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King Arthur by Richard J Whiting

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King Arthur Copyright © Richard J Whiting 2011

If you live
A hundred miles
From the coast;

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Tue, 29/11/2011
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The Appeal of Poetry by Richard J Whiting

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The Appeal of Poetry Copyright © Richard J Whiting 2011

This is an appeal
On behalf of the
Royal Society For
The Protection of Poets.

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Tue, 27/09/2011
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Vintage Years by Richard J Whiting

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Vintage Years Copyright © Richard J Whiting 2011

Barley tops blush,
Thinned by drought.
A cruel winter mocked

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Tue, 30/08/2011
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Wet Dog Day in Hadleigh by Thraves Thraveson

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Wet Dog Day in Hadleigh Copyright © Thraves Thraveson 2011

The air was hot and still
The sun was burnishing the river
All was quiet

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Tue, 30/08/2011
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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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Tue, 28/06/2011
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The Well At Woolpit by Victor Weston

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The Well At Woolpit Copyright © Victor Weston 2011

is it credulous still to collect water
from the well at Woolpit?
hearsay has it was used for eye complaints

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Tue, 29/03/2011
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Taking Tea by Richard J Whiting

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Taking Tea Copyright © Richard J Whiting 2011

Do you know how easy this is?
Making tea, tea and coffee?
Entertaining ten;

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Poetry Aloud, Benson Blakes, Bury St Edmunds
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Tue, 29/03/2011
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Balance by Kaaren Whitney

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BALANCE Copyright © Kaaren Whitney 2011

He sashays up the ladder, angle-braced
between moat and thatch, as if
he is an acrobat or perhaps

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Tue, 29/03/2011
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Sad Mother by Florence Cox

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Sad Mother Copyright © Florence Cox 2011

The grey winter light creeps into the room
and I am still as an evening fog,
fused with my baby

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Tue, 22/02/2011
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Marmalade by Sally Anne Adams

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Marmalade Copyright © Sally Adams 2011

Always in February when
the Sevilles sit in
the market huddled

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Tue, 25/01/2011
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