picture in mezzotint Dove grey – bordered in the usual way Of men and women and games they play Of piano-moods or senseless abandon Where the … Continue reading

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PHIL LYNOTT WAS A POET

PHIL LYNOTT WAS A POET . . . . . . The wide, the woven, the smell of fear Easier to hide than make a stand Form a band, cover yourself in glory  Write your own story, nights of fury … 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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DYLAN’S PROMISE

DYLAN’S PROMISE .   .   . .   .   . And if he be an Welsh poet It is true one day he maybe up and leave me sound but for now, he loyal Dylan stands his ground … 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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BUDAPEST

BUDAPEST In walking of your sunny streets, I see your past is Prussian bled And in your markets the abundance of paprika, parcelled orange-red For now we amble thoughtfully as though the Danube’s greyish blue Refuses now to conjure illustrations … Continue reading

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OUTTAKES – NOT AN OUTTAKE -THE JOLLY GREEN GIANT

THE JOLLY GREEN GIANT . . . ~ ~ ~ A green giant of a steamroller All shiny green-grey metal, painted, polished Made to work, to last, made well Turning slowly its huge hardened drums The thunder of which rumbles … Continue reading

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