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In The Mirror by Rob Lock

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In the Mirror Copyright © Rob Lock 2010

Terrain that's largely left uncultivated -
little done but sluicing down, and sometimes
thicket trimming, undertaken carefully,

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Poetry Aloud, Benson Blakes, Bury St Edmunds
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Tue, 23/02/2010
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Sutton Hoo Sequence by Cameron Hawke Smith

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SUTTON HOO SEQUENCE Copyright © Cameron Hawke Smith 2010

I therefore regard a ship burial as just as much a poem as Beowulf..
Martin Carver, Sutton Hoo, 1998. p.173

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Not the obvious place
for a ship
if it was meant to travel –

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Poetry Aloud, Benson Blakes, Bury St Edmunds
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The Line by Colin Whyles

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The Line Copyright © Colin Whyles 2010

I have a line for a poem
a perfect line
an exemplar

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Tue, 23/02/2010
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The Last Thing Is... by Colin Whyles

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The Last Thing Is... Copyright © Colin Whyles 2010

Tributes at my graveside would be unwelcome
I want to hear them now
(I also accept e-mail, postal or personal deliveries)

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Tue, 23/02/2010
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Gloves by Sally Warrell

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Gloves Copyright © Sally Warrell 2007

In winter
Gloves graced her outfit
Either worn or carried

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Poetry Aloud, Benson Blakes, Bury St Edmunds
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Tue, 23/02/2010
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Grandad by John Snell

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GRANDAD Copyright © John Snell 2009

Where once a smile, a cheeky grin
And yes there was stubble on your chin
But we used to chat about this and that

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Tue, 23/02/2010
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Feeling Down by John Snell

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FEELING DOWN Copyright © John Snell 2010

Feeling down
Kinda blue
Mouth like n

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Poetry Aloud, Benson Blakes, Bury St Edmunds
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Tue, 23/02/2010
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The Post by John Snell

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THE POST Copyright © John Snell 2010

Oh I do really like opening the post
But my wife says I've got it wrong
I shouldn't open other people's

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Poetry Aloud, Benson Blakes, Bury St Edmunds
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Tue, 23/02/2010
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Dick

Dick Copyright © Sue Ayres 2010

Written in memory of Dick Farrow who died on November 11th 1981 at 11:00 am.

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Tue, 23/02/2010
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The Door

The Door Copyright © Sue Ayres 2010

Arched, ancient, solid oaken hard
cold blast opening to beeswaxed perfumed air
the flicker of burning candles

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Sun, 21/02/2010
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The Journey

The Journey Copyright © Sue Ayres 2010


Softly land on the Mountain of Terror,
Slowly climb down to the green Hill of Fear,
Quickly cross to the thick Forest of Doom,

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Sun, 21/02/2010
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Confession by Elisabeth Rowe

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Confession Copyright © Elisabeth Rowe 2010

Once I stole a small cut glass salt cellar
from a boring shop in Sheringham:
I took a fancy to it,

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Sudbury Café Poets, Gainsborough House
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Wed, 10/02/2010
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