Category: My Work
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Cancel Culture
Cancel Culture By all means, let us cancel culture. Put an end to theatre, close the galleries Shutter the palaces of art and sculpture. Barricade the sacred Louvre. Put chains around Uffizi and the Tate. Abandon both The Bolshoi and The Met, Let David crumble and Mona Lisa fade. Defund the arts in all respects…
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Gently
Gently Waves gently lapping Gulls gently soaring Breezes gently blowing Music gently playing Thoughts gently occurring Clouds gently drifting Ideas gently unfolding Words gently speaking Friends gently caring Children gently playing Me gently resting All things being gentle As they gently aught.
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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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Time Is A Wicked Thing
Time Is A Wicked Thing It burrows deep under your skin, An invasive cancer that wants to eat And devour you like a wicked beast. For some unlucky few it consumes, Souring all that is good and true. Despoiling an otherwise pleasant life. The counting of days, weeks, months, years Is a fruitless way to…
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Gently *
Gently Waves gently lapping Gulls gently soaring Breezes gently blowing Music gently playing Thoughts gently occurring Clouds gently drifting Ideas gently unfolding Words gently speaking Friends gently caring Children gently playing Me gently resting All things being gentle As they gently aught.
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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. With escorts seated at their side Chaffing at too-stiff collars and too-tight shoes Anxious to be home to watch the game, The critics…
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Second Childhood
Second Childhood Forward Half a lifetime growing up, growing up. Then (almost) half a lifetime growing old From childhood To mid-life, To golden years, Always in a rush, in a rush. Preamble The time has come To stop and reconsider this haste Driving me on these many years. I now have time to weigh the…
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Second Childhood
Second Childhood Forward Half a lifetime growing up, growing up. Then (almost) half a lifetime growing old From childhood To mid-life, To golden years, Always in a rush, in a rush. Preamble The time has come To stop and reconsider this haste Driving me on these many years. I now have time to weigh the…
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Five Most Recent Pieces – Tap on this link.
These are my five most recent pieces. Click on any one title to view the post.
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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…
Palimpsest 