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Sunday Photo Fiction – Refugee

Posted on January 13, 2014 by Michael

The journey was long and often without hope. We had little choice but to abandon our home and flee from a country that no longer was safe. With my wife and two children we had made it to the refugee … Continue reading →

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Poem 82

Posted on January 10, 2014 by Michael

Before you on my bended knees I await your command. But there is none, You take me into your arms Comfort me, your warmth, Shelters me from winter storms.   I shed real tears My heart bleeds You enfold me … Continue reading →

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Poem 81

Posted on January 9, 2014 by Michael

Come to me? I call. My cries you ignore. My bed, a wasteland. I wonder where you are, To which port, into whose arms? I loved the thrill The expectation Your words soothed me, My anxieties you calmed, My fears … Continue reading →

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D’verse – 127

Posted on January 7, 2014 by Michael

You must have felt naked Standing there Having exposed your soul to me.   What was left that you might hide? Every sinew of you was broken Only your shell was recognisable.   No amount of reaching out No amount … Continue reading →

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Poem 78

Posted on January 6, 2014 by Michael

‘You must make me laugh,’ she said. ‘I expect at least one occasion during the day Where I shall at least giggle, From something humorous you have said.’ I was concerned I am not a funny person My dour personality … Continue reading →

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Sunday Photo Fiction – To Hover

Posted on January 6, 2014 by Michael

I don’t know for how long it was that I had the sensation of you hovering over me. There were times when I appreciated you being there, like some sort of guardian angel but there comes a time when I … Continue reading →

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Prompt 37 Unavoidable Pain

Posted on January 5, 2014 by Michael

I awoke to your message My attention, you called for, You needed my ear, my shoulder. I watched and listened as you recounted Your tale of woe, betrayal, deception Words of desolation flowing from you. I saw your pain, your … Continue reading →

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Poem 73

Posted on December 31, 2013 by Michael

When a fool cries he is a laughing stock. When a  fool cries Integrity  is gone. When a fool cries Credibility is shot. When a fool cries Realisation hits home. When a fool cries We say we saw it coming. … Continue reading →

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Poem 65

Posted on December 23, 2013 by Michael

I looked out on Christmas morning A lone kangaroo chewed grass in my front yard Looking nonchalantly about Not a care in the world.   In my room my Christmas stocking was still empty, Yet again the man in red … Continue reading →

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Story 4 – Christmas – Part 3

Posted on December 22, 2013 by Michael

Photo: Freedigitalphotos.net Dear Readers, If you are wanting to catch up on the previous parts to this story here are the links: https://summerstommy.com/2013/12/21/story-4-christmas-part-1/ https://summerstommy.com/2013/12/22/story-4-christmas-part-2/   I must have walked for hours, the rain never seemed to let up, my arm … Continue reading →

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