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R.I.P. Sir Bobby Robson
I was going to write about my weekend this week but had to change following the news I have just heard. The football manager Sir Bobby Robson has died. In…
Year: 2009
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Yesterday's clown
Standing on the shores of isolation The horizon of future beckons me Winds of yesterday blow against my neck An entwining destiny Looking over my shoulder Yesterday’s laughter howls amongst…
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Gateway to a new world
You were my rescue beaconIgnited the path I tookA bridge that spanned life’s turbulenceThe thrashing sea became my brookRescued me from darknessThen showed me the wayGone too soon to know…
Of all pubs in this town I had to walk into mine
Friday night I missed the last train home by several hours. No real reason except that I went out with some friends and ended up in a cocktail bar having…
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Last Train to Paris (New Poem)
We ignored the rules of life, decided to break the shackles tonight Our last gasp of freedom, before we became rats devoid of light Had to break, make a run…
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A sick cold circus surrounds Jacko in death
I have just heard the line up for tomorrows Michael Jackson tribute/memorial gig. Among those taking part, Stevie Wonder, Mariah Carey I can accept but when I read that Britain’s…
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Michael Jackson – My Tribute
It is hard to read what I am reading on the news. Michael Jackson is dead. I was alive when Lennon, Elvis and Diana died yet I can not even…
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Rizana Nafeek – The teen girl facing a unjust death penalty in Saudi Arabia
The case of Rizana Nafeek – a teenage Sri Lankan housemaid sentenced to death in Saudi Arabia after inadequate legal proceedings – has made a sensation in the island nation.…
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Honouring those who deserve it.
Today I read the Queen’s Birthday honours list. Among those who have been awarded MBE’s and Knighthoods were actor Christopher Lee (Knighthood), Golfer Nick Faldo (Knighthood), and Chef Delia Smith…
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Wedding Poem (Poetry)
On this special day we are gathered to embrace a love so trueThe joining of two special hearts, a toast from us all to youOn a rainy day three years…