Tag Archives: LIFE

THIS BRITAIN .. .

Posted on March 1, 2021 by edenbray

THIS BRITAIN .. . . I woke one day in that awful season pulling wallpaper from the drabbest wall I heard the cuckoo in my head, that sound I had come to dread and larks ascending Descending, on an unmade … Continue reading →

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ALZHEIMER POET

Posted on January 15, 2021 by edenbray

ALZHEIMER POET I’ve heard that thud before    that thud on the floorAnd then a dog barking so I forgot  so many things to do      but I haven’t really Abstract thoughts line up    like pegs in your … Continue reading →

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NINETEEN .. .

Posted on January 8, 2021 by edenbray

NINETEEN .. . . Nineteen, I started writing when I was nineteen but that’s a lie The child became a man when he had learned to cry If I was nineteen today I might just long to die \.. . … Continue reading →

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MODERN WORKS 2020 ~ 18 – TOO ENDLESSLY

Posted on January 7, 2021 by edenbray

A NEW PUBLICATION: FINAL CALL MODERN WORKS 2020 ~ 17 – POEM 16 To celebrate the launch of my NEW booklet containing 16 diverse poems and essays entitled : MODERN WORKS 2020 – I am happy to offer a signed, … Continue reading →

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OUTTAKES – NOT AN OUTTAKE -THE JOLLY GREEN GIANT

Posted on October 29, 2020 by edenbray

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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RESOLUTION

Posted on October 19, 2020 by edenbray

RESOLUTION … It was always easier when the burnt sun dried the perspiration on your neck The old boy shuffled the cards of the deck, fingered, worn, creased, greased, flecked It seemed with traces of blood but it was just … Continue reading →

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OUTTAKES ~ 04 – Guilt never wears a happy face!

Posted on August 10, 2020 by edenbray

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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BUCKETS OF RAIN

Posted on August 7, 2020 by edenbray

BUCKETS OF RAIN by Bob Dylan GUEST POEM (Lyrics) Buckets of rain Buckets of tears Got all them buckets comin’ out of my ears Buckets of moonbeams in my hand You got all the love Honey baby, I can stand … Continue reading →

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OUTTAKES – 03 ~ THE TRASH MAN

Posted on August 7, 2020 by edenbray

OUTTAKES – 03 . ⚙︎   ⚙︎   ⚙︎ …  …  … THE TRASH MAN …   …   … . nunun . I am a bin man taking the trash Loading up on peoples throw-outs I seen my share of care Fourteen cents … Continue reading →

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A FOREWARD & AN ESSAY ~ ‘The Trials Of Miles Blackman’

Posted on August 5, 2020 by edenbray

An Essay and a Foreward to the autobiographical poem THE TRIALS OF MILES BLACKMAN ⚛︎ During the early lockdown period of the Covid-19 pandemic I ran a series of Posts on my edenbray8 blog site with helpful notes from my own point of view. … Continue reading →

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