Monthly Archives: April 2020

Convent School Memory

Among the pea sticks and neat rows of veg A nun stoops low to tend the shooting plants. A girl looks on, unseen beyond the edge Of this bucolic scene, caught in the slant Of late spring sunlight glancing through … Continue reading

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I Wasted Time

I wasted time. Now Time wastes me. I did not ask the questions. I waited until there was no more waiting. Fitting pieces together had never been my forte. As a child I was soon bored with Jigsaws. The thrill … Continue reading

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Two Acrostics – Together and Change

Together Together you run hiding the pain One outstretched hand Guides and points the way En er gy dissipates Together they stumble, crawl, clamber to safety Heroes Every last one Re mem be red Change Come on everybody How come … Continue reading

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Troubled Borders

Trouble is about on all the borders Rising uncertainties in an unseen war Occupying our very ways of order Unlike disaster never seen before Bringing all areas into a shut down Life decisions now decide to be strange Everybody must … Continue reading

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Elland road site (home of football)

Elland road the place to go when you feel low Languish around in bars before the start Let all your troubles dissolve with the flow As the thrill of action begins its part Now as the crowd begins to sing … Continue reading

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