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The Arc by John Snell

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The Arc Copyright © John Snell 2010

Just been up the Arc
To see my old mate Noah
They tell me what he’s done is amazing

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Pure Genius by John Snell

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Pure Genius Copyright © John Snell 2010

Life’s in a state?
Finances too?
Then I’ve got the very job for you

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Extreme Ironing, or ironing under the sky by Sally Warrell

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Extreme Ironing, or ironing under the skyCopyright © Sally Warrell 2010

Come saunter abroad
With your iron and your board
Under the wide blue sky

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A Bury Hero by Victor Weston

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A Bury Hero Copyright © Victor Weston 2010

Donng … donng

The tolling bell of St Marys, Bury
Solemnly proclaims
As approaches the cortege of the slain warrior, this gunner

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After Such A Prolonged Winter, A Milder Day...? by Victor Weston

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After such a prolonged winter, a milder day…? Copyright © Victor Weston 2010

The air is filled with light
to the horizon
Trees, leafless, stand in sculptural form

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Skip by Colin Whyles

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Skip Copyright © Colin Whyles 2010

Life begins with the skip of a heartbeat
the zing of a heart-string;
a stirring of the primordial soup

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The Play-Us-Something-We-Know Girl by Colin Whyles

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The Play-Us-Something-We-Know Girl Copyright © Colin Whyles 2010

Dedicated to the girl who only wants to hear things she knows.

My memories make me
my memories define me
my memories are me

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Hundreds Of Rooks by Victor Weston

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Hundreds of rooks Copyright © Victor Weston 2010

rise up together
effortlessly from their rookery in Reydon
From the high tops of the outstretched tree twigs

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In Spring

In Spring Copyright © Rob Lock 2010

When, in the flooded meadow, sheep
grazed upside down and there,
below their heads, white clouds

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For My Father by Rob Lock

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For My Father Copyright © Rob Lock 2010

You, eyes, on careful sentry-go for more
than thirty thousand days, you’re flagging now.
Protected by a two year wait for school

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