ALDWICK GREEN

Relieved and refreshed, it drinks the moisture from a heavy shower of long awaited rain. Even more vivid now than before in the colour that provides its name, Once a temporary home for those waiting to fight a war that did not come, Now a haven for wildlife as the hooting owl waits for the […]

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HOME SWEET HOME

Spent time abroad with those so dear, I heard “How’ya” and “All systems go”.  Oceans and seas we crossed to see them in Dublin and in cold Chicago.   Time now to apply the handbrake, slow down, for life is not a race.    My Yuletide season of travel is over, it’s time for me […]

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I AM 70

Today, together we meet to remember, so many good times before those fond memories fade. To celebrate with you my family my friends at the start of this, my 7th decade. My first ten years, I grew, I swam, played games and recited my 12 times table. In my teens, I learnt about life, the […]

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THE RED BUS OF PROMISE

All Aboard All Aboard this return red tour bus, from Europe only one way. Don’t listen to Number 10’s D.C. they’ll be an exit there, will she jump from that fence? I think she May. Ignore them all, The City of London, Bank of England, entrepreneurs, academics and C.B.1. Asia’s in our sights now, no […]

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THE FORTIES

Expected for years, so long awaited, some time before my parents met. First the phoney war after the declaration when all seemed normal and yet,  Then they fell, aimed first at cities and ports, both far and near. One missed the railway station to hit our church, find courage now, not fear. Call up came […]

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Tribal Divisions

The impact of one vote at the polling station has caused a lasting and damaging impact on our society to create two distinct and divided “tribes” between, on the one hand, those who voted to remain in the European Union and, on the other, those who wanted to leave.   Though it’s nearly two years since […]

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