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Three Steps South (On Swyre Head) by Richard J Whiting

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Three Steps South (On Swyre Head) Copyright © Richard J Whiting 2011

Three steps south of here
Everything stops;
A peregrine nests

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Poetry Aloud, Benson Blakes, Bury St Edmunds
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Tue, 29/11/2011
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My Mother Lies Here by Owen Robin Davies

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My Mother Lies Here Copyright © Owen Robin Davies 2011

My mother lies here, high up in the downs.
Just on the down side of up she rests,
in woods, amongst ransome and wild chives.

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Poetry Aloud, Benson Blakes, Bury St Edmunds
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Tue, 29/11/2011
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Our Last Day by Jackie Carreira

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Our Last Day Copyright © Jackie Carreira 2011

In the middle of the wheat
The wind made a noise like gravel down a pipe,
Covering our steps and sounds of distant engines

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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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Poetry Aloud, Benson Blakes, Bury St Edmunds
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Tue, 27/09/2011
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Finding Focus by R J Whiting

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Finding Focus Copyright © R J Whiting

Tomorrow, theyʼd promised
To head for the coast…

Coins dropped in metallic rhyme.

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Poetry Aloud, Benson Blakes, Bury St Edmunds
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Tue, 31/05/2011
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War Illustrated by Richard Whiting

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War, Illustrated Copyright © Richard Whiting 2011

He holds his photographs;
They tremble in an uncertain grip;
The face of an aged youth;

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Poetry Aloud, Benson Blakes, Bury St Edmunds
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Tue, 25/01/2011
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A Biography Of Trees by Richard Whiting

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A Biography of Trees Copyright © Richard Whiting 2011

Finding words amongst the trees;
Striking them together like flints
You form a first flame.

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Poetry Aloud, Benson Blakes, Bury St Edmunds
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Tue, 25/01/2011
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Ghosts Of Elvis by Richard Whiting

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Ghosts of Elvis Copyright © Richard Whiting 2011

The Kings and Queens of Karaoke
Were queuing round the block.
Elvis was at Kingʼs Cross where

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