Category: My Prose
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Heritage *
Heritage – Our Story Never far from sundering sea Gull’s and gannets make strident calls The taste of salt is on the air And fishes drying on the racks Ragged nets spread calling to be mended And rigging slapping on the mast While mooring ropes groan with every swell Spray and foam cast up on…
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Physics, Cosmology & Writing
Physics, Cosmology & Writing What is this? What on earth am I talking about? This goes way beyond things I should not even be contemplating. I have troubles enough with general relativity. I’m humbled by my ignorance, laid low by what I do not understand. I question my right to put those words at the…
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Nouns Before Verbs
Nouns Before Verbs Noun, Verb, Adverb, Adjective, Pronoun, Conjunction. That’s just a few of the nuts and bolts. Declarative, Interrogative, Simile, Metaphor. Those are just a few chapters in the instruction manual. So many ways to put them all together and I’ve only scratched the surface. The object is to put my thought into your…
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Nouns Before Verbs
Nouns Before Verbs Noun, Verb, Adverb, Adjective, Pronoun, Conjunction. That’s just a few of the nuts and bolts. Declarative, Interrogative, Simile, Metaphor. Those are just a few chapters in the instruction manual. So many ways to put them all together and I’ve only scratched the surface. The object is to put my thought into your…
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Let The Show Begin
Let The Show Begin Curtains drawn and footlights dimmed The audience hushed with anticipation Dressed in finest gowns and precious jewels Programmes tightly rolled and clutched To perfumed bodices of lace. All the escorts seated at their sides Chaff at too-stiff collars and too-tight shoes Anxious to be home to watch the game, The critics…
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Let’s Go For A Ride
Let’s go for a ride. Let’s go for a ride. Climb in the car, hop on the bike. Let’s go for a spin, hold on tight. Let’s take to the highways, the endless byways. Let the miles roll on by and by. Let’s go for a ride. Laughing and singing into the wind. Destinations all…
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Let’s Go For A Ride *
Let’s go for a ride. Let’s go for a ride. Climb in the car, hop on the bike. Let’s go for a spin, hold on tight. Let’s take to the highways, the endless byways. Let the miles roll on by and by. Let’s go for a ride. Laughing and singing into the wind. Destinations all…
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Celebration – September 2nd 1948
Celebration – September 2nd 1948 We all take note of special occasions. We celebrate our birthdays, anniversaries And other annual days of note. We have parties, we give gifts, We send cards and letters, We offer up best wishes For continued good health And especially, Many Happy Returns. They are joyous times Filled with warmth…
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Celebration – September 2nd 1948
Celebration – September 2nd 1948 We all take note of special occasions. We celebrate our birthdays, anniversaries And other annual days of note. We have parties, we give gifts, We send cards and letters, We offer up best wishes For continued good health And especially, Many Happy Returns. They are joyous times Filled with warmth…
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Contemplating Freedom
Contemplating Freedom Contemplating freedom, does a bird in a cage really care? A brief solitary lifetime spent surrounded by steel wire, the creature knows no other life. Instinct says you are a bird and meant to fly. But reality has clipped your wings and now you know no other life but this. Open up the…
Palimpsest 