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5 May 2023Leave a Comment on Some memories of work

Some memories of work

Memoir a la Wordsworth…

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1 May 2023Leave a Comment on Waiting room

Waiting room

– Since when were you so interested in art?– Since I was made to wait so long in here.That’s all …

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1 May 2023Leave a Comment on Compartment C, Car 293

Compartment C, Car 293

The heedless traveller takes her easeIn C compartment’s watery green,Oblivious to art’s mysteries. The landscape that the viewer seesThis girl …

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1 May 2023Leave a Comment on The beast chapel

The beast chapel

Inside this roofless barn they congregateFor shelter from the wind if not from wet.They file through the narrow western end;Once …

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30 April 2023Leave a Comment on A statue in Corfu Town

A statue in Corfu Town

Strolling through Corfu Town looking for lunch,Here’s something promising –A pastel-coloured café, stylish –And vegetarian! that’s unusual.It makes up one …

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16 April 2023Leave a Comment on Working it out

Working it out

Work after Yorkshire Water

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15 April 2023Leave a Comment on Ozymandias complete

Ozymandias complete

Beyond that lifeless plain, two rivers run From Taurus’ slopes down to the Persian sea. There Nineveh, Palmyra, Babylon and …

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30 January 2023Leave a Comment on Nadim nadir

Nadim nadir

People say I’m greedy cos I’m worth a billion poundsBut don’t they know the good it helps me do?I spend …

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30 January 2023Leave a Comment on Pinning it down

Pinning it down

Memories up to early 20s

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31 July 2022Leave a Comment on Leeds Festival Chorus highlights

Leeds Festival Chorus highlights

37 years with LFC

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