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Leprechaun Rules

...Freckles decorated him from end to end.    
In Ireland, there was no drinking after 10:00 pm                                                                                                          ...

Widsith the Far-Traveler, Part III, translation of the ancient Anglo-Saxon poem

...Widsith the Far-Traveler, Part III
ancient Anglo-Saxon poem
loose translation/interpretation by Michael R. Burch

I was also with Eormanric for many years,
as long as the Goth-King availed me we...

Missing brother

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The brother who once drank and dined with us 
Now orders for swords to slay us 
He allowed himself to be brainwashed 
By the men whose skins are rarely scorched 

For a few shillings, he h...

after a war and a mask

...After the war

There had been a war that Germany lost
a soldier found a mask made of wood 
in a basement and took it home  as a souvenir
When demobilized, he sold the mask to 
a second-hand sho...

Pussycat, Where Have You Been?

...Pussycat, pussycat, where have you been?

That I've been to London to see the queen?
Do you want that version I told your mom?
What went down was a much different scene
than the tale that ki...

rat catcher

...Rat Catcher

I feel repulsed when he is near, I ought to have compassion
for this cripple, a twisted foot. an arm that does not 
function as it should a beggar with scabby skin, eyes as black
as...

Heart Attack

...Sometimes we rush around far too much for sense,
in desperate persuit of pounds, shillings and pence;
no wonder that we're falling down like finished flies,
I'm outa here but I don't know about al...

I Came To Australia

...i Came to Australia
by Bob Moore © 2020

I came to Australia a long time ago
as soon as I started to talk, they would know
you are a Pome, then they would laugh
your always whinging, and don’t ...

I Was Becoming a Bad Child

...Cunning like foxes,greedy as hyenas,they looked at me;
With widened eyes and wet lips,ready to grab me,like an angry lioness; 
And tear me like a beast and swallow me like the shark that swallowed ...

Witch Sal Tryal

...Sal Tryal is an unusual witch
And not the kind that eat kids.
She leads a quiet and simple life
Wants no bother or any type strife.

The deep forest is her piece of heaven 
In a place called No...

Awakening

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“What is this strange place we find ourselves in
Trapped in the open, we are free within” 

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Trapped out in the open
By hope beyond hoping,
Desperately groping
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One Day Away

...I was asked why I always 
Give kids on my streets few shillings 
Even though 
The street has no memory
It will kill me when it needs 
It is really selfish 
I answered  
They have held it toget...

Ballad of Molly Jones

...David Jones, the best rat catcher Shropshire has ever had
must take some criticism for young Molly turning bad.
Even though his daughter found rich co-incidentals,
no credit could be taken by rat ...

The Coldness

...Locked inside the office
Nine to five
Too budy to read the morning papers
Too frustruating to read the colleages
Too unwilling to read 
The boss high expectations
Too busy to read the world
Th...

The Hanging Man

...There once lived a man, abhorrent and cruel,
With family he resided, high up on the moor. 
He yet drew breath, a misfortune unbeknownst,
To those in his care, their fate soon manifest.

His wife...

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