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I will never understand suicide
Like the rest of the football world, I was stunned at the sudden death of Gary Speed today. Speed took his own life at just 42 years old, and it’s…
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New Poem – Free from Pain
A callous whisper in the wind You never let it lie Obsession with the pain you cause Yet I no longer cry Resilience it grew with time A shield against…
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Absence makes the heart grow fonder
On the plane back from London yesterday I overhead someone saying, “Absence makes the heart grow fonder”. Shortly after that I fell into a deep sleep and must have taken…
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Snow – New Poem
In one swift fall it engulfs our land Enclosing all of life in one brutal hand Covering existence with a blanket of anew A new dawn for a promise Land…
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The unknown hero – A poem in remembrance
I do not know who you are, but I know just how you died Awash with crimson boyhood blood a heart that never cried A name that’s long forgotten a…
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R.I.P Joe Frazier 1944-2011
Those who are closest to me will agree that I have a lifelong love of boxing. Ever since, my father took me to my first boxing match at the age…
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Falling in love with Helsinki
As the cold wind bites harshly on my face, I turned up the collars on my coat to avoid any more of this autumnal beating. Turning to my left, I…