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CCC209: Guilty
Footsteps behind me Someone following Gaining on me I hasten I mustn’t be caught with what I’m carrying Clip-clop, slip-clop, the cobbles slippery with the wet leaves of autumn The creature in my arms struggles to be free Hush, my … Continue reading
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CCC206: Poor Polly No-Drawers
Poor Polly No-Drawers couldn’t keep a thread on Every cloth, large or small, she’d shed Her coat Her jacket Her dress Her shoes Her socks Her vest And yes, even her drawers We found her hat on a signpost and … Continue reading
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These Wicked Cramps
Wicked cramps are gripping my legs Grampa says it’s because I lack magnesium And that’s why the accompanying restless jifling But that doesn’t answer this raging thirst Nor yet the intermittent vomiting Grandma says to dispose of that Not to … Continue reading
CCC205: 10,000 Fairy Lights
There had been sightings, but none around here – they’d been mostly in the south. So imagine our astonishment when the field ahead of us lit up like 10,000 fairy lights. After two years of darkness, the sun had found … Continue reading
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CCC204: My Wish
I had expected to be alone on that shore. It wasn’t that I was doing anything illegal. No drug smuggling, no digging up protected plants or stealing Little Tern eggs. I just didn’t want to be seen. I didn’t want … Continue reading
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CCC201: Special Agents
Billy and Trev were training to be special agents. This summer their project was to use the found-environment to pass secret messages. The railway company were not pleased to discover the theft of one of their signs. But they decided … Continue reading
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CCC200: Old Jack
Old Jack…you know, I haven’t seen him for a year, maybe more. He used to sit here, on this seat on the bank, every day. He’d sit here and feed the ducks. Always ducks around his feet, scooping up the … Continue reading
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Those Wingéd Things
What deterrent have you for those wingéd things That zoom down fast to attack the head Whose sharp end digs and draws my blood? Mosquitos? No, those avian beings. 29 words written for Sammi’s Weekend Writing Prompt: Avian
CCC199: Jumbled Sail
So this is what’s meant by a “jumbled sail”? But they’re all motor cruisers. Though I wouldn’t mind a cheap “one-off” at a fiver. What do you mean, prices start at £500?
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Crying at the Discoteque
What, you’ve never heard of Alcazar? Where have you been all your life? Oh, I guess you don’t go clubbing. Go clubbing, went clubbing…ever went clubbing? And for you, the only music to come out of Sweden was Abba. Babe, … Continue reading