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Two thoughts – for Robert Twigger

Saturday, May 16, 2020

. ‘A man on a straight path never got lost.’ — Idries Shah . ‘The trouble with the straight and the narrow ..Is it’s so thin, I keep sliding off to the side.’ — Jason Spaceman .

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NEWS AT A GLANCE

Monday, September 18, 2017

. Our Eastern allies have just spent £2,000,000 in equipping a Government steel works. — The Nelson Evening Mail, September 8 1908 . Ben Stokes is the sixth Englishman to have his name on the honours boards at Lord’s for both batting and bowling. The smell of hot food is not very common on building sites. Annalise was […]

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I came, I saw, I conkered

Thursday, September 7, 2017

A little bit of seasonal nostalgia. — For The Oldie

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Tender

Friday, January 21, 2011

Life with me will be bad for your sleep wallet liver relationship with your parents/friends chances of getting into heaven* (though not necessarily in that order). But I’d like to think it’s still worth a shot. * optional

Filed in Poetry | Also tagged drink, heaven, money, New Love Poetry, sex | Comments (0)