Twenty plus years I had a careerof putting my life on the line. Flying the flag on behalf of the ...
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When did I decide to swapmy nights out for the telly?When was it acceptable to carry such a belly? When ...
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The shops were all shuttered,with ‘Closed’ on the doors.A typical Sunday,before we craved more. Roads without traffic,stores without lines.Lie ins, ...
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Up on my wall, within a frameAre memories that keep me sane. And every time I’m feeling low It’s to ...
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A marbled mix of grey and green Oh what sights my eyes have seen. Cataloguing years gone by Photos stored ...
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This morning I opened my curtains and felt such a warmth in my heart For blue sky and sunshine did ...
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The darkest place, a cold embraceerase the smile from off my face.Another day is drawn awaythe nights close in to ...
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Homelessness is becoming an epidemic on the streets of Manchester. But, whilst most of the homeless fraternity are genuine people ...
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A poem dedicated to my storyteller... always in my heart I once met a fella, an old storyteller, who told ...
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Beyond the glass I’m looking through, People scurry back and to. Soldier ants that march in line, Stop for nothing, ...
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It feels like I’ve fallen through ice on a lake Black, gelid water, no chance of escape Desperate to breathe, ...
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  Bee prouder, bee taller, bee kinder, bee true. Bee loving, bee giving, bee nobody’s fool.   Bee gracious, resilient, ...
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I had a book which only took a day for me to read. I must confess, I’m self-obsessed with finishing ...
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When you analyse the reason, When you sit and think it through, Our lives have much more meaning, Than what ...
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Lift me up when I fall down. Catch me if I start to drown. Find a ray of hope to ...
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An Ode to Social Media Open my laptop and what do I see? People are sharing their whole lives with ...
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Me, Myself and I I watch the days pass by me They flash before my eyes So many things to ...
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The Beatitudes of Literature If Jesus gave his sermon Upon that mount today He’d preach a love of literature And this is ...
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Lost It’s hard to tell you how I feel I can’t explain, it seems unreal. When pieces wander from my ...
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Remembering the ‘70s I was six at the start of this decade, By the end, I was into my teens ...
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Market Street - Manchester I sip on my coffee whilst watching the view of folk passing by on the street ...
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Was I wrong? An ode to the victims of domestic violence Was I wrong to look the way I do? ...
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An Ode to War Nations rise and go to war, To settle all their ancient scores. O'er religion, land and ...
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My Day In Blackpool I walked along the prom today Saw donkeys on the sand Candy floss and "kiss me ...
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An Ode to Life I eat, I drink, I sleep, I breathe, I work, I play, I cry, I grieve ...
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Here’s what I’ll do for you For my daughter  The things I will do I have put into rhyme, I ...
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Me at Fifty I looked in the mirror and what did I see? Some half-century bloke staring right back at ...
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Memories Of You You are my fondest memories Sweet like the smell of a new spring day Like the crystal ...
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The Wind Today the wind is quiet Not speaking, nor whispering. Yet it waits. It waits and it watches Not ...
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  Thunderstorm “Rain, rain, go away!” I’ve heard so many people say. But malice clouds that won’t be told, Do spit ...
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The Salesman Good day Sir, can I help you? Or are you looking round? This one is all the rage ...
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Visions Of A Sinner Hell opened its fiery gates and I stood before Death. Familiar voices beckoned, commanding me to ...
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The Life & Times Of A Television I was sitting with my friends one day, All warm and quite content ...
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