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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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Poetry Aloud, Benson Blakes, Bury St Edmunds
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Tue, 29/11/2011
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A Vision by James Broxup

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A Vision Copyright © James Broxup 2011
Read by Colin Whyles

When my eyes are shut I drift into a far and distant place,
I smell the grass; I raise a glass and taste this perfect space.

I walk ahead, with no words unsaid and hold the future in my hand,

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Poetry Aloud, Benson Blakes, Bury St Edmunds
Read When: 
Tue, 26/07/2011
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The Dealer by Jen Overett

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The Dealer Copyright © Jen Overett 2011

The cup we watched him throw
(that he could not recall)
was the final straw,

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Poetry Aloud, Benson Blakes, Bury St Edmunds
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Tue, 26/07/2011
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Inheritance by Thraves Thraveson

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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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Poetry Aloud, Benson Blakes, Bury St Edmunds
Read When: 
Tue, 31/05/2011
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Ladybird by Jen Overett

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Ladybird Copyright © Jen Overett 2011

When I was maker of your sky,
I sent you playing
Full of fiercest care,

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Poetry Aloud, Benson Blakes, Bury St Edmunds
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Tue, 31/05/2011
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Narrowing the Gap by Thraves Thraveson

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Narrowing the Gap Copyright © Thraves Thraveson

No! she said, I've got a lover/husband
although he's very far away
but I kissed her on the forehead

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Poetry Aloud, Benson Blakes, Bury St Edmunds
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Tue, 31/05/2011
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Then And Now by Thraves Thraveson

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Then and Now Copyright © Thraves Thraveson 2011

The Room's golden ratio makes it special
the Oak panelling cut from trees
tended by many generations of foresters

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Poetry Aloud, Benson Blakes, Bury St Edmunds
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Tue, 29/03/2011
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Hairbrush

Hairbrush Copyright © Florence Cox 2011

Borrowed hairbrush on the sill,
rich with a birdʼs nest of your brown hair...
Yes, it is brown still; you are young.

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Private Reading
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Mon, 28/02/2011
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Jack

Jack Copyright © Richard Whiting 2011

This is the waiting-room
To which your life has shrunk.
An apprentice-coffin of a space

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Poetry Aloud, Benson Blakes, Bury St Edmunds
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Tue, 22/02/2011
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Ordination by Jen Overett

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Ordination Copyright © Jen Overett 2011

As on all summer Sundays
I wore a pale cotton frock
Iron-crisp as rice paper,

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Poetry Aloud, Benson Blakes, Bury St Edmunds
Read When: 
Tue, 22/02/2011
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