Mark Heathcote

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I have 597 stories published in 2 collections on the site.
My stories have been read 351573 times and 9 of my stories have been cherry picked.
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Mark Heathcote

My stories

I glean to touch an angel’s feather

I have not settled, on… A song I like. And, dear that is why - I write! I glean to touch an angel’s feather But all I do is roll like a bolder… Strewn-down the mountain-side

Towering above and beyond…

Sometimes I feel so dirty Unworthy of a human body Sometimes I want to pray or preach Sometimes I want to hide out of reach Sometimes I want to cry like a baby

The father’s daughter

Only his kiss will do Only a smile from him Only his embrace will do Cut from this cardigan Cut from this aging cloth Worn in view of a memory Now only this alone will do

The turn of a wood-screw

I wouldn’t shake the flies off corpse If I stepped in one!

The wedding cake couple

The wedding cake couple Held hands on-top in vigil Clinging on to each other tightly There I do’s written in song Lasted just as long as it took! Mothering law to take another

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