My mother is the lady sitting on the left, this was taken while she was expecting me. Colouring and sharpening by Copilot Ai My mother died when I was 4 days old; this poem is to mark her passing in the early 1950s.12th to 16th of February I was four days oldwhen the world shifted.A …
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What are 5 everyday things that bring you happiness? The Five F’s I Can’t Live WithoutA Survival Guide in Rhyming Doubt I once tried a life with no Faith in the mix,Just me and my socks and my odd bag of tricks.But soon I was lost — like a goose with no clue,So I prayed, …
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Share one of the best gifts you've ever received. Photo by Anna Shvets on Pexels.com I am stretching this prompt from ' Share the best gift,' to the 'share the best 9 gifts.' Firstly, there is my wonderful wife. How she puts up with me is something that amazes all our friends. She is loving …
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(I know, it's the 6th of December. I've been busy. Okay?) That's me that is. Well, quite a hectic few weeks in November. Last November (2023) I had a hospital appointment, the consultant examined me, made his prognosis, gave me some pills and said he'd see me in three months. A year later and the …
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Seven Sisters Cliffs, near Eastbourne. Well, that's another month done and dusted, soon be Christmas, and then, before we know it 2025. Let's not dwell on that, when you get older, the months just fly by. The years disappear, it's almost as if we are in a hurry to get it all over with. Talking …
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