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A Working Man’s Life
A Working Man’s Life by Paul McCann . I worked hard for years to make a quid , they sold me out to the cheapest bid . Someone younger , someone...
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The Lonely Seanchai
The Lonely Seanchai By Paul McCann I was walking along through the streets at night, with no place to call my own , everyone else was safe in their...
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The affair
Something etched in my memory!
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This Rose Garden
You’re so lucky To be in this rose garden To observe the scale of colours Draw the octave of scents Into your lungs To squeeze the petals hard Inside...
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A Blah Day
Tuesday started a blah-white day, didn’t even whip up a breeze. A morning for ironing and contemplation. Contemplating why I think the house is...
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Boris and the Hustings
This is the thirteenth entry in the satirical series at https://www.abctales.com/collection/pandemic-tales-bojo-and-co Boris and the Hustings It had...
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The rabbit and the frog on my shoulders
The rabbit and the frog on my shoulders Part 1 - Who am I ‘I see.’ Standing in front of a mirror is a boy named Elroy. The mirror is small and hangs...
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Desire
Better days Lying on my back and looking to the stars and the moon. I always seem to walk through the thoughts that my better self warns me about...
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The blank page
The blank page The blank page has been killed. Its silent voice has shouted out bleating at its fading existence. It watches blood that it did not...
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The love letter
I wrote this for my girlfriend. It's literally my heart on paper!
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Malta. Part Five.
While we were still at home in England. Meghan booked a day out for both of us, it cost her 60 euros. It was a day out on a tourist boat, sightseeing...
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When the groove runs out
A complaint to Groove Logistics Co.
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summer
It's as if the past had never been...
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Light and Dark
An old poem edited, re-titled and resubmitted. Image in the public domain.
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Spooky Old Things
On a New Year’s Day, and on a birthday evening, I usually pick some ‘Intuitive Solutions’ cards, asking the question; ‘What would be good for me to...
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Your caring touch
Your caring touch At times your caring touch soothes me Bringing me a warm bliss that I chase after A light that glows orange A feeling of warm...
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I dont have your heart
I asked about your name And you said it was brought by a crane “Don’t you mean the stork”, I probed? “No”, she would crow “Fertility and rebirth is...
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An ocean of lights
An ocean of lights The night is silent. Floating orbs cover my view as I stand next to my lighthouse. Tall and powerful as she guides me on my way My...
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Sean Happens 12
Dad staggered into the kitchen like his legs were encased in iron struts. He held out a primitive crossbow. A kind of spike in the narrow crosspiece...
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Queenio’s Lost Ball
Queenio’s Lost Ball By Paul McCann Queenio she had lost her ball , just the other day , when the children went running , round on the street at play...
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