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Another Night Lost – A Poem by Bert Honour
Is there any more fearsome moment for an insomniac than the morning chorus perhaps the anxiety-inducing warming glow of the dawn invading through the drapes the welcoming smile of the well-slept colleague the click of the kettle for the umpteenth time relying on the caffeine hit for functionality e-mails littered with typos and countless minutes…
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When the Stars Disappeared – A Poem by Sarah Brown
The stars had disappeared they said, wiped from the night sky, bleached from sight. A stellar extinction effected by human progress. Now we are blinded by earthly suns, lighting our way on concrete paths. No more Starry Nights nor streaks of milky way, artists and scientists left gazing on a veil. Constellations are lost, our astrologies bleak. Telescopes are packed away, their purpose…
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I Hear You – A Poem by Tracy Bridges
I take a deep breath before I answer the phone,Because I know you’re lonely and feeling alone; You talk and I listen as you unravel the mess, And I hear your pain slowly become less and less; You thank me for being there in your hour of need, And I thank you for calling and…
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Melt – Nonsense by Robert Honour
I make buildings full of cheeseDreaded Dairy InfirmariesFull-fat yogurts, sent to dieTears of milk leak from their eyes Cattle cheer and goats they bleatSheepies stamp their woolly feetIce creams scream at what’s insideGreat big buttery genocide