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The Press

When it’s in motion its
deafening clatter will
mesmerise you if you
stand still and listen; but
when it is silent
the great room seems to sigh.

And in the yard the vans prepare
to course through a city’s anatomy,
deliver to every capillary
nutritional gossip and rumours of wars.

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Note: Benefits from being read aloud, or heard in the head.
Copyright © | Year Posted 2012

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Brown Avatar
December 7, 2012 at 12:46 PM
A warm welcome to PoetrySoup I offer you this afternoon Andrew. I wish for you the best in your writing endeavors whatever they may be. Hoping you find even more inspiration by reading some of the poetry written here by other poets. Thank you for sharing your writing with us and have a wonderful weekend. Love, Carol
John Avatar
December 8, 2012 at 2:04 AM
Thanks for the welcome, Carol. I am, indeed, a newbie (been here about a week) and found some of the work interesting.
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December 7, 2012 at 1:47 AM
Doesn't need reading aloud to me Andrew I read this twice and really enjoy it it almost shouts xx
John Avatar
December 7, 2012 at 2:04 AM
So glad. Nice to get feedback. Thanks for your kind comments, Mandy. This was one I did in the seventies when I worked for an evening newspaper in the English Midlands.
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