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On Christmas Morn by Rod O'Donoghue

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On Christmas Morn Copyright © Rod O'Donoghue 2011

The white moon wanes at dawn of winterʼs day
While fairy dust, once sprinkled on the lawn,
Begins to steam and upward wends its way.

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Poetry Aloud, Benson Blakes, Bury St Edmunds
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Tue, 29/11/2011
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Home Alone Christmas by Rod O'Donoghue

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Home Alone Christmas Copyright © Rod O'Donoghue 2011

Home alone Christmas
No knocks at the door
No cards by the fireplace

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Poetry Aloud, Benson Blakes, Bury St Edmunds
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Tue, 29/11/2011
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Thorpeness And The Sea by Victor Weston

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Thorpeness And The Sea Copyright © Victor Weston 2011

The shingle is depleted depleted depleted
the sea is not always so placid and calm
to the distant new windfarm

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Poetry Aloud, Benson Blakes, Bury St Edmunds
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Tue, 25/10/2011
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I Remember by Jen Overett

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I Remember Copyright © Jen Overett 2011

my motherʼs white ankle socks
and blue tennis skirt (she would
never wear shorts) as she left

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Poetry Aloud, Benson Blakes, Bury St Edmunds
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Tue, 25/10/2011
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Still, Still by Richard J Whiting

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Still, Still Copyright © Richard J Whiting 2011

Gathered around a shop-front,
As if all we need
Is a cover-drive

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Tue, 27/09/2011
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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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Poetry Aloud, Benson Blakes, Bury St Edmunds
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Tue, 27/09/2011
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The New Orchard, Felbrigg by Sally Warrell

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The New Orchard, Felbrigg Copyright © Sally Warrell 2011

After the rain,
A mist obscures
The new orchard,

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Tue, 27/09/2011
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An Elusive Sense Of Belonging by Victor Weston

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An Elusive Sense Of Belonging Copyright © Victor Weston 2011

A small boy from Brum
practiced each night (in Norfolk dialect)
‟potaa-ah, tomaa-ah”

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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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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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Poetry Aloud, Benson Blakes, Bury St Edmunds
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Tue, 28/06/2011
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