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May 02 2012

CLOCK LOVER

If I could take a word and hold it gently in my hand, and if I closed my eyes and felt its softness and warmth as I touched it, caressed it and kissed it with my lips, and if I shaped it, moulded it and smoothed it so that it became special and precious to [...]

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May 02 2012

TODAY

What did I achieve today? My body aches,I must be credited with something. Was I loved or was I loathed? Did I revive or ruin my reputation? My shoes smile at me from their resting place, they know the effort I made. My computer was my god,and my pen my soul, as I sort peace [...]

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May 02 2012

JOHN SHONE’S LAMP

When I was a kid I wasn’t very tall In fact I was small not very tall at all But in my heart I knew I was a champ ‘Cos outside our house stood the Old Gas Lamp Got picked on by the bigger kids and often got a clout Did as I was told [...]

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Apr 19 2012

Reflections

(Not grandfather/longcase/tallcase clocks!) As I grow older,it often seems to me that my world of yesteryear filled with endearing,joyful memories,has more to offer than the veiled uncertain one which lies before me.For my heart is seldom at peace in the ever widening and demanding domain of the ill mannered and ignorant and often seeks refuge [...]

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Mar 05 2012

i john

hello

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Feb 26 2012

The Politicians Said

You Went into the army boy, pre ordained and planned and soon they sent you on your way to a far and distant land They said you had to be there to fight the enemy you didn’t know just who he was or what his thoughts might be but you didn’t die in vain boy, [...]

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Oct 17 2011

You and Me

You,being you,being special you and me ,being me, being just me and you,being you,being nice you and me,being me,being ordinary me and you,being you,being specislly nice to just ordinary me. Well all I can say is thank you, thank you, you, love ,me  

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Sep 11 2011

Isn’t it a wonderful world

Today it is not raining

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