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thick dark clouds hover
portentous pods are seeded
silver lining glows

This is the poem which was chosen for publication in the book 'The poetry games'.

She stood at the open coffin and stared. After a few moments she asked the mortician if she could have some time alone with the deceased.

“By all means,” he said.

Monotonous keyboards clicking
Redundant clocks ticking
Phones ringing, elevator doors swinging
Coffee pots brewing, vending machines spewing
Insouciant workers, carefree shirkers loitering

9th July 2002.

I tried baby
even thought these legs
can’t dance no more

Its time to complete your tax return, oh boy

The new day’s sun is shining down on the very small city of Glastonbury Beach. In fact, it is only a city and not a town because Delaware is too small a state to have towns; it only has cities.

Scrimp's knees are half devoured by a rat like koala.

No Baptists at the river
No fish in the sea
No faith in the system
Don’t pray for me

No heroes for peace
No end to the wars
No banker in jail
Despite being the cause

Andrew Bonar Law

Chapter 2
An other moment of importance

I found
my grandmother's typewriter

Monday 20th May 2013.

After leaving Ben on Wednesday night I sent him a text.

Enjoyed tonight: the music, dancing and you. Thanks, Harpie x.

A prominent member of the left bank group of artists including Picasso, Matisse and Braque,her poetry was less concerned with meaning but rhythm and feeling.

Welcome Thirsty Strangers.

He tried to stay focused. He had the girl in the red polka-dot dress in his sights. She was on the other side of the street, dancing alone to an unknown tune.

PART 1

“The path to paradise begins in hell.”
Dante Alighieri

1. The Awakening
“She is safe, Gardeneus.”

There's no business,
Like no business at all.
Everyone's gotta,
Rotten feeling.
Nobody has got a shilling,
Just a p45 docket,
In their pocket.

When interest rates,
Go up to 5%.

The endless pavement
Eats away the leather