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The Beloved Disciple by Victor Weston

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The Beloved Disciple Copyright © Victor Weston 2011

the Light shone
on him where he was
and he was illumined

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Family by Colin Whyles

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Family Copyright © Colin Whyles 2011

In that it begins with two,
a family is defined by
the bond between them;

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The Slow Approach by Colin Whyles

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The Slow Approach Copyright © Colin Whyles 2011

Death has watched my slow approach
down this long, uncertain road;
grimly smiling, shifting milestones -

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Magog Down by Victor Weston

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Magog Down Copyright © Victor Weston 2011

The skylarks thrill with their sound at Magog Down
rejoicing high in the sky
filling the air with exuberance and life

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Jersey Thoughts from an English Church by Rob Lock

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Jersey Thoughts from an English Church Copyright © Rob Lock 2011

Extracts from the guidebook to Totleigh Barton church, Devon; thoughts about Jersey

 

So, no room for Helier1 here, where windows

were selected from a catalogue which gave a choice

of kings and bishops only ... Alban, Neot, Edmund

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Immigration by Fred Rapsey

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Immigration Copyright © Fred Rapsey 2011


A tree that's growing strong and tall and true
Draws sustenance from deep within the earth
And photosynthesis will help its girth

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Sink by Fred Rapsey

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Sink Copyright © Fred Rapsey 2011

Unbalanced heaps of food-smeared forks and plates
Present an under-rated chance to think
The dried-on crocks are greeted in the sink

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Study by Fred Rapsey

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Study Copyright © Fred Rapsey 2011

Encountering a piece of verse or prose
The shape and music of the line enfold
And often though the words and rhymes are bold

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Blood by Fred Rapsey

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Blood Copyright © Fred Rapsey 2011

Women have familiarity with blood
As run their courses every month
And birth and after-birth until at length

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The Moon followed me Home by Sally Warrell

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The Moon Followed Me Home Copyright © Sally Warrell 2011

From the country to the city it came;
Disentangling itself from the black branches of trees
To hang above chimneys and gables;

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Who is Kidding Who? and Wen's Reply by Reg Wright

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Who is Kidding Who? Copyright © Reg Wright

Wen Jiabao comes to town
One point four billion
Weighing him down

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