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Front Step
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1 minuteI’ve never tried writing on the front step before.The cars zip by on the road. Places to be, places to go.I’m sitting here as the sun lights up the neighbourhood. The warm air. Birds singing.Songbirds flit back into the hedge. Summer is coming. There are…
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Catch a Spark
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1 minuteDancing in the Dark Funny how songs stick with you,like they are just part of the air —part of life. I remember when I was a kid,sitting in a pub in the morning.There was a funeral:black ties,beer and wine,sad eyes and perfume. Someone crying softly,sausage…
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Here and Now
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2 minutesThe beach is different this time of the morning. Your only companions are the seagulls and the occasional jogger. Come back in a few hours and there will be crowds of families, teenagers, and grandparents everywhere. No doubt the kiosk will be making a killing.…
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Kings and Caesars
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1 minuteKings and Caesars,Back to the age —Blood and fury;It never went away.A broken down piano,Chords from the dark alley,Holding onto something,That already slipped from you.Dreaming,Dreaming of peace,Justice,Brotherhood,Humanity.Just seeing the tracks left behind,As it disappeared over the hill —Left blood and pain and predators,Moving in for…
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April Blue Skies
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1 minuteThe weather in Scotland has been warm and sunny for the last two weeks, with barely a cloud in the sky. While not unheard of it is unusual. April blue skies,Where has all the rain gone?Sunshine, easy mind.Feels like a new song. Front step, front…
