May 2011
Seismography by Rob Lock
Tue, 31/05/2011 - 19:30 — Rob LockYou may need: Adobe Flash Player.
Seismography Copyright © Rob Lock 2011
The quartet are playing in the village hall,
the first violinist’s face a liquid display
recording, bar by bar, the shifts, peaks -
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Cherry Blossom by Rob Lock
Tue, 31/05/2011 - 19:30 — Rob LockYou may need: Adobe Flash Player.
Cherry Blossom Copyright © Rob Lock 2011
My brother was known for his scruffy clothes
and scuffed shoes, to our father’s annoyance,
until we came into Grandpa’s things, including
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Inheritance by Thraves Thraveson
Tue, 31/05/2011 - 19:30 — Thraves ThravesonYou may need: Adobe Flash Player.
Inheritance Copyright © Thraves Thraveson 2011
Father to son, father to son
Go wealth and title and land
With minimal gifts to the daughter
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The Nation’s Favourite Poems by R J Whiting
Tue, 31/05/2011 - 19:30 — R J WhitingYou may need: Adobe Flash Player.
The Nation’s Favourite Poems Copyright © R J Whiting 2011
Reprinted in ‘97, (eleven times)
Eleven times! And you threw me on the grass;
Nice tarpaulin though, green, mud-veneered
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Perspective by Jen Overett
Tue, 31/05/2011 - 19:30 — Jen OverettYou may need: Adobe Flash Player.
Perspective Copyright © Jen Overett 2011
Passing moments or a lifetime?
I see less difference now,
And there’s a peace to learning, as we should,
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Shadows by Jen Overett
Tue, 31/05/2011 - 19:30 — Jen OverettYou may need: Adobe Flash Player.
Shadows Copyright © Jen Overett 2011
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Yesterday's News by R J Whiting
Tue, 31/05/2011 - 19:30 — R J WhitingYou may need: Adobe Flash Player.
Yesterday’s News Copyright © R J Whiting
The train shatters through the arteries of London;
An avant-garde steel band of hisses and creaks;
Neon insects alight on faces and forms
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Finding Focus by R J Whiting
Tue, 31/05/2011 - 19:30 — R J WhitingYou may need: Adobe Flash Player.
Finding Focus Copyright © R J Whiting
Tomorrow, they’d promised
To head for the coast…
Coins dropped in metallic rhyme.
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Ron by Sally Warrell
Tue, 31/05/2011 - 19:30 — Sally WarrellYou may need: Adobe Flash Player.
Ron Copyright © Sally Warrell 8 May 2011
Your smile breaking like champagne,
Blue eyes dancing behind frames;
You owned your grand six feet.
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Defence of Cats and Dogs by Colin Whyles
Tue, 31/05/2011 - 19:30 — Colin WhylesYou may need: Adobe Flash Player.
Defence of Cats and Dogs Copyright © Colin Whyles 2011
All you inclined to defend a cat
should pause and take a look at what
a cat will do when in a spat.
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Don't Miss Me by Colin Whyles
Tue, 31/05/2011 - 19:30 — Colin WhylesYou may need: Adobe Flash Player.
Don't Miss Me Copyright © Colin Whyles 2011
Don't miss me when I die; use me well.
A square metre of skin will tan
to make a fetching leather hat,
Ladybird by Jen Overett
Tue, 31/05/2011 - 19:30 — Jen OverettYou may need: Adobe Flash Player.
Ladybird Copyright © Jen Overett 2011
When I was maker of your sky,
I sent you playing
Full of fiercest care,
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