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Summer Sounds

Summer Sounds  A Fontanelle by H. W. Bryce Neighbours mowing lawns! Kids on slides! BBQ grill sizzling! Baby cries! Mother sings! Passing cars! Screen door swings, screeches closed To buzzing flies! Folks passing by, chatting! Laughter in the park!! Gamboling … Continue reading

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Next Year

  Next Year Just you wait and see H. W. Bryce Next year I’m gonna knock ’em”outta the park,” No more namby-pamby, no more for a lark, I’m gonna be the strong one, just listen to me bark, Next year … Continue reading

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Today is Mine: All Mine

  Today is Mine! H. W. Bryce Today is mine! I will do with it as I shall, Be alone, or spend it with a pal, Seize the day – carpe diem… Okay, I might go fishing. Today is mine, … Continue reading

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My Haircut: Part Two

  My Haircut About my haircut. Actually the time in the barber’s chair – see My Haircut, Part I in my previous blog – always reminds me of when I was still very young (yes, there was a time). But … Continue reading

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My Haircut: So Sorry

  My Haircut So Sorry Here’s my haircut. So sorry I look so shaggy. It was self-inflicted. * Well, maybe my haircut wasn’t quite that extreme, but… Just don’t feel I can afford the time to go out and find … Continue reading

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A Leek Affair

  A Leek Affair Someone told me after my reading of The Critic and the Poet that she liked my accent (Shakespearean), and I found myself wanting to write a Welch accent poem. That arises from my Grade 4 class … Continue reading

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Harry’s Horror

  Harry’s Horror Harry was distinctly restless this day. He did a lot of pacing and moaning. His wife, Mary, became distinctly disturbed by his bellicose behaviour. It was symptomatic of Harry’s horror. Mary checked his medication dispenser. The pills … Continue reading

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