Prologue To Alternative Earth
...Imagine a world that
Could have been
A little more rural
Of forest and green
Steam is the power
Coal is still king
And they rely a lot
On the clockwrk spring.
A much slower world
As Shir...
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Categories:
towpaths, fantasy, imagination,
Form: Rhyme
The Old Prides
...The old rails for the old carts.
The soot stains on the old timbers.
The old smoke of the steam train
In the cold air a lost smell still lingers
The old chuggs of the old barge.
The towpaths w...
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Categories:
towpaths, age, appreciation, beautiful, memory,
Form: Free verse
Scenes of a Careless Childhood Recited
...SCENES OF A CARELESS BOYHOOD
The sound of water,escaping dams
willows,old rotten planks,slimy
posts,brickwork,old timber props
wet ditches,sedges and silvery nets
towpaths without gates,horses...
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Categories:
towpaths, art, poetry, writing,
Form: Verse