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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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Poetry Aloud, Benson Blakes, Bury St Edmunds
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Tue, 30/08/2011
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Death of the Honey Bee by Richard J Whiting

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Death of the Honey Bee Copyright © Richard J Whiting 2011

(For Amy Winehouse)

I remember you,
Early spring
Showered in nectar,
Perfectly poised;

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Poetry Aloud, Benson Blakes, Bury St Edmunds
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Tue, 30/08/2011
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Master Thatcher by Richard Whiting

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Master Thatcher Copyright © Richard Whiting 2011

My father is a Master Thatcher;
I watch him leap up the ladder
Laden with Maris Widgeon Straw

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Poetry Aloud, Benson Blakes, Bury St Edmunds
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Tue, 26/07/2011
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Hope by James Broxup

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Hope Copyright © James Broxup 2011

Read by Colin Whyles

Hope is the song of the bird in the tree,
Or the raindrop that softly kisses the leaves
In the harsh winter wind or the sweet summer breeze,

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Poetry Aloud, Benson Blakes, Bury St Edmunds
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Tue, 26/07/2011
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Bradfield Woods, in the Spring by Victor Weston

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Bradfield Woods, in the Spring Copyright © Victor Weston 2011

It is an exceptional day
gentle warm Spring sunshine
new green leaf marvellously apparelling the trees

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Poetry Aloud, Benson Blakes, Bury St Edmunds
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Tue, 28/06/2011
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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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Poetry Aloud, Benson Blakes, Bury St Edmunds
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Tue, 22/02/2011
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The Glastonbury Thorn by Victor Weston

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The Glastonbury Thorn Copyright © Victor Weston 2010

You could just catch a glimpse of an eye
under the hatʼs brim
so blue, you could see through ...

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Poetry Aloud, Benson Blakes, Bury St Edmunds
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Tue, 25/01/2011
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