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DURHAM BULLS

A triple-A minor league team,
most remember Bull Durham the movie.
I, the most spectacular firework set,
in the stormy sky. The kind of lightening show,
I think I shall never see again. The stands erupted
with screams and yells 

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Categories: durham, baseball, family, weather,
Form: Narrative
Premium Member On Prebends Bridge, Thinking of Sarah
“Half church of God, half castle ‘gainst
 the Scot”,
Sir Walter Scott enthused when from this bridge
he wondered at the majesty of Durham,
as so did I, and countless youthful eyes
before and since, bright futures beckoning.
She must have revelled in this lovely place,
her footsteps would no doubt...

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© Peter Rees  Create an image from this poem.
Categories: durham, bereavement, heartbreak, loss, memory,
Form: Free verse

Book: Reflection on the Important Things