Category Archives: edenbray POMES

AT HOME WITH JOHN MARTIN .. .

at home with John Martin .. . . . We wrung the neck of life slashed the face off it i stumbled around in the dark reached out my hands found sheafs of crumpled paper by a match I read … Continue reading

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BRITPOP AS A VISTA .. .

britpop as a vista …         sad as I feelmy teenage duty laid asidelaid down and out on a level floorour horizons reduced to lard worlds recycledin a toxic bin of sourdough andaspiration dressed in sardine stripeshollow … Continue reading

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THINGS THAT ARE YEARNED FOR .. .

things that are yearned for .. . . . There comes in time; the moment   when you lose ability to be artful you settle for the easy life   lose agility to duck and dive lose the jump and … Continue reading

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NATURE CALLS .. .

nature calls .. . ‘ smoke grey the backcloth                fallen out of bartered skies            indigo philosophical, the heron        wings cut and curled        … Continue reading

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OUT OF ZONE COMFORT

Out of Zone Comfort .. Originality can catch the reluctant eye A glint of sunlight on a sniper’s gun barrelA photo journalist operational and far from homeSuddenly alerted by virtue of a surprise attack It had seemed to me deftly … Continue reading

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LIFE WAITING FOR CHIPS .. .

life waiting for chips  .. . . .. the people came on Tuesday then again on Wednesday at the middle of the week with their hands in pockets minds trained upon the fishes in paper packets taters lay in bins … Continue reading

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UNDER COVER AGENT .. .

UNDER COVER AGENT .. . .. facing up to the way things are i am afraid it is better to be alone with a bottle and a book and a pen and some notepaper as an under cover agent you … Continue reading

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NUREMBERG 5

Nuremberg 5 .. Unashamed tears, a tributary     rivers run grey without a sun     banners unfurled in cardamom     reflect an orphaned moon Nuremberg, your clenched smile     your rendered face stained     till … Continue reading

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STOOKS

stooks .. . .. by the three quarter interchange on the seven mile strait out of Stickney Lane I caught sight of a field of ice cream corn waving slowly, no threat of rain .. cornet skies with party hats inside … Continue reading

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DIARY of a LINCOLNSHIRE SHEEP STEALER

THE DIARY OF A LINCOLNSHIRE SHEEP~STEALER in six parts . this Lincolnshire .. . . it begins .. .                                 .I. squashed brown, glassy marbles   … Continue reading

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